tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post1343743001483849011..comments2024-03-27T00:26:22.316-05:00Comments on The MacGyver Project: MacGyver Reboot: Episode RecapsNicholas Sweedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-73450413159830193762017-10-16T05:18:52.078-05:002017-10-16T05:18:52.078-05:00I tried the current CBS reboot of MacGyver the fir...I tried the current CBS reboot of MacGyver the first time it came on, and when the title sequence came up, I knew that this wouldn't be the MacGyver we grew up with-- the title sequence lasts only about 20 seconds, whereas the original-recipe ABC one lasted about a minute or so. Shame (at least IMO)!bmasters1981https://www.blogger.com/profile/00936980133381081983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-5084139721973616632017-02-04T09:34:13.815-06:002017-02-04T09:34:13.815-06:00"Mark says I think I read we'll be seeing..."Mark says I think I read we'll be seeing the Coltons on February 16th."<br /><br />Ahh okay. <br /><br />"There was a cast photo I saw somewhere that looked good in terms of casting authenticity. I'm not confident the actual content will be worthy of the original but we'll see."<br /><br />Yeah probably not.. It hasn't been. For example, Murdoc is still in jail!!!! Come on now! sonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188318119543067012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-63510169899226561222017-02-04T09:18:18.114-06:002017-02-04T09:18:18.114-06:00I think I read we'll be seeing the Coltons on ...I think I read we'll be seeing the Coltons on February 16th. There was a cast photo I saw somewhere that looked good in terms of casting authenticity. I'm not confident the actual content will be worthy of the original but we'll see.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-91927228259993696192017-02-04T08:54:30.603-06:002017-02-04T08:54:30.603-06:00"Mark says You should check out the Coltons e..."Mark says You should check out the Coltons episode when it comes on" <br /><br />What?! There is going to be a Colton's episode? When?! I wonder if they are still going to say the word slick. :) Wait wait. The Coltons shouldn't come on until years later when Macgyver is older. sonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188318119543067012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-34079276426204787062017-02-04T08:19:06.347-06:002017-02-04T08:19:06.347-06:00In the last scene of Episode 14 between MacGyver a...In the last scene of Episode 14 between MacGyver and New Boss, there is NO BACKGROUND MUSIC/NOISE for at least 30 seconds and it's amazing! (No, really!)<br /><br />No offense to Keith Powers and the sound editors who sure work long hours to get the episodes ready within a few days; but it really changes the tone of the scene so much if there is just the actors and their voices for once. I hope we'll get to see more of that!DashboardOnFirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415585943437200452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-9804537871500973812017-02-04T00:18:10.413-06:002017-02-04T00:18:10.413-06:00Now that you're retired I'm assuming you&#...Now that you're retired I'm assuming you're gonna be buying a condo in Florida!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-10335772591491913642017-02-03T23:51:39.423-06:002017-02-03T23:51:39.423-06:00No, I'm retired! I may watch the Five-0 cross...No, I'm retired! I may watch the Five-0 crossover episode but I think that's it for the near future...Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-37652386106969293582017-02-03T23:04:06.134-06:002017-02-03T23:04:06.134-06:00Not even a final review of tonight's episode f...Not even a final review of tonight's episode for old time's sake!?!??!?! You should check out the Coltons episode when it comes on, don't you think?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-54594475500035286842017-01-24T09:28:50.108-06:002017-01-24T09:28:50.108-06:00I stopped watching this new reboot, but I did watc...I stopped watching this new reboot, but I did watch this episode with Murdoc. Not live though. I watched it online. So I fast forwarded everything and just watched Murdoc and at the end when Pat was taken away because she is the mole. Why is Murdoc in jail? He should have escaped by now. Why did Pat have to be the bad person?!!?! UGH! Man I hate this show! Nick when are you going to stop watching this new reboot? ROFL! sonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188318119543067012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-2217130898746358272017-01-14T09:36:15.936-06:002017-01-14T09:36:15.936-06:00He was talking about Kate Murphy (Kim Zimmer) from...He was talking about Kate Murphy (Kim Zimmer) from MacGyver's Women (his least favorite episode from the original). And Dash, I'm with you on the constant noise -- it makes the show practically unwatchable for me. Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-15947049259733814262017-01-14T09:34:42.498-06:002017-01-14T09:34:42.498-06:00Thanks for the comment! Yeah he was being sarcast...Thanks for the comment! Yeah he was being sarcastic. I agree on Lucas, I like him and think he is doing a good job. But as long as they have the goofy team members (Dalton, Bozer) and the constant annoying and uninspired music, I don't think I'm ever going to really like the show. Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-24584781483755071922017-01-14T08:42:39.719-06:002017-01-14T08:42:39.719-06:00Overall, I liked this Episode! I'm still too a...Overall, I liked this Episode! I'm still too annoyed to write up the positive points, though, because: What the hell are they doing with the constant noise in the background??? I can't remember a single scene without any overlay of sounds of any kind! *argh*DashboardOnFirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415585943437200452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-82494371067331502762017-01-14T00:58:42.141-06:002017-01-14T00:58:42.141-06:00Which Kate? There were only about a jillion of the...Which Kate? There were only about a jillion of them. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-17801294850792900522017-01-14T00:56:30.140-06:002017-01-14T00:56:30.140-06:00Hey Nick, I was over on MacOnline and saw you were...Hey Nick, I was over on MacOnline and saw you were hanging out too, so decided to stop by here to read your thoughts on this one. Can't tell if Mark was being sarcastic in his reply to your post but I am also surprised that you didn't like this one. At least Mac didn't have the ENTIRE team there in the woods with him this time, just himself and two others (and an escaped criminal) doing their darndest to survive. One thing I noticed in this episode is that Till's Mac displays that same 'never give up' attitude that so many found so endearing and was a practically patented hallmark of the original Macgyver. I'm quite glad that SOME of RDA Mac's most profound and iconic traits lives on in this reboot....such as it is. I thought Till did a good job of portraying Survival-Mode, Use-Whatever-Is-Handy-Think-On-Your-Feet Macgyver. Also, Hat Tip Alert: Mac's trademark comforting-hand-on-the-lady's-face move. Even if it was to check her temperature. I did NOT like the ending and thought that the new 'director', whatever, came off as way too abrasive. Chill out, girl! However, for a few moments I was wondering if the showrunners had actually got Elyssa Davalos (orig. Nikki) to play the new director. Ha! What a hoot that would've been!! I was almost holding my breath until that other lady showed up, darn. All-in-all, until the ending, not a bad episode. G'nite!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-60611658542340428632017-01-14T00:32:16.273-06:002017-01-14T00:32:16.273-06:00Tough call. I'd make the trade for Kate, Jenn...Tough call. I'd make the trade for Kate, Jenny, and Maria but Mama Lorraine might be a bridge too far. I want to keep Riley as at least she's easy on the eyes.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-31568356148679438902017-01-14T00:02:10.589-06:002017-01-14T00:02:10.589-06:00I'd make that trade in a heartbeat. How about...I'd make that trade in a heartbeat. How about you, would you trade for Mama Lorraine and MacGyver's Women?Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-38065099379067912552017-01-13T23:27:30.789-06:002017-01-13T23:27:30.789-06:00So curious how your least favorite fly-by-night ch...So curious how your least favorite fly-by-night characters from the original compare to the regulars from the new show? If you could replace the new Jack Dalton, Wilt Bozer, and Patricia Thornton/Maddie the Hun with Abe Sherman, Lulu, and Neil from "Deadly Silents", would you make the trade?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-4526387631462796852017-01-13T21:38:22.746-06:002017-01-13T21:38:22.746-06:00Just goes to show that a setting in the woods does...Just goes to show that a setting in the woods does not necessarily a good episode make. After seeing Maddie the Hun I am indeed nostalgic for "Patty." I'm also glad that there are others who are enjoying the show -- clearly I'm not in the target audience. But it's like a car wreck that I can't look away from, not yet anyway. Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-77288210737323240472017-01-13T21:12:08.416-06:002017-01-13T21:12:08.416-06:00I'm really surprised you didn't like it! ...I'm really surprised you didn't like it! Here we had an episode in the woods that should have been right in your wheelhouse! Are you seriously saying you didn't walk away just as inspired as you were after "The Survivors" and "The Endangered"? I thought of "Ghost Ship" when he was extracting water from the tree as well. And obviously I thought of "Good Knight, MacGyver" when he captured electricity. With hat tips to two of your top-10 episodes of the original, surely you have a new entry into your all-time "MacGyver" franchise top-10, right? Right?<br /><br />I'll give you credit for picking up on the "Maddie Weber" connection to Matt Weber. Good catch...and insofar as the writing goes on this series....good one by the writers. Figured you'd love Bozer giving orders to the CIA. Amazing how the show has all these characters and it seems like they have virtually nowhere to go that anybody cares about. I think Eads could make a good Jack Dalton, but 99% of the material he's given is terrible, and he's played to be as dumb as an ox. The hilarious part is the showrunners clearly think they have a golden nugget with him as they infuse him into the series more every week. At least this week it was a little more clear "blondie" was the main event....a little more clear. And speaking of "all these characters", what happened to Nikki? Now that she's been cleared and presumably part of the team and back to making out with MacGyver on the keyboard, shouldn't she be at least as much of a regular fixture on the series as....Bozer?<br /><br />The helicopter SWAT team cavalry scene was awful....rushed for no reason with spectacularly bad CGI. And why were MacGyver and Jack unable to hear each other even before the lightning struck? <br /><br />And how about that Maddie the Hun? Are you nostalgic for the complex and three-dimensional Patricia Thornton yet? I was prepared to say this episode was at least a step up from the last episode until that brutally painful introduction to "Maddie". I have a coworker who is 30 and never seen the original but knows my affinity for it. She and her husband love the reboot. But how? How is this show capable of being genuinely enjoyed? I guess I'm glad somebody is.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-31009556154546091472017-01-13T20:54:03.089-06:002017-01-13T20:54:03.089-06:00Episode 13 -- Large Blade. MacGyver and Jack are ...Episode 13 -- Large Blade. MacGyver and Jack are transporting a prisoner when their helicopter is shot down over a forest.<br />-- I wonder if "Maddie Weber" is a reference to Matt Weber from "Early Retirement."<br />-- Now Bozer's giving orders to the CIA and gets to oversee the mission in the special video room despite having no qualifications or experience whatsoever. Pretty soon he really is going to be running the organization.<br />-- If Bozer is the worst character on the show (now that Patricia is gone), then Jack Dalton is right behind him. I find him annoying and not funny -- if he was in one out of every 15 episodes it wouldn't be as bad, but he's in practically every scene.<br />-- Getting the water out of the tree reminded me of the MacGyverism from Ghost Ship.<br />-- It sure didn't take long for the lightning to hit the water bottle in the field. And it sure didn't take long for the cavalry to come after getting the call from the SAT phone.<br />-- Hold that thought about Bozer being the worst character on the show because we've now met "Maddie the Hun" with lines like "Get your feet off the table, blondie." As if the show wasn't farcical enough already.<br /><br />Not a good episode. Not much else to say that hasn't already been said in previous posts. Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-76773759036339881912017-01-07T09:00:15.103-06:002017-01-07T09:00:15.103-06:00Yes, we are watching Burn Notice. It is growing o...Yes, we are watching Burn Notice. It is growing on us. MacGyver MomAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02342174424018623586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-41952227885079331862017-01-07T06:51:14.834-06:002017-01-07T06:51:14.834-06:00Hm... there was a serious lack of MacGyverisms, no...Hm... there was a serious lack of MacGyverisms, no? :-(DashboardOnFirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415585943437200452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-84012733483176108672017-01-07T00:01:21.608-06:002017-01-07T00:01:21.608-06:00Interesting that Lenkov revealed that much since t...Interesting that Lenkov revealed that much since this Nikki revelation tonight was clearly supposed to blow our minds. I checked on Facebook and it's getting mixed reviews among posters. Some clearly seemed to believe it was an awesome hour of television and the "twist was unbelievably great"!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-48676430778048912962017-01-06T23:45:19.513-06:002017-01-06T23:45:19.513-06:00I watched the first 3 Burn Notice episodes with th...I watched the first 3 Burn Notice episodes with them -- they liked it and plan to keep watching.<br /><br />I think Lenkov had this in mind from the beginning at least related to Nikki. A while back before production started I read that there was going to be a woman who betrayed MacGyver, and I emailed him and suggested the name Deborah (ala The Negotiator), and he wrote back and said it was Nikki Carpenter but not to worry and that it would "make sense." I think his tone was suggesting that he didn't want me to think they were going to take a "good" character and make them "bad," so I'm guessing the Patricia move is a more recent development (unless she's not actually bad and it's a trick).<br /><br />I was surprised with how easily they removed the intrigue as you put it -- that scene with Nikki in the church had no emotional appeal or shock value, it was very stale.<br /><br />Maybe they can keep arresting members of the team as traitors. I'd start with Bozer and then do Jack next. Eventually we'd be left with just MacGyver and then maybe I'd get back on board. Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-35577692444980637252017-01-06T23:16:05.379-06:002017-01-06T23:16:05.379-06:00Did you get your parents watching "Burn Notic...Did you get your parents watching "Burn Notice" from the very beginning or did they watch along with the episodes in the sequence you were watching?<br /><br />And curious if you agreed with my assertions about how this reboot episode seemed like the kind of frantic midseason course correction one would expect from a certain about to face the cancellation axe. Amazing that they managed to shame the Thornton name and remove the intrigue from the last character on the series that had the potential to be interesting by delusionally turning Nikki into a good guy again.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.com