tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post69147927626931247..comments2024-03-27T00:26:22.316-05:00Comments on The MacGyver Project: Mission: Impossible -- Episode 13: The FixerNicholas Sweedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-69574140814623545662017-02-26T19:10:16.907-06:002017-02-26T19:10:16.907-06:00I would think that in the 60's there was less ...I would think that in the 60's there was less choices in the way of channels and programming so viewers were probably more patient out of necessity.Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-67931165012263317112017-02-26T12:44:28.454-06:002017-02-26T12:44:28.454-06:00I'm surprised the original lasted seven season...I'm surprised the original lasted seven seasons if it leaned as heavily on the formula as the remake, as I suspect it did. Usually audiences burn out quickly on formulaic shows, even those that were at the top of the world in their prime. The speed at which the wheels came off the bus of the glut of mid-80s action-adventure shows was stunning. Pretty much all at once in the 1985-86 season, all of them began hemorrhaging 25% or more of their audience. The season ranking for "The A-Team" fell from #6 to #27...."Riptide" fell from #14 to #50...."Magnum, P.I." fell from #15 to #40. "Simon and Simon" fell from #7 to #25. And the big loser was "The Fall Guy" which dropped from #20 to #72!!!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-14002469996732772842017-02-26T12:04:31.284-06:002017-02-26T12:04:31.284-06:00Good point about the formula. I also have trouble...Good point about the formula. I also have trouble sometimes remembering plot points if I watch the episode over a period of 4-5 days, and I have to go back and rewatch parts of it to remember what happened.Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-70040923513166334192017-02-26T11:17:33.208-06:002017-02-26T11:17:33.208-06:00This one wasn't bad. Richard Romanus is indee...This one wasn't bad. Richard Romanus is indeed a great villain and based on his interaction with the congressman at the beginning I was really hopeful he'd be poised for an incredible performance in a well-done episode. Not quite sure it lived up to its potential as Six never really said or did anything that memorable after the cold open. And as you said, having him be a "DC journalist" who wielded this epic stranglehold over everybody in DC seemed a little overwrought. Nonetheless, a compelling litany of events with Six and Doyle and a satisfying ending. I'll put this one in the middle of the pack and rank it between "The Legacy" and "Holograms".<br /><br />One of the biggest issues with this show is that hones so tightly to its formula week to week despite the diverse settings and impressive location work. It makes each individual episode not particularly memorable compared to "MacGyver" or "Quantum Leap". I watched this episode last weekend and struggled to remember plot points, leaning heavily on your review to recall how things played out. Part of the reason I liked "The Cattle King" more than you was that even in its cheesiness, the Aboriginal elements in the team's plan distinguished it from other episodes. This was more the rule than the exception with 80s crimefighter shows, and for that matter, among crimefighter shows on the air now. But it also speaks volumes why most of these shows flame out pretty quickly as the audience tires of the routine.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.com