better than it's getting credit for

I like the show. You just kind of have to accept it as its own thing and not compare it to the original. It is a separate beast from the old show. Its basically only MacGyver in concept and everything else is different. As you said the original Mac was a loner who operated mostly on his own. On this show he is a part of a team.

I can't stand Bozer though. Horrible actor and character. He is just the token black guy. You can't even call him the best friend character because that is clearly Jack.

I totally agree with u!! I like this show, I'm 30 yr old fan from Europe (English is not my native language so I apologize for any language mistakes in advance) &as a child I watched/remember old show&I know this was beloved show, but I understand how modern tv works&times have changed. The Pilot of this version was great and then yes - quality of the writing deteriorated, but since 2-3 episodes its getting better and better. As I said in one post on this board, ppl dont get almost every show needs time to sharpen up and find its place, also what I already wrote above - its a matter of time&change. MacGyver cant be the same in 2016 as it was in 80's. He could work mostly as lone wolf in 80's coz there was no internet, gps, smartfons&new tech, now he is against modern terror groups and they have all the modern tech too, so if he was all alone,him winning - it wouldn't be believable. And nowadays, action/crime/drama shows are almost entirely based on the interactions of a team, so for me- him working alone in the field - it would be simply boring.I like this team, yes Bozer is often annoying but he is also getting better in my opinion& its clear his skills will be needed in the future, I think in connection to Murdoch as well, smth with his face, I can see it&it will be intresting to watch. I see some ppl hate actor who plays Murdoch, but I think they will be surprised. I saw him in many movies& dude is very good actor, with better writing he can improve like everything else. Same thing with Lucas Till, he is actually young&very talented actor, but in this world, acting, you also need a lot of luck - to get great roles, to get better. Thats why I dont understand hate on actors too, I actually work in movie/tv business and let me tell u - yes, its trivial truth but I get it on so many levels coz of my work - with bad writing even Meryl Streep would look weak. But again, u can see writing is getting better&all characters will improve as well.

Ppl hating new show simply forgot, its new version, different times&also ppl tend to get nostalgic coz of their own childhood experience, so its only natural the shows they watched as children, athletes or any heroes from that era, ''their'' era - are always better. Humans are simply emotional creatures& emotions can cloud our rational judgement. So I understand for some this Mac will never be Mac, but I respect ppl like u, who can look outside the box and just fair. Its rare, coz today internet is ruled mostly by hypocrites, trolls and haters who just like to jump on hate bandwagon without logical thinking first. Thats why I think IMDB is closing message boards - too much hate, too little reasonable discussion.