MacGyver is a secret agent. However, rather than use a gun, or any sort of weapon, he uses his wits, resourcefulness and an extensive knowledge of science. This enables him to get out of all sorts of jams, jams he inevitably finds himself in.
A show that I wasn't really into as a teenager or young adult and now, much later, my view hasn't improved. The sole aim of each episode's plot was to contrive a situation wherein MacGyver was trapped in some seemingly unescapable position and then, through some ingenuity (often involving a paperclip and rubber band, it seems!) MacGyver would, against all odds, escape. It seemed so gimmicky and got quite predictable, very quickly.
I also kept thinking "Geez, what kind of secret agent doesn't carry a gun? You could really have done with one right now..."
A show that I wasn't really into as a teenager or young adult and now, much later, my view hasn't improved. The sole aim of each episode's plot was to contrive a situation wherein MacGyver was trapped in some seemingly unescapable position and then, through some ingenuity (often involving a paperclip and rubber band, it seems!) MacGyver would, against all odds, escape. It seemed so gimmicky and got quite predictable, very quickly.
I also kept thinking "Geez, what kind of secret agent doesn't carry a gun? You could really have done with one right now..."