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RE: MacGyver (2016 series)
They could adequately represent a younger Mac, but either the actor just isn't getting the role, or the writing and directing won't let him thanks to their efforts to "modernize" the show.
It does improve a bit after the first few episodes though. I will give it that. But Mac was almost always a solo agent in the original show when it came to actually doing whatever his mission of the week might be, so having a generic gun dude and a magic computer girl on hand feels very off-kilter.
Next you'll be telling me they can do Star Trek without William Shatner! :)
I would watch MacGyver: The Next Generation.
If they did as good a job at that as they did with STTNG I would watch it. As it is, I'll probably watch the new series eventually...maybe I'll go back and rewatch the old one first...
I actually saw Richard Dean Anderson at MegaCon last year at a Q&A. Basically, he semi-retired after Stargate SG-1 to spend more time with his daughter. However, she had just recently gone off to college and I think he would be interested in doing MacGyver again if he had the opportunity. They might want him to lose some weight though. He gained a LOT of weight since SG-1.
Supposedly they are working on a MacGyver movie also but I think the concept has a college aged MacGyver in that one. He should definitely have a role in that movie if it ever gets made though even if it is only a cameo.