MacGyver or 24?

Talon87 · 07-05-2007, 07:38 PM

If you were to choose between watching one of these two shows from start to finish, which would it be and why? (a.k.a. please don't just vote, but also reply with a post!)

MacGyver or 24?

MacGyver intro
24 Intro

Sandaa · 07-05-2007, 07:43 PM

Never seen either show, but MacGyver HANDS DOWN. God that show looks like it kicks so much ass! xD I gotta look into this more and see if I can find any episodes.

Talon87 · 07-05-2007, 08:12 PM

MacGyver is a "do-it-all" action hero. He's got roguish good looks, he kicks ass but doesn't like violence (like "no guns"), and he can get out of any sticky situation using his uncomparable resourcefulness. That resourcefulness is what really made him a lasting character in American pop culture, since it was "beyond belief."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pr ... y_MacGyver

To give you an idea of what a cultural symbol MacGyver was/is ... check out these references in The Simpsons and Family Guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Enxr7iTRBo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjEA5JRsEmA

Also, one of the best commercials ever ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V70bLAPevMc

07-05-2007, 09:03 PM

Macguyver, hands down. just cause richard dean anderson is an amazing actor. wow.

**enchantress** · 07-06-2007, 04:11 AM

MacGyver, hands down. I've seen (and love) both shows, but MacGyver has that added something that draws me more toward it.

Damn, if my VCR wasn't broken I'd pull out some old MacGyver tapes of mine and watch them. I recorded several episodes and a couple of the movies years ago that I dust off and watch every now and then.

Magnum PI is another good show I wouldn't mind seeing again. I was young when I saw it on TV so I don't remember a lot about it, just that I loved it. And Knight Rider. And AIRWOLF! God, I loved that chopper! (I wanted it :p) And the Greatest American Hero and etc, etc, etc... There used to be some damned good series around back in those days. Shame I don't remember a lot about any of them :/

Sylar · 07-06-2007, 05:01 AM

MacGyver, as he can make a helicopter out of a paper ball, two staples, and an elastic band. :O

**Loki** · 07-06-2007, 03:09 PM

MacGyver because he travels to other worlds with just a metal ring and frees the people of those worlds of the tyranny of evil aliens.

Talon87 · 07-06-2007, 03:40 PM

When you compare MacGyver to Jack O'Neil, Richard Dean Anderson's age really does show.

**Loki** · 07-06-2007, 08:26 PM

MacGyver had a mullet. That alone shows his age.

Talon87 · 07-06-2007, 08:44 PM

There was a really freaky girl in my 10th grade chemistry class (she was a senior if that's any indication ...) who had an unhealthy obsession with mullets. She would try to bring them up as often as possible in class, and she tried to encourage one guy (a kind, quiet punk-rocker) to grow a mullet. I can only imagine how many Richard Dean Anderson posters she had, and I am also very confident that her favorite super hero (if you polled her) would be Captain Planet.

Sometimes I wonder if this girl, who graduated in June 2001, had anything to do with UPN's later short-lived sitcom "The Mullets."

View Poll Results: MacGyver or 24?
MacGyver (and I've seen both)	3	27.27%
24 (and I've seen both)	0	0%
MacGyver (not same as #1)	6	54.55%
24 (not same as #2)	2	18.18%
Voters: 11. You may not vote on this poll

07-05-2007, 07:38 PM	#1
Talon87 時の彼方へ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lafayette, Indiana Posts: 20,578	MacGyver or 24? If you were to choose between watching one of these two shows from start to finish, which would it be and why? (a.k.a. please don't just vote, but also reply with a post!) MacGyver or 24? MacGyver intro 24 Intro __________________ Japanese Discussion \| Mahoyo Discussion \| MyAnimeList

07-05-2007, 07:43 PM	#2
Sandaa Volcano Badge Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,464	Re: MacGyver or 24? Never seen either show, but MacGyver HANDS DOWN. God that show looks like it kicks so much ass! xD I gotta look into this more and see if I can find any episodes. __________________ ~Fizzle Bubble~ FO: NFC:

07-05-2007, 08:12 PM	#3
Talon87 時の彼方へ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lafayette, Indiana Posts: 20,578	Re: MacGyver or 24? MacGyver is a "do-it-all" action hero. He's got roguish good looks, he kicks ass but doesn't like violence (like "no guns"), and he can get out of any sticky situation using his uncomparable resourcefulness. That resourcefulness is what really made him a lasting character in American pop culture, since it was "beyond belief." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pr ... y_MacGyver To give you an idea of what a cultural symbol MacGyver was/is ... check out these references in The Simpsons and Family Guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Enxr7iTRBo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjEA5JRsEmA Also, one of the best commercials ever ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V70bLAPevMc __________________ Japanese Discussion \| Mahoyo Discussion \| MyAnimeList

07-05-2007, 09:03 PM	#4
Radical Edward Guest Posts: n/a	Re: MacGyver or 24? Macguyver, hands down. just cause richard dean anderson is an amazing actor. wow.

07-06-2007, 04:11 AM	#5
enchantress Queen of the Night Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the shadows of your mind... Posts: 7,148	Re: MacGyver or 24? MacGyver, hands down. I've seen (and love) both shows, but MacGyver has that added something that draws me more toward it. Damn, if my VCR wasn't broken I'd pull out some old MacGyver tapes of mine and watch them. I recorded several episodes and a couple of the movies years ago that I dust off and watch every now and then. Magnum PI is another good show I wouldn't mind seeing again. I was young when I saw it on TV so I don't remember a lot about it, just that I loved it. And Knight Rider. And AIRWOLF! God, I loved that chopper! (I wanted it :p) And the Greatest American Hero and etc, etc, etc... There used to be some damned good series around back in those days. Shame I don't remember a lot about any of them :/ __________________ .

07-06-2007, 05:01 AM	#6
Sylar Cascade Badge Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: England Posts: 434	Re: MacGyver or 24? MacGyver, as he can make a helicopter out of a paper ball, two staples, and an elastic band. :O __________________ Joe's FB Team:

07-06-2007, 03:09 PM	#7
Loki The Path of Now & Forever Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,304	Re: MacGyver or 24? MacGyver because he travels to other worlds with just a metal ring and frees the people of those worlds of the tyranny of evil aliens.

07-06-2007, 03:40 PM	#8
Talon87 時の彼方へ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lafayette, Indiana Posts: 20,578	Re: MacGyver or 24? When you compare MacGyver to Jack O'Neil, Richard Dean Anderson's age really does show. __________________ Japanese Discussion \| Mahoyo Discussion \| MyAnimeList

07-06-2007, 08:26 PM	#9
Loki The Path of Now & Forever Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,304	Re: MacGyver or 24? MacGyver had a mullet. That alone shows his age.

07-06-2007, 08:44 PM	#10
Talon87 時の彼方へ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lafayette, Indiana Posts: 20,578	Re: MacGyver or 24? There was a really freaky girl in my 10th grade chemistry class (she was a senior if that's any indication ...) who had an unhealthy obsession with mullets. She would try to bring them up as often as possible in class, and she tried to encourage one guy (a kind, quiet punk-rocker) to grow a mullet. I can only imagine how many Richard Dean Anderson posters she had, and I am also very confident that her favorite super hero (if you polled her) would be Captain Planet. Sometimes I wonder if this girl, who graduated in June 2001, had anything to do with UPN's later short-lived sitcom "The Mullets." __________________ Japanese Discussion \| Mahoyo Discussion \| MyAnimeList

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