Anyone here a fan of this series? I used to watch it in the late '80s and early '90s. I don't think I'd seen it since then (except maybe some reruns during one of the times that we had cable in the early '90s).
The series revolves around Angus MacGyver (played by Richard Dean Anderson), an agent for a fictional government department known as External Affairs (in season 1) and the fictional Phoenix Foundation (seasons 2-7), a government think tank. Pete Thornton (Dana Elcar) was his boss in both places.
MacGyver has a high intellect and possesses a working knowledge of the applied sciences. Part of the appeal of the series is watching MacGyver improvise a solution to a problem with whatever materials are on hand (plus his ever-present Swiss Army knife and roll of duct tape).
My mom and I watched the pilot episode on Thursday. It's good, although apparently the director was unsatisfied with it (it's credited to Alan Smithee). Dana Elcar is listed merely as a guest star and doesn't play Pete Thornton, and there's a different costar listed during the opening credits. After a mysterious explosion at a research lab, MacGyver has five hours to locate and free the trapped survivors before the military floods the lab to stop leaking acid from contaminating the water supply.
Episode highlights:
*MacGyver uses chocolate bars to stop an acid leak
*MacGyver pokes fun at a ridiculous MacGyverism - before MacGyverisms were even a thing
Anyone have any personal favorite episodes?
The series revolves around Angus MacGyver (played by Richard Dean Anderson), an agent for a fictional government department known as External Affairs (in season 1) and the fictional Phoenix Foundation (seasons 2-7), a government think tank. Pete Thornton (Dana Elcar) was his boss in both places.
MacGyver has a high intellect and possesses a working knowledge of the applied sciences. Part of the appeal of the series is watching MacGyver improvise a solution to a problem with whatever materials are on hand (plus his ever-present Swiss Army knife and roll of duct tape).
My mom and I watched the pilot episode on Thursday. It's good, although apparently the director was unsatisfied with it (it's credited to Alan Smithee). Dana Elcar is listed merely as a guest star and doesn't play Pete Thornton, and there's a different costar listed during the opening credits. After a mysterious explosion at a research lab, MacGyver has five hours to locate and free the trapped survivors before the military floods the lab to stop leaking acid from contaminating the water supply.
Episode highlights:
*MacGyver uses chocolate bars to stop an acid leak
*MacGyver pokes fun at a ridiculous MacGyverism - before MacGyverisms were even a thing
Anyone have any personal favorite episodes?