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Title: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Grathr on November 14, 2012, 10:15:08 PM
Hollywood is planning to make a new MacGyver movie.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/macgyver-movie-be-directed-by-389498 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/macgyver-movie-be-directed-by-389498)

The big question is: will he still be using SAKs?  :think:
Personally I hope he will. But I'm worried they might try to make some money by selling the rights for "the MacGyver tool" to the highest bidder. If they do I hope one of the serious brands gets the deal. (and if Gerber gets it, I hope they dont print Macgyver on the suspension and try sell it as the ultimate MacGyver tool :twak:)
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: sawman on November 14, 2012, 10:18:44 PM
The only practical MacGyver tool is a Swiss Champ   ;)
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: sir_mike on November 14, 2012, 10:27:35 PM
I think he should carry the Explorer.  :tu:
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Mr. Whippy on November 14, 2012, 10:28:34 PM
Nah, he's going to do his magic with a one piece tool.  :D
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Steinar on November 14, 2012, 10:37:04 PM
Probably not. The question has popped up, and the creator's answer was something along the lines of "SAKs were good for their day".  :rant:  :twak:

I would expect a Leatherman, or some line of tools stamped "McG" instead of "BG".
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: sawman on November 14, 2012, 10:41:51 PM
 :bnghd:
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Syph007 on November 14, 2012, 10:59:53 PM
At least keep it Swiss and give the man a Swisstool Spirit!
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: stealth007s on November 14, 2012, 11:35:04 PM
The only practical MacGyver tool is a Swiss Champ   ;)

My sentiments exactly Sawman!¡! One of two SAKs that I do own is a Swiss Champ and I love it!¡!
 :2tu: :2tu: :2tu: :2tu: :2tu: :2tu:

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Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Grant Lamontagne on November 15, 2012, 12:13:02 AM
Leatherman is quite proud of the fact that some time in the 7th season Mac used a Leatherman.  I haven't seen the episode myself, but I wouldn't be surprised to hear Leatherman is doing their best to chase this one down.

Def
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Syph007 on November 15, 2012, 12:21:29 AM
Leatherman is quite proud of the fact that some time in the 7th season Mac used a Leatherman.  I haven't seen the episode myself, but I wouldn't be surprised to hear Leatherman is doing their best to chase this one down.

Def

Really? Thats cool, but I for sure never noticed.  What would be the likely leatherman model from 1992?  I should rewatch those for nostalgia sometime.
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Syph007 on November 15, 2012, 12:36:33 AM
I think that blurb by Leatherman, about MacGyver carried a leatherman in 1993 was meaning the actor himself carried it as a cycling tool, which I found a reference too, but he never used it on the show.

Edit: Ok you had me super curious on this one.  I found a reference to a PST being used in season three.. but by the enemy chick trying to kill MacGyver, not by Mac.  Very telling eh, the good guy using a SAK, the evil woman using a Leatherman!  :pok:

I just confirmed it, I looked up the episode on netflix, here are some screen caps.  She uses a PST to install some device in an electrical outlet.



Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Sam Quint on November 15, 2012, 12:51:59 AM
The semi-retired Mac is still carrying a Sak.
 :)

http://youtu.be/YMV4R1FWccA (http://youtu.be/YMV4R1FWccA)


 I REALLY wish they would leave this franchise alone if Richard Dean Anderson and Lee Zlotoff are not involved. I like the older Mac.
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Grant Lamontagne on November 15, 2012, 01:27:30 AM
You watching Netflix through a proxy IP?  I don't see it on Netflix Canada?

Def
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Syph007 on November 15, 2012, 01:29:45 AM
You watching Netflix through a proxy IP?  I don't see it on Netflix Canada?

Def

Ya I use unblock-us , extra 5 bucks a month, but it works.  I can pick netflix Canada, US, UK and others.
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Grant Lamontagne on November 15, 2012, 02:06:26 AM
I may have to try that.  I have been thinking about giving it a shot but never got around to it.

Def
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: sawman on November 15, 2012, 07:24:37 PM
Let me put it this way: If it's not a SAK or swiss tool then I am boycotting the movie  :rant:
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Steinar on November 15, 2012, 07:38:16 PM
This seems relevant, but I'm not able to play it, so I have absolutely no idea what is said: http://gizmodo.com/386970/quote-would-a-modern-day-macgyver-still-use-a-swiss-army-knife (http://gizmodo.com/386970/quote-would-a-modern-day-macgyver-still-use-a-swiss-army-knife)
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: kmanct3 on November 30, 2012, 02:42:34 AM
I would like to see him carry the Wenger Giant !
Title: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: tattoosteve99 on December 03, 2012, 03:46:04 AM
He needs to carry a modded sak alox from syph :). That way he gets all the tools he needs ;)
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Lynn LeFey on December 03, 2012, 11:49:35 PM
My prediction is that it'll be a Gerber special edition 'McGyver Ultimate Multitool'... which, of course, is actually a Suspension with bright red plastic handles.  :whistle:
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Gareth on December 04, 2012, 01:48:18 AM
The SAK is such an iconic part of MacGyver I would hope the makers would be sensible enough to keep it.  It would be like making the A-Team without the GMC van. ::)
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Grant Lamontagne on December 04, 2012, 03:25:14 AM
Modern remakes don't really seem to care much about tradition when it comes to the classics they are ripping off. I'm kind of surprised the General Lee in the Johnny Knoxville remake of the Dukes of Hazzard hadn't been swapped out for a modern Dodge... or even a Honda Civic. After all, Bumblebee was named that because he was a yellow VW Bug- the name doesn't make much sense if he's a Camaro.

It'll all boil down to whatever company ponies up the most cash for the production company.

Def

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Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: sir_mike on December 04, 2012, 03:48:09 AM
He needs to carry a modded sak alox from syph :). That way he gets all the tools he needs ;)

That would be so true!  If he had one of his, the show might still be on! LOL
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: thebullfrog on December 04, 2012, 06:56:48 PM
I'm betting it'll be a Powerlock that he'll get in the movie from "Gunny" doing a cameo....
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: karlito on February 07, 2013, 03:43:11 AM
The semi-retired Mac is still carrying a Sak.
 :)

http://youtu.be/YMV4R1FWccA (http://youtu.be/YMV4R1FWccA)


 I REALLY wish they would leave this franchise alone if Richard Dean Anderson and Lee Zlotoff are not involved. I like the older Mac.

Thanks for the link.  It was fun to see Mac again.
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Santos on February 07, 2013, 01:14:14 PM
After all, Bumblebee was named that because he was a yellow VW Bug- the name doesn't make much sense if he's a Camaro.

I thought the makers of transformers asked VW if they could use the new Bug and they said no as they didn't want the VW brand associated with violence.
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Grant Lamontagne on February 07, 2013, 01:30:50 PM
You never know these days what the reasoning is.  My guess is VW didn't want to be associated with those awful movies.   :P

Def

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Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Gareth on February 07, 2013, 05:54:26 PM
You never know these days what the reasoning is.  My guess is VW didn't want to be associated with those awful movies.   :P

Def

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A very savvy move on their part then. :D
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: enki_ck on February 07, 2013, 06:59:42 PM
So is the movie going to be made? I haven't been following the news on it.
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Jothra on June 01, 2013, 06:44:28 PM
Last I checked, Zlotoff (who owns the movie rights) was still working with others on the script. The movie is coming from New Line Cinema.

In 2012-2013, Zlotoff co-wrote a MacGyver miniseries for Image Comics. Mac carried an unspecified Swiss Army Knife. It was fun.
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Grant Lamontagne on June 03, 2013, 12:08:17 PM
I think it was the Victorinox Unspecified that he carried through most of the old TV show too, wasn't it?  :D

Or was it the Wenger Generic....  :think:

Def
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Jothra on June 04, 2013, 01:53:22 AM
He used a wide variety of Vics--especially Spartans and Tinkers, I think. The knife in the title sequence is a Wenger, though, and in the series finale he uses an ironic knockoff.
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Grant Lamontagne on June 04, 2013, 02:26:04 AM
Yeah, you should probably not take most of my posts seriously.... :D

Def

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Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: stealth007s on June 04, 2013, 04:53:28 AM
Yeah, you should probably not take most of my posts seriously.... :D

Def

Sent from a digital multitool

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Jothra on June 04, 2013, 06:05:18 AM
Until now, I was unaware of the exceptional amount of time and energy people have spent trying to identify every single knife (or knives, occasionally) he used in every single episode. It's amazing in exactly the sort of way I should probably try to avoid.
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Pine Box Parkinson on June 04, 2013, 06:17:20 AM
It's got to be a SAK. I was just watching the old episodes on Netflix. Such a good show. I wouldn't mind if they updated it a little and he was rocking a Vic MT but other than that I'm not interested.
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: styx on June 04, 2013, 09:26:33 AM
Imagine if they gave him a Gerber or a SOG that no one would think to tie with MacGyver
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Goatlord666 on June 05, 2013, 01:22:06 AM
Imagine if they gave him a Gerber or a SOG that no one would think to tie with MacGyver

hahaha true. I guess it was more about McGyver's character which leaned toward being the peacemaker/pacifist type. I still remember that It's always been a swiss army knife for Mac & a Switchblade for Murdock (his Arch-nemesis).

On knife identification, there's also a part of the intro where you will see the orange peeler/screwdriver from a victorinox executive protruding from his hands while opening a film vial
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: pfrsantos on August 20, 2013, 06:46:25 PM

Edit: Ok you had me super curious on this one.  I found a reference to a PST being used in season three.. but by the enemy chick trying to kill MacGyver, not by Mac.  Very telling eh, the good guy using a SAK, the evil woman using a Leatherman!  :pok:

I just confirmed it, I looked up the episode on netflix, here are some screen caps.  She uses a PST to install some device in an electrical outlet.

PST baaad, SAK gooood...
 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: pfrsantos on August 20, 2013, 06:48:13 PM
Here is something you might like:

http://www.macgyveronline.com/pages/saks.html

 :tu:
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: sir_mike on August 20, 2013, 08:19:35 PM
It just wouldn't be the same if Mac didn't carry a SAK.  No MT for him! :)

I thought there was a movie in the making.  Did it get sidelined or what?

My wife found the whole series on dvd plus the movies and some extra's awhile ago while for $60 at a FYE store and bought them for me! 

The best two weeks ever was watching them all in order including the movies! LOL
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: detron on August 20, 2013, 08:29:08 PM


The best two weeks ever was watching them all in order including the movies! LOL

I watched the A-team like that.  I bought the whole set, and it came in BA's van

(http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/graphics/news3/TheATeam_CompleteLE.jpg)

back on subject,  I love macGyver, and he always amazed me as a young adult.  I also noticed the A-team would sometimes be very MacGuyver'ish with their plans
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: sir_mike on August 20, 2013, 09:14:52 PM
I picked my first sak while watching the MacGyver shows and it was the small Tinker, which I still have!  Now I carry the Explorer Plus most of the time.

I was in a FYE with the wife browsing around and came across the movies and shows on dvd's so I seen the MacGyver sitting there on the shelf in season 5, I think it was and thought about getting it because it was only about $17 for the one season.  Anyway, decided not to and said that I would look for the whole series and they had them in a different spot so I asked the worker if they had a full set and she found one but is was marked $149 or $159, cant remember exactly but she said she would scan it to see if it is on sale and guess what $59.99 so before I could say "sweet", my wife says "we'll take it".  The rest is history! :D

I still dont think he would use a MT but if he did, it would have to be a Vic one! LOL
Title: Re: Will the new MacGyver MT be a SAK?
Post by: Faiaoga on February 21, 2014, 05:19:50 PM
From checking an internet site about MacGyver, I understand that his most commonly used tool was a Victorinox Spartan (like the one I carry everyday),  Victorinox Spartan with a Tiny Screwdriver inside the corkscrew is the Myopic Schoolteacher Total Ultimate Survival Tool. :tool: :D