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Sep 19, 2016 · MacGyver fans, it's your turn for a ride in the reboot carousel that networks can't seem to stop going 'round and 'round on. CBS's new take on the extreme handyman drama that ran from 1985 to...
- Tim Surette
Unlike the 'new' reboot (gone, thankfully!) our show made an effort to be ABOUT something whenever it was possible in addition to being entertaining. The reboot just cashed in on the brand recognition and made no effort to recapture any of the original spirit or intent.
Sep 15, 2016 · The new MacGyver of course had a wild ride to the airwaves; CBS greenlit the series in May, only to jettison almost all of the original pilot (save for Till and Eads) and ultimately bring on...
- Matt Webb Mitovich
Feb 5, 2021 · Up until recently, the name MacGyver called to mind an '80's show full of mullets and jean jackets - but thanks to a new revival series, made by the same team behind the original, MacGyver...
- They Wanted The Original Mcgyver to Be Involved
- No More Mullet
- They're Aware of The Jokes
- MacGyver Still Isn't Into Guns
- They Gave Him A Team
- He's Got A First Name Now
According to an interview with Slashfilm, the creators of MacGyver 2016 wanted to honor the original series, so original MacGyver Harry Dean Anderson was written a role in the reboot. Ultimately, though, Anderson declined to be apart of the series, according to The Mirror.
All you have to do is look at he new MacGyver to know that it's 2016. Not so much because his hair is great, but it's embarrassing in a totally modern way. In 30 years, you'll be able to look back on this version of MacGyverand remember exactly what was embarrassing about the 2010s.
While the series isn't comedic, according to the Slashfilm interview, the cast and crew are fans of and aware of MacGruberand how silly the character has become over the years, and it was even mentioned frequently on the set. "We try to keep it light and acknowledge that right away," star George Eads said, "Because, when I first read the pilot, the...
As Deadline reported, the character would do just about anything in the original series, but like Batman, he was against the use of guns.It seems like — give or take a rocket launcher — that the new MacGyver is the same way, though executive producer Peter Lenkov told Deadline, "if he needs a gun, he'll build one."
Now that reliable telecommunication exists, there can be a whole team on the phone with MacGyver while he's trapped with nothing but a paperclip to get him out of a jam or sneak through a locked door.
The original MacGyverseries kept the titular hero's name a secret until the very end, while it's a little harder to keep a single moniker in the Information Age, the new version of the character embraces his first name: Angus. And as Lucas Till told Deadline, "They say it all the time on the show." But he acknowledged, "Angus is a pretty crappy nam...
- Kayla Hawkins
Aug 10, 2016 · The new MacGyver is entering a high-tech world of smartphones, apps and complex firearms—but that won't change the essence of the iconic character.
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Feb 8, 2017 · MacGyver reboot episode 1 review. The MacGyver reboot, which aired tonight in the UK on Sky One, is the backwards product of nostalgia colliding with modernisation...
