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I watched the original RDA version as a kid. It probably had a bigger impact on my morals than my mother did (which a lot of people should be thankful for).
Later in life, I realized some of his improvised tricks were complete TV logic or exaggerated for safety reasons, but a surprising number of those basic principles actually hold up in a pinch. I’ve noticed a few things where my own politics diverge from the show’s commentary over the years, but overall, it was a great series. A huge reason I got into Stargate SG-1 later on was simply because I loved RDA in MacGyver.
As for the reboot, I made it about three minutes in before shutting it off. They had a scene with people blathering on about tech, and literally nothing they said made a lick of sense. It felt like watching 90s "Hackers" tropes forced into a modern setting. The writers clearly had zero clue how actual technology works - which you could get away with in in the 80's and 90's, but comes across as lazy and cringe-inducing today.
You might appreciate this: https://youtu.be/spyhk4_USyA
I remember when that clip aired! Wow, the YouTube upload is 20 years old? Damn. Time flies.
>Later in life, I realized some of his improvised tricks were complete TV logic or exaggerated for safety reasons
You mean like the wooden casket he hides in to get snuck out of a military dictatorship that transforms into a wooden casket jetski once thrown in the water?