80s Action Show Tournament - Round 1

No talk ... let's get down to business.

1. Magnum P.I. vs. T.J. Hooker - I'll be the first to admit; the presence of William Shatner alone was almost enough to make me give TJ the hook. Even though both shows are rife with action sequences, you tend to cheer Mr. Moustache and laugh at Mr. Afro.

Also, you gotta take realism into account here. It's easier to believe Tom Selleck blowing away scum and getting into high-speed car chases than Captain Kirk jumping from a helicopter to a speedboat and foiling a bank robbery by his lonesome after his partner is killed with the first shot (didn't it always happen that way for an 80s action partner?). Winner - Magnum P.I.

2. Spencer: For Hire vs. Hunter - picking against a former NFL defensive end? 'Fraid so. I give Fred Dryer extra character points for being the son of a mobster and his series went for twice as long, but Spencer counters with some good plots, his own four-year football scholarship at Florida State, and showing heart all the way to the end of his fight with cancer. Besides, what is a tournament without an upset win here and there? Winner - Spencer: For Hire