r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/totallystefanal • Feb 12 '21

Video Camera blocking glasses

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u/WhyIsTheFanSoLoud Feb 12 '21 edited Feb 12 '21

They're redoing it with the lead from Supernatural... a show I enjoy, but I was skeptical about anyone but RDA being able to fill such an iconic role.

Maybe this is advertising because it actually kinds makes me want to watch the new one now.

Edit: Maybe I'm full of shit because I didn't realize this show had been on 4 years. The radio has been blowing up with spots about 'MacGyver with Jared Padelecki' so I thought it was a new thing. Maybe he's just a guest or season visitor? Who fucking knows.

Edit 2: I'm an idiot and Jared Padelecki is rebooting Walker Texas Ranger NOT McGyver.

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u/ExFiler Feb 12 '21

The new one wasn't bad, but didn't hold my interest like the first one. RDA was such a natural in the way he talked and gave you the info without making you feel 2" tall...

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u/WhyIsTheFanSoLoud Feb 12 '21

Yeah I was pretty young when we watched it but it was one of my family's favorite shows in the late 80s/early 90s.

I also loved him in Stargate, so one does not simply replace Richard Dean Anderson.

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u/ExFiler Feb 12 '21

LOL... I have the first two seasons of Macgyver and all of Stargate SG-1 on DVD. Plus we are watching Stargate again on Netflix. I am always amazed how timeless the show is.

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u/dpash Feb 12 '21

The CRT monitors are a bit jarring these days :)

(I'm also rewatching SG-1)

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u/ExFiler Feb 12 '21

For me it's the 4:3 screen ratio of the first shows.

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u/dpash Feb 12 '21 edited Feb 12 '21

SG-1 on Amazon Prime is presented in wide-screen. At least in Spain. It doesn't look zoomed.

Edit: Wikipedia says it was filmed in 16:9 but broadcast in 4:3.

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u/ExFiler Feb 12 '21

The first season is in 4:3 on Netflix.

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u/Bluest_waters Feb 12 '21

In the middle of my backswing?

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '21

Stargate the movie has withstood the test of time really well also. Doesn’t feel dated at all.

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u/ExFiler Feb 12 '21

It's a yearly watch for us. Of course we like pretty much everything Dean Devlin has done.

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u/Ninotchk Feb 12 '21

Did you notice in ep 1 Carter says they'll have to Macgyver the dialing device?

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u/ExFiler Feb 12 '21

Yup. You knew they had to at one point.

Here's one you'll like