I wonder if Eads look will change at all now that he's playing a different character. I don't expect him to have a bushy mustache and wear a pilot's hat like the original Jack did, but they might alter his look slightly, same as they altered Lucas Till's look. Either way, I'll be very interested to see a new promo.

A very strong character from the first season, that was never developed (pardon the pun), but could have had huge potential as a regular cast member - was photographer Kate Connelly from the episode The Gauntlet.

Perhaps she could be re-imagined in this new reboot, just a thought ?

Yes! I always thought she was the best fit for MacGyver. She had the same adventuring spirit he had. I think the 2 actors complimented each other on screen to and looked good together.

In one of her interviews Robin Curtis talked about hos she and Richard did a lot of "practicing of the kissing scene" in his trailer so that may have helped bond them in front of the camera as well

I'd love if they can find that kind of chemistry again.

It may just be me but Kate Connelly always reminds me of Kate Malloy. I seem to think that they're alike, though both separate characters.

Speaking of Kate Malloy, could she become a character introduced for the reboot? Will a rebooted Sam be in this too? I think it's either Kate becomes the girlfriend of MacGyver for a few seasons and then she goes off pregnant, or Kate may already be dead by the time the reboot starts and MacGyver may meet Sam too but as a young kid, maybe 7 years old young? If that were the case Mac would be about 18 years old when he fathered a child.

No. I don't think that's a good idea. The whole son thing wasn't exactly well received so why go down that road again?

If they go down that road I'm out for good.

Oh well, I always thought Mac having a son was really out of character, anyway. Well, it's mainly because of the squeaky clean image he has. I really didn't like thinking of him or seeing him as someone who would sleep with a girlfriend. For example, it may be just me, but seeing him in bed with the Lisa Kohler character in the Lost Love flashback is really awkward to watch

I don't think the 'Mac as a father' plot will be something that will go unpassed by the reboot, tho. They might put it in just for the sake of having more of a connection with the old show. I don't know, I kinda feel it coming. I guess it's because the 'Oliver Queen having a son' subplot from Arrow season 4 reminds me of it a little bit. But then again, if they keep in mind that Mac having a son received poor reception before, they might just skip it but I think they won't rule the possibility out, whether they show it as a story or just imply that it can happen beyond the series' scope.

Why should you find this awkward ? It's quite normal and natural for a guy to meet a girl, fall in love and have sex. MacGyver should be awarded the same courtesy.

It was silly how they just dropped Maria from Season 6, so abruptly. With no explanation. Again another example of poor writing. I know that they got such a backlash from female fans they dropped the girlfriend thing, but seriously? Must the man wear a chastity belt? The blokes not GAY, so he deserves the chance to sow his wild oaths.

Who was Kate Molloy? I know it turns out to be the mother of Sam, the son MacGyver supposedly fathered? But seriously did she ever appear in any other episode? Did we ever see Mac in a relationship with her or was this something that happened off screen? Because this always bothered me... I hated that ending!

It would have been better to have brought back Maria and she turns up at MacGyver's flat bags in hand. Mac delighted to see her takes her bags and she reveals her baby bump, to a shocked Mac. Mac has to adjust and come to terms with being a father and gets some support and advice of this dear friends around him Jack Dalton, Pete Thornton and Mama Lorraine. Inter-mixed with one last adventure story that ends with a shock twist, Pete passing away. MacGyver coming to terms with pete's passing - realises he must give up putting himself in danger and start to settle down with Maria and baby. The episode ends with son of MacGyver born, Jack Dalton chosen to be the godfather, and the baby's name revealed.

Something along those lines is how the show should have ended.

I don't know, sir RDoyletv. It's just me, I guess HAHA. Maybe it's because not a lot of scenes like that were shown in the series that much. I guess, in the back of my head, something I rarely see MacGyver do translates to something really awkward to watch or think about Also. I felt it was unnecessary to show a scene like that with Mac and a girl I couldn't even care about because of how rushed she was put in as a character, and all the more that I didn't care when they just killed the character off.

Yep, sir RDoyletv, this was the exact reason why I'm getting the feeling that they might introduce a rebooted Kate Malloy into the reboot series. In the original series, MacGyver supposedly fathered a child with her way before the series started, which makes him a young MacGyver probably in his early twenties Since the reboot will probably be set in his twenties, this will grant the writers the chance to make Kate more relevant and show the MacGyver-Kate dynamic if they wished to

You wanted MacGyver to be a 40 year old virgin?


They should have Steve Carrell play him in the reboot!

AHAHAHAHAHA

But kidding aside, not really, sir Miasma I just didn't really think it was important to the show HAHAHA, especially with a character I didn't care about. If it were someone like, let's say even Penny Parker or if they had wished to have MacGyver and Nikki Carpenter in a romantic relationship, I'd have a more positive outlook towards it. And also, as I have said earlier:

"Maybe it's because not a lot of scenes like that were shown in the series that much. I guess, in the back of my head, something I rarely see MacGyver do translates to something really awkward to watch or think about " HAHA sorry I didn't know how to quote properly for a second time in a single post

Why should you find this awkward ? It's quite normal and natural for a guy to meet a girl, fall in love and have sex. MacGyver should be awarded the same courtesy.

It was silly how they just dropped Maria from Season 6, so abruptly. With no explanation. Again another example of poor writing. I know that they got such a backlash from female fans they dropped the girlfriend thing, but seriously? Must the man wear a chastity belt? The blokes not GAY, so he deserves the chance to sow his wild oaths.

Who was Kate Molloy? I know it turns out to be the mother of Sam, the son MacGyver supposedly fathered? But seriously did she ever appear in any other episode? Did we ever see Mac in a relationship with her or was this something that happened off screen? Because this always bothered me... I hated that ending!

It would have been better to have brought back Maria and she turns up at MacGyver's flat bags in hand. Mac delighted to see her takes her bags and she reveals her baby bump, to a shocked Mac. Mac has to adjust and come to terms with being a father and gets some support and advice of this dear friends around him Jack Dalton, Pete Thornton and Mama Lorraine. Inter-mixed with one last adventure story that ends with a shock twist, Pete passing away. MacGyver coming to terms with pete's passing - realises he must give up putting himself in danger and start to settle down with Maria and baby. The episode ends with son of MacGyver born, Jack Dalton chosen to be the godfather, and the baby's name revealed.

Something along those lines is how the show should have ended.

Maria left on assignment in her last episode. Was this always intended or did they wrote it in after receiving the hatred, I don't know. She just never came back. Mac refers to her one last time in Jerico Games when Ellen asks if there is someone in his life.

Whether we accept it or not, plenty of proof that Sam is his son. The photo album Mac's looking at even pointing out the last time they were together. And the locket Sam got from his mother with a picture of both of them. She told him who his father was. Still it's all seemed a little rushed I think it's plenty to assume Sam is his son. And he doesn't strike me as someone who would lie about it because to what gain?

The whole Mac-Kate relationship was off screen and considering Sam's age 19-20 this must've been in 1972. I still have to write that part of Mac's history in my timeline but even looking back at it now... Mac seemed to be quite the player in his college years.

I guess there just must've been someone with whom he 'hit it off'.

Just the same as there is nothing awkward about the scene with Lisa in the bedroom. I don't think it's odd Mac has love-life. It just seems odd to female fans.

Why did it seem odd to the women, tho? I sure hope I don't share their reasons, even though I do think it's a little bit odd but not to the point wherein I would really come to hate it HAHA I'm sure I would have been comfortable with it in the long run.

But really, why did it seem odd to them? I see girls now of my age who always marathon those TV shows which have these main characters in a relationship, and they really seem to like shipping the characters HAHA. Yknow, wanting the characters to be with each other HAHAHA. Was it different in the 80s?

I would love to see a scene in the new series, were MacGyver is making out with a girl in his apartment and they move themselves into the bed room.

Heading for the bed, he realises that he hasn't any protection left, the girl spotting him doing that look with his eyes, scanning the room, simply says... "don't even think about Macgyvering something together" lol

A nice comic moment perhaps as a way to open an episode.

I don't know; jealous I guess.

I think the idea was that MacGyver was supposed to be a loner. He doesn't look like a family kinda guy. And considering his skills, he's a very unique person. You don't really meet someone like that very much in life. But the fact that he was a loner adds so much to his character.

I think it was just more common in the 80's and 90's. Series that are about a guy who always seems to defy the odds on his own or with help from a supporting cast. MacGyver, Magnum... They're mostly single men in their early thirties, they're hot, charming, and usually the best in what they do and always have more than one girl in the course of the show. Of course there's a whole list to pick from which girl may fit the best with your character so that if you're not happy with the final result fanfiction can give some possibilities. It took me years to realise Nikki Carpenter is actually his best match for me. At first I figured Maria Romburg. But also Kate Connolly and even Deborah if she didn't want to kill him. In Magnum they also made the wrong choice in my opinion. I would've given him the girl he met in L.A. or even Michelle. Instead he goes with a journalist he met on his 40th birthday, but I think the girl from L.A. was more his type. She was a little more cute in a way, I can fall for. But they had their time in a two-parter and despite she stood him up at the airport, which he seemed to understand, she visited him in Hawaii later that season.

I think a lot of peoples wants their heroes to remained desired. If they end up in a relationship there's nothing more to be desired. Or at least that's how it was than. Now it's like happily ever after.

I don't know about women who watched the show, but I was maybe 9 or 10 when I started watching and I didn't care about seeing MacGyver getting the girl. I did know where babies came from at the time but I didn't really get any sexual references in the show anyway. I wasn't interested in such stuff yet *lol*

I just watched a Bud Spencer movie yesterday (which I haven't seen in 20 years or so) and had to laugh when I realized all the "dirty" jokes in there - I sure didn't realize back then how many of them were in these movies...

MacGyver was my first crush but I never cared about his women - not because I wanted him to be single all the time, but because they always threw some old love in there for just one episode. They weren't very interesting characters and to me, he just looked like a player to me. I didn't want to have him for myself, but I guess I was still naive and romantic back then - I wanted him to be with one girl for a while and not sleep around all the time.

I guess it would be very different if those episodes were done today - he wouldn't fall in love with Deborah and be betrayed in a single episode. We would get to know her backstory, the relationship would be built up over several episodes so the betrayal is even more devastating and shocking in the series finale; maybe with some backlash that influences also the next season... I'm pretty sure that's what Peter Lenkov will do with the "big bad" for the first season he talked about in that video interview.

Ooohhhhh Sounds intriguing Dash - you should write for MacGyver. You certainly have an eye for a good story.

And your not too bad at the detective work either!

I don't think they'll go with Deborah as the first season bad. I think that's something worth considering for a future season.

Peter Lenkov mentioned she'd be like a "female MacGyver" perhaps this character will be a reworking of Kate Lafferty from season 1, the ugly duckling? Just a thought?

I hated that episode... Let hope they do a better job with her attitude....cos, She was one right moany cow lol

1973 according to our timeline.

So he's 19.

they definitely need Pete. Would be nice to see Frog again. Would be nice to revisit some older cases such as the couple from Hell Fire, He could go check on Trubo to see how his "world" is. Go back to the mansion in Secret of the Parker House. Check up on a grown up Lisa Woodman, who has her own kids now and is maybe going through a similar problem

If they want Penny Parker in this series, Teri Hatcher's daugher might be a good choice... she looks just like her mom!

And if she acts the same, would you choose her too?

Nice legs, by the way.

Pete could still exist in this series' canon if they say he's Patricia's husband who works at the Phoenix Foundation. Or maybe he could even be her father-in-law if she's married to someone else.

True; never even thought about that!

Dang, now I wish RDA had more interest taking part in this *lol*

Except one one same problem.....

The reboot is set BEFORE any of that happened.

Now is Nikki coming back or not? Because it would be weird if she is since they didn't meet in until the third season.

This show is a reimagining not a prequel to the original.

That means, in this new series things are open to interpretation. For example Pete now being Trish.

It's brill that Nikki has a role in the new series. I would love if they build up to the introduction of Murdoc, giving him a much stronger back story than in the original. Perhaps they'll give him a really strong motive for hating MacGyver. It would be good and interesting to delve into Murdoc's backstory.

I'd also like to see Byran Cranston play the part of Dr. Zito, think that would be a great coup for the show and an ingenious bit of casting. Just a thought.

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Except one one same problem.....

The reboot is set BEFORE any of that happened.

I don't think the chronology of events of the original series really apply to the reboot. They could do anything at any time they wish. Now if this show were a prequel they would be tied down by the original's continuity, but that isn't the case. It's just like when Batman Begins came out and people were saying that the Joker couldn't be the Joker yet because he starts out as Jack Napier in the 1989 Batman movie. It's irrelevant, because they aren't in the same continuity.