{"id":128234,"date":"2015-10-05T09:41:27","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T15:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/10\/05\/improvising-a-new-macgyver-series.html"},"modified":"2015-11-11T09:36:46","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T16:36:46","slug":"improvising-a-new-macgyver-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/10\/05\/improvising-a-new-macgyver-series.html","title":{"rendered":"Improvising a new "MacGyver" series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actually, the idea of an action drama that involves improvisation and on-the-spot gadgeteering is pretty much what The Martian<\/i> was all about.<\/p>\n

Except that's the gimmick — the trick is what you do with the a character. As with any reboot \/ retread, MacGyver<\/i> could be crap or greatness. In some ways, to the extent that the title character is remembered most for his inventiveness, vs. his personality \/ relationships \/ story arc \/ fellow cast (with apologies to Dana Elcar), it makes the workability of a reboot even more likely. <\/p>\n

On the other hand, there's this:<\/p>\n

'The new MacGyver, like the TV versions of Taken and In the Line of Fire, will revolve around a younger version of the show's central hero. So in MacGyver's case, a man in his 20s.'<\/i><\/p>\n

Yeah, I know, viewer (and spending pattern) demographics. And there's nothing wrong per se<\/i> with a younger MacGyver still learning in the improvisational ropes. But I'm finding myself wishing for more shows I like that have protagonists a scosh<\/i> closer to my own age cohort (and, no, Forever<\/i> doesn't count, ha-ha, and it was canceled anyway).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nSaw\/Furious 7 Director Producing New MacGyver Series – IGN<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Actually, the idea of an action drama that involves improvisation and on-the-spot gadgeteering is pretty much what The Martian was all about. Except that's the gimmick — the trick is what you do with the a character. As with any reboot \/ retread, MacGyver could be crap or greatness. In some ways, to the extent … Continue reading “Improvising a new "MacGyver" series”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[106,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plusposts","category-media-tv"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":128237,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/10\/05\/another-tv-reboot-apparently-on-the-way-xena.html","url_meta":{"origin":128234,"position":0},"title":"Another TV reboot apparently on the way: "Xena"","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 5-Oct-15 11:34am","format":false,"excerpt":"Not sure how I missed this particular news, but I ran across it in a note about the planned MacGyver reboot. 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