{"id":209,"date":"2015-10-05T13:55:57","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T18:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=209"},"modified":"2015-10-05T13:55:57","modified_gmt":"2015-10-05T18:55:57","slug":"macgyver-remake-in-the-works-at-cbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/05\/macgyver-remake-in-the-works-at-cbs\/","title":{"rendered":"MacGyver Remake in the Works at CBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-208\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/macguyver_richard_dean.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-208\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/macguyver_richard_dean.jpg\" alt=\"Former ABC action\/adventure \u201cMacGyver,\u201d starred Richard Dean Anderson &amp; aired from 1985 to 1992 portrayed MacGyver with the perfect combination of cool and\u00a0nerdy. \" width=\"600\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/macguyver_richard_dean.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/macguyver_richard_dean-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former ABC action\/adventure \u201cMacGyver,\u201d starred Richard Dean Anderson &amp; aired from 1985 to 1992 portrayed MacGyver with the perfect combination of cool and\u00a0nerdy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>MacGyver<\/em>, the former ABC action\/adventure\u00a0series,\u00a0which aired from 1985 to 1992 and followed Richard Dean Anderson as secret agent Angus MacGyver is is getting a reboot. CBS is developing <em>MacGyver<\/em>, a reimagining of the 1985 series about a resourceful and ingenious agent who improvises his way out of sticky situations using everyday items like rubber bands, chewing gum and a Swiss Army knife.<\/p>\n<p>The CBS <em>MacGyver<\/em> is described as a 20-something MacGyver, who gets recruited into a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2620265713\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>[wpdevart_youtube]020cbh7NKlE[\/wpdevart_youtube]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/390px-MacGyver_intro.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-210\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/390px-MacGyver_intro-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"390px-MacGyver_intro\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/390px-MacGyver_intro-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/390px-MacGyver_intro-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/390px-MacGyver_intro-57x57.jpg 57w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The series has become a pop culture staple, famously parodied by <em>Saturday Night Live\u2018<\/em>s MacGruber. Remake-wise, Paramount\u00a0previously tried to develop a <em>Young MacGyver<\/em> series, starring a pre-<em>Supernatural<\/em> Jared Padaleck.<\/p>\n<p>MacGyver would look to join CBS\u2019 recent foray into younger-skewing action procedurals with shows like Scorpion and Limitless.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the other action-adventure TV series getting reboots this season include A-Team, Hart To Hart and Xena.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3461180190\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>James Wan (&#8220;Insidious&#8221; and &#8220;Furious 7\u201d) will direct, and R. 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