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List Price: $29.98 | | Label: Paramount
Salesrank: 11540
Released: March 14, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Richard Dean Anderson stars as MacGyver, an agent for the Phoenix Foundation, a progressive agency devoted to righting the wrongs of the world. Even more progressive is the near-genius MacGyver who never carries a gun and always thwarts the enemy with his vast scientific knowledge, sometimes with little more than a paper clip and the duct tape in his pocket.
Description of MacGyver - The Complete Fifth Season:
Desperate times call for desperate measures--and the desperate will stop at nothing to get MacGyver's attention. In the fifth season premiere ("Legend of the Holy Rose"), an old friend releases his houseboat from its moorings--while he's in it. Four episodes later ("Halloween Knights"), an old enemy relieves his boat of its belongings. It works, of course. Mac lives to help people in need, even if those people include obnoxious archeology professor Zoë (Lise Cutter), who enlists his aid in tracking down an ancient artifact, and the mysterious Murdoc (Michael Des Barres), who does the same to rescue his kidnapped sister. Joining forces with arch-enemy Murdoc marks a break with previous seasons. Otherwise, the fifth features the same resourceful secret agent as the first four (though he’s relying on those inventive "MacGyverisms" less often as the series continues). MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) still travels the world on behalf of the Phoenix Foundation, while reporting to supportive superior Pete Thornton (Dana Elcar). As before, he goes it alone: no gun, no back-up, no wisecracking sidekick--not counting reckless rogue Jack Dalton (Bruce McGill), who drops by on occasion to shake up MacGyver's well-ordered world.
Aside from a greater interest in socially conscious causes, like the protection of endangered species, the 1989-1990 season also breaks with the past by an episode set in the Old West ("Serenity") and another set in the afterlife ("Passages"). In the former, Jack and Penny (Teri Hatcher in her final appearance) return as prototypes for their present day characters. Murdoc returns, as well--this time wearing a black hat. In the latter, Grandpa Harry (John Anderson) bids adieu. Other fifth year guests include Blossom’s Mayim Bialik ("Cease Fire," "Hearts of Steel"), The Exorcist’s Linda Blair ("Jenny's Chance"), and Jerry Maguire’s Cuba Gooding Jr. ("Black Rhino," "Serenity"). --Kathleen C. Fennessy
MacGyver - The Complete Fifth Season Reviews:
Love it 
2009-07-01 - Loved Macgyver when it was on TV and now I've got my kids hooked on it. It's a good clean show.
MacGyver DVDs-fifth season
2009-02-11 - These are a great collection to own. They make great "guy" gifts, too. MacGyver is awesome.
MacGyver -- the Fifth Season
2008-12-29 - I have been ordering the MacGyver DVD's "piecemeal" rather than in the complete set, partly because I'd acquired the "First Season" from another source, but could not find the subsequent sets in retail outlets, and partly because I had not got into the "rhythm" of watching the DVD's until recently. However, once started, I've felt compelled to finish, so I am now in the midst of the fifth season and have received the final two sets. I will review them as I view them.
The fifth season is intriguing in many ways. It deals, as all the MacGyver stories do, with issues of various sorts -- especially social and ecological problems -- that were current at the time of the original filming. I am amazed in retrospect at how extremely timely they actually remain. However, there are some delightful and intriguing plot twists, and I would rate the "Christmas Episode" of the fifth season, "The Madonna", as one of the all-time best stories I've ever viewed.
MacGyver catch up 
2008-09-22 - I ordered the final season to catch up on the best serious of it's time. MacGyver gets you involved and always fascinating to see how he gets out of trouble. I enjoyed viewing the serious all over again and welcome anyone new to watching MacGyver to get a copy, still very up to date.
Great 80's TV Series
2008-07-18 - I now have all 7 seasons of MacGyver. They are well written and well acted. It has action & some comedy. 2 thumbs up from me!
