As seems to be the case with modern reboots, they take a few character names and assume that alone made the series. The characters are only barely like the originals, and the cosmetic changes don't add value to the original concept.
I agree with David that much of the original series didn't age well, but there are several episodes that still work (let's all just pretend the final season in the "neighborhood" never happened, ok?). What doesn't work is that the original series was family friendly... it was wholesome... and tv shows don't do that anymore. Mac's boss now has to be an attractive female, not a bald chubby guy. And he needs a hot female computer expert at his side. And instead of having D Day from Animal House play the bumbling Jack Dalton, the character now has to be a gun toting muscle man (in the original series, Mac didn't kill and he didn't condone other friends of his killing either, but this Mac kills a boatload of people in the cold open, and is fine with Jack shooting anybody he wants). I think I'd like the pilot episode more if it WASN'T MacGyver. Give me a series about a master improvisational trouble shooter and I'll give it a whirl. But this wasn't MacGyver. On Saturday, September 24, 2016, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > The reboot was developed by the same fellow we can thank for the 'new' > Hawaii Five-0. If you like that program, you might be down for this update > of the 80s program. > > I'll admit that the original program has not aged well, based on a recent > rewatch of the TV movies done shortly after the show ended. But so far I > still say it has more charm than the pilot. > > It's a pretty standard action-adventure story, with a Mac the lead of a > team rather than acting on his own. The trademark low-tech solutions are > still there, and while Mac still isn't keen on using a gun, the rest of the > show is just fine with it. > > George Eads (CSI Original Recipe) is the big name on the show, playing a > character that was a bit different in the original series (and then only > seen periodically). Lucas Till plays Mac, but comes across better in his > voiceovers (which seem to borrow more from Burn Notice than the original > show). > > It certainly seems a good fit on Fridays for CBS, but I could easily see > this going the way of CBS's Rush Hour and disappearing after a season. > (FWIW, Justin Hires, who played the Chris Tucker role in the TV show, is > also on MacGyver). > > If it's on and I'm home, I'll probably watch it. But that's the extent of > the effort I'm willing to put in for it. > > David > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tvornottv%[email protected]');> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
