MacGyver (2016)

jonon9 · 22-05-2016 1:13am #1

Been a huge fan of the one true Macgyver (RDA) I really dont know what to make of this :eek:

Bandana boy · 22-05-2016 1:18am

My initial thought was NO they cant do this , not on my watch

but you know what ,let them try , maybe we get something as fun as the first iteration but with a pace that can survive in 2016.
If it fails I will forget about it soon enough

jonon9 · 22-05-2016 1:20am

Bandana boy wrote: »

My initial thought was NO they cant do this , not on my watch

but you know what ,let them try , maybe we get something as fun as the first iteration but with a pace that can survive in 2016.
If it fails I will forget about it soon enough

Im just waiting for a reboot of Magnum Pi

Atlantic Dawn · 22-05-2016 1:38am

Looking forward to this, I have to say that MacGyver hasn't aged well at all compared to A-Team or Knight Rider from the same era.

Heckler · 22-05-2016 3:16am

So hes a teen now ? Awful choice. And no hint of the original score ? Looks terrible. The A Team had so much scope to be a hard, gritty reboot and they ****ed it up.

Heckler · 22-05-2016 3:19am

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Looking forward to this, I have to say that MacGyver hasn't aged well at all compared to A-Team or Knight Rider from the same era.

I'd argue that MacGyver has aged the best of all three.

FanadMan · 22-05-2016 3:27am

jonon9 wrote: »

Im just waiting for a reboot of Magnum Pi

There isn't enough moustache hair in the world for that

I still watch the re-runs of MacGyver on SKy - loved it as a kid and still love it. This reboot might be a complete disaster seeing as there is only one true Mac but I'm looking forward to watching it.

lertsnim · 22-05-2016 3:33am

That looks like complete dung.

Atlantic Dawn · 22-05-2016 3:49am

Heckler wrote: »

I'd argue that MacGyver has aged the best of all three.

The picture quality and special fx are terrible compared to others of the era, like someone filmed it on a £500 camcorder.

Heckler · 22-05-2016 3:58am

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The picture quality and special fx are terrible compared to others of the era, like someone filmed it on a £500 camcorder.

Not sure what you mean by picture quality. You mean how it looks now on Youtube or whatever ?

On a side note I hear CHiPs is in the running for a remake !!

Heckler · 22-05-2016 4:05am

So many great shows from the 80's. Simon and Simon, Scarecrow and Mr's King, Manimal, bring 'em back alive, Automan, greatest american hero. Can't believe they haven't remade Greatest American Hero.

The fall guy, bionic man, TJ hooker. When TV theme songs were great. And from the 80's Miami Vice theme still stands up.

Heckler · 22-05-2016 4:38am

When Erik Estrada left Chips a certain Bruce Jenner stepped in.

Timberrrrrrrr · 22-05-2016 4:44am

I sill wait and see what patty and selma have to say before I make my mind up

unjedilike · 22-05-2016 5:21am

Heckler wrote:

So many great shows from the 80's. Simon and Simon, Scarecrow and Mr's King, Manimal, bring 'em back alive, Automan, greatest american hero. Can't believe they haven't remade Greatest American Hero.

They are remaking TGAH as far as I know

honeybear · 22-05-2016 6:43am

Heckler wrote: »

So many great shows from the 80's. Simon and Simon, Scarecrow and Mr's King, Manimal, bring 'em back alive, Automan, greatest american hero. Can't believe they haven't remade Greatest American Hero.

The fall guy, bionic man, TJ hooker. When TV theme songs were great. And from the 80's Miami Vice theme still stands up.

Loved Scarecrow and Mrs. King!!!

stampydmonkey · 22-05-2016 6:46am

Jake and the fat man was my favourite. Clip above looks muck

Atlantic Dawn · 22-05-2016 2:08pm

Heckler wrote: »

Not sure what you mean by picture quality. You mean how it looks now on Youtube or whatever ?

On a side note I hear CHiPs is in the running for a remake !!

No I'd been watching them on Netflix when they were there and just the quality of filming and lighting was a like a really low budget b movie, much poorer quality to others of the same era.

DubTony · 22-05-2016 7:03pm

Heckler wrote: »

Not sure what you mean by picture quality. You mean how it looks now on Youtube or whatever ?

On a side note I hear CHiPs is in the running for a remake !!

Not in the running. It's in Post-production

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493405/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Welsh Megaman · 22-05-2016 8:40pm

AUNT SELMA HAS ONE HOUR TO LIVE.

ohnonotgmail · 23-05-2016 1:36pm

Heckler wrote: »

So many great shows from the 80's. Simon and Simon, Scarecrow and Mr's King, Manimal, bring 'em back alive, Automan, greatest american hero. Can't believe they haven't remade Greatest American Hero.

The fall guy, bionic man, TJ hooker. When TV theme songs were great. And from the 80's Miami Vice theme still stands up.

did he ever change into anything other than a panther or a eagle?

Joe_ Public · 23-05-2016 2:10pm

Ugh! There was only ever one Angus MacGyver and not even the legend himself, with a tin can, a couple of wheel nuts and a frayed old alice band, could remake him. Terrible idea.

Bandana boy · 23-05-2016 2:12pm

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

did he ever change into anything other than a panther or a eagle?

I recall a Dolphin and i think a Mouse as well

Agent Coulson · 23-05-2016 3:07pm

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

did he ever change into anything other than a panther or a eagle?

A snake and I think a Bear as well.

Agent Coulson · 19-06-2016 12:35pm

The pilot is being reshot by James Wan (Saw and Fast & The Furious 7) looks like it didn't go down well at all no surprise really looking at that trailer.

James Wan will be show runner as well with Henry Winkler (Yeah) producing like he did with the original.

It's been recast as well with only Lucas Till & George Eads staying on.

pickarooney · 19-06-2016 6:39pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

A snake and I think a Bear as well.

A fly or other small insect too.

JP Liz V1 · 20-06-2016 12:26am

We had a modern up date remake in Burn Notice

FanadMan · 20-06-2016 3:01am

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

We had a modern up date remake in Burn Notice

I actually thought Burn Notice was a new upgrade of Mac........Walked in while it was on and it was "some threat ongoing, use science/technology/whatever the hell was lying around"

Got hooked on BN - shame it was cancelled so soon.

DubTony · 20-06-2016 11:31am

FanadMan wrote: »

I actually thought Burn Notice was a new upgrade of Mac........Walked in while it was on and it was "some threat ongoing, use science/technology/whatever the hell was lying around" Got hooked on BN - shame it was cancelled so soon.

Burn Notice ran for 7 seasons. Final season was only 13 episodes if that's what you mean by cancelled. A great run by any measure.

stronglikebull · 21-06-2016 2:18pm

DubTony wrote: »

Burn Notice ran for 7 seasons. Final season was only 13 episodes if that's what you mean by cancelled. A great run by any measure.

It was a good show, and had a good old run too with 7 seasons, but it's time was up. It was getting very stale there, so they made the right decision in the end. There was a definite MacGyver vibe to it, from the make and do bomb disposal kits to the voice over explaining how he did it all, but it had something more than MacGyver too (guns for one thing).

A remake of MacGyver just sounds like an awful idea. Like the remake of Knight Rider, bringing back Heroes, and now Prison Break, this is just bad. The original trailer is gone but can be found on Youtube, and it just looks terrible.

G.Ames · 21-06-2016 2:23pm

stronglikebull wrote: »

It was a good show, and had a good old run too with 7 seasons, but it's time was up. It was getting very stale there, so they made the right decision in the end. There was a definite MacGyver vibe to it, from the make and do bomb disposal kits to the voice over explaining how he did it all, but it had something more than MacGyver too (guns for one thing).

A remake of MacGyver just sounds like an awful idea. Like the remake of Knight Rider, bringing back Heroes, and now Prison Break, this is just bad. The original trailer is gone but can be found on Youtube, and it just looks terrible.

I'm with you, this remakes of good old 80's TV-Shows are horrible, even A-Team the movie sucks.

_Kaiser_ · 21-06-2016 5:00pm

G.Ames wrote: »

I'm with you, this remakes of good old 80's TV-Shows are horrible, even A-Team the movie sucks.

I'm not sure actually. When I first watched it I thought it was pretty poor alright, but repeat viewings put it in the "this is watchable if forgettable fun" for me.

intheclouds · 21-06-2016 5:22pm

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

did he ever change into anything other than a panther or a eagle?

The eagle change always bothered me.

Theyd show his hand turning into a talon. And Id always wonder - what the hell is turning into his wings then????

His foot should have been the talon!!! His FOOT!!

ohnonotgmail · 21-06-2016 5:25pm

intheclouds wrote: »

The eagle change always bothered me.

Theyd show his hand turning into a talon. And Id always wonder - what the hell is turning into his wings then????

His foot should have been the talon!!! His FOOT!!

thankfully this was before the age of the internet or i fear some internet pedants would have exploded after watching manimal.

JP Liz V1 · 21-07-2016 11:38pm

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/macgyver-comic-con-1201819716/

Richard Dean Anderson in talks to appear

Mr E · 18-08-2016 9:03am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-VRxbRuBjA

Looks a bit more polished than the last trailer, but I'm still not sure about it.

Agent Coulson · 18-08-2016 10:24am

MacGyver has stopped working alone and now has his own Team Scorpion.

No I don't think I will be giving it a go.

18-08-2016 10:32am

Was that Vinnie Jones?

At 0:33.

T-b0n3 · 18-08-2016 10:36am

Deleted User wrote: »

Was that Vinnie Jones?

At 0:33.

I thought it was him anyway.

Kiith · 18-08-2016 10:37am

That looks awful.

_Kaiser_ · 18-08-2016 10:48am

Looks poor.. as said above it's Scorpion with a "cooler" lead and less nerdy sidekicks - though they went for the predictable "techy" girl and cool black guy stereotype. "The Boss" is no Robert Patrick either!

This would probably work better as its own series rather than a reboot - albeit yet another bland, sterile and forgettable one. Reusing the MacGyver brand is likely to do it more harm than good IMO.

lertsnim · 18-08-2016 12:04pm

Still loks ****. Cancelled in its first season i'd say.

ohnonotgmail · 18-08-2016 1:11pm

I have no idea what that is supposed to be but it is certainly not McGyver.

intheclouds · 18-08-2016 1:29pm

It looks terrible.

Owryan · 18-08-2016 1:41pm

Lost me with the bullet-proof silver tray. My god a steaming pile of dung.

FanadMan · 18-08-2016 1:53pm

T-b0n3 wrote: »

I thought it was him anyway.

Looks like him but there's no mention of it on his IMDB page

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005068/

In fact it's Roy Coulter

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5485943/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t10

pixelburp · 19-08-2016 9:39am

My god it looks so generic it's painful. TV by the numbers with some nostalgia-baiting to get more passing traffic interested; it couldn't be more cynical. Unless the trailer is completely misrepresenting the final product I hope it bombs spectacularly, because the sooner Networks realise they can't just shovel out the same templates & tropes all the time, the better for all.

Duggy747 · 19-08-2016 11:37am

It looks so.......cheap!

Even The Simpsons could make a better MacGyver than this.

"Thank you MacGyver, for saving our village!"

"Oh don't thank me, thank the Moon's gravitational pull!"