This is not a great show. I didn't watch it on TV, but did get this first season to see what it was about. It was a bit disappointing, and it sure isn't the same as what I looked forward to in the past (and when I got those earlier seasons on disc). Also, there are no captions or special features on the discs.
I wanted a regular Joe, not a super spy with partners and guns around in every episode. The original was most about being a "geek": science was cool and violence was not. That made it fun and different -- which is what is needed again, not more with everything always about espionage or whatever. Mac was a loner. Now, he's living with a friend. They needed to get the main character right and put him in bad situations that, at times, could be like what anybody could be in.
The Thornton boss (which changed mid-season) was just too like a boss, while Pete of the original was obviously friends with Mac. They had some good adventures together and was cooler to see them interact. Also, I miss the moments of Mac individually being in trouble and then a commercial break. Many of the MacGyverisms here are just short and the split-screen is too annoying at times. Anderson's "Mac" always looked like a man and Till looks too much of a boy. I also don't like how, even if Mac's still not using guns, he's still killing many more people.
Today's version is right kind of a series for the time period, but it doesn't have the same appeal.
- Features 22 episodes on 6 discs
