So within the first ten mins Mac is banging the tech support, and a few people are dead. In all of the 80's version I recall neither of those happened ...ever. This is not a kids Mac by any stretch.
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MacGyver was a lone wolf who worked outside the box. He did stuff with a paperclip and a wad of gum. And he didn't kill people. Avoided violence at all costs.
Plus we didn't even know he name was Angus until the very last episode.
Which for this show must be the first one.
MacGyver was a lone wolf who worked outside the box. He did stuff with a paperclip and a wad of gum. And he didn't kill people. Avoided violence at all costs. share
Plus we didn't even know he name was Angus until the very last episode.
Which for this show must be the first one.
I will probably watch more of the new MacGyver but my impression is low.
Something I don't like is the Red John character in Criminal Minds and Moriarty character in Elementary; that kind of continuing character. It looks like they will do that type of thing in MacGyver too. I am even more likely to give up on the show because of that.
Yup outside of Murdock, no one accidentally died in his escapes before. Now he's already killed 5-6 people.
shareIn the original, quite a few people died from him blowing stuff up. Which I think is how most of the people in this episode died.
Also what he did to Murdoc regularly SHOULD have killed him.
No it's not the 80's version and it does not have to be to be something which is enjoyable.
shareIt's not 1980. It's 2016.
All your statement does is point out just how much the original "MacGyver" was a product of it's environment and a product of the 80's. This is a reboot and by definition it doesn't have to be exactly like the 80's version. And it's also been updated to be a product of now, 2016.
If they want to change the essence of the title character, change the way he operates, change the environment in which he works, change how he relates to weapons, change the secondary characters that are around him and make up his universe--then don't call it MacGyver. Make it a whole new show with a new name.
shareEXACTLY!! This is no Macgyver. They didn't even get the opening theme right. At least Hawaii five-o got the theme song.
shareIf they want to change the essence of the title character, change the way he operates, change the environment in which he works, change how he relates to weapons, change the secondary characters that are around him and make up his universe--then don't call it MacGyver. Make it a whole new show with a new name.