I hate George Lucas more and more: according to Wikipedia (not the most reliable source, but whatevs), Spielberg wanted Marion to return in Temple of Doom, but Lucas nixed it, wanting Indy to have a different love interest each time. I swear, the man is actively trying to fuck up these films
Ol' George continues to break my heart, but this at least is one thing that I can hold against him. I loved Marion, but I also loved Willie too. I even named one of our family dogs Willie, because her incredibly loud shrill (annoying)barking sounded like Willie screaming to me.
I do wish they'd brought Marion back for Last Crusade though. (Temple of Doom was set before Raiders wasn't it?) And I wish Willie would have made a cameo in Crystal Skull at the wedding as was rumored.
I kind of liked Willie, I guess - she was funny - but I'd much rather it was Marion, who I adored. And it annoyed me that Marion and Indy were so perfect together, and then she was just gone, with no explanation. But yeah, Last Crusade would have worked, too - and then Willie showing up at the wedding. *g*
I hadn't realised it, but you've nailed the problem with Kai Wulff. He's certainly decorative, but he's too memorable. They recast a lot, of course -- I think he had three different roles, or maybe four -- but he's by far the most distinctive of the recurring faces.
I'd been so cranky about the silliness that I'd forgotten the MacGyverisms. Maybe I'll watch it again after all. ;)
Of all the Indiana Jones ripoffs, this is the one that bugs me the most. Maybe they thought it was an homage (or a parody), but geez, practically every plot point -- outdrinking the Big Guys in the Quaint Ethnic Bar! -- was lifted wholesale. They didn't even try to file off the serial numbers from the stolen material.
It would've been nice to see some real archeology, or even a hint at it -- I'm dangerously close to getting a plot bunny from your comments on the real value of the find! Stop that!
Yeah, I think it would be nigh impossible to see Kai Wulff and not recognise him. I've liked him in the show - he's a fairly strong presence - but really, he needed to keep playing the same character or not at all.
And, heh - it is a very silly episode, but then they've all been pretty damn stupid so far this season. :) But partly I gave this one a decent rating because I didn't want to keep being negative about every episode - I still enjoy watching it, but this season is more mockable than usual. *g*
Sadly, they didn't even have her outdrinking the Big Guys in this ep - she was only playing dice. That's one thing I loved about Marion - she was behaving so disreputably, being a Bad Girl, and winning. That sort of behaviour in women is usually punished in Hollywood movies (they get drunk and then humiliate themselves, because Women Should Not Drink To Excess :P). Playing dice doesn't have the same edge, but I guess I know they'd never show hard drinking as a cute characteristic on MacGyver
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I do love reading your insights, because of course that was one of the best things about Marion! She was tough and spunky, and didn't suffer or get humiliated because of it.
I think Mac S6 is along the lines of a good male friend who's doing something stupid and somewhat embarrassing. You still love the lunk, but geez, he needs to get a clue.
I think Mac S6 is along the lines of a good male friend who's doing something stupid and somewhat embarrassing. You still love the lunk, but geez, he needs to get a clue.
My degree is in Classical and Near EAstern Archaeology, so my reaction to this episode is schizophrenic in the extreme. Bad Archaeology is Bad. Ridiculously Wrong history is Ridiculously Wrong. Still, the MacGyverisms are amusing and clever, and the Entertaining Romp aspects have their charm,,,
I have to grit my teeth and force a rictus of a grin when the father-daughter relationship gets "Fixed!!! Alll Better!!!" in 54 minutes. No. Just.... No. This is a commonplace in MacGyver, and indeed in almost all American episodic television produced before the '90's, so this should not bother me as much as it does, but maybe it's just that know father-daughter relationships so well from the inside, and know how hard it is to get rid of those internalized attitudes. I dunno. It just bothers me.
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Ol' George continues to break my heart, but this at least is one thing that I can hold against him. I loved Marion, but I also loved Willie too. I even named one of our family dogs Willie, because her incredibly loud shrill (annoying)barking sounded like Willie screaming to me.
I do wish they'd brought Marion back for Last Crusade though. (Temple of Doom was set before Raiders wasn't it?) And I wish Willie would have made a cameo in Crystal Skull at the wedding as was rumored.
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I'd been so cranky about the silliness that I'd forgotten the MacGyverisms. Maybe I'll watch it again after all. ;)
Of all the Indiana Jones ripoffs, this is the one that bugs me the most. Maybe they thought it was an homage (or a parody), but geez, practically every plot point -- outdrinking the Big Guys in the Quaint Ethnic Bar! -- was lifted wholesale. They didn't even try to file off the serial numbers from the stolen material.
It would've been nice to see some real archeology, or even a hint at it -- I'm dangerously close to getting a plot bunny from your comments on the real value of the find! Stop that!
*ETA: George Lucas ack.
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And, heh - it is a very silly episode, but then they've all been pretty damn stupid so far this season. :) But partly I gave this one a decent rating because I didn't want to keep being negative about every episode - I still enjoy watching it, but this season is more mockable than usual. *g*
Sadly, they didn't even have her outdrinking the Big Guys in this ep - she was only playing dice. That's one thing I loved about Marion - she was behaving so disreputably, being a Bad Girl, and winning. That sort of behaviour in women is usually punished in Hollywood movies (they get drunk and then humiliate themselves, because Women Should Not Drink To Excess :P). Playing dice doesn't have the same edge, but I guess I know they'd never show hard drinking as a cute characteristic on MacGyver ( ... )
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I do love reading your insights, because of course that was one of the best things about Marion! She was tough and spunky, and didn't suffer or get humiliated because of it.
I think Mac S6 is along the lines of a good male friend who's doing something stupid and somewhat embarrassing. You still love the lunk, but geez, he needs to get a clue.
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Bwah! Perfect.
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I have to grit my teeth and force a rictus of a grin when the father-daughter relationship gets "Fixed!!! Alll Better!!!" in 54 minutes. No. Just.... No. This is a commonplace in MacGyver, and indeed in almost all American episodic television produced before the '90's, so this should not bother me as much as it does, but maybe it's just that know father-daughter relationships so well from the inside, and know how hard it is to get rid of those internalized attitudes. I dunno. It just bothers me.
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