asamuel wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 7:38 am
But just so you know I am an 80s fan - that is my go-to - it is like comfort food for me. I love the music, the shows, the movies...And so, I keep watching those shows all the time. So this came on and I was like - hey I know - I have always been drawn to this one and so I started watching it and rest is history. All this happened just a bit before the pandemic.
Hey, Annie, I had to laugh because I'm the same about the 80s! I adore the music and the vibe... and I truly love that aspect of "MacGyver." Long live that sun-kissed mullet of his!! (Okay, I do know it was courtesy of a bottle!
) No one but no one sported a mullet as well as RDA did as Mac! But in the 80s, I was all-engrossed in, dare I say it?!, "Miami Vice" and "MacGyver" wasn't even on my radar. (Not everyone's cup of tea, I know!) In its own way as 80s iconic as "MacGyver," just way differently. (Funny because in outlook, I'm much, much more like Mac... ) I loved the music video quality, the South Beach vibe, and the interesting moral ambiguity of the characters and that world. Crockett was appealing but clearly no Mac! But I so get the attraction of the 80s.... My cellphone ring is the theme song of "MacGyver".... Do I get points?!
asamuel wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 7:38 am
Agreed 100%. He is indeed a very versatile actor. At the same time, he is himself and that authenticity comes through every time. And why not right - what's not to like! I believe that right there sets him in a league of his own. I discovered SG1 only when I was surfing the web and through this website (thanks Kate!!!). I do like SG1 - and I will watch it - I already have but not every episode and in a continuous manner is all. I will get to it for sure
Have to second that, Annie. While RDA comes through in most roles he plays, he is a much better actor than he humbly gives himself credit for. I loved his turns as Bill Parish in "Past the Bleachers" and Capt James Holland in "Pandora's Clock" but he certainly can play villains as well. Sometimes scarily well. (I'm talking about you, Ray Bellano!!
) And he can play the righteous, kind, and inventive Mac to a T, as well as Jack, a good man who is more world-worn, snarky, and at times, downright, irascible! Versatile, indeed. I hope you find SG-1 as enjoyable and compelling as "MacGyver," but if not, it's all good!
jp