I thought the actor playing Murdoc was terribly bland and could have been any generic "gunman of the week". They should have found some interesting B lister that could chew the scenery like Debarr did in the original series.
That the terrorists could besiege the American Embassy for hours like that was so implausible. Latvia is a NATO country. local police too scared? send in the Latvian military. This would have caused a mayor international scandal. The US have multiple military bases in Germany, two hours by air from Latvia, reinforcements wouldn't take that long.
Anyway, despite the shows flaws my opinion is that MacGyver isn't a great show, but it's nevertheless fun to watch.
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That the terrorists could besiege the American Embassy for hours like that was so implausible. Latvia is a NATO country. local police too scared? send in the Latvian military. This would have caused a major international scandal. The US have multiple military bases in Germany, two hours by air from Latvia, reinforcements wouldn't take that long.
Anyone see the new episode last night "screwdriver" with Nikki? It's a pretty big episode.
Yep, I watched it. Wow! If this had been a continuation or prequel of classic MacGyver, that would have been character assassination of Thornton on the level of what the first Mission: Impossible film did to Jim Phelps. But for a complete reboot/restart, I'm willing to go with it.
Yep, I watched it. Wow! If this had been a continuation or prequel of classic MacGyver, that would have been character assassination of Thornton on the level of what the first Mission: Impossible film did to Jim Phelps. But for a complete reboot/restart, I'm willing to go with it.
Hmm. I'd been vaguely contemplating the possibility of catching up with this show, but this makes me leery. The M:I film was arguably a reboot anyway -- even aside from the ultimate revelation about him, Jon Voight's "Jim Phelps" was written more like the hardnosed first-season lead Dan Briggs than the more easygoing Phelps -- but I still didn't like the way it played out.
Well, I think a big difference is that the Jim Phelps of the original show was a very well established character. And the show had established him as a very patriotic, ethical person. So the reveal in the first M:I movie completely contradicted years of established characterization.
Also, fans had grown to really know and care about the character over a long period of time. This Thornton does not have that level of characterization. We barely knew her. And I don't think she was really that beloved of a character either.
And I'll give you patriotic, but ethical? Not exactly.
Yeah, but we barely knew Voight's Phelps either. If you're making an analogy with Peter Graves's Phelps and the legacy of his portrayal, then the corresponding character is Dana Elcar's Pete Thornton. And I'd say Pete was very much a beloved character that we got to know and care about over a long period -- much better, in fact, than we ever got to know Phelps.
Whereas, it was easier to see the two Phelps as being the same character hence the outrage that movie Phelps would act so contradictory to classic TV show Phelps.
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