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| Episode 1x04: Wire Cutter (via SpoilerTV) |
(Spoiler Alert: To avoid spoilers, I won't post any pictures that are too revealing, but you will get spoilered by reading this post or by clicking on the links provided!)
Working on Episodes 5, 6 and 7
Cast and crew are busy bees and don't have much time to post on social media anymore.
On October 4, Executive Producer Peter Lenkov provided a sneak peek of the editing process on Episode 5 and a first look at Episode 6. He also revealed that one episode they're currently working on has MacGyver and Wilt on a camping trip.
Stand-In Briana Lamb shared pictures of her while rehearsing with George Eads. George's Stand-In Mikey Leo informed us that they had a snake wrangler on set on October 6.
Extras Paul Trujillo and Terence Goffer shared pictures of working on a prison set while writer John Turman showed us Jack Dalton's car. A very nice vintage car. I hope they don't take it apart again... but I guess when MacGyver and Bad Guys are involved, you never know.
Of course, there's also work to be done behind the set. Lucas Till shared the fun of doing voice-over on Episode 3 (Awl). Just before the episode premiered on October 7, he posted several BtS-pictures on his Twitter-Account; e.g. of MacGyver and Wilt working on Wilt's movie.
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Nancy Kiu revealed how the writers visualize escape sequences (presumably for Episode 2).
Keith Power shared sound-bite-videos on Instagram; e.g. of playing and recording drums or a variation of the Phoenix Foundation Theme. I think this theme sounds great and I'm a bit miffed that I don't remember it at all in any of the episodes that have aired so far - probably because I'm not happy with the reboot's music or the sound overall since the score and huge portions of dialogue constantly drown within the too-loud-soundtrack-songs.
Premiere of Episodes 2 and 3
While almost 11 million people had been watching the pilot episode on September 23, the ratings have been dropping for Episode 2 (Metal Saw, 9.1 million) and Episode 3 (Awl, 8.1 million). The ratings are still strong overall, though and the Hashtag #MacGyver trended on Twitter both times the episodes premiered.
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The writers kept live-tweeting and providing some more pictures; e.g. a closer look of the photo on Jack's Driver's License or the Pizza Box from Zlotoff's Pizzeria.
Let the Promo continue: Stills and Press Releases
SpoilerTV provided us with official stills and/or press releases for Episode 4 (Wire Cutter) and 5 (Toothpick). They also revealed the title for Episode 8: Corkscrew.
Additionally, we got another still of the Russian Bomb for Episode 4. On October 5, CBS posted more BtS-Photos on their website.
According to IMDb, Episode 10 will be directed by Lee Rose (Grimm, Code Black). She will be the first female director so far - not just for the reboot, but for any MacGyver episode (if I remember correctly).
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| Episode 1x05: Toothpick (via SpoilerTV) |
Let the Promo continue: Sneak Peeks and Previews
Peter Lenkov provided us with several short videos; e.g. of MacGyver and Jack trying to stop a runaway train (Episode 5), Thornton getting Riley field-ready or Jack singing Salt-N-Pepa's "Push it" (Episode 4). The whole sequence of Jack showing off his karaoke skills can be found on TVLine.
CBS uploaded how-to-videos on YouTube; e.g. "How To Make An Electromagnet" or "How To See In The Dark". The official MacGyver YouTube-Account is still a mystery to me, though: CBS keeps uploading Preview- and Sneak-Peeks-Videos - only to delete them a few hours later and maybe re-upload them (or not). I'm no marketing or promo expert, but I don't think that's how you do it. I guess they don't really care about hits and people sharing the official video-links...
Let the Promo continue: Interviews
ET Online takes a look into the "Bromance" between MacGyver and Jack. Yahoo spoke to guest star Amy Acker while Collider did another interview with Lucas; talking about the challenges of filming an action show. Parade did an interview with George; the Military Times had a talk with Lucas and his father John.
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| Episode 1x04: Wire Cutter (via Omelete) |
Cast, Crew and Character News
Central Casting Georgia has made a casting call for art patrons who "look like a million bucks" and for caucasian females in their 20s or 30s.
The first guest star from the original show will make an appearance on Episode 4 (Wire Cutter): Elya Baskin, who played political Russian prisoner "Demetri" (A Prisoner of Consience, Season 1) and defector Yuri Demetri aka "Biff" (Soft Touch, Season 2).
On October 11, Entertainment Weekly shared the news that David Dastmalchian (12 Monkeys, The Dark Knight) has been cast as Murdoc for at least one appearance. It will be interesting to see how David tackles this iconic role.
Sightings
It seems the cast is not tired yet of seeing each other off-set. Lucas and George watched some Georgia Tech Football on October 1, while Tristin Mays revealed on October 6 that she had joined George, Lucas and Tracy Spiridakos at a Baseball Game.
Good stuff, thanks Dash!
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me post on here ;-)
DeleteI see the ratings this week came in at 7.51 million, down again in total viewers but it held steady with the preferred demographic group so apparently the network considered that a win.
DeleteI guess since CBS was willing to greenlight a pilot without a script and later picking it up as a series without actually having a pilot, they're probably willing to go on with it even if the ratings are lower then they usually allow.
DeleteThey seem to regard MacGyver as a bankable franchise after all that they intend to keep alive.