I was on forum for about one hour today ( wow!!!) and I felt this URGENT NEED to post a new topic! If it is somewhere there already just move me but anyway I would like to know how is the people reaction when you tell them that you LOVE MacGyver. Do they consider it childish, silly and just smile? Or take it seriously? I do not tell anyone, honestly because some may think that Iam too grown up for this series What comments do you receive?

Nobody asks, nobody knows. My immediate environment knows about it and they respect it, now. But at work, they don't know much about it. Though there's been a Mac mention at work when a colleague of mine and myself were changing a pannel. The screws got stuck so we taped the rest MacGyver-style. Before it was like I couldn't talk about nothing else and that I was annoying about it. Right now, everybody accepts it. Now with many dvd-releases about almost everything I think there became a bigger respect about having interests in all the 80's shows.

I don't talk about it, except to friends who I know "get" the idea of fandom. Even with them, I wouldn't phrase it as "I LOVE MacGyver".

Mostly, I tell people who are in some kind of fandom themselves -- it doesn't have to be MacGyver, and it usually isn't. I generally talk about it in the context of talking about my writing.

And since I'm about to turn 50, I'm not worried about being too grown up for the show, or for fandom in general.

Frankly I'm a newbie to the show itself. I've been watching it since last June and there is a friend of mine whom I share fandom stuff most of the time.When I told her,I watched the show season by season and have just begun re-watching,she's surprised saying "isn't it too old to watch?" I said "maybe,but I really like watching it over and over"

Welcome to the show, and to the forum!

I'm sure there are shows that age badly, and aren't a joy to re-watch . . .but I think MacGyver continues to work just fine. There's a datedness to it, but that's part of the charm for me. And the storytelling itself hasn't lost its strength at all.

Thank you:)

There's a datedness to it, but that's part of the charm for me.

Yes,exactly!
I can't name the exact reasons for falling for this show.I have seen other old tv series like A-Team,Moonlightning..etc but MacGyver is the one that I can call as my favorite.
I mean there are lots of shows these days which repeats the same things over and over or still follow the old formulas that work for previous programs.Many of them just vanish without creating any effect.

Yep, you've got it.

I was reflecting the other day about how Moonlighting in particular was The Most Successful Show In The World at the time -- so much that the producers of MacGyver tried to imitate it, with Nikki -- but I don't run into casual reference to Moonlighting, or any of the other shows, the way I do with MacGyver. Hundreds of shows have sunk without trace, a few hold on, and some never seem to dim.

Very bad imitation, I might add. It goes to show you just can't transplant a successful concept of one show into another.

My Mac-fandom is of recent date, I still am an absolute beginner in this field, but thanks to this site I'm learning all the time.
After my discovery of MacGyver I wanted to share my enthusiasm with some friends. They reacted like: MacGyver? Who?
And then one day an old friend said: 'Oh yeah, the guy with that ridiculous jacket.' After that I never brought it up again.

' the guy with that ridiculous jacket.'
That's what mum says whenever she sees me watching the show

And now for something completely ridiculous. A few months ago, at a flea market, I stumbled upon a real vintage brown leather jacket (it still smelled of the eighties) very close to Mac's. It cost me no more than 10 dollars.
And guess what comment I get from friends when I wear it? 'Wow! Cool jacket!'

yeah,I have to admit I can't help smiling some outfit in the show,but considering the fashion of that time,it doesn't look ridiculous to me and one thing for sure his leather jackets are still cool:)

Well, my family knows I'm a big into MacGyver, they don't seem to be phased actually as I've been a comic book and action figure collector for years and years. So, nothing new to them, but my little sisters kinda razz me about it when they see me watching it. Outside of my family, only my best friend knows, and he likes the show too, but he's not a fan guy like me.

- M.F.

Ridiculous JACKET?!?

Ridiculous haircut I could understand!!!

He MacGyvered a comfit blanket out of his jacket!

I was surprised, too, but he insisted the jacket was ridiculous.
He says he doesn't like the eighties because of the ugly clothing, and women's hairdos. You know, the big hair.
But he didn't have anything against Mac's haircut.
Neither do I, by the way.

Well, at least he knows who MacGyver is.

I was a HUGE fan of the show back in the 80s, when I was in highschool. Now, I enjoy it largely through a sense of nostalgia. It's obviously aimed at a younger audience, and the acting is pretty painful at times, but it still has its good moments (and sometimes even the bad moments are fun.)
So I don't mind telling people the truth-- that I loved the show as a kid. I think most people who were around back then can appreciate that, even if they didn't personally love it.
But TV has come a long way since then. Better acting, better cinematography, better characters, etc, etc. As much as I like Mac, I'm glad things have progressed.

It's funny -- when I started watching the show again, just a few years ago, the biggest problem I had was getting used to the Big Hair -- not on the guys, but on the women.

I've spent enough time amongst the hippies that long hair on men seems normal, so Mac's hair didn't require any adjustment. But the women! Oy!

As for the clothing: meh. Each decade has its absurdities.

I'm often surprised by the number of people I run into who also love MacGyver. Most, though, are just like, "Huh? I don't remember that show."

Goes to show that Mac was really a cult hit and not much more (unfortunately).

I don't dare tell too many people that I really enjoy watching MacGyver...my friends and husband really dont' understand what I still enjoy the show. Well, my husband understands that I kinda drool over RDA But most friends and co-workers... yeah I can't really discuss Mac with them and heaven forbid if they knew I read fanfiction or even discussed the show with other folks on line. I lead a double life...normal engineer by day and secret Mac fan at night.

I get laughs from some co-workers when my cell phone rings because of course it's the theme song, but they also laugh when it's another co-worker calling because it's the A-team theme song when work calls.

I think most people in my generation who grew up watching Mac and then went onto engineering or science based field, get a chuckle from memories of Mac, but there are many who just don't understand the draw. Those of us who are natural problems solvers, we relate well to Mac and like to relive the glory days ... the other folks, well let's just say they're still trying to figure us out.

I only have season 6 on dvd so I order them through my library to watch. When the librarian called to tell me my MacGyver DVD's were in she was laughing. I like to think maybe someone had just walked into the library wearing a ridiculous outfit, but I'm very paranoid she was laughing at my taste in television shows!

My dh usually makes comments on how ridiculous whatever is happening is....he pretty much does this to every television show though. I keep saying "It's just a TV show!"

Ive got really good reception, two of my friends love the show now and both of them have almost all the seasons. And my bro likes it too, he watches good ol' Mac once in a while.