tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post3718620204436936162..comments2024-03-27T00:26:22.316-05:00Comments on The MacGyver Project: Mission: Impossible -- Episode 3: HologramsNicholas Sweedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-83767797812217331142017-01-22T00:15:05.628-06:002017-01-22T00:15:05.628-06:00Completely changing the subject, I've been wat...Completely changing the subject, I've been watching reruns of "The Commish" on Saturday nights on the Heroes and Icons network. It was filmed in Vancouver during its 1991-1995 run and I'm seeing a ton of familiar faces from "MacGyver". On tonight's episode, a bigshot doctor who killed a woman while drunk driving looked very familiar and in a couple of minutes I recognized him....as William Brand, the Nazi Congressman from "The Ten Percent Solution". The actor's name is Barry Mickelson. Then I notice another familiar face that will be close to your heart....Tamsin Kelsey, who played Lulu on "The Lost Amadeus". Turns out she has a recurring bit role as a prosecutor on "The Commish". And keep in mind that "MacGyver" alums Theresa Saldana and Kaj-Erik Eriksen were regular cast members. It's worth watching these Vancouver shows just for the surprise "MacGyver" guest-star drop-ins.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-42188816666048808652017-01-21T23:37:22.445-06:002017-01-21T23:37:22.445-06:00Yeah I am a bit sour so far -- 3 episodes in and t...Yeah I am a bit sour so far -- 3 episodes in and the show hasn't been as good as I was anticipating. But it's still early and shows normally improve with time, and even if it doesn't fully light my fire I wouldn't call it a "big problem" since it's only 2 seasons and I like it enough so far that I don't see it becoming unwatchable (unlike another series which shall not be named).<br /><br />I believe this is an original episode because unlike the first two, there's no identically titled episode from the original series and the episode writer doesn't have a credit in the original series.Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-54564610469324008742017-01-21T23:11:12.065-06:002017-01-21T23:11:12.065-06:00I liked this one quite a bit more than you. It wa...I liked this one quite a bit more than you. It was by no means perfect but I didn't think the holograms or the general's reactions to them were all that ridiculous given the context of the holograms coming just after he woke up or after his headaches. I'll agree on the lax security at his compound though. For the kid to just walk up to the general and have nobody but the general notice was nutty, although I thought the kid's underwater escape was kind of cool. Excellent catch on the "Jack of Lies" scene....I must confess I missed it. Now I'm gonna be looking closer for more stock footage lifted from "MacGyver". Since it's the same network, there's liable to be more. I'll have to look into it closer but I'm not sure it's that uncommon for the U.S. to own random islands all over the globe that they use for military operations, so I actually liked the ending when they lured the general there and then arrested him.<br /><br />Where did you read that this was not lifted from an older episode? I had read that the first four episodes were all retreads of the original. Anyway, it's starting to look like you might have a big problem here. I know of at least a couple other episodes coming up that used holograms and at least one of them was infinitely cheesier than anything seen here. Three episodes in and you're pretty sour on everything....and if you couldn't even give the pilot an unconditional thumbs-up, I'm skeptical there will be too much more here you'll love. Then again, I need to get out of the predictions business. Maybe the hologram-heavy episode coming up in season 2 that I'm thinking of will blow your mind more than anything else that's ever been on television. Whatever the case, I'll rate this one in the middle of the three so far.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.com