MacGyver is a bonefide 80's classic and stands out as one of the best and that's really saying something considering the decade was absolutely awash with these kind of family oriented action adventure series. You had Knight Rider, The A Team, Magnum P. I, Scarecrow and Mrs King et Cetera. However, what really sets MacGyver apart was his seemingly never ending resourcefulness when in a tight spot. His counterparts would use a gun or his muscles to escape the bad guys, But MacGyver always used his wits and seldom used his fists, which meant that MacGyver as a show was always on the lower end of the scale when it came to violence.
Richard Dean Anderson played MacGyver, a government agent of some description sent on missions by the government, usually to some far away place with a strange sounding name to either rescue someone or something and with a dislike of guns, he uses his ingenuity to achieve these goals.
For instance, nine times out of ten, this would result in MacGyver being captured by the bad guys and incarcerated in a room with nothing but seemingly innocent objects like a dry twig, a coffee bean and a paper clip and MacGyver would use said objects to construct some kind of tool, weapon or radio to affect his escape. It sounds foolish, but it always leaves the viewer more than impressed with the results.
I've watched a lot of those 80's actions series and MscGyver feels completely different to the rest of them and I have finally realised why. This show, although American, has an old British ITC feel about it. It reminded me a lot of those 1960's and 70's actions shows that ITC were known for like The Persuaders and especially The Saint as it has the same narration by the main character, a pre credit sequence and the fact that Saint writer Terry Nation even wrote and produced some of these episodes makes that association stronger.
If you're looking for some family friendly action TV without too much violence, the. You really can't go wrong with this show. It's like James Bond meets The Great Egg Race. (If you're British you'll know what I mean). However, always go for the classic 80's series and not the 2016 remake which was a bit rubbish.
Enjoy!
Richard Dean Anderson played MacGyver, a government agent of some description sent on missions by the government, usually to some far away place with a strange sounding name to either rescue someone or something and with a dislike of guns, he uses his ingenuity to achieve these goals.
For instance, nine times out of ten, this would result in MacGyver being captured by the bad guys and incarcerated in a room with nothing but seemingly innocent objects like a dry twig, a coffee bean and a paper clip and MacGyver would use said objects to construct some kind of tool, weapon or radio to affect his escape. It sounds foolish, but it always leaves the viewer more than impressed with the results.
I've watched a lot of those 80's actions series and MscGyver feels completely different to the rest of them and I have finally realised why. This show, although American, has an old British ITC feel about it. It reminded me a lot of those 1960's and 70's actions shows that ITC were known for like The Persuaders and especially The Saint as it has the same narration by the main character, a pre credit sequence and the fact that Saint writer Terry Nation even wrote and produced some of these episodes makes that association stronger.
If you're looking for some family friendly action TV without too much violence, the. You really can't go wrong with this show. It's like James Bond meets The Great Egg Race. (If you're British you'll know what I mean). However, always go for the classic 80's series and not the 2016 remake which was a bit rubbish.
Enjoy!