MacGyver
CBS’MacGyverreboot proved quite popular , running for five season , but original starRichard Dean Andersonrefused a chance to cameo . At 71 - years - honest-to-god , Anderson appears to have quietly retired from acting , having not fiddle a function since 2013 . Before that though , Anderson had quite an active career , appearing in movies or on TV shows for nearly 50 years . Anderson ’s first gig was on the authoritative soap operaGeneral Hospitalfrom 1976 to 1980 , but it was n’t that that made him widely famous .
Anderson ’s breakout role came playing the steer onMacGyver , which ran from 1985 to 1992 , producing seven seasons , and two additional TV movies . A sort of unlawful secret agentive role , MacGyverwas illustrious for almost never using gun , alternatively , relying on his own intellect and inventiveness to get out of sticky situations . MacGyverwas a ratings strike for much of its runnel on ABC , and made Anderson a recognizable face to the mint , essentially cementing his life history in Hollywood . By 1997 , Anderson would move on to another long - term run purpose on a smasher show , Colonel Jack O’Neill onStargate SG-1 .
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Considering how many reboots examine to arrange cameo from the stars of the original , it ’s not at all surprising that theMacGyverreboot — asterisk Lucas Till — would contact out to Anderson to hear and get him to appear . What ’s a bit more surprising is that Anderson turned them down flat , and ended up happy he did .
According to Anderson — as reported byCinema Blend — he was approached early on on in the making of theMacGyverreboot , after test cover but before the pilot had aired , and call for if he wanted to have any kind of engagement with the projection . One presumes CBS figured they might be able to woo the oldMacGyverfanbase back if they could promote Anderson appear on the reboot . He turned them down with a simple but emphasised no , and did n’t ultimately rue that decision after see the finished Cartesian product .
While Anderson does n’t take personal offensive to the existence of the newMacGyver , he does n’t sense that the reboot properly built on the foundation he helped create with the original show . Anderson feelsMacGyverwas more about showcasing the appendage behind the modern and complex solution the titulary hero would invent to work problem without resorting to guns . By contrast , theMacGyverreboot turned the character ofJack Dalton into a better half for Mac , one who was never hesitating to pick up a gun and shoot , even if Mac himself avoided them , infusing the reboot with gun - play . Plus , the focal point on the complexness of Mac ’s problem work was n’t well-nigh as sharp , turn things into more of a tight - paced action piece . With those change in mind , it ’s not surprising that Anderson did n’t feel a cameo on theMacGyverreboot made mother wit .
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