tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post4746284536499173679..comments2024-03-27T00:26:22.316-05:00Comments on The MacGyver Project: Updated RankingsNicholas Sweedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-22430799347983638972015-05-16T12:44:47.172-05:002015-05-16T12:44:47.172-05:00Thanks Robert! It is a bit grueling but in a fun ...Thanks Robert! It is a bit grueling but in a fun way. I'm not sure what happened to the Widowmaker - maybe next time I watch it it will go back up! Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-35071183174633473032015-05-15T23:40:45.823-05:002015-05-15T23:40:45.823-05:00Oh this is exciting! You moved the invisible kille...Oh this is exciting! You moved the invisible killer into your top ten I'll have to celebrate that one. I too am glad you moved trumbos world and brainwashed up significantly. Baffled you moved back the widow maker so much - it's outdoorsy, murdoch, action, what gives? Oh well, I have to give you a lot of credit for going through this ranking. Seems like a grueling task! I can do a top 25 or 30. After that I just can't rank them with much specificity. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484250557469490395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-23637328350567384292015-05-15T15:27:55.621-05:002015-05-15T15:27:55.621-05:00Looked at another way, you could celebrate the fac...Looked at another way, you could celebrate the fact that Kill Zone is moving on up! Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-9656217238130965762015-05-15T06:34:46.242-05:002015-05-15T06:34:46.242-05:00And I just noticed "The Challenge" is no...And I just noticed "The Challenge" is now lower than "Kill Zone". Ouch!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-5339858134099930472015-05-15T04:03:38.257-05:002015-05-15T04:03:38.257-05:00Really glad that you've seen the light on the ...Really glad that you've seen the light on the 'Trumbo's World' ranking and that the 'Pilot' has moved up considerably but disappointed that 'Widowmaker' and 'Eagles' have taken a tumble! I agree that its very difficult to adhere to permanent rankings - just about every time I watch an episode I'm inclined to re-rank it. Alnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-56059204476497917002015-05-14T23:22:44.143-05:002015-05-14T23:22:44.143-05:00I get that. I've mentioned before that time h...I get that. I've mentioned before that time has changed my perspective substantially on a good three dozen episodes. The biggest risers since my boyhood are "The Escape" and "Two Times Trouble" while the biggest decliner was "Soft Touch".Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-79356345107056323932015-05-14T23:11:24.559-05:002015-05-14T23:11:24.559-05:00Although I'd seen these episodes many times as...Although I'd seen these episodes many times as a kid, in some cases it had been 7-8 years since I had seen them and there was definitely a lot of scenes/moments that I was fuzzy on or flat out didn't remember, so it doesn't surprise me that I'd be way off on some episodes. And just the process of growing and changing as a person in that time leads to new perspectives and things hitting me differently than I remembered. And funny how I can't even remember what I wrote about some of these episodes a few months ago! Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-20401732118157057182015-05-14T22:55:18.164-05:002015-05-14T22:55:18.164-05:00I did appreciate that big leap "Brainwashed&q...I did appreciate that big leap "Brainwashed" took....until I realize it knocked "Cleo" down a couple of pegs. I figured you'd give "Brainwashed' a good nudge but also suspected your rankings were carved in stone enough to where an episode bouncing from #33 to #14 wasn't an option!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-70437120267034143352015-05-14T22:30:28.257-05:002015-05-14T22:30:28.257-05:00I figured you'd especially appreciate the Brai...I figured you'd especially appreciate the Brainwashed boost to a lofty perch at #14! Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-63800390273307492902015-05-14T22:18:38.667-05:002015-05-14T22:18:38.667-05:00Even after I've watched all the episodes recen...Even after I've watched all the episodes recently, it doesn't make the rankings much easier for me to do. If you took the episodes from 80 to 100, let's say, and mixed them up and told me to rerank them, it would probably come out totally different, so in some ways it feels a little random. But at least I can feel good about the general quadrant that they are in. Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-19812336437279218202015-05-14T22:17:05.456-05:002015-05-14T22:17:05.456-05:00Well I take my "MacGyver" episodes prett...Well I take my "MacGyver" episodes pretty seriously so I have to plead guilty to be a little stirred up. :) It's obviously your rankings though it's your call.....and you made at least as many correct calls to compensate for the questionable ones!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-68764021214467031622015-05-14T22:13:49.590-05:002015-05-14T22:13:49.590-05:00Meant to say "bumped up "The Outsiders&q...Meant to say "bumped up "The Outsiders" 10 points so we're no longer matching on that one. However, I see we are matching now on "Strictly Business".Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-28075919990644240012015-05-14T22:12:45.511-05:002015-05-14T22:12:45.511-05:00Looks like I stirred you up a bit! But you raise ...Looks like I stirred you up a bit! But you raise some good points, and I'm glad I have you to double check me. I just looked back at The Assassin and you're right, I did have good things to say about that one. And you're also right about what I said regarding Lesson in Evil, and I will adjust those rankings accordingly. I will admit to doing this somewhat hastily in that I didn't reread every ranking that I had done, and so it's likely that in some cases I forgot what I wrote. Over the next few days I will take some time and go back and make some adjustments if necessary. <br /><br />My thought on the clip shows is that even though they're weaker content wise, at least they don't have much if anything for me to actively dislike. And I haven't checked all the episodes but I know we have at least one that is the same (#7 - Strictly Business). Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-69417567297051882252015-05-14T21:16:55.121-05:002015-05-14T21:16:55.121-05:00Your changes ended up being a lot more substantial...Your changes ended up being a lot more substantial than I expected. I figured you'd switcheroo a couple of dozen episodes. Most of the episodes with the biggest variations I saw coming. Several of them like "Trumbo's World", "Brainwashed", and "The Madonna" you said you were gonna rate higher while others like "Dalton, Jack of Spies", "Jenny's Chance" (boo) and (booo!) "Blood Brothers" you said you were gonna rate lower. Even some of the ones you didn't specifically say you were gonna rate differently seemed like they might go one way or the other based on your revised impressions from the reviews. No surprise, for instance, that "Faith, Hope, and Charity" went up while "Eagles" and "Deathlock" went down.<br /><br />There were some head-scratchers though. Didn't see the big jump for "Live and Learn" coming nor the wipeout for "The Road Not Taken". And I thought for sure based on your review that you'd seen the light on "The Assassin"....instead you've rated it five positions worse! Sorry to go PG-13 on you but WTF?!??! :) And the collapse of "Lesson in Evil" behind "The Battle of Tommy Giordano" (!!!) was something you specifically said the opposite of in your review. Plus, we no longer have an episode we've rated the same now that you've bumped that up 10 points. :)<br />Also perplexing to me that the not-even-trying clip shows didn't collapse in your reranking.<br /><br />Overall, it looks like you've at least boosted season 5 episodes enough to where it doesn't come out as your worst season anymore. I'll calculate your revised numbers regarding season-to-season averages next to my own when I do my guest post...probably this weekend. Looks like another poster already did the calculations based on your old numbers but I'm eager to see how much they changed.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.com