Subby: The ten greatest MacGyvers in science fiction, for EXTREMELY loose values of the variable "science fiction"

Um...none of those were even in the neighborhood of not being sci fi. Closest would be, maybe, Stargate, but only because the aliens are the mythological characters of Earth.

PizzaJedi81: Subby: The ten greatest MacGyvers in science fiction, for EXTREMELY loose values of the variable "science fiction"

Um...none of those were even in the neighborhood of not being sci fi. Closest would be, maybe, Stargate, but only because the aliens are the mythological characters of Earth.

Yeah, I was expecting Webster to show up or something.

swahnhennessy: PizzaJedi81: Subby: The ten greatest MacGyvers in science fiction, for EXTREMELY loose values of the variable "science fiction"

Um...none of those were even in the neighborhood of not being sci fi. Closest would be, maybe, Stargate, but only because the aliens are the mythological characters of Earth.

Yeah, I was expecting Webster to show up or something.

Or, well...Harry Dresden. Let's face it, trapping a Fae Lord with razor wire and a .44, amongst other things, is pretty MacGyver.

I need to get my eyes checked...I read that as MacGuffins, not MacGyvers.

Is subby disputing the "science" or "fiction" part?

Ahem.... Iron man ???

simplicimus: No love for Zathras?

Zathras is used to being beast of burden to other people's needs. Very sad life... probably have very sad death, but at least there is symmetry.

Rodney McKay? Really?

/not the one... not the one.

MacGyver doesn't even make the list of 10 greatest MacGyvers?

malle-herbert: Ahem.... Iron man ???

a pile of THIS

simplicimus: PizzaJedi81: simplicimus: No love for Zathras?

Zathras is used to being beast of burden to other people's needs. Very sad life... probably have very sad death, but at least there is symmetry.

This is wrong tool.

No, not Zathras, it's Zathras,

DreamyAltarBoy: simplicimus: PizzaJedi81: simplicimus: No love for Zathras?

Zathras is used to being beast of burden to other people's needs. Very sad life... probably have very sad death, but at least there is symmetry.

This is wrong tool.

No, not Zathras, it's Zathras,

Don't forget Zathras.

simplicimus: And his brothers.

His brother Darryl, and his other brother Darryl?

Which of those weren't sci fi?

simplicimus: PizzaJedi81: DreamyAltarBoy: simplicimus: PizzaJedi81: simplicimus: No love for Zathras?

Zathras is used to being beast of burden to other people's needs. Very sad life... probably have very sad death, but at least there is symmetry.

This is wrong tool.

No, not Zathras, it's Zathras,

Don't forget Zathras.

And his brothers.



I loved that show!


/also, before anyone gets worked up...

Inaditch: simplicimus: And his brothers.

His brother Darryl, and his other brother Darryl?



/wrong generation

Inaditch: simplicimus: And his brothers.

His brother Darryl, and his other brother Darryl?

Oh goddammit!!

*shakes tiny fist*

casual disregard:

My dad is hardcore sci-fi nerd to the point of angrily ranting about fantasy masquerading as sci-fi. He's watched almost everything on the list.


Is that you son? You are supposed to be out getting my onions.

Keyser_Soze_Death: Rodney McKay? Really?

/not the one... not the one.

And why not Carter? Does she not make a Macgyver crack to O'Neil in the first version of the Stargate pilot?

Not to mention there was some big time pulling-solutions-out-of-arises on BSG, SGU and even Voyager.

Your_Huckleberry: Keyser_Soze_Death: Rodney McKay? Really?

/not the one... not the one.

And why not Carter? Does she not make a Macgyver crack to O'Neil in the first version of the Stargate pilot?.

If you mean an outtake scene, yes: Link (new window)

I would agree she is more deserving than Rhaadneee.
(spoken in Seinfield's voice)

And what about Miles O'Brien? Smiley pulled everyone's fat out of the fire across two different Trek series including the goatee universe.

Magorn: ronin7: Which of those weren't sci fi?

Personally I don't consider comic-books or animated kids shows as "sci-fi" within the normal definition of the term, and if you do, the Dexter can't hold a candle to Phineas and Ferb

And Jimmy Neutron cant hold a candle to Dexter.

Also...

frowns appon this list
/image hotter than a gas fired heat exchanger

no Lex Luthor? FAIL!!!!

/there's one for every thread. you'll see.
/plate o' shrimp

Forgot.

Most of the list was crap - basically, "I need this piece of gum and that box and this string and then a bunch of magic shiat happens". Decent MacGyvering will at least have some premise of how, exactly, a device works - that's where the "sci" in sci-fi comes in.

E.T.? We'll buy that - he made an automatic repeating transmitter out of a kid's toy, a record player, a sawblade, and a fork attached to a branch. We saw how it worked, if not how he recorded anything onto the sawblade.

Bill and Ted? They stuck an antenna back together. Even this counts compared to some of the other stuff, which really belongs in "fantasy" more than "sci-fi".

I can think iof a movie that SHOULD be on the list. It's not really a sci-fi movie, but still, when you jump-start your jury-rigged time machine with a bolt of lightning, it counts a hell of a lot more than any of that fantasy crap.

Is this list for anyone ?

Technobabble != invention.

Dr. Who should be renamed Deus Ex Machina.

Oh. Hollywood science fiction.

Real list starts here.

1. Chase Kolpath

Hatteras Jack: Oh. Hollywood science fiction.

Real list starts here.

1. Chase Kolpath

2. Ford Prefect (just think of all the uses he had for a towel!)

Cool list, bro.

Mister Peejay: [imgs.xkcd.com image 476x248]

/there's one for every thread. you'll see.
/plate o' shrimp

What do you think this is, Slashdot?

Do you not get your Journalism degree unless you can write a list-article nowadays?

/Top Ten Reasons Why Cronkite is Spinning in His Grave.

Oh, wait...

NYRBill: malle-herbert: Ahem.... Iron man ???

a pile of THIS

when did Iron Man MacGyver anything?

rocky_howard: no Lex Luthor? FAIL!!!!

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why not just use the tungsten in the flash light bulb?

kvinesknows: NYRBill: malle-herbert: Ahem.... Iron man ???

a pile of THIS

when did Iron Man MacGyver anything?

The first Iron Man suit comes to mind.

luidprand: kvinesknows: NYRBill: malle-herbert: Ahem.... Iron man ???

a pile of THIS

when did Iron Man MacGyver anything?

The first Iron Man suit comes to mind.

you dont have a clue what MacGyvering means do you?

Hint... it has nothing to do with spending alot of time and money and research to put something together while testing each component multiple times.

kvinesknows: luidprand: kvinesknows: NYRBill: malle-herbert: Ahem.... Iron man ???

a pile of THIS

when did Iron Man MacGyver anything?

The first Iron Man suit comes to mind.

you dont have a clue what MacGyvering means do you?

Hint... it has nothing to do with spending alot of time and money and research to put something together while testing each component multiple times.

What about when you have to build it IN A CAVE WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS?!

The Iron Man Mk I armor was built while Tony was held captive by...well, whatever organization you want it to be.

Link (new window)

PizzaJedi81: kvinesknows: luidprand: kvinesknows: NYRBill: malle-herbert: Ahem.... Iron man ???

a pile of THIS

when did Iron Man MacGyver anything?

The first Iron Man suit comes to mind.

you dont have a clue what MacGyvering means do you?

Hint... it has nothing to do with spending alot of time and money and research to put something together while testing each component multiple times.

What about when you have to build it IN A CAVE WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS?!

The Iron Man Mk I armor was built while Tony was held captive by...well, whatever organization you want it to be.

Link (new window)

box of scraps my ass.

Go take a look at the actual story.


Macgyver == using chocolate bars to seal a leaking vat of whatever
Macgyver != using a welding torch that you put together from two broken welding torches to weld the leak in the vat of whatever.

SilentStrider: Considering how much of the Falcon is held together with spit and a prayer, Han Solo should be on there.

waiting4godot: Dr. Who should be renamed Deus Ex Machina.

should be renamed .

/I can't believe I replaced every noun in that sentence with a TF2 item

No Tom Swift? The original MacGyver and gadgeteer?

so sad....