cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/70086414
Given Lemmy’s leftward sociopolitical skew, the appreciation for Star Trek makes perfect sense, but what do we think of “MacGyver”? I specifically refer to the 85-92 Richard Dean Anderson show; I know there’s a reboot but I haven’t seen it yet.
Let’s see…
-Leftward Socio-political Commentary, including environmental activism and anti-authoritarianism
-Male protagonist with actual outward sensitivity & feelings
-“Open-source”; makes his own tools/gadgets from whatever’s available instead of relying on a corporate supply chain.
Sounds right up this platform’s alley.
I’m halfway through season 2 and it’s pretty damn good; it’s basically James Bond as an overgrown Boy Scout and that’s actually rather endearing.
I’ve avoided it so far. I struggle to enjoy a lot of TV that’s made before the early 2000s. I can understand why people do, but I generally want more serialized rather than episodic stories.
MacGyver comes up a fair amount, but mostly in reference to bodging something together rather than people actually talking about the show, so I haven’t felt much pressure to try it.
Do you think it’s good enough to ignore my qualms and the rest of my giant backlog to jump the line?