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| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 28 May 2016 - 09:24 AM |
| On the 26th of May, Peter Lenkov announced that there's a Twitter Account for the Writers of the MacGyver Reboot and that there will be live-tweeting: Peter M. Lenkov þ@PLenkov It looks like this is up and running -- @MacGyverWriters !!!! More LIVE TWEETING this FALL !! It seems they do this also regularly for Hawaii 5-0 on the H50-Writers-Account (over at https://twitter.com/H50_Writers if you want to have a look) for a full two hours. We'll see if we also get two full hours or not; since H50 will air on Fridays just after MacGyver and Lenkov might not have the time to do both. Maybe they'll split the time (e.g. every Friday it's another writer live-tweeting). |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 28 May 2016 - 09:44 AM |
| We don't know yet everyone who's involved in the writing. So far, the account on https://twitter.com/MacGyverWriters follows only two People with writing credits: Peter M. Lenkov: https://twitter.com/PLenkov Brandon Willer: https://twitter.com/brandonwiller |
| Posted by: Macgyver12186 28 May 2016 - 10:03 AM |
| Looking forward to the new writers and hopefully the new take. |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 28 May 2016 - 02:04 PM |
| Me too! I also like the writers joining the fans while watching and the possibilty of talking to the writers online; maybe they will answer us some questions and talk about the process? So far, the official CBS page lists two writers: Peter Lenkov and Craig O'Neill (if I found the right IMDb page, he's a writer/producer on "Burn Notice" and "CSI: Cyber"). |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 28 May 2016 - 11:05 PM |
| Another writer seemingly involved in the reboot is Brian Durkin via https://twitter.com/BrianCDurkin He is an actor/writer/Producer according to IMDb, but so far only has 4 writing credits for short movies. |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 28 May 2016 - 11:07 PM |
| He's already adressing some fan concerns on Twitter: |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 28 May 2016 - 11:08 PM |
| So he's stating "our" MacGyver wasn't a badass Show? Wrong move, Buddy |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 28 May 2016 - 11:10 PM |
| More of this conversation via https://twitter.com/BrianCDurkin/status/736717655680253953 |
| Posted by: denizen 29 May 2016 - 10:22 AM |
Hmmm, okay.  |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 29 May 2016 - 01:25 PM |
| One person following writer Brian Willler is Dana Johann. She states in her Twitter account via https://twitter.com/Danedana that she's working for the Reboot. Her IMDb page lists her as a script coordinator. |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 29 May 2016 - 01:37 PM |
| I just found Dana Johann's FB page. She announced working for the Reboot on the 20th of May: >>So.... My latest adventure begins next week. Very grateful and excited to be joining some awesome colleagues and really looking forward to meeting many new ones working on the "MacGyver" reboot, airing on CBS this Fall on Fridays at 8|7c! 😊<< The comments on this post are much more interesting for us, though. via https://www.facebook.com/#!/danedana?fref=ts |
| Posted by: KiwiTek 29 May 2016 - 01:38 PM | ||
Way to offend the fans!  |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 29 May 2016 - 01:47 PM | ||
That's why I actually tweeted/twittered? him today, which I never do (for me, Twitter is mostly a tool to catch up on news, not to tweet myself). He hasn't replied to me, but actually favorited my tweet - so I hope maybe I got him thinking about his statement at least. According to his IMDb page, he was born in 1975. So I think that "MacGyver" could/should also have been his show and not just his Dad's... |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 29 May 2016 - 01:53 PM |
| Dana at least seems to be open for FB comments. So if we don't overwhelm her, we might get into contact with her and get some answers to reasonable questions. More importantly, she states on FB that she's a fan of the old show, so lets hope for the best. |
| Posted by: denizen 29 May 2016 - 08:20 PM |
| I guess it will all go down to that new pilot. We can only hope they do it right this time. |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 29 May 2016 - 09:30 PM |
I see Brian Durkin is now following MacGyver Online on Twitter. So there's still hope for him; maybe we can teach him some stuff  |
| Posted by: denizen 29 May 2016 - 10:38 PM |
| Quick! Somebody send him the complete MacGyver timeline!!! |
| Posted by: KiwiTek 30 May 2016 - 04:44 AM | ||
Done.. or at least it will be in the morning. A timeline's probably not something they would expect to even exist. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 30 May 2016 - 05:07 AM |
| And especially not mine, if I ever get to finish it. Until now it's only 85 pages long. |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 30 May 2016 - 10:34 AM | ||
Woah! |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 30 May 2016 - 12:10 PM |
| And that includes everything: ancient legends, stories and major events that affected MacGyver's and other peoples lives directly and indirectly with each other. It's pretty extensive but I still need to work on it. |
| Posted by: denizen 30 May 2016 - 07:54 PM |
The 1st edition get published this Christmas.  |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 31 May 2016 - 12:08 AM |
| Haven't touched it in four months now. Who knows, maybe it is Christmas but I hope to get it sooner done, I have a lot of other stuff on my mind as well. |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 5 June 2016 - 02:05 AM |
| Brian is apparantly working today. source: https://twitter.com/BrianCDurkin/status/739302529373065217 |
| Posted by: KiwiTek 5 June 2016 - 03:39 AM |
If you can call posting on twitter "working"  |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 5 June 2016 - 04:47 AM |
| Maybe he's waiting for some inspiration... or us fans to tell him what to write *lol* Well, how about an opening gambit like the one with several uses of a map (The Gauntlet?) - only this time with a paperclip? *hint hint* |
| Posted by: KiwiTek 5 June 2016 - 01:10 PM |
| He deleted the post. WTH?? This whole posting and deleting thing is wearing very thin on me. These guys need to get their damn act together and stop jerking the fans around! if this is a sign of things to come I'm losing hoped fast.If it's meant to be some kind of tease, it's failing in my view. It's just annoying. |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 5 June 2016 - 01:35 PM |
| Just saw that and wanted to come over here to ask if I did anything offensive *lol*. The last time I checked his account, the post was still fresh - maybe some offensive comments later on and he decided to delete everything? Maybe he had to give back that paperclip because it was only a loan? Deleting that post completely makes no sense to me - the Reboot is officially happening and his first post with the SAK is still up (also retweeted by the MacGyversWriters Account)... I've also been wondering about the deleted Trailer on social media accounts because the material was added as a first look preview to the official CBS site on http://www.cbs.com/shows/macgyver/ (I can't see it because it's restricted, but it's still there for anyone in the US to see). People in the US get to see material that won't be shown on TV, but the rest of the world is not allowed to, so they deleted it from international social media accounts? Just thinking and wondering about it makes my head hurt  |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 5 June 2016 - 01:46 PM |
| Brian also has an Instagram account and the knife pic is still on there: https://www.instagram.com/briancdurkin/ Interestingly, that whole Twitter convo I posted earlier got deleted also (the post itself is still up). So my guess is he was "advised" to delete some stuff and deleting a post completely is sure less time-consuming than deleting single comments... I don't know what CBS is playing at; but it makes more sense now why it's suddenly so quiet on the social media front in general... Peter Lenkov hasn't posted anything else either. |
| Posted by: Jediferret 5 June 2016 - 03:42 PM |
| I've noticed that Lucas Till hasn't said much either. I assume it's quieted down for a number of reasons. With all the negativity towards the reboot, and Lucas himself, I bet they went under the radar so they can focus. That type of negativity can be really discouraging... even if it was to be expected. |
| Posted by: denizen 5 June 2016 - 08:06 PM |
| I watch the new X-men movie on the weekend and found it strange to associate the character to someone i now know because of his upcoming MacGyver take. |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 6 June 2016 - 09:04 PM |
| That's what Lee David Zlotoff said in the recent interview with "The MacGyver Project": You are correct about CBS wanting to manage the press on the new show, so it would not be appropriate for me to say anything at this point except, from what I’ve seen so far, it feels like things are moving in a good direction. I understand wanting to manage the press somewhat, but I don't understand the wish to make it disappear completely. The writers posting pictures of a SAK or a paperclip is quite a clever way to excite fans without saying too much and it sure won't start any backlash. Also, it's free advertizing. But hey, CBS is a bit longer in the business than I am *lol*, so they will know what's best - hopefully. |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 6 June 2016 - 09:05 PM |
| Either way, there won't be any summer holidays for Peter: via https://twitter.com/PLenkov |
| Posted by: denizen 6 June 2016 - 09:26 PM |
| Work! WORK! Good to know there is some work going on there!!! |
| Posted by: themacgyverproject 6 June 2016 - 10:16 PM |
| If they're still at the point of hiring crew members then they're gonna be doing a LOT of work this summer! |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 10 June 2016 - 03:42 AM |
| oooooh, to be a fly on that wall... via https://twitter.com/nancysan/status/740997588116086785 |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 10 June 2016 - 03:47 AM |
| Nancy Kiu has been on my radar for a while now because she follows all the other MacGyver writers... guess that was finally the confirmation. According to IMDb and her Twitter profile, she's been writing for "Revenge" and "Castle", otherwise she worked as a script coordinator ("The Glades") and a production assistant. Her FB and Insta Account are not open for public, but she tweets daily. Let's hope for some more stuff before it gets deleted... |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 10 June 2016 - 10:07 AM |
| Work work work... and there's another confirmation of people involved. Bret Vandenbos is a speechwriter and worked on the TV show "Hunters" via https://www.instagram.com/bwvanden/ |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 18 June 2016 - 09:08 AM |
Just noticed that Brian Durkin locked up his Insta Account. I hope our "nosyness" didn't offend him  |
| Posted by: Walter 18 June 2016 - 05:43 PM |
| See this is what REALLY annoys me and worries me. One minute they are all open and talking about connecting with the fans to help promote the show (Peter Lenkov video) and then suddenly when we take interest in what they're are posting they bloody close it down. Make up your damn minds! Do you want us to be interested or not? because this kind of crap just turns me right the hell off the whole show. I hope the Powers that be are reading this forum and taking note. All you guys are doing is pissing the fans off!!  |
| Posted by: RDoyletv 19 June 2016 - 01:39 AM |
| Came down Walter, What I reckon has happened here is, the audience (more so original fans) have latched onto this reboot far far too early. Remember, Peter Lenkov has only come on board since May, and with all the will in the world he needs time to do his job. He has a very difficult job to undertake - creating a series strategy, molding his team, writing/amending scripts, finding new locations, and a new cast. It's no easy task, and I can understand if he's under a bit of pressure. Not all the roles are filled yet, production only started this week with scouting for locations etc. So up until now, their hasn't been much to report. Making a TV show is big business, and can be a slow and arduous process. We can't expect to hear every minute detail of production, every toilet break etc. Peter Lenkov has a job to do, and can't be expected to post a minute to minute report on how the production is running. Things change on a minute to minute bases, especially at the pre-production stage. Even the pilot will have gone through multi-drafts as we move closer to filming. Even the dialogue will be modified and changed, during the shoot. And to give the bloke credit, he has given a short interview to whet the appetite of fans. And has feed us news and pics, as and when he was available. So kudos has to go Peter Lenkov for that, at least. And as we near the transmission of first ep, I reckon we'll see much more from him, Mac_writers, and CBS collectively with all the juicy gossip. What I am trying to explain, is that CBS are being very cautious, as like any production to keep things under wraps. It most important to do this. For example Star Wars closed down a large island off the coast of Ireland recently to film parts of episode 8. It was cut off to prying eyes from land, sea, and air to prevent any leaks that could ruin the story/film before it's release. No one likes spoilers. So I'm sure CBS are following a similar course, to protect and preserve the story etc until the show airs in September. |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 19 June 2016 - 04:52 AM |
| I understand crew members not being fond of fans gathering on private social media accounts and asking questions about an ongoing production all the time. But that's the point: maybe you shouldn't post work-related pictures on your private account you normally use to share information about your life with friends and family members. Create a work-related account or the easy way: just don't post anything work-related. Also, there is an official MacGyver CBS Account on Twitter, on FB, on Instagram etc. But they never post anything. If they would post something unreveiling every now and then (e.g. a pic of every confirmed cast member with a little description like "this is Lucas Till, our new and resourcefoul MacGyver"), people wouldn't go and start looking on unofficial accounts of crew members because they can't find anything on the official pages... Look at Peter Lenkov's Pic of the Production Office. Why not post this one as a teaser on one of the official accounts, stating something like "and here we go"... |
| Posted by: RDoyletv 19 June 2016 - 05:11 AM |
| Maybe they will Dash? ...in time. That production office pic was only taken on Friday. The office maybe found and secured, but the staff may not, so a person in charge of posting these updates may not be in place at this early stage. Yes the accounts have been set-up, but production doesn't start for another two weeks - so it's likely we're expecting too much, too soon. |
| Posted by: Walter 19 June 2016 - 04:15 PM | ||
Nothing in any of that waffle addresses anything I said. If they didn't want fans "latching on" as you put it then they shouldn't bloody be posting pictures on social media. What did they think was going to happen?! It's bad planning on their part and they need to get their social interaction sorted out, because like or not social media is their biggest promotion tool. |
| Posted by: RDoyletv 19 June 2016 - 04:47 PM |
| Waffle? That's being a bit harsh. You're sounding like a spoilt brat. I understand your concerns, and I agree - yes social media is the best place to promote. But when you have nothing to promote, what is the point in posting? They are probably busy working on the fundamentals, making decisions etc. Tweeting is probably the last thing they have to worry about. They don't begin filming for another two weeks. So have some patience. Perhaps you will find that they start posting when they have things to post about. Considering the massive undertaking, I'd be grateful to have gotten what we've got so far. |
| Posted by: manueloooord 19 June 2016 - 07:04 PM |
| Usually when they post, they get hurt by the people bashing the show. Seems like for the bashers, everything they do is wrong. If it were me, I would do the same and lock my account. I wouldn't need the negativity. I hope you guys don't get mad at me for this, but I'm just being realistic..... If the show does fail, and I hope it doesn't, it will be because of the people who thought negatively of the reboot. It's okay for non fans but we as the MacGyver fans should want this reboot to succeed and thus we must support it, especially at this point in time wherein we do not know much about it yet. If you guys are true fans of MacGyver (and I know you guys all are), you would want younger generations to relate with him. I am part of the younger generation, and though I liked the 80s MacGyver, I know I don't think a lot like them, so I know for a fact a whole lot of other people of my age will not like the original 80s show that much because they would think it's a corny old show. Truth hurts, but that's how people of my age generally view old stuff, and I'm glad I'm not like them. But I know that through this reboot they will get to know MacGyver, and who knows? Maybe they'd understand why the 80s show was great, too. It's not about what came first or what came last. It's about how MacGyver can live on through the years and how he can keep in touch with the times. I actually showed my friends the trailer, and they liked it. And if that was the 'ugly' version, then most probably they would like the 'Lenkov-improved' version much more. I guess they liked the preview for the scapped pilot because: 1) They liked how cool the character was and I think they wouldn't think the 80s version will be as cool as the modern one because they generally view old stuff as corny. I hope we can just accept it and believe it. Take it from me, a 16 year old turning 17 this August. I know how our world as young people work. I don't want it to work that way but there's nothing I can do about it. They might think the old 80s show is 'cool' but, for sure they'll think the new show is 'cooler' because they are more familiar with the time it is set, they can relate more. For me, as long as they know MacGyver and they think he's cool, I'm okay with whatever it takes to make them like the MacGyver character in a way very similar to how I like MacGyver. 2) For the girls I have as friends, they must have really liked it because of Lucas Till. I guess the perception of someone 'hot' and 'handsome' must have evolved from RDA-handsome from the 80s to Lucas Till handsome at present. If I showed them the old RDA version, I wouldn't think they'd like it that much because, well, if you really think of it...he may be handsome then but he's old enough to be the grandfather of my friends now. With that in mind, I think it would kinda be a turn-off for the girls. We don't really know much about the reboot yet, so there's really too little of a basis to bash it, so it's best to hope for the best, really. I guess my point here is, there is hope that the reboot will be a success because I know for a fact that young people will like it. I hope that original MacGyver fans can help it be successful, too...by thinking positively. I'm not saying don't ever bash it, you can once we really see the problems. But for now, we shouldn't be very harsh on it because all of the things we see as 'problems' now are only minor.  |
| Posted by: denizen 19 June 2016 - 08:40 PM |
| People post on social media regardless of whether they are supposed to or not. How many celebs have gotten into trouble for saying things or uploading pictures they weren't supposed to. You get the quiet types that can hold their opinion to themselves and then you get those that need to announce every little thing they do. But the good thing is that is does create talk and frenzy. Gets the blood pumping albeit a good or bad thing. They may be guilty of posting but i guess we are guilty of reading. |
| Posted by: RDoyletv 19 June 2016 - 10:28 PM |
| Well said, Manueloord Couldn't have put it better myself. Agree 100% We shouldn't rush to judgement, and should wait until the programme airs before making our feelings felt. |
| Posted by: Walter 19 June 2016 - 11:00 PM | ||
And still you miss the point. I'll go slower...... They have been posting..... lots of on-set photos showed up on various platforms. Then they mysteriously get deleted and/or accounts go private. That was my point. I never said anything about the amount they post or what they post just that they do post and then close the accounts down or delete the stuff. It's annoying as hell. |
| Posted by: RDoyletv 20 June 2016 - 12:20 AM |
| And Walter, your missing my point. So I'll go even slower. Yes, lots of on set pictures showed up for the small pilot, that was filmed back in March. And CBS as they are entitled to do, shut them down. I assume for confidentiality reasons. This pilot was filmed under David Von Ancken and his team, most now probably detached from this project. Let's use the analogy, of a shop - that had a bad reputation. If you were brought in to run this shop, and were aware it had a negative or bad history attached. You would likely close down the shop for a short period of time, renovate it to your specifications, and then re-open and unleash it onto the world again, under new management. This is similar to what CBS has done here. The reason they closed down accounts, was to allow the new show-runner to take charge, redesign and move this project in a new direction. We already know a new pilot episode has been written, so all previous tweets, pics and promos are old and unrelatable to this project going forward. If they hadn't done this, you or someone would have complained about that too. Since late May, Peter Lenkov has taken charge of this project, going back to source material, reconstructing the origin story, wrote a new pilot script, re-cast, brought a new team on board and listened to the feedback from fans. They are working hard on creating a new and improved show with limit time. You may have been annoyed over them shutting down accounts, but all this was necessary (as the show took a new course). As for the lack of tweets. It's been far too early, up to this point - nothing concrete to tell. They have been doing their job, and tweeting isn't one of them. They are busy working hard organizing everything in preparation for filming. My point being - They have limited time to be tweeting at this point. So when they do tweet - we should be grateful that they are tweeting at all, and thankful we are getting anything. Because it's not part of the job description, it is something that has been imposed on the business - and must be embraced. |
| Posted by: Macgyver12186 20 June 2016 - 05:15 AM |
| Walter relax when CBS or the writers have something to show us they will Untill then let's just relax and wait. |
| Posted by: MiracleMac 20 June 2016 - 08:15 AM | ||
In other words it's trade secrecy, goes on every business usually |
| Posted by: RDoyletv 20 June 2016 - 08:24 AM |
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| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 5 July 2016 - 09:30 PM |
| Brian Durkin is all ready to go... so I guess the writers don't have to stay indoors writing all the time ;-) via https://www.instagram.com/p/BHgHbQMg110BJA5RYaBVIn6IBwR-IWyv-x0c1k0/ |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 23 July 2016 - 08:07 AM |
| Brian writing more episodes via https://www.instagram.com/p/BIHIXA3jBQs/?tagged=macisback |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 24 July 2016 - 01:27 AM |
| No more writing about paperclips, please... but nice one, Brian's dad ;-) via https://www.instagram.com/p/BIOiiZxgKPi/?taken-by=briancdurkin |
| Posted by: denizen 24 July 2016 - 08:47 PM |
| Looks like a shirt. Would love to get one. |
| Posted by: KiwiTek 25 July 2016 - 03:38 AM |
| You can buy them http://amzn.to/29UIcV1. http://amzn.to/29UIcV1 |
| Posted by: denizen 25 July 2016 - 04:59 AM |
| Cool! |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 8 August 2016 - 01:29 PM |
| Not a hundred percent sure; but I guess John Turman (The Hulk, Rise of the Silver Surfer) also joined the writer's crew via https://twitter.com/theTurman/status/760741523134742528 |
| Posted by: denizen 9 August 2016 - 08:35 PM |
Lovely. As just to think what transpired of his prior work.  |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 9 August 2016 - 09:18 PM | ||
At least he was a fan of the old show *lol* To be honest, besides Lenkov a lot of these writers don't have that many great credits to show on their IMDb pages *sigh*. Let's hope for the best. Brian is working another night shift on the lot via https://www.instagram.com/p/BI6gYy8AvGX/?tagged=macgyver |
| Posted by: MiracleMac 14 August 2016 - 02:15 AM |
| The other thing which is going to make that new MacGyver feel different, is the story style. In the original they used Plot / Action-Driven stories and now it seems they are more into Character-Driven. There was an interview in ”themacgyverproject” website with Paul Margolis, who wrote couple MacGyver episodes. And in the end of the interview he was asked, what he was thinking about new MacGyver reboot. He mentioned that “Because when MacGyver came out in the 80's, it was a very different dramatic form. It was a basic, very clear 4 act structure and a tag, and there was basically one story line -- a very simple kind of storytelling. But now television has evolved into a complex, deeper character driven medium now” And Peter Lenkov also said in one interview that ”I think the characters are different, and the original show, it was very plot-driven. Nowadays, we have to really look at why people are tuning in. They’re tuning in for the characters” There isn’t any rules that which story style there should be in any Movie or TV-show scripts. But In my experience I like more Action-Driven stories than, Character-Driven. And Action-Driven worked for MacGyver. But if they’re going to change that story style, it really is going to affect to the show, and it’s going to feel very different. Most of the other shows and movies in the 80s-90s had more Action-Driven stories too. That’s why I somehow like those more. Here’s the test what you can take to see, if you are more into Character-Driven or Action Driven stories. https://www.writersstore.com/character-driven-or-action-driven/ |
| Posted by: KiwiTek 14 August 2016 - 03:01 AM | ||
| yes you're right MiracleMac. This is going to be MacGyver updated to modern story telling techniques and styles and that's the way it has to be in order to draw in a new generation of fans. Things have moved on and we're not int he 80's any more so we can't expect a new MacGyver to mimic the old. What we can expect though is that the "essence" and "spirit" of the character and show remains and I still think that would have been best served by making this show a prequel or a sequel. I really struggle to understand why they see the need to reboot instead of continuing the legacy of a show which has already achieved icon status around the world.
That's what this feels a lot like to me. Having said that though it still looks like a good entertaining show which will be worth watching... It's just going to be a very different kind of MacGyver. |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 14 August 2016 - 05:18 AM |
| I like character-driven plots if the characters are very interesting. Guess that fits me, being a psychologist and all But sometimes TV shows lose themselves in the character-arcs over the seasons; and it's just one love-triangle after a betrayal after a lost and found relative after someone cheating after one death after one new relationship and a separation after another and it starts getting ridiculous because all that happens to the characters is only for shock-value anymore to rattle the audience. And it's getting so complicated with all the new characters (because every other episode someone just died) that you can't miss a single episode; and even then you're left behind totally confused after the hiatus before the next season starts. It's my first rewatch of the show in years (now that I have them on DVD) and I like that I can decide to watch the show out of order every now and then because I'm in the mood for a specific episode. And you still get it. It's just 45 minutes of good entertainment; and if you don't want to you wouldn't even have to think about the deeper messages behind some of the episodes. I don't mind if they following James Wan's statement seeing them as stand-alone episodes. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 14 August 2016 - 06:04 AM |
| The days of weekly new adventures are long gone. Now it's one big storyline. Not that I mind. It was one thing the original show always lacked in my opinion. I think episodes like Kill Zone, The Negotiator and On A Wing and a Prayer could've been great two-parters. Or storylines like in Xena or Magnum with his wife. That like more episodes are adressing the subject that was dealt with in an earlier season. Well actually they sort of did in Lesson In Evil when Mac was testifying on what happened in Deadly Dreams. |
| Posted by: Widowmaker 14 August 2016 - 02:26 PM |
| Murdoc would have been good as a story arc type villain with elaborate assassination plans which MacGyver and the DXS have to thwart. |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 17 August 2016 - 08:50 PM |
| Henry Winkler visited the Writers yesterday via https://twitter.com/MacGyverWriters/status/766035886647578624 |
| Posted by: Barry Rowland 17 August 2016 - 11:58 PM |
| Wow he still has class!! |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 18 September 2016 - 09:46 AM |
| via https://www.instagram.com/p/BKcZoxfAr3F/?tagged=macgyver |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 12 October 2016 - 02:44 PM |
| so... THAT's how they work via https://twitter.com/nancysan/status/782013809221218304 |
| Posted by: denizen 12 October 2016 - 08:03 PM |
That actually speaks volumes from what ive seen so far.  |
| Posted by: MacGyver85 13 October 2016 - 06:11 PM |
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| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 25 October 2016 - 02:41 PM |
| another visualization art piece by the writing team: https://twitter.com/BrianCDurkin/status/789622871978971136 |
| Posted by: denizen 25 October 2016 - 08:06 PM |
| I see its compulsory to do self portraits on each of them now judging by the pic on the bottom left. Who's that? Lenkov? |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 25 October 2016 - 08:57 PM |
| Regarding that he has to put together 2 episodes for 2 different TV shows each week, that's probably how he looks every morning by now |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 16 December 2016 - 10:48 AM |
| So... I'll guess by this SAK we can determine what the rest of the Season 1 Episodes might be called? ;-) https://twitter.com/slack2thefuture/status/809831023882145793 |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 16 December 2016 - 10:59 AM |
| Considering how much they advertized paperclips in the beginning and at ComicCon, they're pretty lucky they got an SAK as a crew gift... |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 16 December 2016 - 04:26 PM |
| Yeah. I think it looks really cool with the silver MacGyver logo. It seems to match the blades and look like it's "meant to be there." |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 13 March 2017 - 03:00 PM |
| via Craig O'Neill: https://twitter.com/CO_MacGyver/status/841422032977854466 |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 2 May 2017 - 11:29 AM |
| David Slack has started writing on Season 2: https://twitter.com/slack2thefuture/status/859437575638966273 |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 5 June 2017 - 09:20 PM |
Script Writer Brian Durkin is doing research at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory  https://www.instagram.com/p/BU-6U1pB5Aq/ |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 7 June 2017 - 09:36 PM |
I'm not so sure that I really want this  https://twitter.com/nancysan/status/872552859723640832 |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 27 October 2017 - 08:15 AM |
| Looks like the writers are excited for tonight's Halloween Episode https://twitter.com/linzraeallen/status/923944732497022976 |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 2 February 2018 - 10:53 AM |
| Rhett Allain, the tech consultant for MacGyver and Mythbusters, did a Reddid AMA (ask me anything) today. You can still ask him questions: https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7uqu0s/askscience_ama_series_i_am_rhett_allain_physicist/ He also answered some about the Reboot. |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 8 May 2020 - 02:02 PM |
| new Story Editor for Season 5: https://twitter.com/teresapalooza/status/1258755888606662656 |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 11 June 2020 - 11:51 PM |
looks like the writers are back in the "office". at least they changed the twitter header and profile photo, thought at first it's a fan account  |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 12 June 2020 - 07:07 AM |
| The writers room for S5 is open: https://twitter.com/MacGyverWriters/status/1271449181215797248 |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 10 July 2020 - 06:18 AM |
| They still need about 550 more followers via https://twitter.com/MacGyverWriters/status/1280310900101009409 |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 6 October 2020 - 01:26 AM |
| via https://twitter.com/MacGyverWriters/status/1313200818556866560 |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 6 October 2020 - 01:27 AM |
| and here's a closer look at the writers team for Season 5: https://twitter.com/MacGyverWriters/status/1313200818556866560 haven't identified them all yet |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 6 October 2020 - 03:54 AM |
| And who's that? |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 6 October 2020 - 09:48 AM | ||
as stated in the post, Lucas Till plus the writers team for Season 5. since the names are blacked over, I can't name them all yet. first is Lucas, then new Showrunner Monica Macer and probably Andrew Karlsruher (who wrote 4x04) on the right. below Monica is Teresa Huang, followed by Andrew Klein I think. below Lucas might be Stephanie Hicks. the two Andrews have been with the show since Seasons 2 and 3 and Stephanie came on as a Staff writer for Season 4. |
| Posted by: MacGyver85 6 October 2020 - 08:52 PM |
| Lucas looks even more like my cousin now! |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 7 October 2020 - 01:26 AM | ||||
These are all pretty young people. I do hope they bring Brian Durkin back. |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 7 October 2020 - 01:28 AM | ||
Yes, yong and inexperienced does not boost my confidence that there will be any improvements made. |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 7 October 2020 - 02:57 AM |
| at least we'll get two more episodes written by Jim Adler; I liked his episodes so far. Brian Durkin is not listed on the Writers Guild directory; I have no clue what project he's working on at the moment. screenshot via my blog: https://dashboardonfire.wordpress.com/2020/09/25/macgyver-reboot-update-120/ |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 7 October 2020 - 09:05 AM | ||||
I have no idea how old the original crew was but I assume they were all about the same age RDA was and they all had like the same mindset. Late thirties etc, these are all late twenty-something maybe very early thirties people. Brian Durkin was my favorite writer actually, he brought us the Ghost but I assume his demise has got to do with him leaving. |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 7 October 2020 - 09:14 AM | ||
That's possible. I always thought it's weird they killed him off just to bring in a similar enemy for the S3 finale; especially with Charlie having his last appearance and their history. I felt the villain should have been the Ghost. I'm also curious if they'll bring back any old guest stars or storylines or if they want to make a clean break from Lenkov; bringing in their own characters. Though I think one of the Andrew's was responsible for the Ethan episodes (Matty's ex-husband), so there's always that (and I really hope not ) |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 4 December 2020 - 04:40 AM |
| via https://twitter.com/teresapalooza/status/1334834729259061249 |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 7 December 2020 - 01:20 PM |
| via https://twitter.com/MacGyverWriters/status/1336051743470350337 |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 7 December 2020 - 01:36 PM |
| Episode 5x02 was written by Andrew Klein and Peter Lenkov. That shade... https://twitter.com/MacGyverWriters/status/1336060052965380104 |
| Posted by: Krug 7 December 2020 - 02:36 PM | ||
So they're "Mac Moments" now?  |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 7 December 2020 - 03:21 PM | ||||
might depend on what writer is tweeting at the moment |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 11 December 2020 - 12:50 AM |
| via https://www.instagram.com/p/CIoxyRzpf5S/ |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 19 December 2020 - 05:24 AM |
| via https://twitter.com/MacGyverWriters/status/1340113730672189450 |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 19 December 2020 - 05:25 AM |
| via https://twitter.com/Sticks919/status/1340118323988557825 |
| Posted by: real_ness 19 December 2020 - 09:29 AM |
| .......................more to come |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 23 March 2021 - 08:49 AM |
| via https://twitter.com/MacGyverWriters/status/1374393372979294209 |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 23 March 2021 - 12:23 PM |
| via https://twitter.com/teresapalooza/status/1374416663005720582 |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 8 April 2021 - 02:51 PM |
| via https://twitter.com/MacGyverWriters/status/1379970017010221057 |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 30 April 2021 - 12:19 AM |
| via https://twitter.com/MacGyverWriters/status/1387915773822205955 |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 30 April 2021 - 08:34 AM |
| via https://www.instagram.com/p/COS50khpHbf/ |
| Posted by: DashboardOnFire 2 May 2021 - 02:13 PM |
| via https://twitter.com/AlessiaSimonne/status/1388955873595199489 |