MacGyver (2016)

appfry · 25-09-2016 10:20AM

I was secretly looking forward to this, but it was awful.
Reminds me of the Charlies Angels reboot.
We saw what happened with that.

MisterAnarchy · 25-09-2016 11:45AM

appfry wrote: »

I was secretly looking forward to this, but it was awful.
Reminds me of the Charlies Angels reboot.
We saw what happened with that.

Is that the new rumored reboot where Charlie is a woman and the team are 3 men?

appfry · 25-09-2016 12:30PM

No that must be a different one

Im talking about the 2011 one.

Avatar MIA · 25-09-2016 03:36PM

They couldn't even let the music alone.

Dreadful stuff, hard to pick anything that was praiseworthy.

However, it if's aimed at pre-teens it might have an audience.

Talk about a convoluted way to set off a fire alarm

:rolleyes:

lertsnim · 25-09-2016 04:30PM

Awful stuff. The story was terrible, the acting was ****e, cgi woeful and what's with them putting the word paper clip on the screen when he used a paper clip. Utterly pointless show.

martingriff · 25-09-2016 06:38PM

So just watched MacGyver. I think it is a ok not anyway great and if I missed a week it would not bother may but in saying that I will give it 3 to 4 episodes. It is a Friday night (in the States) okay to switch off your brain score and if they even keep half of there rating will get a full season. Do I mind like a lot of people in this and other discussion sites the the female casting no I do not think they look out of place. As said by a couple of posters on this site I think if it had been called anything else it would be down as okay passable may not make a season and left at that.

There is 1 think I will say EITHER BUT IN THE ORIGINAL MUSIC OR DON'T DO NOT GIVE A BIT OF IT GET THE HOPES UP AND GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. NO ACTUALLY JUST PUT IN THE ORIGINAL MUSIC

Dtp1979 · 25-09-2016 06:46PM

Anyone got a clip?

Slydice · 25-09-2016 06:50PM

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Anyone got a clip?

Here's the trailer:

Here's the new theme song:

Avatar MIA · 25-09-2016 06:51PM

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Anyone got a clip?

Tried to send you a PM, but you cannot receive any more.

expectationlost · 25-09-2016 08:42PM

that the tech/girlfriend is a robot is the only explaination for her blank expressions

Dtp1979 · 25-09-2016 08:47PM

Any channel over here taking it on?

Clareman · 25-09-2016 11:05PM

Is someone going to allow us Spoiler it or are we to use tags?

For me it was setup to setup to setup, even Niki standing up on a ledge was a setup, why say "stud finder" when he just needed a battery? Empty highway for the big explosion? Baddie driving? Don't think I'll be doing it again

Citizenpain · 25-09-2016 11:45PM

Harmless . I'll probably watch a few more

martingriff · 26-09-2016 12:00AM

Clareman wrote: »

Is someone going to allow us Spoiler it or are we to use tags?
For me it was setup to setup to setup, even Niki standing up on a ledge was a setup, why say "stud finder" when he just needed a battery? Empty highway for the big explosion? Baddie driving? Don't think I'll be doing it again

I would guess spoiler tags like ever other show talked about here

bpb101 · 26-09-2016 02:16AM

I thought it was way too Hollywood. Like using a stainless steel tray to block bullets. Cop the fùck on. That's never going to block bullets.
I thought it would be a lot better with out the 'macgyver crap'. Like cracking a hand scanner with plaster and cracking everything else with a paper clip.

Saying that the Hawaii five o that followed had equally bad parts. They had a 5 minutes (actual time) chase through the streets scene

wandatowell · 26-09-2016 02:30AM

That was not very good. The bit with the plane was so poorly done.

Joeface · 26-09-2016 10:17AM

I may be fixated on the original too much but I suppose I was brought up on it (I don't use a Swiss army knife , I use a leatherman http://bestmultitoolkit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Leatherman-Wave-Black-Oxide-Finish-Multi-Tool-with-Nylon-MOLLE-Sheath.jpg but the same idea

)

The problem solving was all too quick , everything was done in 30 seconds , which is fine but it doesn't really show the thinking on his feet the original was known for , there was no putting it together and to me this is a huge loss. Burn Notice did the Macgyver stuff much better and the voice over was more in tune with what you would expect.

RDA is very or was very anti gun one of the reasons Macgyver never uses them , this time around he seems ok with Dalton executing everyone around him. Lazy attempt at a reboot , I know my Nephew who is the age now I was when I saw the original will not watch one these in full. it just looks like all the other action shows , 5-0 , NCIS LA , CSI Miami, Scorpion. All glossy and all the bases covered in Lady hacker , Muscle head friend and also the friend of alternate race . Recast the boss as female . They do all that and forget to at least try and write something half interesting .

It is possible to do 22 ep's a season. yes some will be bad but some will be great and overall still watchable after 10years ...Supernatural

Taltos · 26-09-2016 10:21AM

Yup have a sneaky this series is going to just disappear. Watched the first episode to see what it was like and won't be watching anymore. Too trite, obvious and just damn lazy.

Feel sorry for the guy from CSI but guess after his challenges on that show this much be some sort of purgatory for him.

Hopes seriously dashed on this one.

Joeface · 26-09-2016 11:06AM

bpb101 wrote: »

I thought it would be a lot better with out the 'macgyver crap'. Like cracking a hand scanner with plaster and cracking everything else with a paper clip.

and the details in that , He didn't even line up his hand correctly with the finger positions . The original MacGyver would have used finer dust , and also Cling film so he could see where his fingers should be pressing just to make it believable . Like a said lazy on the details

Avatar MIA · 26-09-2016 11:27AM

Joeface wrote: »

He didn't even line up his hand correctly with the finger positions .

It's as if the actor didn't really believe the Horse manure himself, shur this is bollix anyway...

_Kaiser_ · 26-09-2016 06:21PM

Just watched it... awful and it's nothing to do with the nostalgia factor.

Every problem solved in 20 seconds, a "cool black guy" who was barely intelligible with the cool lingo, ridiculously loud and continuous music score over every scene, not sure what the captions ("paperclip") are about, piss-poor CGI, and the whole thing just frantically rushes from scene to scene without any coherence in a blink-and-you've-missed-half-of-it mess of conveniences and absurdity (even for a show like this).

The only good point was the use of CCR - Fortunate Son during the helicopter scene. Don't think I'll be watching any more.

expectationlost · 27-09-2016 09:20PM

expectationlost wrote: »

that the tech/girlfriend is a robot is the only explaination for her blank expressions

look her up to see what she been in she was the terrible actress from Revolution

expectationlost · 27-09-2016 09:21PM

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Just watched it... awful and it's nothing to do with the nostalgia factor.

Every problem solved in 20 seconds, a "cool black guy" who was barely intelligible with the cool lingo, ridiculously loud and continuous music score over every scene, not sure what the captions ("paperclip") are about, piss-poor CGI, and the whole thing just frantically rushes from scene to scene without any coherence in a blink-and-you've-missed-half-of-it mess of conveniences and absurdity (even for a show like this).

The only good point was the use of CCR - Fortunate Son during the helicopter scene. Don't think I'll be watching any more.

cool black guy? what black guy

Avatar MIA · 27-09-2016 09:53PM

expectationlost wrote: »

cool black guy? what black guy

Did you watch it?

expectationlost · 27-09-2016 11:21PM

Avatar MIA wrote: »

Did you watch it?

yes and just can't remember any black guy

squonk · 28-09-2016 12:16AM

I'm surprised at the negativity here! I admit I thought it was going to be crap when I read that it was happening and all of the details that were subsequently released really didn't fill me with confidence. However, having watched the episode, I thought it was okay. It was much better than I expected. Okay, so I was going in low for xpectations, but it really wasn't that bad. It has a real scorpion vibe and I think if you look at it in that context it's an okay show. They probably shouldn't have gone with MacGyver for this. If they'd called it Phoenix or something else it might be a better start. Given the information that was released I wasn't really expecting classic MacGyver and because of that I wasn't surprised. Scorpion like scorpion which compared to MacGyver had a much worse pilot, it's just a good action show.

The need to drop the black buddy. He's annoying and seemingly pointless yet you just know that before long somebody will take him hostage, and he'all get a job with the team as a result.

Also either play the original theme or come up with a completely new one, but just don't tease. That was the biggest disappointment of the show for me.

lertsnim · 28-09-2016 12:36AM

expectationlost wrote: »

yes and just can't remember any black guy

The guy who doesn't know what the work at.

Avatar MIA · 28-09-2016 09:28AM

expectationlost wrote: »

yes and just can't remember any black guy

Fair enough - he only had a few minutes air time.

Joeface · 28-09-2016 01:18PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMV4R1FWccA

FanadMan · 28-09-2016 02:53PM

Joeface wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMV4R1FWccA

That was better than the new series!

MacGyver (2016)

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