Macgyver - The Complete Third Season

Out of the 7 seasons of MacGyver, this one is by far the best overall. If you are only going to buy one season this one is for you. The first season set the stage for the show and the second season developed the character of MacGyver, now in the third season the writers really hit their stride. One stroke of genius is the introduction of Nikki Carpenter, a strong female with a mind of her own who butts heads with MacGyver every chance she gets. She drives Mac nuts which creates some great scenes between the two of them as the season goes on. They originally wanted her to be a love interest for MacGyver (she is played by the same girl who is in "Lost Love 1 & 2" at the beginning of the season) but they really didn't have that kind of chemistry. It is more of a brother sister kind of thing so she eventually leaves the show. Also in this season Jack Dalton returns for 5 episodes as does Murdoc in the one of the shows best episodes ever, "The Widowmaker". We get to see MacGyver's soft side when he finds a baby and his rough side when he coaches a hockey team. We also get to meet the many loves of MacGyver that always never quite work out. Overall, season 3 is the best season ever. Season 4 which will hopefully be out by Christmas comes in a close second.

With the first two seasons having recently come out on DVD barebones with no extras, don't hold your breath for this third season release. Nonetheless, the quality of the show itself is what really matters, not that of the package. There were a total of 20 episodes produced for this season, and the set has been announced as a 5-Disc collection, following the slim packaging established with the second season set. Richard Dean Anderson is great as the witty MacGyver, who uses his knowledge of things around him as a means of escaping the dreary situations he has to overcome in every episode. Dana Elcar is also fantastic as Peter Thornton, MacGyver's boss at the Phoenix Foundation, and also his best friend. The episodes that will be included in this set are: Lost Love- Part One, Lost Love- Part Two, Back From the Dead, Ghost Ship, Fire and Ice, GX-1, Jack in the Box, The Widowmaker, Hell Week, Blow Out, Kill Zone, Early Retirement, Thin Ice, The Odd Triple, The Negotiator, The Spoilers, Mask of the Wolf, Rock the Cradle, The Endangered, and finally Murderer's Sky. Hopefully Paramount will release the remaining four seasons on DVD soon, and maybe someday we will see extras in future sets.

Want them all . Glad to get some at good price .

So happy w/this collection. Just love the old macgyver shows. Very pleased.

Loved the Macgyver television series. He helps people and uses smarts to do anything with anything that's handy. Watch it again and again!

If you are not a MacGyver or cheesy 80's tv show fan, then move along to something else, if you are a fan of the show these dvd'S are perfect for you! No issues with DVD play at all, the disc are all of high quality and the picture quality is about what one would expect for a show filmed in pre HD days. The show is everything we loved and remembered, after all no one else in the world can turn a pile of seemingly normal items found in a room into an explosive device! The best part is the 80' s were in full effect when the show was taped and it is evident in the show, it's like watching a time capsule in full effect.If you are a MacGyver fan or know one, these box sets are the perfect addition to any collection.

They're Dvds they do what they're supposed too

THE THIRD SEASON OF MACGYVER HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. THE LOVE STORY AT THE BEGINNING, THE RETURN OF MURDOCH, BIGFOOT, AND EVEN HOCKEY! A VERY GOOD SEASON FOR THE SHOW, IT LEADS AWAY FROM THE INDIANA JONES TYPE STORIES OF PREVIOUS SEASONS. WE GET TO SEE MAC IN HUMANITARIAN CAUSES CLOSE TO HOME, AND NOT JUST GLOBETROTTING. JACK DALTON IS A KEY PLAYER IN THIS SEASON, AND ALMOST "STEALS" THE SCREEN WHEN HES ON. I ALWAYS ENJOY MURDOCH, HE IS SIMPLY THE BEST, AND HE NEVER ACTUALLY DIES WHICH IS FANTASTIC. AS MUCH AS HE CAN'T KILL MACGYVER, MAC CANNOT SEEM TO GET RID OF HIM EITHER. HE IS THE ANTITHESIS OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IN MAC. WHEN MURDOCH IS BAD, HE'S IN BEST FORM.I ALSO WANTED TO CORRECT A POST BY gargantsurprise. MURDOCH ACTUALLY MAKES TWO APPEARANCES IN SEASON 5. HE IS IN "HALLOWEEN KNIGHTS" AND "SERENITY". HE IS NOT LIMITED TO JUST ONE APPEARANCE A SEASON FOR SEASON 5.