MacGyver
MacGyver
TV-PG | 29 September 1985 (USA)

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    Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.
    Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
    Seraherrera The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity
    Jayden-Lee Thomson One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.
    nickgabis Richard Dean Anderson is a horrible actor he is not as good as Lucas Till the new Macgyver! Anderson never acts as well as he should he always has the same face and only 1 or 2 good clips per season.Lucas Till and the new actors are so much better and Andeson's acting is horrible it is so bad I can't believe this show has a 7.7!
    jill taylor (hkst) A few words evoke a smile when one travels internationally including "Coka a cola" and MacGyver. Ever popular the lessons of ingenuity and charity inspire generation after generation.This is must-see TV.Like all TV it is best without interstitial commercials. Usenet ftw. Commercials are a huge distraction. I won't watch them.A great gift is the complete DVD collection of MacGyver, or blueray if you prefer. I prefer hd but they aren't rendered in HD so an HD format is needless cost for more bits than were not there originally. So why bother? Maybe you are a completion and a format OCD?An even better gift is a full setup of ZFS NAS in home for storage of all classic TV worth watching. The better front end for NAS is of course kodi or LibreElec. On a budget the raspberry pi is a great home for LibreElec.
    elshikh4 This is original. A James Bond for kids. Or a boy scout yet in the spaying business. Whatever the definition of it, (MacGyver) was a pure gold from the 1980s.For being the actor who was unafraid to use his glasses during the audition, showing a lack of pretension that the show makers wanted in their lead—(Richard Dean Anderson) made it to be the title character. And how he portrayed it fine as innocent and intelligent secret agent that became one of the most memorable characters in TV history. We were waiting him, on the Egyptian national TV (channel one), every Wednesday night. Since the opening credits' catchy tune (electronic and nice), we gather craving what kind of scientific tricks he would come up with this round. It is a real cult favorite, and – strangely – the show which I've never met anyone hates ! At first, the episodes were close to the American super spy's adventures. Therefore it was ordinary at one point to watch (MacGyver) landing from a fallen plane in a hanging-to-a-parachute convertible car (kissing a dashing young girl beside him while that too !). It's the fanciful propaganda yet through unique character of unarmed hero where "mind is the ultimate weapon". But this character itself, so its marked resourcefulness, prevailed eventually as the attraction's core more than any "save the world" kinds of Bond plots. Even (Dana Elcar) as (Pete) was having the most childlike face ever been for intelligence boss. When the Cold War drew to a close in the late 1980s and the early 1990s, (MacGyver) became like a social reformist who deals with family issues more than secret agent with ticking bombs, to watch him just saving a troubled kid from killing himself and stuff. At that phase of the show, there were these episodes where the lead traveled into time, by mysterious dreams, to live some different adventures in other lands and times (since his very time became that boring !). Yet these episodes managed to be magnificent as well.The excellent episodes are many. For instance, I can't forget "Phoenix Under Siege" when (MacGyver) was fighting an evil man in one building in such limited time (pre-Die Hard). Or "Target MacGyver" when he unites with his grandfather to face some evil gunmen in a deserted cowboy city with just simple wiles. Or "Good Knight MacGyver" where he goes through time to live a hellish night in the age of King Arthur.Back when the show was on, I remember reading that some people accused it of presenting lies more than scientific facts at times (something got to do with generating electricity by cactus !). But anyway, we just believed the show as a show.. A very engaging and entertaining one too. And the important meanings that we've learned from it were : Always be prepared. It takes a lot of study first to be a hero. So many wonders can be made by one Swiss army knife. And yes, brains can beat brawn.Sure you'd ask : why there are no shows like (MacGyver) anymore ? But with whole 7 seasons the saturation was inevitable. Though, this spirit and these thoughts became old fashion nowadays. I believe that making a show for both kids and grown-ups, that enjoys and teaches them in the same time, turned out to be a lousy idea now in the 2000s, especially with the forensic medicine's too many bloody shows that may originate 3 types of generations later : forensic doctors, serial killers, and serial killers' victims !Finally, I want to assure a little point of view. I used to list the shows that I watch, and then chronicle them by their production's date. So, if you knew that (Amazing Stories), (Moonlighting), (The Equalizer), (Spenser for Hire), or even (North and South) and (The Colbys) were all products of the same year of (MacGyver)'s start (1985).. Then you must admit : that was a happy golden age for the TV. Are the 1980s cool or what ?
    Atreyu_II "MacGyver" is another classic TV show from the 80's. It is one more example about how great were the TV series in the 80's, that gold generation.This TV show has lots of adventure, action and excitement. But unlike these crappy modern TV shows with their extensive use of violence and no quality at all, this one has remarkable characteristics. Angus MacGyver is a different kind of hero: he doesn't like guns and he's afraid of heights. His weapon is his brain and whatever he does, it always works out. MacGyver is an intelligent guy who's always ready to face the problems and he always knows what to do, despite having very few for self-protection.Richard Dean Anderson steals the show as the hero Angus MacGyver. This actor is best known for this role and this was his best role ever.Following the example of "Knight Rider" and "Family Ties", "MacGyver" has also memorable opening credits with great music (in this case the "MacGyver Theme").Any of these TV series from the 80's were part of my childhood. I grew up with them and they will always mean a lot to me.Why can't they make TV series like they did in the 80's anymore?