Richard Dean Anderson / Mark Harmon - You Tube: Battle of the Network Stars Swimming Relay May 1984

Courtesy of You Tube:

Battle of the Network Stars Swimming Relay May 1984

Representing CBS - Richard Dean Anderson (Emerald Point N.A.S.), William Devane (Knots Landing), Charlene Tilton (Dallas), Abby Dalton (Falcon Crest), William R. Moses (Falcon Crest)

Representing ABC - John James (Dynasty), Heather Locklear (T.J. Hooker & Dynasty), Pamela Bellwood (Dynasty), Ted Lange (Love Boat), Shawn Weatherly (Shaping Up)

Representing NBC - Michael J. Fox (Family Ties), Ellen Bry (St. Elsewhere), Charles Haid (Hill Street Blues), Vicki Lawrence (Mama's Family), Mark Harmon (St. Elsewhere)

Narrated by Howard Cosell

And which team do YOU think won the race?

Stargate / MacGyver - Richard Dean Anderson: Video - 3 Zaxby's Commercials

Courtesy of Zaxby's:

Zaxby's is a chicken fast food restaurant chain in the SE section of the United States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

Celebrating their 20th anniversary, their web site is featuring six new video commercials, three with Stargate SG-1/MacGyver star Richard Dean Anderson, and three videos with Cheers' star, John Ratzenberger.

Zaxby's Commercial Number One



Zaxby's Commercial Number Two



Appearing with Mr. Anderson is actor Pete Handelman

Zaxby's Commercial Number Three

MacGyver - The HD Room: The TV Movies DVD Contest - Canada & US

At The HD Room:

MacGyver The TV Movies DVD Giveaway

June 14, 2010



TV's original MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) has a new DVD release that includes a pair of made-for-television movies: The Lost Treasure of Atlantis and Trail to Doomsday.

We are going to award one of you this new DVD, MacGyver: The TV Movies, as randomly chosen in this giveaway. Fill out the entry form {at the link above] for a chance to win. The odds of being selected a winner can be increased each and every day you return to enter again for as long as the giveaway is running.

MacGyver - The Lost Treasure of Atlantis: MacGyver is called on by his former archaeology professor to help verify the legend of the lost city of Atlantis and to recover its treasure. MacGyver - Trail to Doomsday: While investigating the death of his best friend, MacGyver uncovers a shocking conspiracy to hold the world hostage to terrorism.


Contest Rules

Simply complete and submit the entry form [at the link above] to us with your name, physical and e-mail address where we can send the prize if you win.

This contest is open to all residents of the United States and Canada, and will close on July 14, 2010 at 9:59 pm EST.

You can enter this contest once every day until the contest closes.

The winners will be chosen at random and notified via e-mail. HDR will not be responsible for lost or missing mail. Good luck!!

MacGyver - Los Angeles Times: 'MacGyver's' pop cultural hold on us

At the Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA):

(Please follow the link for the complete article.)

'MacGyver's' pop cultural hold on us

There's a universal appeal in being able to bust out of jail with nothing but chewing gum and wire.



Richard Dean Anderson from the made-for-TV movie, MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis

May 16, 2010

When Josh and Ada Cottrell were expecting their first child four years ago, they wanted to give their son a name that embodied their beliefs and stood for something attainable. They wanted their little guy to be known not so much as a dreamer but a doer.

So the Sherman Oaks couple named their son … Macgyver.

"We got a lot of flak for it," Ada says. "People would tell us, 'You're setting him up to fail.' But my husband is a 'MacGyver.' And if he's going to be anything like his daddy, which I'm sure he is, he's going to be the kind of guy who can put together a sink with a paper clip and some chewing gum and 'MacGyver' it, so it'll work."

With the "MacGyver" spoof "MacGruber" arriving in theaters Friday — and with movies, TV shows and advertisements continuing to namedrop the '80s adventure series — "MacGyver" is enjoying something of a pop culture renaissance. But that would imply that the show, which ended its seven-year network run in 1992, went away in the first place. And it never did.

"MacGyver" followed the exploits of mullet-sporting secret agent Angus MacGyver, a troubleshooter dedicated to using scientific principles (along with a lot of duct tape and his trusty Swiss Army knife) in weekly campaigns against drug lords, dictators and communists. The ABC show established its template with its pilot episode in which MacGyver, among other feats, disarmed a missile with a paper clip, stopped a sulfuric acid leak with a chocolate bar and fashioned an explosive using sodium metal and a cold capsule.

"We verified the viability of the science, but we often stretched the principles," chuckles "MacGyver" star Richard Dean Anderson who has been playing another hero in Syfy's "Stargate" franchise for much of the past decade. "That chocolate would have sealed the leak in the sulfuric acid vat. We just would have needed a half-ton of chocolate to make it work..."

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At Amazon:



MacGyver: The TV Movies

Series: MacGyver Rating: NR (Not Rated) | Format: DVD

List Price: $19.99
Price: $14.49 & eligible for free shipping with Amazon Prime
You Save: $5.50 (28%)

This title will be released on June 15, 2010. Pre-order now!

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Included on this DVD are:

MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis - made for TV May 1994

MacGyver returns as the wily adventurer, this time teamed with an eccentric archaeologist and a young female scholar in a quest for legendary loot from the lost city of Atlantis.

Starring: Richard Dean Anderson, Brian Blessed, Sophie Ward, Christian Burgess, Oliver Ford Davies and Tim Woodward.

Directed by Michael Vejar and written by John Sheppard.

AND

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday - made for TV November 1994 (Note: during the broadcast of this movie on November 24, 1994, a movie trailer for the feature film Stargate was aired. Richard Dean Anderson went on to play Col. Jack O'Neill in Stargate SG1 on TV.)

In MacGyver's next adventure, he travels to England to celebrate his friend's birthday, only to witness instead his friend's death. An investigation reveals that the murder is linked to mysterious interests seeking to develop nuclear weapons.

Starring: Richard Dean Anderson, Beatie Edney, Peter Egan, Alun Armstrong, Bob Sherman and Lena Headey.

Directed by Charles Correll and written by John Considine.

Many thanks to the Richard Dean Anderson Official Web site for the movie synopses and the photo from MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis.

Richard Dean Anderson - Amazon: MacGyver: The TV Movies DVD PreOrder Available

At Amazon:



MacGyver: The TV Movies

Series: MacGyver Rating: NR (Not Rated) | Format: DVD

List Price: $19.99
Price: $14.49 & eligible for free shipping with Amazon Prime
You Save: $5.50 (28%)

This title will be released on June 8, 2010. Pre-order now!

UPDATE: March 22, 2010: TV Shows on DVD announced the release was pushed back a week to June 15, 2010.

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Included on this DVD are:



MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis - made for TV May 1994

MacGyver returns as the wily adventurer, this time teamed with an eccentric archaeologist and a young female scholar in a quest for legendary loot from the lost city of Atlantis.

Starring: Richard Dean Anderson, Brian Blessed, Sophie Ward, Christian Burgess, Oliver Ford Davies and Tim Woodward.

Directed by Michael Vejar and written by John Sheppard.

AND

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday - made for TV November 1994 (Note: during the broadcast of this movie on November 24, 1994, a movie trailer for the feature film Stargate was aired. Richard Dean Anderson went on to play Col. Jack O'Neill in Stargate SG1 on TV.)

In MacGyver's next adventure, he travels to England to celebrate his friend's birthday, only to witness instead his friend's death. An investigation reveals that the murder is linked to mysterious interests seeking to develop nuclear weapons.

Starring: Richard Dean Anderson, Beatie Edney, Peter Egan, Alun Armstrong, Bob Sherman and Lena Headey.

Directed by Charles Correll and written by John Considine.



Many thanks to the Richard Dean Anderson Official Web site for the movie synopses and the photo from MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis.

MacGyver / Stargate - Richard Dean Anderson Video Interview

With many thanks to macgyveronline for the Tweet (and the video at You Tube):

At You Tube:

MacGyver - CBS This Morning interview

Actress Mariette Hartley interviews Richard Dean Anderson in an interview from CBS This Morning on 14 April 1987.

Stargate / MacGyver - Richard Dean Anderson Web Site Update Dec 18 '09

From a Richard Dean Anderson web site e-mail announcement:



The Two Jacks: Richard Dean Anderson and Kurt Russell

Updates at RDAnderson.com:

For the third year in a row, Richard Dean Anderson attended the Quench the Fire 5K Run & Walk which was held last weekend to raise money for the USC Pain Center and its research and treatment of neuropathic chronic pain diseases. As a guest emcee, RDA helped to signal the start of the race, and he also met with fans and signed autographs. Some pictures and a short video from the event can be found in the Updates section of the website.

Thanks for visiting!

Kate
Richard Dean Anderson Website
http://rdanderson.com

Richard Dean Anderson Web Site Update Apr 14 '09

From a Richard Dean Anderson website e-mail announcement:

Updates at RDAnderson.com:



Richard has posted another quick note, encouraging everyone to visit the website of the National Resources Defense Council to learn how they can add their voices to help protect grey wolves.

You'll find the information about the NRDC "Big Howl" campaign in the Updates section of the site.

Thanks for visiting and spreading the word!

Kate
Richard Dean Anderson Website
http://rdanderson.com

Stargate SG-1 - Charity Buzz: Auction - Lunch with Richard Dean Anderson on SG1 Movie Set

At Charity Buzz:

(Please follow the link for the complete charity auction details.)

Lunch with Richard Dean Anderson on the Set of His New Stargate SG-1 Movie

Auction Begins April 14 '09 and Closes April 30 '09.



Description

Includes: Lunch with Richard Dean Anderson on the Set of his new Stargate SG-1 movie. Valid for 2 people in Vancouver, based on availability in November/December 2009.

Richard Dean Anderson is currently starring as General Jack O'Neil in the Stargate SG1 movie Stargate: Continuum after 10 seasons on the series, Stargate SG1. He is also is probably best known as MacGyver, the clever and inventive nonviolent hero who solved problems in his own unique way for seven successful seasons on ABC. In his roles before and since, this gifted actor has continued to demonstrate his remarkable talent and versatility.

Anderson was presented with an award at the Air Force Association's 57th Annual Air Force Anniversary Dinner in Washington, D.C. on September 14, 2004 because of his role as star and executive producer of Stargate SG-1, a series which has portrayed the Air Force in a positive light since it first premiered.

Donated by: Richard Dean Anderson

Terms: Includes: Lunch with Richard Dean Anderson on the Set of his new movie. Valid for 2 people in Vancouver, based on availability in November/December 2009.

The charity auction is for Waterkeeper Alliance Earth Day Auction.

Stargate: Continuum - TV Guide Online: Tonight's TV Hot List for Friday, April 3, 2009

At TV Guide Online:

(Please follow the link for the complete column.)



Tonight's TV Hot List for Friday, April 3, 2009

Apr 3, 2009

by TV Guide News

... Stargate: Continuum

9 pm/ET Sci Fi

The franchise boldly goes where The Terminator and Star Trek: First Contact have gone before when Ba'al (Cliff Simon), a baddie from the series' rogues' gallery, goes back in time to prevent the good guys from becoming a threat. Ben Browder (Farscape), Amanda Tapping (Sanctuary), Richard Dean Anderson (MacGyver) and the rest of the SG-1 team star in this direct-to-video flick.

-— Michael Chant

MacGyver - The Hollywood Reporter: 'MacGyver' getting revived as feature film

At The Hollywood Reporter:

(Please follow the link for the complete article.)



'MacGyver' getting revived as feature film

New Line developing pic based on ABC's 1985-92 series

By Borys Kit and Jay Fernandez

March 15, 2009, 11:00 PM ET

New Line is using twine, bubble gum and a pencil to throw "MacGyver" into development as a feature film.

Raffaella De Laurentiis, daughter of Dino De Laurentiis, is producing through her Raffaella Prods. along with Martha De Laurentiis and series creator Lee Zlotoff.

Dino De Laurentiis is exec producing.

"MacGyver" was a science-oriented adventure series that ran from 1985-92 on ABC. Richard Dean Anderson, later of "Stargate: Atlantis" and "SG-1" fame, starred as an incredibly resourceful secret agent for the Phoenix Foundation who frequently would escape from dangerous situations with ingenious and lightning-quick engineering trickery.

Two telefilms starring Anderson aired in the years after the show's cancellation. The character eventually achieved enough cultural penetration to become a reference for anyone attempting to jury-rig a solution out of household items. "Saturday Night Live" took the concept to the next level with its spoofs "MacGruber," starring Will Forte ...

Richard Dean Anderson - Seattle Post-Intelligencer: MacGyver appeals to our inner heroes

From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA):

(Please follow the link for the complete article.)



MacGyver appeals to our inner heroes

'80s icon lives on in 'MacGruber'

By DANIELLE FRIEDMAN
COLUMBIA NEWS SERVICE

For Will Forte, a seven-year veteran performer on "Saturday Night Live," transforming into MacGruber is easy: All he has to do is slip on a mullet wig, look in the mirror and -- bam! -- he's ready to defuse bombs with a rubber band, a bottle cap and a thumbtack ...

... Years before "SNL" created MacGruber, Ira Glass, public-radio demigod and host of "This American Life," recognized that MacGyver's appeal extended beyond nostalgia. In 2003, he dedicated an episode to the character, elevating him to high culture. A few years later, Brendan Vaughan, a journalist, compiled and edited "What Would MacGyver Do?," a collection that paid homage to the hero through tales of real-life MacGyverisms. Pop culture commentator and Esquire columnist Chuck Klosterman (who originally shared his story on "This American Life") and A.J. Jacobs contributed to the book, further elevating MacGyver. And, of course, over the past decade, the character has achieved the ultimate status of becoming a verb: To "MacGyver" something is to fix or improve it in an exceptionally resourceful way.

The original ABC show had a wide fan base, especially among guys. For most of its seven seasons (1985-1992), it aired right before "Monday Night Football" in the East, fostering many a father-son-bonding moment. And the men who helped make the show a hit -- Richard Dean Anderson and Henry Winkler, who produced it -- seemed very much guy's guys.

In each episode, MacGyver, who works for the Phoenix Foundation, a fake government counterintelligence agency, is either assigned to or finds himself in the middle of high-stakes trouble. Sometimes he's fighting Russian spies; other times he's protecting an orphanage or other noble institution from being destroyed by heartless villains. The tricks MacGyver pulls off are typically more sophisticated than just using a paper clip to jiggle open a locked door -- there's often hard-core science involved ...

Richard Dean Anderson - Video: MacGruber Skits

Courtesy of NBC's Saturday Night Live and HULU:



Saturday Night Live - MacGruber w/ MacGuyver

Excerpt (s.34 : ep.18)|05:00|

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Stargate / MacGyver - Richard Dean Anderson Web Site Updates Mar 8 '09

From a Richard Dean Anderson website e-mail announcement:

Updates at RDAnderson.com:



In a note earlier this week, RDA mentioned the MacGruber skits he had shot for Saturday Night Live. Apparently he didn't know at the time that three more skits (not commercials this time), were scheduled to air on Saturday Night Live later in the week.

The newest MacGruber skits, as well as RDA's note, can now be seen in the Updates section of the RDA website.

Thanks for visiting!

Kate
Richard Dean Anderson Website
http://rdanderson.com

Richard Dean Anderson - Guests again in MacGruber skits on Saturday Night Live

Twitter is, ah, atwitter, with sightings of Richard Dean Anderson once again making appearances in the MacGruber skits tonight on Saturday Night Live. Real skits this time, not Pepsi commercials.

Richard Dean Anderson - Newsday: MacGyver Marathon on Sleuth Channel

At Newsday:

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GLUED TO THE TUBE

by Diane Werts
February 21, 2009

NOT 'MACGRUBER.' Is there anything more fun to watch for 24 hours than Richard Dean Anderson saving the world with string and paper clips on "MacGyver" (tomorrow 6 a.m.-Monday 6 a.m., Sleuth)? If nothing else, this '80s action fave helps explain those Pepsi parody commercials. Full schedule at sleuthchannel.com/Series.

Richard Dean Anderson - MacGyver - Now Airs on the Sleuth Channel

The cable channel Sleuth is now airing the Richard Dean Anderson TV series, 'MacGyver,' daily at 4am and 7am, and 4am only on Saturdays.

Also, there is a marathon scheduled for February 22, beginning at 6am and running through 6am February 23.

Sleuth Channel also has NCIS, DaVinci's Inquest, Monk, JAG, In Plain Sight, The Dead Zone and Cold Squad.

Richard Dean Anderson - Video: Saturday Night Live 'MacGruber' Skits

From the January 31 '09 episode of Saturday Night Live, Richard Dean Anderson guest-stars as MacGyver in three 'MacGruber' skits.

Richard Dean Anderson - Cameo Appearance on Saturday Night Live

Reports are coming in from East Coast viewers that Richard Dean Anderson ("MacGyver," and "Stargate SG-1") makes a cameo appearance on the January 31 episode of "Saturday Night Live," on NBC in a MacGruber skit. Not as a MacGruber, but as one of the people trapped in a situation with MacGruber.

Hopefully, a video clip from HULU or YouTube will be available soon.

Richard Dean Anderson - Amazon Armchair Commendary: VIDEO Interview

At Amazon's Armchair Commentary:



2008 Interview Vault: MacGyver Talks MacGruber

by Stephanie Reid-Simons on December 31, 2008

So when I met Richard Dean Anderson a few months ago, he was promoting his movie, Stargate Continuum (it's good; you should watch it). But I couldn't resist asking him about one of my favorite Saturday Night Live sketches, "MacGruber." Sometimes these kinds of questions are not greeted with grins. But Anderson has a healthy sense of humor about the iconic (and comedic) nature of MacGyver (ad-free episodes live here), and played along happily, bless him. P.S. That Rainn Wilson thing he talks about is here.