tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post7298033194217337063..comments2024-03-27T00:26:22.316-05:00Comments on The MacGyver Project: Dashboard's MacGyver Reboot Update #4Nicholas Sweedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-12675012273051270322016-07-25T00:39:18.664-05:002016-07-25T00:39:18.664-05:00I think I've seen James Wan's "Saw&qu...I think I've seen James Wan's "Saw" (2004) when it came out on DVD. Don't remember much about it besides the twist in the end ;-). "CSI Las Vegas" is still quite big on German speaking TV; I never watched it regularly but I have seen quite a few episodes. George Eads wasn't all that memorable to me, though but I always liked his character. I was very surprised about his voice because his German dubbed voice is so different.DashboardOnFirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415585943437200452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-57000917225363289052016-07-25T00:24:17.200-05:002016-07-25T00:24:17.200-05:00Well, Lucas did say in the panel he would like to ...Well, Lucas did say in the panel he would like to have a different girl every week like the original MacGyver did... ;-)<br /><br />I thought at first that maybe they had dropped the knife exclusively for ComicCon - because the writing is easier to recognize from afar on the electric cars and the shirts. But now that it's the same logo everywhere, it seems they definitely dropped it.DashboardOnFirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415585943437200452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-67208869482173926612016-07-24T22:23:08.441-05:002016-07-24T22:23:08.441-05:00Till sure looks like a youngster in that Taylor Sw...Till sure looks like a youngster in that Taylor Swift video, which I guess makes sense since I think the song is about seven years old.<br /><br />I won't say that the "CSI" franchise wasn't completely without attractions as I saw a number of the original version with Eads and the Miami version that were well done. But for every good episode of either version, there were three of four that were pretty uninspired and forgettable....and some that were genuinely awful. I haven't seen much of the NCIS's, although I watched a couple episodes of the LA version that were in tandem with "Hawaii Five-O" episodes. It didn't do much for me at all.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-66172070231967807742016-07-24T21:41:37.646-05:002016-07-24T21:41:37.646-05:00Here's the Taylor Swift video:
https://www.you...Here's the Taylor Swift video:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNIsY6JdUw<br /><br />I have not seen even a minute of any of the CSI's, so I'm in the rare company! In fact, I know so little about it that I was just reading up on the different versions of CSI and was surprised that the wikipedia article didn't mention CSI New Orleans which I've seen previews for with Scott Bakula. Then I learned that the one he's in is actually NCIS, which is another show that I've never seen.<br /><br />And it's worth skipping a few of the convention interviews to watch these MacGyver panels! Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-27634282793603474082016-07-24T21:23:26.159-05:002016-07-24T21:23:26.159-05:00Thanks again for the update. While it sounds like...Thanks again for the update. While it sounds like they're trying to do it right, I don't get how a tank and bikini babes have anything to do with "MacGyver" either. Was it just a promotional prop from a clueless CBS executive? I also liked the Swiss army knife representing the V in MacGyver's name...and am disappointed to hear they're dropping it.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-70902278019552545602016-07-24T21:21:48.719-05:002016-07-24T21:21:48.719-05:00What Taylor Swift video was Lucas in?
Have you ne...What Taylor Swift video was Lucas in?<br /><br />Have you never seen an episode of "CSI"? With Eads in it? You'd be in rare company have missed out on "CSI" entirely.<br /><br />I'm way behind on absolutely everything and with another political convention this week I'm likely to fall further behind but I'm gonna check out the interviews cited tomorrow night if I can.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-56706543602084627172016-07-24T17:12:44.430-05:002016-07-24T17:12:44.430-05:00A lot going on this week! I watched all the comic...A lot going on this week! I watched all the comiccon videos and came away really impressed by what they all had to say. I had never heard James Wan speak before and haven't seen any of his movies, but I liked his demeanor and his answers. And Peter Lenkov is awesome. I can't imagine a better guy to lead this project -- he genuinely gets the importance of keeping the soul of the old show rather than just cashing in on the MacGyver name, and I get the feeling that the whole team has done their research (whereas I didn't feel that way with the first iteration of the pilot).<br /><br />Lucas and George do seem to have great chemistry. I haven't seen them in anything before (unless you count Lucas's Taylor Swift video!), but they both seem like they can fit the bill -- Lucas as the calm, cool one and George as the zany Jack Dalton. I liked Lucas's description of watching "The Enemy Within" and how he was falling asleep and then woke up to MacGyver saying, "I'd say you're the ugliest woman I've ever seen." I'd love to hear more stories like that and what they thought of specific episodes and scenes from the original.<br /><br />Overall, it was great to hear them at comiccon and I'm excited to see what transpires! Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.com