2005 News
12/21/05 No, I haven't forgotten about this site. I've just recently got through a very busy semester and I am enjoying Christmas break! I will try to have some more stuff on this page soon, but until then, let me wish you a very Merry Christmas!!! Time to pull out that VHS copy of "The Madonna", but next year you can watch that episode on DVD when Season 5 releases! :-) And have a great time celebrating the birth of The Madonna's Son, Jesus Christ- He's what Christmas is all about!
11/26/05 Happy Thanksgiving! :-)
11/19/05 I made a slight update to a page I've been meaning to fix up. I've put a link on the Forum page to the MacGyverOnline forum, by far the best MacGyver forum on the Internet!!! :-) Check it out, sign up and join the MacGyver chat today! (But you'll have to pick a different user name- I'm already on there as "MacGyver"! :-))
11/17/05 If anyone would be interested in it, I have the 1st. Season of MacGyver on DVD (this is the slightly edited version) up for bids on Ebay. Thanks for looking!
11/08/05 Check out the cool video clips of 2 Taiwanese soft drink commercials Richard Dean Anderson did some years ago, one of which is very MacGyver-esque! Cool! I've got the link on the Multimedia page, thanks to Kate's Richard Dean Anderson site. Also, check out the Merchandise page to see the cover art for MacGyver Season 4 and Season 5 on DVD! The Season 5 DVD set is scheduled to release on March 14, 2006!
11/02/05 It's come to my attention that some of the video files on the Multimedia page don't work. The only ones that don't work are the 1985 MacGyver ABC promo video and the "Every Time She Smiles" promo video. The reason for that is that the web site that originally hosted them has gone down. I do have copies of these files saved somewhere and I will put them back up for download on my server as soon as I get a chance.
10/19/05 I've made a slight update to the "Interesting Speculation" section of the Miscellaneous page of the site. A fan has informed me that MacGyver's blue Nomad is a 1957 or 1958 model, but certainly not a 1946 model! (That's actually something I'd been meaning to fix, but had forgotten about.) I also added the text of another of MacGyver's answering machine messages, thanks to the same fan. I also added a new link to the MacGyver's Challengepage. This is a pretty neat devotional comparing MacGyver's ever-preparedness to God's admonition in Ephesians 6 to always put on the full armor of God. I didn't write it, but I happened across it on the Internet and thought it was pretty cool. Graduate school is keeping me quite busy nowadays, but I will try to keep updating as I can.
9/30/05 I've been able to obtain a nice deal on bandwidth so hopefully the site will be okay for a while. Updates coming soon.
9/2/05 Well, until such times comes that I have enough money and time to keep the site updated and running at higher bandwidth, I'm afraid I won't be able to update on more than an intermittent basis. I do have some exciting MacGyver news to report today though. Remember that Season 3 of MacGyver is coming to DVD on September 9th. and just yesterday I found out that we can expect Season 4 on DVD on December 6th!!! Talk about an early Christmas present! Sweet! Check out the pictures for both sets on the Merchandise page.
8/3/05 So sorry the site's been down for a while. I ran out of bandwidth again and I just had to wait until it was reestablished. I have some more MacGyver stuff I will try to be adding to the site soon, as soon as that "real life" stuff slows down enough to give me time to do so! :-) In the meantime, you can check out another kind of "Mac" link I came across today at http://www.produnis.de/MacGyver/index.php/Hauptseite
6/10/05 I've got some sad news today. I just learned that Dana Elcar, who starred as Pete Thornton on MacGyver, has died at the age of 77. He died from complications due to pneumonia on June 6, 2005. He was famous for roles on "Black Sheep Squadron", "Baretta" and "Dark Shadows", but I'm pretty sure will forever best be known as Pete Thornton on MacGyver. Check out the link to the story from Associated Press. I've updated the General Information page accordingly. Also, I've set up a little tribute to Dana Elcar on "The Stringer" page in the Images section. I originally set this page up as a tribute to the series finale episode of MacGyver, "The Stringer", but now I think of it again in a new way in light of this. Check out this page to remember that MacGyver and Pete are still friends forever!
In other site news, I've added a neat link to the Links page for MacGuy's MacGyver blog at MacGyverNews.com MacGuy also has a forthcoming book which explains how to perform the MacGyverisms that MacGyver did on the show. The book is called "The Unofficial MacGyver How-To Handbook". Check out more details and ordering information about it on the Fanwork page. There's also a link there to buy MacGyver T-shirts from 80stees.com
6/9/05 I've added some more information to the Merchandise page regarding the preorder of MacGyver Season 3 on DVD, available at Amazon.com, as well as Amazon.com's preorder page for a MacGyver Seasons 1-3 DVD combo set online. Also, check out the Images page, particularly the Various Pictures section where I've got a new picture up!
6/5/05 Check out DVD Talk's review of the MacGyver Season 2 DVD set at the link on the Merchandise page. I've also got some screenshots of the menu screen and episodes on there.
6/3/05 Now there's a picture of the MacGyver Season 3 DVD cover art work online, courtesy of TVShowsonDVD.com. The release date is September 6th. and will have 5 discs. The whole set will probably sell for the usual $30 or so. I have the same information on the Merchandise page, as well as some information on the Norway release schedule. Also, I hope to have another MacGyver's Challenge article up as soon as I get a chance to write it! :-)
5/30/05 Check out the link on the Merchandise page to take a look at the MacGyver Season 2 DVD packaging. Don't forget- the DVD set will be out in stores a week from tomorrow!!! I also added a promotional picture for Wolf Muser (portrayed Jonathan in "Easy Target") to the Promo and Press part of the Images section.
5/22/05 Well, I was just now watching Jeopardy! on the Game Show Network and I saw a MacGyver question!!! Cool! It was in the category "Tough TV"! The answer was "Richard Dean Anderson's gadget TV series adored by Marge's sisters on The Simpsons"- (or something pretty close to that) and of course, the answer was "MacGyver"!!! Okay, just thought I'd mention that. I have, of course, added this reference to the list on the Miscellaneous page, along with a few others. There's also a cool link to a page that has a list of edited scenes from MacGyver episodes shown in syndication. From what I can tell, all these scenes are included on the new DVD releases. Anyway, check out both of those on the Miscellaneous page and I'll try to have more cool MacGyver stuff up soon.
5/17/05 Added a picture of a "Best of Ladysmith Black Mambazo" album which contains a song that was used on the "Black Rhino" episode of MacGyver! The album is available for purchase through Amazon.com! Cool! Check it out on the Merchandise page!
5/15/05 Slight update today. I added a little more information to the "MacGyver on Ice" entry on the Merchandise page. According to Amazon's Canada page, there was both a hardcover and paperback edition of this book available, so that's cool to know. Also, check out the new entry to the Scripts section of the Merchandise section. There's a link there to the script for "The Stringer", hosted by Rockateer over at the awesome MacGyver Online forum! I also found a listing on Amazon.co.uk for a MacGyver original TV soundtrack audio CD released March 15, 2004!!! I'm not sure if this is a new MacGyver soundtrack released or more likely just a reissue of the German soundtrack, but it might be worth checking out. I've got the link on the Merchandise page. I've also added a little more information about the German release (which was also apparently reissued in April, 2004) on the Merchandise page as well.
5/11/05 Okay, here you have it, at long last! I finally completed my first article for the MacGyver's Challenge column. As I've said before, if you're interested in some of the many Christ-like qualities I've seen displayed in MacGyver, feel free to check it out! If you're not, then don't feel compelled to read it. I realize not everyone is going to agree with my views, but regardless of how you feel, feel free to send me feedback on the article or on anything else about the site through the Feedback page. As always, let's keep it mutually tactful and respectful. Thanks! :-)
5/9/05 I told you it'd be soon, didn't I? Anyway, here's some new MacGyver stuff to check out! Thanks to MacGyver Online's forums, I've found out a potential further release schedule for MacGyver on DVD! Looks like we can look for Season 3 in August and Season 4 in December of 2005! The info comes from this link and I'm not totally sure of the veracity of it, but you can check it out. Anyway, as long as we have more MacGyver DVD releases coming at some point, it sounds good to me! And of course, the Merchandise page has been updated accordingly.
5/8/05 (Wherever it's applicable) Happy Mother's Day! Sorry for the lack of updates! I've been kept really busy with work and school and other stuff. I do have one small update though. I was notified that MacGyver Online (have I put enough links to this awesome MacGyver forum yet? :-)) was part of the official online promotion of the MacGyver Season 1 DVD set and the pictures on their site are the real thing. So kudos on that and the information on the Merchandise page has been changed accordingly. I really will try to have some more new stuff up soon. Keep checking back.
4/27/05 Sorry for being down for like, a month! Bandwidth keeps getting eaten up all the time! Anyway, I do hope to have some more cool MacGyver stuff coming soon. And yes, the long-promised MacGyver's Challenge column will be up soon.
4/24/05 I've added a new "Search for cool stuff" link through Amazon.com So use it to buy cool MacGyver-related and otherwise stuff and help support the site. Thanks.
3/23/05 Check out the Merchandise page for a new view at the MacGyver Season 2 DVD set cover art. The final cover art changed the picture of MacGyver hang-gliding for MacGyver rappelling a cliff. It looks really cool! You can pre-order it now at Amazon.com for $27.29! It is another 6 disc set, with no extras as before. But hopefully, the cool extras are being saved for the Season 7 set to round out the 14 episodes. Also, I have started a new section of the site called "MacGyver's Challenge". This will be sort of an ongoing column exploring the Biblical values of MacGyver. Look for the first article coming soon.
3/20/05 I've made quite a few updates today. Check out yet another fanmade MacGyver T-shirt on the Fanwork page, as well as two new links I've found to MacGyver fan films! (One's in French and one's in German and both seem to be parodies or tributes.) I also put up pictures of a MacGyver transparency and display sign I found, as well as new pictures of the 1991 French MacGyver souvenir booklet, and the Swiss Army Knife and Lamborghini Cheetah toys from Glasslite. You can find all of those on the Merchandise page. I'll try to have more cool MacGyver stuff for you later on, including a few more references and possibly a new column I've been considering. More coming on this later.
3/15/05 I've added a link to a close up view of the MacGyver 2nd. Season DVD set cover art on the Merchandise page.
3/13/05 I added a new link to the Miscellaneous page for a rock and roll band called The Phoenix Foundation, no doubt named after MacGyver's place of employment. Check it out. Also, I added a new MacGyver reference from tonight's episode of The Simpsons to the Miscellaneous page too. And there's a cool thumbnail picture of the MacGyver Season 2 DVD box set cover art up on the Merchandise section.
3/11/05 Check out MacGyveronDVD.com today. The promised trailer is finally up in both Quicktime and Windows Media formats. It's about a minute long or so and looks really cool!!! And at the end, there's the promise of more MacGyver DVDs coming soon!!! Awesome!!! (By the way, this trailer is different from the 30 second one I've seen on television that I've also got available for download in the Multimedia section of the site.)
3/6/05 BIG NEWS!!!- Mac is back! The MacGyver Season 2 DVD set will be released on June 7th.!!! Yea!!! It will have 22 episodes on 6 discs, like the 1st. Season, coming in at a running time of about 1,200 minutes! You can currently get it from DVDEmpire.com for $27.19 and DVDPlanet.com for $27.97. Check out DVDPlanet.com for $27.97. Check out TVShowsonDVD.com's report for more information. I have posted this information on the Merchandise page of course, as well as some new pictures of a 1991 French MacGyver souvenir booklet. I also have a neat item for the female MacGyver fans (I understand there's quite a few of them! :-) - Check out the Fanwork page to see a MacGyver charm bracelet I found up for bids on Ebay. Also, for any that are still looking for it, the "MacGyver on Ice" book by Mark Daniel is also up for bids, so hurry and grab it while you can. It's well worth the read! Also, check out the MacGyver Top Ten List on the Miscellaneous page. I've added my own top ten list of MacGyver's top ten worst "dates" or reunions with old "friends". Take a look and enjoy!
2/22/05 I finally got around to updating the site, so there's some new MacGyver stuff up to check out. I have some more fanmade MacGyver T-shirts you can look at in the Fanwork section, as well as a nice fanzine cover featuring MacGyver! I also have two new promotional pictures in the Promo and Press part of the Images section. One is of Alan Loyayza, an actor who portrayed a character on the 2003 "Young MacGyver" pilot, and a nice promotional picture from the series finale episode, "The Stringer". There's also another shot of the MacGyver soundtrack compact disc on the Merchandise section, as well as a very cool looking official T-shirt listing on the back all 139 episodes from all 7 seasons of MacGyver! And of course, the front has the classic MacGyver logo! Go check it out! I'm kept quite busy these days with work and school coming up but I'll try to keep the good MacGyver stuff coming as much as possible.
2/13/05 Well, my site is back up again! Lack of bandwidth shut it down for a while. Sorry that it has to keep taking these little vacations every now and then! I'll have some new stuff up soon.
1/26/05 I have uploaded a new video clip to the Multimedia section!!! Go there to check out the MacGyver Season 1 DVD set commercial!!! In other really cool news, I just got the MacGyver Season 1 DVD set today!!! It was so cool seeing an official MacGyver product for sale on the shelves!!! (Even if Wal-Mart does spell it wrong! :-( Also, check out Paramount's official site for MacGyver DVD releases here!!! I also added this link to the Links page. And finally, here's another review (this one a bit more positive) for the MacGyver Season 1 DVD set from TVshowsonDVD.com!
1/23/05 I made a quick update to the Merchandise section of the site today, by adding some information about the Spanish toy machine gun that was made by a company called Bernabeu Gisbert. I didn't even realize I had that information available until I looked a little more closely at the pictures I had posted on my own site! :-)
1/19/05 Well, I was just watching MacGyver on TVLand today ("Halloween Knight" - great episode!!!) Anyway, right after the show ended, there was a commercial for something I don't remember, but after that there was a commercial for Season 1 of MacGyver on DVD!!!!! It was so cool! I heard the theme music being played and they showed a clip from the pilot- Barbara said to MacGyver, "Don't tell me you know how to make a bomb out of a stick of chewing gum!" And then there was some funky kind of sound effect and MacGyver said, "Why? You got some?" That was awesome!!!! There were some other clips quickly shown, but I can't remember them all right now, though I'm pretty sure they'd all be from season 1. The ad said Season 1 of MacGyver was coming to DVD! but I don't think they gave the release date. Anyway, that was really cool. I'll have to try to set my VCR and tape it the next time it comes on. If I can, I'll try to get a video clip of it to archive on the site. Cool! Awesome! (Now I just feel like saying a bunch of words to say that I feel incredibly great because I just saw a commercial for Season 1 of MacGyver on DVD! It helps that I was and am also wearing my "MacGyver" jacket at the time. It's great.)
7/22/04 I've got some new pictures of the back and inside of the 1993 MacGyver calendar up today in the Merchandise section. I also put up a picture of a new MacGyver T-shirt I found in the Fanwork section.
7/17/04 Today I added a new drawing of Richard Dean Anderson in his Jack O'Neill role from Stargate SG-1 to the Fanwork page. I know it's not technically from MacGyver, but it's still the same actor and it's really a pretty neat drawing anyway.
7/16/04 I added some new pictures of MacGyver slides used by televison guide magazines to promote the show to the Merchandise page.
7/8/04 Just a quick update today. I added a new picture to the Promo and Press section of the Images page. Also, I've got another Ebay alert! There's about five different sets of rare Richard Dean Anderson appearances up for bids right now, including many MacGyver commercials and related clips.
7/6/04 Today I took down the last poll and put the results on the Past Polls page. There is now a new poll up, so be sure to take a second to vote in that one. I also added an interesting article asking whether or not MacGyver's MacGyverisms would work in real life to the Articles page. There's also a few new pictures on the Fanwork page.
7/4/04
6/27/04 There's a TON of updates today! I've added some new listings concerning MacGyver's answering machine message to the Interesting Speculation page, some more pictures of the MacGyver toy machine gun and duffle bag and a French video to the Merchandise page, some screen shots from yet another bootleg DVD set as well as my own little MacGyver drawing to the Fanwork page, and some new entries and links and fixed some stuff on the Miscellaneous page. It feels good to get some of this material out on the site finally, so please do me a favor and take some time to check it all out. I do have still more stuff that needs to be added sometime and that will come soon, along with some site restructuring.
6/26/04 I'm considering a site rearrangement today. One of the guestbook signers suggested that it might be better if the site menu were at the top of the page rather than the bottom. I'm trying this out right now and I've set up a poll that will just run for about a week. Do you prefer the menu at the top or the bottom? Let me know. I'll also be taking down the Favorite Season 4 episode poll in the next week or so, so vote soon if you haven't done so already.
6/25/04 I added an entry to the list of MacGyver references on television shows to the Miscellaneous page today, this one coming from an episode of Full House. I have some more new stuff that I will be adding soon, whenever I get another chance to update.
6/22/04 Today I added a new picture of a lighter to the Fanwork page, as well as a new picture of one of the Epi-Log magazines to the Merchandise page.
6/17/04 Ebay alert! I just noticed today that there are a bunch of MacGyver scripts for auction on there. You can instantly buy them for $12.95 Check it out! Also, I found an online poll for the sexiest television crime fighter from the 1980s. MacGyver defeated the other contenders with stiff competition from Thomas Magnum, Columbo, and Ben Matlock! Check it out here. (Warning: Beware of the picture of David Hasselhoff in a speedo. That was pretty scary!)
6/09/04 As promised, today I have put up some new MacGyver material I've found. I have added some new pictures to both the Merchandise and Fanwork sections.
6/06/04 It seems the MacGyver Online Community has changed servers again. The site is now located here. The link on the Links page has been changed accordingly.
6/04/04 Sorry for the lack of updates lately. Today I took down the last poll and put up a new one. Be sure to check out the results on the Past Polls page, and vote in the new poll. I have also added some navigational links to the Episode Guide page to make it easier to jump through the seasons. I will try to work on some more renovations in design and organization as well as adding some new MacGyver material I've collected.
5/20/04 I added a link today to Ken Harrison's official Web site on the Links page. Ken Harrison is the composer of music used in various MacGyver episodes, as well as the two TV-movies. Be sure to check out his demos page and listen to the Action/Adventure sample, which has some material from MacGyver, particularly the two TV-movies.
5/13/04 I discovered an interesting web site today called MacGyver World. The site offers downloads of all the MacGyver episodes and the TV-movies for a one time fee of about $50. I've included the site on my list of unofficial sources for MacGyver episodes on the Fanwork page.
5/9/04 Hey, I just found out today that the MacGyver Online community has changed servers and it can now be located here. The link on the Links page has been changed accordingly.
5/8/04 Just a quick update today. I have added a link to Spike's page for MacGyver to the Links page. I have also just found out about a recent McDonald's commercial that make a reference to MacGyver. I will try to see if I can get the exact transcript to add to the Miscellaneous part of the site.
5/6/04 I added a funny reference to MacGyver from the Half-Baked movie to the Miscellaneous page. I also fixed some stuff on the Interesting Speculation page.
5/1/04 I took down the last poll today and put up a new one. It seems that "Partners" seemed to be the big winner, with "Friends" right behind it. A lot of the votes were pretty scattered out. Take a look at the results on the Past Polls page. Also, don't forget to vote in the new poll. I have also put up a new picture on the front page and I have moved some of the older news from January and February to the Old News page.
4/26/04 Today I added some pictures of MacGyver fanzines to the Fanwork page, as well as a MacGyver hat and car sign to the Merchandise page.
4/20/04 I've got a bunch of MacGyver stuff today! I've found some possible news on the release of the MacGyver series on DVD! Hollywood North Report reports that a release is to be announced in late 2004. That may only be a guess on their part, so we'll have to wait and see. They also have a poll up for which Vancouver-shot series you would like to see on DVD and MacGyver is in second place, falling to The Sentinel. Throw in your vote and put MacGyver on top! Also, I found a news story about the "Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things" book I've got a link to on the Fanwork page. Read the story here. And finally, I heard about a magazine that has a MacGyver challenge for rebuilding things. Check out Ready Made Magazine's page for more details.
4/20/04 Sorry the site has been down so long. There was some trouble with the web server, but it looks like everything is back up and running again! I'll try to have some more MacGyver stuff on the site when I get a chance.
3/29/04 Added an interesting link to the Merchandise page for a European DVD of network promotional spots, including one for MacGyver. You can buy a copy through the site.
3/26/04 I added a link to a MacGyver oil painting on the Fanwork page.
3/24/04 Today I added a link to The MacGyver Workout by Testosterone Magazine! (Insert Tim Taylor grunts here! :-) Check it out on the Miscellaneous page.
3/22/04 Just a quick update today. I added links to rock bands named after MacGyver on the Miscellaneous page. Oh yeah, I also changed the picture on the front page.
3/21/04 I added a new picture to the Promo and Press section of the Images page. I also added a picture of a new fanmade T-shirt to the Fanwork page.
3/13/04 I updated the Glasslite toys page on the Merchandise page with some new pictures of the Pickup Fenix, Jeep Toyota, and Land Rover.
3/11/04 I added a link to a really cool model of MacGyver's jeep and MacGyver action figure done by a French fan. Check out pictures through the link on the Fanwork page. Also, there's some bad news for UK fans. It seems that Bravo has stopped airing MacGyver. However, the Bravo site still has a MacGyver page up. I have updated the MacGyver TV Schedule page accordingly. Oh yeah, I also put a new picture on the front page, probably because I saw the second part to the episode it comes from today.
3/9/04 Good news! It turns out the Mac's Your Man Web site has only gotten a new address and it is not down, as I had said before. However, according to the site, it was last updated in October 18, 2003, but hopefully there will be some new stuff on there soon. The music videos are really cool!!! Try visiting it at Mac's Your Man. I have changed the links for the site on my Fanwork and Links pages accordingly.
3/8/04 I have gone through the whole site and finally added "back" buttons to make navigation a little easier. I have also updated the MacGyver TV schedule page with the link to SpikeTV's MacGyver airing schedule. I have also discovered that my forum is no longer up at ezboard.com Since it wasn't being used much anyway, I probably won't bother to put up a new one. Instead, allow me to direct you to MacGyver Online, one of the best MacGyver forums I have seen on the Internet lately. I also have a few other forums you can check out listed on my Links page, which I've also updated a little, by the way. Oh yeah, I also fixed up a few things on the Quotes page.
3/3/04 I took down the last poll and I have put the results on the Past Polls page. It seems the "Pilot" episode got the most votes for favorite, with "Nightmares" and "Target MacGyver" coming in right behind it. Check out the full results on the page. I also fixed the links within the site, so the "home" buttons should be working now. And don't forget to vote in the new poll!
2/21/04 Added some more MacGyver references in the Books and Songs categories on the Miscellaneous page.
2/16/04 Just a quick update today. I have moved all the stuff from last year to the Old News page. I'll try to have some new stuff to add to the page soon.
2/13/04 Happy Valentines Day! Hope everyone has a romantic time with their date tomorrow! I've changed the picture at the bottom so you can see Mac in action! :-) I've also added a link to a MacGyver fan film to the Fanwork page.
2/9/04 Good news everyone! Now you can watch more MacGyver episodes during the day! Spike TV has begun airing MacGyver at 11 am and 12 pm daily, starting today! Check the schedule here. And you can also catch MacGyver on TV Land at 1 am, 5 am, and 3 pm daily! Also, I added a new picture to the Fanwork page today. I also added a new link to the Miscellaneous page.
1/30/04 I took down the last poll and put up a new one! Check out the Past Polls page to see the results. I will try to keep the site updated on at least a weekly basis, but that's about the best I can do for right now, as I'm in the middle of a very busy semester at school.
1/23/04 Today I put a new item on the Fanwork page.
1/22/04 I have added a new link for an online MacGyver community page to the Links section. Check it out!
1/16/04 I added a new item to the Fanwork page. Also, just so you know, the "MacGyver on Ice" book is once again for sale on Ebay. Pick it up if you can. It's definitely worth it! By the way, the link for IMDB's page for the proposed MacGyver movie does not work anymore. This looks like a bad foreboding for the movie, but maybe something will still come of it. We'll have to wait and see.
1/9/04 I added a new picture of the Glasslite Swiss Army Knife as well as a new item to the Merchandise page.
1/7/04 Added some new pictures of the Glasslite Nissan Safari toy. Check it out on the Merchandise page. I also added a new link to the Links page. I also found something interesting on IMDB.com. When you search for MacGyver, the link for the possible feature movie no longer comes up, although the Young MacGyver page is still there. I checked the link on my Links page, and the link for the MacGyver feature movie still works. Interesting...
1/02/04 Added some pictures of a really cool looking 1 foot tall custom MacGyver figure. Check them out on the Fanwork page.
12/03/03 I've got a ton of updates today. I've added new items to the Fanwork page, and the Merchandise page, including some items that I've known about but never been able to get a picture of until now! I took down the last poll and you can view the results on the Past Polls page. These polls aren't terribly scientific, but they are fun and interesting, so please take a second to answer the new one I have up!
11/29/03 Sorry the site was down for so long. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! It seems like a good time to watch "The Outsiders" episode, mainly for that Thanksgiving reference MacGyver makes. And because the Amish is about the closest to the Pilgrims I can think of. I'll try to have some more new stuff up soon.
11/18/03 Added a new item to the Fanwork page.
11/13/03 I found a new link I just had to add to the site today. On the radio, I heard the winning song for the "Rock about the Roll" song contest sponsored by Duck brand duct tape! The winner was a song called "When I'm stuck, I turn to duct tape" by Something to Do. It's a really cool ska song that just sounds like it could be MacGyver's life song. :-) Check out the Duct Tape Guys' site and you can listen to the song on there. I've also got the site link in the Miscellaneous section.
Pete- "The old duct tape, huh?" MacGyver- "Never leave home without it." ("Partners" - just saw this again yesterday!)
11/11/03 I put the new ads on the Articles and Interviews page as well as the Promo and Press pictures page, since they kind of fit on both.
11/10/03 Added some new ads to the Promo and Press page, as well as a new item at the bottom of the Merchandise page, and new pictures of lighters on the Fanwork page.
11/7/03 I found an interesting article online today. It's about doing Public Relations work in Education MacGyver style! Check it out here. Also, I had a funny thing happen at school. I found a few posters advertising a Chemistry class being offered, and the headline was "Got Glue?" which was funny enough, but then it asked a question: "Want to learn how to make things like MacGyver does?" That was cool to see the poster reference MacGyver, but all the posters spelled the name wrong. So I had to go change the posters from "McGiver" to MacGyver! :-)
11/04/03 Today I finally fixed up the Quotes section, so check it out. I also added a few links to the Links page.
11/03/03 This just in! I just did a search for the "MacGyver on Ice" book on Abebooks.com and I found 1 copy available for sale! It's for sale by a German seller and it's listed at $173.64!!!!!!! I hope the prices for the book on Ebay never get that high!!!
11/03/03 I hope everyone had lots of fun eating lots of candy over Halloween! And I hope the faithful MacGyver fans were out there giving out bean sprouts and carrot sticks! :-) Today I added a new picture to the Promo and Press section, as well as one to the Articles and Interviews section.
10/30/03 I added a new comic strip reference to MacGyver in the Miscellaneous section, which is pretty cool. Check it out!
10/28/03 Today I put some more crew jacket pictures up on the Merchandise page, as well as another wall clock on the Fanwork page.
10/27/03 My site is finally back up!!! I'm sorry it was down for so long. The site had some bandwidth problems. (again!) However, things are back up and running again. I did do some updates on the site while it was down, so check some of the latest posts I have on here. ALERT!!! The "MacGyver on Ice" book is once again on Ebay, along with some crew jackets and toys. Get them while you can!
10/20/03 I added some more pictures of custom made MacGyver action figures and pins to the FanWork page, as well as some pictures of postcards to the Merchandise section. I also put another picture on the Various page in the Images section. There's also a new link on the Miscellaneous page.
10/16/03 I have put in a new entry on the Merchandise page for the Hollywood Reporter salute to MacGyver on its 100th. episode. I also added a new picture of a cast Swiss Army Knife, as well as new pictures for the Ja-Ru toys and the Glasslite toys, and another tid bit on theInteresting Speculation page.
10/9/03 Added some neat links to the Miscellaneous page, as well as one to the Merchandisepage.
10/08/03 Major cool item!!! Okay, check out the Multimedia page. I have added two really cool MacGyver commercial video clips from the very first season on ABC, back in good old 1985!
10/07/03 Found an interesting article online mentioning MacGyver today. Check it out here. It's a sad story, but it does offer proof that "MacGyver" is still used as a phrase in everyday language today. Here's another article mentioning MacGyver here.
10/06/03 I added some new items to the Merchandise page today. I also added a really cool link to the Links page. The link's also on the Multimedia and Fanwork pages because the site is a showcase of cool MacGyver music videos!
10/02/03 Added a new prop to the Merchandise page.
9/30/03 I have added a lot of new pictures to the TV-Movies section and the Promo and Press page in the Images section. I also have some more pictures on the Various page too, as well as some new entries on the Merchandise page. You might also have noticed the MacGyver screen capture at the bottom of this page. I'll try to keep rotating different ones every so often. Finally, I have also put up the results of the last poll and put up a new one!
9/29/03 I have some new props listed and pictured on the Merchandise page, as well as a new picture on the Images page, in the Various section.
9/25/03 Today I finally put some articles and ads on the Articles and Interviews page, so now there's something more than just the links I already had. I also put some new images up for the MacGyver on Ice book on the Merchandisepage. I also finally added the FoxTrot comic, as well as another MacGyver reference, to the Miscellaneous page. Check the comic out, it's quite funny.
9/24/03 Added two new props to the Merchandise page and some new items to the Fanwork page.
9/23/03 Added some new pictures of crew jackets to the Merchandise page as well as a new drawing to the Fanwork page.
9/18/03 Added some observations from "Blind Faith" to the Interesting Speculation page. I also added a new quote to the Quotes page. (Yes, I know, this page still needs to be worked on a lot. I will fix this page up as soon as I can.) I also fixed some of the files on the Multimedia page. Most of them should work now. I will try to work on fixing up and adding to this page more when I can as well.
9/17/03 Added a new clothing item to the Merchandise section.
9/15/03 People magazine has put out a new book called "100 Greatest TV stars of our time" and on page 29, MacGyver is listed as one of the characters who made his mark! There's a nice picture of Richard Dean Anderson as well, from one of the promotional pictures for MacGyver.
9/12/03 I have added a new section to the site called Interesting Speculation in the Miscellaneous section. This is just a page where I will try to post interesting facts I've gleaned from the episodes, and try to put together MacGyver's history based on what has been revealed in the episodes and other sources. I have a few things up already and I will be adding more soon. If I have anything wrong, or if you have something you'd like to contribute, let me know through the Feedback page. I also moved some of the older news on this page to the (you guessed it) Old News page!
9/11/03 This seems to be a good day to watch MacGyver. MacGyver always seemed to be very patriotic. Maybe an episode like "The Ten Percent Solution" would be appropriate for today. May God bless all those who lost loved ones on this day two years ago. That star spangled banner does still wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave. (Get a Christian hymnal and read the fourth verse of the national anthem. (or go here.) It's a great song, especially when you sing all 4 verses!) America is still one nation under God and this is our motto: "In God we trust!" God bless America!
In site update news, I added some promotional pictures to the Images section and some more sites to the Links section as well as new sites and MacGyver references on the Miscellaneous sections. I've also found some interesting news on the possible plot of the pilot episode of "Young MacGyver", assuming it was actually filmed. Check the link for more information. (It's in Spanish)
9/10/03 ALERT! The "MacGyver on Ice" book is once again on sale at Ebay! (Along with a novelization of the 1988 Tom Hanks movie "Big", incidentally). Check it out here. It seems the MacGyver book has popped up a lot recently on Ebay. Also, I have added a new picture to the Merchandise section and some new pictures to the Fanwork section.
9/5/03 Added some new pictures of the fanny pack and director's chair in the Merchandise section.
9/4/03 I found a picture online of Brad Pitt (supposedly) doing a screen test for the new MacGyver movie. Take a look here. (More than likely, it might just be a picture put together by a fan) What do you think? I don't think he looks too bad, but he still can't replace Richard Dean Anderson as MacGyver!
9/2/03 Hey! Hope everyone had a great Labor Day! I just have a quick MacGyver alert for today. On Ebay, the "MacGyver on Ice" book is now up for auction. I periodically post alerts when this book is up for sale because it is so incredibly hard to find. (At least it was for me!) Also, there's a ton of MacGyver scripts and toys on there right now too.
8/28/03 I have heard an interesting rumor and that's all I can really call it. In case it turns out to be true, I'll go ahead and post it here. I have heard from a message board that the MacGyver television series is supposed to be released on DVD this October. I presume there would also be a VHS version too. However, I read this from a user on a message board who claims to have a "friend" at Paramount. I wouldn't trust this too much. I've seen those "have friend at wherever" stories pop up about a lot of things on the internet and most of the time they're not true. Of course, someone else in the same post said that they had heard that the VHS and DVD series would not come out until July 2005, so who knows?
8/22/03 I finally fixed the form on the Feedback page. So feel free to send me some feedback on how you like the web site and what you'd like to see on it! I have also put up a new poll, so please take a second to vote. Also, I have fixed up the Trivia page and I hope to have it complete soon.
8/21/03 Here's a quick heads-up for cable viewers. TVLand is moving MacGyver from 1 pm to 2 pm, starting September 1st. MacGyver will also continue to air at midnight. And as for web site updates, I have gone through and fixed some outdated links and other things, as well as added some new links to the Links page. I also added a little to the Miscellaneous page and fixed some stuff on the Merchandise page.
8/18/03 The national public radio broadcast about MacGyver solutions in real life is now archived at theThis American Life web site and you can hear it online. There are also a bunch of MacGyver episode scripts up for bids on Ebay right now, so you might want to check it out.
8/17/03 Sorry this is a late update, but I just found out that MacGyver will be on national public radio from August 15-17! (sort of). Check out this link for details. The radio show will detail real-life people using MacGyver-like solutions to problems. I know this a late update, but you can listen to the Real Audio broadcast online by next week. Also, I added a new item to the Fanwork page.
8/7/03 I fixed the counter today, but had to set it at 1000, since that's approximately where it was. I also took down the poll and put up the results on the Past Polls page. I will try to have a new poll up soon.
8/5/03 I have updated the Fanwork and Merchandise section. I still have more stuff to put up and things to fix though.
7/16/03 Well, my site is now listed on Google.com Yeah!!! Unfortunately, there's now a banner ad at the top of my site courtesy of Google. I don't know what they will have pop up, but I don't think they'll have anything bad( I hope). Anyway, I will try to have more updates coming soon.
7/5/03 Happy Independence Day!
Well, the "MacGyver on Ice" book is no longer on Ebay, but there's a bunch of rare MacGyver collectibles on there right now, including some Ja-Ru and Glasslite MacGyver toys, and two Japanese MacGyver videos! Check it out! Also, I have updated the Merchandise section with some new pictures.
6/26/03 ALERT! The "MacGyver on Ice" book is once again up for bids on Ebay. It is going for a mere $39.39 (approximately) in US dollars. It ends soon, so grab it while you can. I've also added a new picture to the Fanwork section.
6/26/03 Well, I've got good news or bad news, depending on what side of this issue you were on. I have mixed feelings about it myself, but it looks like the "Young MacGyver" series will not be a series after all. From what I understand, the pilot has been shot, but the series will not be picked up. However, the WB may still show the pilot as a movie of the week or release it to video. However, neither one of these seem too likely, since the series is not being picked up. I thought the idea of MacGyver having a nephew was ludicrous to begin with, so I'm pretty glad they're not showing it. However, as far as I know, the feature movie is still in the works. Check out the Entertainment Weekly article about the cancellation of "Young MacGyver" here. I don't know for sure where that picture of Jared Padalecki comes from, but it could be from the "Young MacGyver" pilot. In other site update news, I've moved the older posts on here to the Old News section. I still have lots of plans for this site, and I hope they will come to fruition at some point.
6/16/03 Sorry this is a little late, but Richard Dean Anderson was on The Wayne Brady Show today and they talked some about WB's upcoming "Young MacGyver" series. It's a repeat of the May 19th. episode. The Richard Dean Anderson site should have a transcript up soon, and I'll be sure to put the link on here. I need to look at it myself because I missed the episode. Also, the Bravo channel in the UK has begun airing MacGyver again weekdays at 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. UK fans can check the listings here.
5/28/03 Sorry I've been a while in updating. I've been very busy and right now I'm on vacation. But I did find another older article from TV Guide that says that the Young MacGyver series will be "more irreverant than the original". I don't like that quote much. Check out the article online here. I also added a new MacGyver drawing to the Fanwork section.
5/9/03 This week's TV Guide, the May 10-16 issue, has a brief mention of WB's new Young MacGyver television show! It does confirm that Jared Padalecki will star as Mac's nephew and also has a great quote from supervising producer Sam Baum who says that "his (Angus MacGyver's) presence will definitely be felt in the pilot." The article also mentioned that if the series is picked up, fans can expect an appearance by Richard Dean Anderson as "Uncle" MacGyver as early as the November sweeps!!! I'm feeling much better about this new show after reading this! I've also found a TV Guide article that indicates that MacGyver's nephew will be named Clay. Check these and other online articles here and here.
4/28/03 The "MacGyver on Ice" book is onEbay NOW!!!! Get it while you can! You can buy it now for only (approximately) $52.42 (and considering some of the prices I've seen bidding for it end on, that might be a good deal!) Also added some more links to theLinks page. Also, check out theMiscellaneous section for some more newly added MacGyver references and fun stuff.
4/15/03 Sorry I've been a while in updating. I found some interesting news on the Young MacGyver pilot from the messageboard at http://rdanderson.com. The author of the site has talked with Stephen Downing, the executive producer for MacGyver and the new Young MacGyver pilot, and it looks like this might turn out to be a good series, even if I don't like the premise too much. Check out the post here. I have also updated the Merchandise section with even more great MacGyver finds! Also, check out the Fanwork section for more MacGyver drawings!
3/19/03 TV Land now has a site up for MacGyver.
3/6/03 Sorry the page was down for a while. I got my site upgraded so now it has much more bandwidth. I have also found out some more news on the Young MacGyver series coming from WB. According to this article at Zap2it.com Jared Padalecki has been cast to star in the series as MacGyver's nephew who now works for the Phoenix Foundation. He previously portrayed Dean on The Gilmore Girls. I also checked the IMDB's listing for Young MacGyver again, and they don't have Padalecki listed as MacGyver's nephew yet, but they do have Richard Dean Anderson as MacGyver under the cast list!
2/20/03 Added a new item to the Fanwork page and fixed up a few things here and there. Also, I just found out that IMDB has a page up for the "Young MacGyver" television series.
2/18/03 Added another mailing address to the site. Also added a link to a new French MacGyver site, as well as some new pictures for the Merchandise and Various Pictures sections.
2/13/03 Added some new pictures of the Glasslite toys.
2/4/03 Added some mailing addresses to the site.
2/01/03 Added some new pictures and information to Merchandise and Fanwork pages.
1/29/03 Fixed some stuff on the Merchandise page and added some new information and pictures.
1/27/03 Fixed many links and uploaded many pictures. Merchandise and Fanwork sections are now both fully up. Of course, I will still be adding more stuff as I come across it. Multimedia page is also coming along.
1/23/03 Fixed a lot of links and uploaded all pictures for Seasons One and Two images. All of the Images section is working now. I will try to add pictures for the Promo and Press Releases section soon and any other various pictures I might have.
1/18/03 Uploaded all pictures for the TV Movies section.
1/14/03 Added a new forum and fixed some links.
11/19/02 The new MacGyver movie now has a listing on IMDB (Internet Movie Database), listing the movie release as 2004. MacGyver Movie on IMDB
11/8/02 The "MacGyver on Ice" book is no longer available on abebooks.com Keep checking there though. It shows up every once in a while. Hope to have rest of site up soon.
10/21/02 BIG NEWS!!!! There is a possibility that MacGyver will be made as a feature movie! Read the article here.MacGyver Movie Also, The WB is considering making a new MacGyver TV series! It will focus on MacGyver's nephew following in his uncle's footsteps. A tentative title is "Young MacGyver". A pilot has been ordered. Check out the article here.Young MacGyver Also, the "MacGyver on Ice" book is available at www.abebooks.com NOW!!! There are two copies there. Grab them now while you can!
11/26/05 Happy Thanksgiving! :-)
11/19/05 I made a slight update to a page I've been meaning to fix up. I've put a link on the Forum page to the MacGyverOnline forum, by far the best MacGyver forum on the Internet!!! :-) Check it out, sign up and join the MacGyver chat today! (But you'll have to pick a different user name- I'm already on there as "MacGyver"! :-))
11/17/05 If anyone would be interested in it, I have the 1st. Season of MacGyver on DVD (this is the slightly edited version) up for bids on Ebay. Thanks for looking!
11/08/05 Check out the cool video clips of 2 Taiwanese soft drink commercials Richard Dean Anderson did some years ago, one of which is very MacGyver-esque! Cool! I've got the link on the Multimedia page, thanks to Kate's Richard Dean Anderson site. Also, check out the Merchandise page to see the cover art for MacGyver Season 4 and Season 5 on DVD! The Season 5 DVD set is scheduled to release on March 14, 2006!
11/02/05 It's come to my attention that some of the video files on the Multimedia page don't work. The only ones that don't work are the 1985 MacGyver ABC promo video and the "Every Time She Smiles" promo video. The reason for that is that the web site that originally hosted them has gone down. I do have copies of these files saved somewhere and I will put them back up for download on my server as soon as I get a chance.
10/19/05 I've made a slight update to the "Interesting Speculation" section of the Miscellaneous page of the site. A fan has informed me that MacGyver's blue Nomad is a 1957 or 1958 model, but certainly not a 1946 model! (That's actually something I'd been meaning to fix, but had forgotten about.) I also added the text of another of MacGyver's answering machine messages, thanks to the same fan. I also added a new link to the MacGyver's Challengepage. This is a pretty neat devotional comparing MacGyver's ever-preparedness to God's admonition in Ephesians 6 to always put on the full armor of God. I didn't write it, but I happened across it on the Internet and thought it was pretty cool. Graduate school is keeping me quite busy nowadays, but I will try to keep updating as I can.
9/30/05 I've been able to obtain a nice deal on bandwidth so hopefully the site will be okay for a while. Updates coming soon.
9/2/05 Well, until such times comes that I have enough money and time to keep the site updated and running at higher bandwidth, I'm afraid I won't be able to update on more than an intermittent basis. I do have some exciting MacGyver news to report today though. Remember that Season 3 of MacGyver is coming to DVD on September 9th. and just yesterday I found out that we can expect Season 4 on DVD on December 6th!!! Talk about an early Christmas present! Sweet! Check out the pictures for both sets on the Merchandise page.
8/3/05 So sorry the site's been down for a while. I ran out of bandwidth again and I just had to wait until it was reestablished. I have some more MacGyver stuff I will try to be adding to the site soon, as soon as that "real life" stuff slows down enough to give me time to do so! :-) In the meantime, you can check out another kind of "Mac" link I came across today at http://www.produnis.de/MacGyver/index.php/Hauptseite
6/10/05 I've got some sad news today. I just learned that Dana Elcar, who starred as Pete Thornton on MacGyver, has died at the age of 77. He died from complications due to pneumonia on June 6, 2005. He was famous for roles on "Black Sheep Squadron", "Baretta" and "Dark Shadows", but I'm pretty sure will forever best be known as Pete Thornton on MacGyver. Check out the link to the story from Associated Press. I've updated the General Information page accordingly. Also, I've set up a little tribute to Dana Elcar on "The Stringer" page in the Images section. I originally set this page up as a tribute to the series finale episode of MacGyver, "The Stringer", but now I think of it again in a new way in light of this. Check out this page to remember that MacGyver and Pete are still friends forever!
In other site news, I've added a neat link to the Links page for MacGuy's MacGyver blog at MacGyverNews.com MacGuy also has a forthcoming book which explains how to perform the MacGyverisms that MacGyver did on the show. The book is called "The Unofficial MacGyver How-To Handbook". Check out more details and ordering information about it on the Fanwork page. There's also a link there to buy MacGyver T-shirts from 80stees.com
6/9/05 I've added some more information to the Merchandise page regarding the preorder of MacGyver Season 3 on DVD, available at Amazon.com, as well as Amazon.com's preorder page for a MacGyver Seasons 1-3 DVD combo set online. Also, check out the Images page, particularly the Various Pictures section where I've got a new picture up!
6/5/05 Check out DVD Talk's review of the MacGyver Season 2 DVD set at the link on the Merchandise page. I've also got some screenshots of the menu screen and episodes on there.
6/3/05 Now there's a picture of the MacGyver Season 3 DVD cover art work online, courtesy of TVShowsonDVD.com. The release date is September 6th. and will have 5 discs. The whole set will probably sell for the usual $30 or so. I have the same information on the Merchandise page, as well as some information on the Norway release schedule. Also, I hope to have another MacGyver's Challenge article up as soon as I get a chance to write it! :-)
5/30/05 Check out the link on the Merchandise page to take a look at the MacGyver Season 2 DVD packaging. Don't forget- the DVD set will be out in stores a week from tomorrow!!! I also added a promotional picture for Wolf Muser (portrayed Jonathan in "Easy Target") to the Promo and Press part of the Images section.
5/22/05 Well, I was just now watching Jeopardy! on the Game Show Network and I saw a MacGyver question!!! Cool! It was in the category "Tough TV"! The answer was "Richard Dean Anderson's gadget TV series adored by Marge's sisters on The Simpsons"- (or something pretty close to that) and of course, the answer was "MacGyver"!!! Okay, just thought I'd mention that. I have, of course, added this reference to the list on the Miscellaneous page, along with a few others. There's also a cool link to a page that has a list of edited scenes from MacGyver episodes shown in syndication. From what I can tell, all these scenes are included on the new DVD releases. Anyway, check out both of those on the Miscellaneous page and I'll try to have more cool MacGyver stuff up soon.
5/17/05 Added a picture of a "Best of Ladysmith Black Mambazo" album which contains a song that was used on the "Black Rhino" episode of MacGyver! The album is available for purchase through Amazon.com! Cool! Check it out on the Merchandise page!
5/15/05 Slight update today. I added a little more information to the "MacGyver on Ice" entry on the Merchandise page. According to Amazon's Canada page, there was both a hardcover and paperback edition of this book available, so that's cool to know. Also, check out the new entry to the Scripts section of the Merchandise section. There's a link there to the script for "The Stringer", hosted by Rockateer over at the awesome MacGyver Online forum! I also found a listing on Amazon.co.uk for a MacGyver original TV soundtrack audio CD released March 15, 2004!!! I'm not sure if this is a new MacGyver soundtrack released or more likely just a reissue of the German soundtrack, but it might be worth checking out. I've got the link on the Merchandise page. I've also added a little more information about the German release (which was also apparently reissued in April, 2004) on the Merchandise page as well.
5/11/05 Okay, here you have it, at long last! I finally completed my first article for the MacGyver's Challenge column. As I've said before, if you're interested in some of the many Christ-like qualities I've seen displayed in MacGyver, feel free to check it out! If you're not, then don't feel compelled to read it. I realize not everyone is going to agree with my views, but regardless of how you feel, feel free to send me feedback on the article or on anything else about the site through the Feedback page. As always, let's keep it mutually tactful and respectful. Thanks! :-)
5/9/05 I told you it'd be soon, didn't I? Anyway, here's some new MacGyver stuff to check out! Thanks to MacGyver Online's forums, I've found out a potential further release schedule for MacGyver on DVD! Looks like we can look for Season 3 in August and Season 4 in December of 2005! The info comes from this link and I'm not totally sure of the veracity of it, but you can check it out. Anyway, as long as we have more MacGyver DVD releases coming at some point, it sounds good to me! And of course, the Merchandise page has been updated accordingly.
5/8/05 (Wherever it's applicable) Happy Mother's Day! Sorry for the lack of updates! I've been kept really busy with work and school and other stuff. I do have one small update though. I was notified that MacGyver Online (have I put enough links to this awesome MacGyver forum yet? :-)) was part of the official online promotion of the MacGyver Season 1 DVD set and the pictures on their site are the real thing. So kudos on that and the information on the Merchandise page has been changed accordingly. I really will try to have some more new stuff up soon. Keep checking back.
4/27/05 Sorry for being down for like, a month! Bandwidth keeps getting eaten up all the time! Anyway, I do hope to have some more cool MacGyver stuff coming soon. And yes, the long-promised MacGyver's Challenge column will be up soon.
4/24/05 I've added a new "Search for cool stuff" link through Amazon.com So use it to buy cool MacGyver-related and otherwise stuff and help support the site. Thanks.
3/23/05 Check out the Merchandise page for a new view at the MacGyver Season 2 DVD set cover art. The final cover art changed the picture of MacGyver hang-gliding for MacGyver rappelling a cliff. It looks really cool! You can pre-order it now at Amazon.com for $27.29! It is another 6 disc set, with no extras as before. But hopefully, the cool extras are being saved for the Season 7 set to round out the 14 episodes. Also, I have started a new section of the site called "MacGyver's Challenge". This will be sort of an ongoing column exploring the Biblical values of MacGyver. Look for the first article coming soon.
3/20/05 I've made quite a few updates today. Check out yet another fanmade MacGyver T-shirt on the Fanwork page, as well as two new links I've found to MacGyver fan films! (One's in French and one's in German and both seem to be parodies or tributes.) I also put up pictures of a MacGyver transparency and display sign I found, as well as new pictures of the 1991 French MacGyver souvenir booklet, and the Swiss Army Knife and Lamborghini Cheetah toys from Glasslite. You can find all of those on the Merchandise page. I'll try to have more cool MacGyver stuff for you later on, including a few more references and possibly a new column I've been considering. More coming on this later.
3/15/05 I've added a link to a close up view of the MacGyver 2nd. Season DVD set cover art on the Merchandise page.
3/13/05 I added a new link to the Miscellaneous page for a rock and roll band called The Phoenix Foundation, no doubt named after MacGyver's place of employment. Check it out. Also, I added a new MacGyver reference from tonight's episode of The Simpsons to the Miscellaneous page too. And there's a cool thumbnail picture of the MacGyver Season 2 DVD box set cover art up on the Merchandise section.
3/11/05 Check out MacGyveronDVD.com today. The promised trailer is finally up in both Quicktime and Windows Media formats. It's about a minute long or so and looks really cool!!! And at the end, there's the promise of more MacGyver DVDs coming soon!!! Awesome!!! (By the way, this trailer is different from the 30 second one I've seen on television that I've also got available for download in the Multimedia section of the site.)
3/6/05 BIG NEWS!!!- Mac is back! The MacGyver Season 2 DVD set will be released on June 7th.!!! Yea!!! It will have 22 episodes on 6 discs, like the 1st. Season, coming in at a running time of about 1,200 minutes! You can currently get it from DVDEmpire.com for $27.19 and DVDPlanet.com for $27.97. Check out DVDPlanet.com for $27.97. Check out TVShowsonDVD.com's report for more information. I have posted this information on the Merchandise page of course, as well as some new pictures of a 1991 French MacGyver souvenir booklet. I also have a neat item for the female MacGyver fans (I understand there's quite a few of them! :-) - Check out the Fanwork page to see a MacGyver charm bracelet I found up for bids on Ebay. Also, for any that are still looking for it, the "MacGyver on Ice" book by Mark Daniel is also up for bids, so hurry and grab it while you can. It's well worth the read! Also, check out the MacGyver Top Ten List on the Miscellaneous page. I've added my own top ten list of MacGyver's top ten worst "dates" or reunions with old "friends". Take a look and enjoy!
2/22/05 I finally got around to updating the site, so there's some new MacGyver stuff up to check out. I have some more fanmade MacGyver T-shirts you can look at in the Fanwork section, as well as a nice fanzine cover featuring MacGyver! I also have two new promotional pictures in the Promo and Press part of the Images section. One is of Alan Loyayza, an actor who portrayed a character on the 2003 "Young MacGyver" pilot, and a nice promotional picture from the series finale episode, "The Stringer". There's also another shot of the MacGyver soundtrack compact disc on the Merchandise section, as well as a very cool looking official T-shirt listing on the back all 139 episodes from all 7 seasons of MacGyver! And of course, the front has the classic MacGyver logo! Go check it out! I'm kept quite busy these days with work and school coming up but I'll try to keep the good MacGyver stuff coming as much as possible.
2/13/05 Well, my site is back up again! Lack of bandwidth shut it down for a while. Sorry that it has to keep taking these little vacations every now and then! I'll have some new stuff up soon.
1/26/05 I have uploaded a new video clip to the Multimedia section!!! Go there to check out the MacGyver Season 1 DVD set commercial!!! In other really cool news, I just got the MacGyver Season 1 DVD set today!!! It was so cool seeing an official MacGyver product for sale on the shelves!!! (Even if Wal-Mart does spell it wrong! :-( Also, check out Paramount's official site for MacGyver DVD releases here!!! I also added this link to the Links page. And finally, here's another review (this one a bit more positive) for the MacGyver Season 1 DVD set from TVshowsonDVD.com!
1/23/05 I made a quick update to the Merchandise section of the site today, by adding some information about the Spanish toy machine gun that was made by a company called Bernabeu Gisbert. I didn't even realize I had that information available until I looked a little more closely at the pictures I had posted on my own site! :-)
1/19/05 Well, I was just watching MacGyver on TVLand today ("Halloween Knight" - great episode!!!) Anyway, right after the show ended, there was a commercial for something I don't remember, but after that there was a commercial for Season 1 of MacGyver on DVD!!!!! It was so cool! I heard the theme music being played and they showed a clip from the pilot- Barbara said to MacGyver, "Don't tell me you know how to make a bomb out of a stick of chewing gum!" And then there was some funky kind of sound effect and MacGyver said, "Why? You got some?" That was awesome!!!! There were some other clips quickly shown, but I can't remember them all right now, though I'm pretty sure they'd all be from season 1. The ad said Season 1 of MacGyver was coming to DVD! but I don't think they gave the release date. Anyway, that was really cool. I'll have to try to set my VCR and tape it the next time it comes on. If I can, I'll try to get a video clip of it to archive on the site. Cool! Awesome! (Now I just feel like saying a bunch of words to say that I feel incredibly great because I just saw a commercial for Season 1 of MacGyver on DVD! It helps that I was and am also wearing my "MacGyver" jacket at the time. It's great.)
2004 News
7/28/04 Just a quick update for today. I added a few things I noticed while watching "Ugly Duckling" today to the Interesting Speculation page in the Miscellaneous section. I've also begun fixing some things on the Multimedia page and I'll try to have that page totally fixed up as soon as I can.7/22/04 I've got some new pictures of the back and inside of the 1993 MacGyver calendar up today in the Merchandise section. I also put up a picture of a new MacGyver T-shirt I found in the Fanwork section.
7/17/04 Today I added a new drawing of Richard Dean Anderson in his Jack O'Neill role from Stargate SG-1 to the Fanwork page. I know it's not technically from MacGyver, but it's still the same actor and it's really a pretty neat drawing anyway.
7/16/04 I added some new pictures of MacGyver slides used by televison guide magazines to promote the show to the Merchandise page.
7/8/04 Just a quick update today. I added a new picture to the Promo and Press section of the Images page. Also, I've got another Ebay alert! There's about five different sets of rare Richard Dean Anderson appearances up for bids right now, including many MacGyver commercials and related clips.
7/6/04 Today I took down the last poll and put the results on the Past Polls page. There is now a new poll up, so be sure to take a second to vote in that one. I also added an interesting article asking whether or not MacGyver's MacGyverisms would work in real life to the Articles page. There's also a few new pictures on the Fanwork page.
7/4/04
Happy Independence Day!
7/2/04 I have added some more pictures of MacGyver crew jackets, as well as pictures of the MacGyver stickers and a magazine covering MacGyver to the Merchandise page. And I think I will leave the menu at the top of the page, so I've taken down the opinion poll about it and the favorite season 4 episode of MacGyver poll will be coming down as soon as I get a chance to take it down and put up a new one.6/27/04 There's a TON of updates today! I've added some new listings concerning MacGyver's answering machine message to the Interesting Speculation page, some more pictures of the MacGyver toy machine gun and duffle bag and a French video to the Merchandise page, some screen shots from yet another bootleg DVD set as well as my own little MacGyver drawing to the Fanwork page, and some new entries and links and fixed some stuff on the Miscellaneous page. It feels good to get some of this material out on the site finally, so please do me a favor and take some time to check it all out. I do have still more stuff that needs to be added sometime and that will come soon, along with some site restructuring.
6/26/04 I'm considering a site rearrangement today. One of the guestbook signers suggested that it might be better if the site menu were at the top of the page rather than the bottom. I'm trying this out right now and I've set up a poll that will just run for about a week. Do you prefer the menu at the top or the bottom? Let me know. I'll also be taking down the Favorite Season 4 episode poll in the next week or so, so vote soon if you haven't done so already.
6/25/04 I added an entry to the list of MacGyver references on television shows to the Miscellaneous page today, this one coming from an episode of Full House. I have some more new stuff that I will be adding soon, whenever I get another chance to update.
6/22/04 Today I added a new picture of a lighter to the Fanwork page, as well as a new picture of one of the Epi-Log magazines to the Merchandise page.
6/17/04 Ebay alert! I just noticed today that there are a bunch of MacGyver scripts for auction on there. You can instantly buy them for $12.95 Check it out! Also, I found an online poll for the sexiest television crime fighter from the 1980s. MacGyver defeated the other contenders with stiff competition from Thomas Magnum, Columbo, and Ben Matlock! Check it out here. (Warning: Beware of the picture of David Hasselhoff in a speedo. That was pretty scary!)
6/09/04 As promised, today I have put up some new MacGyver material I've found. I have added some new pictures to both the Merchandise and Fanwork sections.
6/06/04 It seems the MacGyver Online Community has changed servers again. The site is now located here. The link on the Links page has been changed accordingly.
6/04/04 Sorry for the lack of updates lately. Today I took down the last poll and put up a new one. Be sure to check out the results on the Past Polls page, and vote in the new poll. I have also added some navigational links to the Episode Guide page to make it easier to jump through the seasons. I will try to work on some more renovations in design and organization as well as adding some new MacGyver material I've collected.
5/20/04 I added a link today to Ken Harrison's official Web site on the Links page. Ken Harrison is the composer of music used in various MacGyver episodes, as well as the two TV-movies. Be sure to check out his demos page and listen to the Action/Adventure sample, which has some material from MacGyver, particularly the two TV-movies.
5/13/04 I discovered an interesting web site today called MacGyver World. The site offers downloads of all the MacGyver episodes and the TV-movies for a one time fee of about $50. I've included the site on my list of unofficial sources for MacGyver episodes on the Fanwork page.
5/9/04 Hey, I just found out today that the MacGyver Online community has changed servers and it can now be located here. The link on the Links page has been changed accordingly.
5/8/04 Just a quick update today. I have added a link to Spike's page for MacGyver to the Links page. I have also just found out about a recent McDonald's commercial that make a reference to MacGyver. I will try to see if I can get the exact transcript to add to the Miscellaneous part of the site.
5/6/04 I added a funny reference to MacGyver from the Half-Baked movie to the Miscellaneous page. I also fixed some stuff on the Interesting Speculation page.
5/1/04 I took down the last poll today and put up a new one. It seems that "Partners" seemed to be the big winner, with "Friends" right behind it. A lot of the votes were pretty scattered out. Take a look at the results on the Past Polls page. Also, don't forget to vote in the new poll. I have also put up a new picture on the front page and I have moved some of the older news from January and February to the Old News page.
4/26/04 Today I added some pictures of MacGyver fanzines to the Fanwork page, as well as a MacGyver hat and car sign to the Merchandise page.
4/20/04 I've got a bunch of MacGyver stuff today! I've found some possible news on the release of the MacGyver series on DVD! Hollywood North Report reports that a release is to be announced in late 2004. That may only be a guess on their part, so we'll have to wait and see. They also have a poll up for which Vancouver-shot series you would like to see on DVD and MacGyver is in second place, falling to The Sentinel. Throw in your vote and put MacGyver on top! Also, I found a news story about the "Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things" book I've got a link to on the Fanwork page. Read the story here. And finally, I heard about a magazine that has a MacGyver challenge for rebuilding things. Check out Ready Made Magazine's page for more details.
4/20/04 Sorry the site has been down so long. There was some trouble with the web server, but it looks like everything is back up and running again! I'll try to have some more MacGyver stuff on the site when I get a chance.
3/29/04 Added an interesting link to the Merchandise page for a European DVD of network promotional spots, including one for MacGyver. You can buy a copy through the site.
3/26/04 I added a link to a MacGyver oil painting on the Fanwork page.
3/24/04 Today I added a link to The MacGyver Workout by Testosterone Magazine! (Insert Tim Taylor grunts here! :-) Check it out on the Miscellaneous page.
3/22/04 Just a quick update today. I added links to rock bands named after MacGyver on the Miscellaneous page. Oh yeah, I also changed the picture on the front page.
3/21/04 I added a new picture to the Promo and Press section of the Images page. I also added a picture of a new fanmade T-shirt to the Fanwork page.
3/13/04 I updated the Glasslite toys page on the Merchandise page with some new pictures of the Pickup Fenix, Jeep Toyota, and Land Rover.
3/11/04 I added a link to a really cool model of MacGyver's jeep and MacGyver action figure done by a French fan. Check out pictures through the link on the Fanwork page. Also, there's some bad news for UK fans. It seems that Bravo has stopped airing MacGyver. However, the Bravo site still has a MacGyver page up. I have updated the MacGyver TV Schedule page accordingly. Oh yeah, I also put a new picture on the front page, probably because I saw the second part to the episode it comes from today.
3/9/04 Good news! It turns out the Mac's Your Man Web site has only gotten a new address and it is not down, as I had said before. However, according to the site, it was last updated in October 18, 2003, but hopefully there will be some new stuff on there soon. The music videos are really cool!!! Try visiting it at Mac's Your Man. I have changed the links for the site on my Fanwork and Links pages accordingly.
3/8/04 I have gone through the whole site and finally added "back" buttons to make navigation a little easier. I have also updated the MacGyver TV schedule page with the link to SpikeTV's MacGyver airing schedule. I have also discovered that my forum is no longer up at ezboard.com Since it wasn't being used much anyway, I probably won't bother to put up a new one. Instead, allow me to direct you to MacGyver Online, one of the best MacGyver forums I have seen on the Internet lately. I also have a few other forums you can check out listed on my Links page, which I've also updated a little, by the way. Oh yeah, I also fixed up a few things on the Quotes page.
3/3/04 I took down the last poll and I have put the results on the Past Polls page. It seems the "Pilot" episode got the most votes for favorite, with "Nightmares" and "Target MacGyver" coming in right behind it. Check out the full results on the page. I also fixed the links within the site, so the "home" buttons should be working now. And don't forget to vote in the new poll!
2/21/04 Added some more MacGyver references in the Books and Songs categories on the Miscellaneous page.
2/16/04 Just a quick update today. I have moved all the stuff from last year to the Old News page. I'll try to have some new stuff to add to the page soon.
2/13/04 Happy Valentines Day! Hope everyone has a romantic time with their date tomorrow! I've changed the picture at the bottom so you can see Mac in action! :-) I've also added a link to a MacGyver fan film to the Fanwork page.
2/9/04 Good news everyone! Now you can watch more MacGyver episodes during the day! Spike TV has begun airing MacGyver at 11 am and 12 pm daily, starting today! Check the schedule here. And you can also catch MacGyver on TV Land at 1 am, 5 am, and 3 pm daily! Also, I added a new picture to the Fanwork page today. I also added a new link to the Miscellaneous page.
1/30/04 I took down the last poll and put up a new one! Check out the Past Polls page to see the results. I will try to keep the site updated on at least a weekly basis, but that's about the best I can do for right now, as I'm in the middle of a very busy semester at school.
1/23/04 Today I put a new item on the Fanwork page.
1/22/04 I have added a new link for an online MacGyver community page to the Links section. Check it out!
1/16/04 I added a new item to the Fanwork page. Also, just so you know, the "MacGyver on Ice" book is once again for sale on Ebay. Pick it up if you can. It's definitely worth it! By the way, the link for IMDB's page for the proposed MacGyver movie does not work anymore. This looks like a bad foreboding for the movie, but maybe something will still come of it. We'll have to wait and see.
1/9/04 I added a new picture of the Glasslite Swiss Army Knife as well as a new item to the Merchandise page.
1/7/04 Added some new pictures of the Glasslite Nissan Safari toy. Check it out on the Merchandise page. I also added a new link to the Links page. I also found something interesting on IMDB.com. When you search for MacGyver, the link for the possible feature movie no longer comes up, although the Young MacGyver page is still there. I checked the link on my Links page, and the link for the MacGyver feature movie still works. Interesting...
1/02/04 Added some pictures of a really cool looking 1 foot tall custom MacGyver figure. Check them out on the Fanwork page.
2003 News
12/31/03 Sorry the site's been down for basically the whole month of December. I've finally got it going again and now I have a ton more bandwidth. Well, I hope everyone had a merry Christmas, and had a chance to watch "The Madonna" episode of MacGyver, and celebrated the birth of The Madonna's (that would be the virgin Mary, not the singer) Son, Jesus Christ. I will try to have more MacGyver stuff up as soon as I can. Until then, Happy New Year to all.12/03/03 I've got a ton of updates today. I've added new items to the Fanwork page, and the Merchandise page, including some items that I've known about but never been able to get a picture of until now! I took down the last poll and you can view the results on the Past Polls page. These polls aren't terribly scientific, but they are fun and interesting, so please take a second to answer the new one I have up!
11/29/03 Sorry the site was down for so long. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! It seems like a good time to watch "The Outsiders" episode, mainly for that Thanksgiving reference MacGyver makes. And because the Amish is about the closest to the Pilgrims I can think of. I'll try to have some more new stuff up soon.
11/18/03 Added a new item to the Fanwork page.
11/13/03 I found a new link I just had to add to the site today. On the radio, I heard the winning song for the "Rock about the Roll" song contest sponsored by Duck brand duct tape! The winner was a song called "When I'm stuck, I turn to duct tape" by Something to Do. It's a really cool ska song that just sounds like it could be MacGyver's life song. :-) Check out the Duct Tape Guys' site and you can listen to the song on there. I've also got the site link in the Miscellaneous section.
Pete- "The old duct tape, huh?" MacGyver- "Never leave home without it." ("Partners" - just saw this again yesterday!)
11/11/03 I put the new ads on the Articles and Interviews page as well as the Promo and Press pictures page, since they kind of fit on both.
11/10/03 Added some new ads to the Promo and Press page, as well as a new item at the bottom of the Merchandise page, and new pictures of lighters on the Fanwork page.
11/7/03 I found an interesting article online today. It's about doing Public Relations work in Education MacGyver style! Check it out here. Also, I had a funny thing happen at school. I found a few posters advertising a Chemistry class being offered, and the headline was "Got Glue?" which was funny enough, but then it asked a question: "Want to learn how to make things like MacGyver does?" That was cool to see the poster reference MacGyver, but all the posters spelled the name wrong. So I had to go change the posters from "McGiver" to MacGyver! :-)
11/04/03 Today I finally fixed up the Quotes section, so check it out. I also added a few links to the Links page.
11/03/03 This just in! I just did a search for the "MacGyver on Ice" book on Abebooks.com and I found 1 copy available for sale! It's for sale by a German seller and it's listed at $173.64!!!!!!! I hope the prices for the book on Ebay never get that high!!!
11/03/03 I hope everyone had lots of fun eating lots of candy over Halloween! And I hope the faithful MacGyver fans were out there giving out bean sprouts and carrot sticks! :-) Today I added a new picture to the Promo and Press section, as well as one to the Articles and Interviews section.
10/30/03 I added a new comic strip reference to MacGyver in the Miscellaneous section, which is pretty cool. Check it out!
10/28/03 Today I put some more crew jacket pictures up on the Merchandise page, as well as another wall clock on the Fanwork page.
10/27/03 My site is finally back up!!! I'm sorry it was down for so long. The site had some bandwidth problems. (again!) However, things are back up and running again. I did do some updates on the site while it was down, so check some of the latest posts I have on here. ALERT!!! The "MacGyver on Ice" book is once again on Ebay, along with some crew jackets and toys. Get them while you can!
10/20/03 I added some more pictures of custom made MacGyver action figures and pins to the FanWork page, as well as some pictures of postcards to the Merchandise section. I also put another picture on the Various page in the Images section. There's also a new link on the Miscellaneous page.
10/16/03 I have put in a new entry on the Merchandise page for the Hollywood Reporter salute to MacGyver on its 100th. episode. I also added a new picture of a cast Swiss Army Knife, as well as new pictures for the Ja-Ru toys and the Glasslite toys, and another tid bit on the
10/9/03 Added some neat links to the Miscellaneous page, as well as one to the Merchandisepage.
10/08/03 Major cool item!!! Okay, check out the Multimedia page. I have added two really cool MacGyver commercial video clips from the very first season on ABC, back in good old 1985!
10/07/03 Found an interesting article online mentioning MacGyver today. Check it out here. It's a sad story, but it does offer proof that "MacGyver" is still used as a phrase in everyday language today. Here's another article mentioning MacGyver here.
10/06/03 I added some new items to the Merchandise page today. I also added a really cool link to the Links page. The link's also on the Multimedia and Fanwork pages because the site is a showcase of cool MacGyver music videos!
10/02/03 Added a new prop to the Merchandise page.
9/30/03 I have added a lot of new pictures to the TV-Movies section and the Promo and Press page in the Images section. I also have some more pictures on the Various page too, as well as some new entries on the Merchandise page. You might also have noticed the MacGyver screen capture at the bottom of this page. I'll try to keep rotating different ones every so often. Finally, I have also put up the results of the last poll and put up a new one!
9/29/03 I have some new props listed and pictured on the Merchandise page, as well as a new picture on the Images page, in the Various section.
9/25/03 Today I finally put some articles and ads on the Articles and Interviews page, so now there's something more than just the links I already had. I also put some new images up for the MacGyver on Ice book on the Merchandisepage. I also finally added the FoxTrot comic, as well as another MacGyver reference, to the Miscellaneous page. Check the comic out, it's quite funny.
9/24/03 Added two new props to the Merchandise page and some new items to the Fanwork page.
9/23/03 Added some new pictures of crew jackets to the Merchandise page as well as a new drawing to the Fanwork page.
9/18/03 Added some observations from "Blind Faith" to the Interesting Speculation page. I also added a new quote to the Quotes page. (Yes, I know, this page still needs to be worked on a lot. I will fix this page up as soon as I can.) I also fixed some of the files on the Multimedia page. Most of them should work now. I will try to work on fixing up and adding to this page more when I can as well.
9/17/03 Added a new clothing item to the Merchandise section.
9/15/03 People magazine has put out a new book called "100 Greatest TV stars of our time" and on page 29, MacGyver is listed as one of the characters who made his mark! There's a nice picture of Richard Dean Anderson as well, from one of the promotional pictures for MacGyver.
9/12/03 I have added a new section to the site called Interesting Speculation in the Miscellaneous section. This is just a page where I will try to post interesting facts I've gleaned from the episodes, and try to put together MacGyver's history based on what has been revealed in the episodes and other sources. I have a few things up already and I will be adding more soon. If I have anything wrong, or if you have something you'd like to contribute, let me know through the Feedback page. I also moved some of the older news on this page to the (you guessed it) Old News page!
9/11/03 This seems to be a good day to watch MacGyver. MacGyver always seemed to be very patriotic. Maybe an episode like "The Ten Percent Solution" would be appropriate for today. May God bless all those who lost loved ones on this day two years ago. That star spangled banner does still wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave. (Get a Christian hymnal and read the fourth verse of the national anthem. (or go here.) It's a great song, especially when you sing all 4 verses!) America is still one nation under God and this is our motto: "In God we trust!" God bless America!
In site update news, I added some promotional pictures to the Images section and some more sites to the Links section as well as new sites and MacGyver references on the Miscellaneous sections. I've also found some interesting news on the possible plot of the pilot episode of "Young MacGyver", assuming it was actually filmed. Check the link for more information. (It's in Spanish)
9/10/03 ALERT! The "MacGyver on Ice" book is once again on sale at Ebay! (Along with a novelization of the 1988 Tom Hanks movie "Big", incidentally). Check it out here. It seems the MacGyver book has popped up a lot recently on Ebay. Also, I have added a new picture to the Merchandise section and some new pictures to the Fanwork section.
9/5/03 Added some new pictures of the fanny pack and director's chair in the Merchandise section.
9/4/03 I found a picture online of Brad Pitt (supposedly) doing a screen test for the new MacGyver movie. Take a look here. (More than likely, it might just be a picture put together by a fan) What do you think? I don't think he looks too bad, but he still can't replace Richard Dean Anderson as MacGyver!
9/2/03 Hey! Hope everyone had a great Labor Day! I just have a quick MacGyver alert for today. On Ebay, the "MacGyver on Ice" book is now up for auction. I periodically post alerts when this book is up for sale because it is so incredibly hard to find. (At least it was for me!) Also, there's a ton of MacGyver scripts and toys on there right now too.
8/28/03 I have heard an interesting rumor and that's all I can really call it. In case it turns out to be true, I'll go ahead and post it here. I have heard from a message board that the MacGyver television series is supposed to be released on DVD this October. I presume there would also be a VHS version too. However, I read this from a user on a message board who claims to have a "friend" at Paramount. I wouldn't trust this too much. I've seen those "have friend at wherever" stories pop up about a lot of things on the internet and most of the time they're not true. Of course, someone else in the same post said that they had heard that the VHS and DVD series would not come out until July 2005, so who knows?
8/22/03 I finally fixed the form on the Feedback page. So feel free to send me some feedback on how you like the web site and what you'd like to see on it! I have also put up a new poll, so please take a second to vote. Also, I have fixed up the Trivia page and I hope to have it complete soon.
8/21/03 Here's a quick heads-up for cable viewers. TVLand is moving MacGyver from 1 pm to 2 pm, starting September 1st. MacGyver will also continue to air at midnight. And as for web site updates, I have gone through and fixed some outdated links and other things, as well as added some new links to the Links page. I also added a little to the Miscellaneous page and fixed some stuff on the Merchandise page.
8/18/03 The national public radio broadcast about MacGyver solutions in real life is now archived at theThis American Life web site and you can hear it online. There are also a bunch of MacGyver episode scripts up for bids on Ebay right now, so you might want to check it out.
8/17/03 Sorry this is a late update, but I just found out that MacGyver will be on national public radio from August 15-17! (sort of). Check out this link for details. The radio show will detail real-life people using MacGyver-like solutions to problems. I know this a late update, but you can listen to the Real Audio broadcast online by next week. Also, I added a new item to the Fanwork page.
8/7/03 I fixed the counter today, but had to set it at 1000, since that's approximately where it was. I also took down the poll and put up the results on the Past Polls page. I will try to have a new poll up soon.
8/5/03 I have updated the Fanwork and Merchandise section. I still have more stuff to put up and things to fix though.
7/16/03 Well, my site is now listed on Google.com Yeah!!! Unfortunately, there's now a banner ad at the top of my site courtesy of Google. I don't know what they will have pop up, but I don't think they'll have anything bad( I hope). Anyway, I will try to have more updates coming soon.
7/5/03 Happy Independence Day!
Well, the "MacGyver on Ice" book is no longer on Ebay, but there's a bunch of rare MacGyver collectibles on there right now, including some Ja-Ru and Glasslite MacGyver toys, and two Japanese MacGyver videos! Check it out! Also, I have updated the Merchandise section with some new pictures.
6/26/03 ALERT! The "MacGyver on Ice" book is once again up for bids on Ebay. It is going for a mere $39.39 (approximately) in US dollars. It ends soon, so grab it while you can. I've also added a new picture to the Fanwork section.
6/26/03 Well, I've got good news or bad news, depending on what side of this issue you were on. I have mixed feelings about it myself, but it looks like the "Young MacGyver" series will not be a series after all. From what I understand, the pilot has been shot, but the series will not be picked up. However, the WB may still show the pilot as a movie of the week or release it to video. However, neither one of these seem too likely, since the series is not being picked up. I thought the idea of MacGyver having a nephew was ludicrous to begin with, so I'm pretty glad they're not showing it. However, as far as I know, the feature movie is still in the works. Check out the Entertainment Weekly article about the cancellation of "Young MacGyver" here. I don't know for sure where that picture of Jared Padalecki comes from, but it could be from the "Young MacGyver" pilot. In other site update news, I've moved the older posts on here to the Old News section. I still have lots of plans for this site, and I hope they will come to fruition at some point.
6/16/03 Sorry this is a little late, but Richard Dean Anderson was on The Wayne Brady Show today and they talked some about WB's upcoming "Young MacGyver" series. It's a repeat of the May 19th. episode. The Richard Dean Anderson site should have a transcript up soon, and I'll be sure to put the link on here. I need to look at it myself because I missed the episode. Also, the Bravo channel in the UK has begun airing MacGyver again weekdays at 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. UK fans can check the listings here.
5/28/03 Sorry I've been a while in updating. I've been very busy and right now I'm on vacation. But I did find another older article from TV Guide that says that the Young MacGyver series will be "more irreverant than the original". I don't like that quote much. Check out the article online here. I also added a new MacGyver drawing to the Fanwork section.
5/9/03 This week's TV Guide, the May 10-16 issue, has a brief mention of WB's new Young MacGyver television show! It does confirm that Jared Padalecki will star as Mac's nephew and also has a great quote from supervising producer Sam Baum who says that "his (Angus MacGyver's) presence will definitely be felt in the pilot." The article also mentioned that if the series is picked up, fans can expect an appearance by Richard Dean Anderson as "Uncle" MacGyver as early as the November sweeps!!! I'm feeling much better about this new show after reading this! I've also found a TV Guide article that indicates that MacGyver's nephew will be named Clay. Check these and other online articles here and here.
4/28/03 The "MacGyver on Ice" book is onEbay NOW!!!! Get it while you can! You can buy it now for only (approximately) $52.42 (and considering some of the prices I've seen bidding for it end on, that might be a good deal!) Also added some more links to theLinks page. Also, check out theMiscellaneous section for some more newly added MacGyver references and fun stuff.
4/15/03 Sorry I've been a while in updating. I found some interesting news on the Young MacGyver pilot from the messageboard at http://rdanderson.com. The author of the site has talked with Stephen Downing, the executive producer for MacGyver and the new Young MacGyver pilot, and it looks like this might turn out to be a good series, even if I don't like the premise too much. Check out the post here. I have also updated the Merchandise section with even more great MacGyver finds! Also, check out the Fanwork section for more MacGyver drawings!
3/19/03 TV Land now has a site up for MacGyver.
3/6/03 Sorry the page was down for a while. I got my site upgraded so now it has much more bandwidth. I have also found out some more news on the Young MacGyver series coming from WB. According to this article at Zap2it.com Jared Padalecki has been cast to star in the series as MacGyver's nephew who now works for the Phoenix Foundation. He previously portrayed Dean on The Gilmore Girls. I also checked the IMDB's listing for Young MacGyver again, and they don't have Padalecki listed as MacGyver's nephew yet, but they do have Richard Dean Anderson as MacGyver under the cast list!
2/20/03 Added a new item to the Fanwork page and fixed up a few things here and there. Also, I just found out that IMDB has a page up for the "Young MacGyver" television series.
2/18/03 Added another mailing address to the site. Also added a link to a new French MacGyver site, as well as some new pictures for the Merchandise and Various Pictures sections.
2/13/03 Added some new pictures of the Glasslite toys.
2/4/03 Added some mailing addresses to the site.
2/01/03 Added some new pictures and information to Merchandise and Fanwork pages.
1/29/03 Fixed some stuff on the Merchandise page and added some new information and pictures.
1/27/03 Fixed many links and uploaded many pictures. Merchandise and Fanwork sections are now both fully up. Of course, I will still be adding more stuff as I come across it. Multimedia page is also coming along.
1/23/03 Fixed a lot of links and uploaded all pictures for Seasons One and Two images. All of the Images section is working now. I will try to add pictures for the Promo and Press Releases section soon and any other various pictures I might have.
1/18/03 Uploaded all pictures for the TV Movies section.
1/14/03 Added a new forum and fixed some links.
2002 News
12/5/02 Finished Biographies section. Also added another link to Articles and Interviews page. Working on getting more sections up whenever I get a chance.11/19/02 The new MacGyver movie now has a listing on IMDB (Internet Movie Database), listing the movie release as 2004. MacGyver Movie on IMDB
11/8/02 The "MacGyver on Ice" book is no longer available on abebooks.com Keep checking there though. It shows up every once in a while. Hope to have rest of site up soon.
10/21/02 BIG NEWS!!!! There is a possibility that MacGyver will be made as a feature movie! Read the article here.MacGyver Movie Also, The WB is considering making a new MacGyver TV series! It will focus on MacGyver's nephew following in his uncle's footsteps. A tentative title is "Young MacGyver". A pilot has been ordered. Check out the article here.Young MacGyver Also, the "MacGyver on Ice" book is available at www.abebooks.com NOW!!! There are two copies there. Grab them now while you can!
