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- CBS's new take on the extreme handyman drama that ran from 1985 to 1992 sticks to the spirit of the original, which helps it inject some fun into Friday nights. But beyond that, it doesn't necessarily add a whole lot more -- which can be a good, or a bad thing, depending on your perspective.
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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...
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Assuming you mean the original show and not the remake, season 1 is the best: MacGyver was more like an exciting spy/secret mission/political intrigue show, RDA didn't have the mullet, except for the awful "bug" episode I enjoyed most all the episodes. Seasons 2-4 have their moments.
Sep 15, 2016 · Jump ahead almost exactly 31 years, and paper clips prove as handy as ever, as demonstrated multiple times in CBS‘ higher-octane reboot (premiering Friday, Sept. 23 at 8/7c).
- Matt Webb Mitovich
- 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
In this reboot, however, MacGyver pulls off his gizmos and escapes from bad situations in just a few seconds! No suspense, no mystery, no interest. Look, I understand that a good reboot (if there is such a thing) will put its own spin on things.
I grew up loving the classic series with Richard Dean Anderson but this fresh, modern reboot has my happy approval! It's a show the whole family can watch together, emphasizing intelligence, optimism and practical science instead of guns and gratuitous violence.
Apr 30, 2021 · Tonight, CBS's 'MacGyver' reboot came to the end of its fifth and final season. But how did events turn out for Mac and crew?
