Really it was that Richard Dean Anderson was in the having the role over that he is now linked with. No offense to Lucas Till in the five season remake.
But Macgyver doesn't drink, smoke, do drugs, or have guns. Due to a childhood incident that we later find out. Helping him out is his boss and best friend Pete Thornton played by the late character actor Dana Eclar who would go blind in the latter years.
Really the show shows you do not underestimate a man quiet, soft spoken, about non-violent, that mundane things can be very important.
But Macgyver doesn't drink, smoke, do drugs, or have guns. Due to a childhood incident that we later find out. Helping him out is his boss and best friend Pete Thornton played by the late character actor Dana Eclar who would go blind in the latter years.
Really the show shows you do not underestimate a man quiet, soft spoken, about non-violent, that mundane things can be very important.