George Takei meets MacGyver?
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eponymous_roseAnyone ever wonder how many sci-fi stars were on MacGyver at one time or another? (hint: it's more than just the one) Clearly this calls for a picspam! An advent calendar-ish picspam!
I'm not so good with faces, so there are just the stunningly obvious ones I picked out and could remember off the top of my head, but we've got a bunch of shows represented, here! Three Treks, Stargate, Twin Peaks, Babylon 5... it's zaniness! What did they look like then? What were they doing? Did anyone else get struck down by the Curse of Fatal Mullet?
Now, I've only grabbed the really obvious ones, here. I have to point that out because I'm sure there are about a trillion actors who also appeared as "man with alien toenails" on one episode of the X-Files or something. These are the wackier examples. Beginning with...
That's right! It's George Takei! He doesn't get a whole lot to do in this very silly episode, but it's George Takei, and Mr. Sulu's awesomeness knows no bounds by definition.
Don S. Davis (Gen. Hammond on SG-1, Bobby Briggs's dad on Twin Peaks, Scully's dad on X-Files - lots of sci-fi cred!) was a stunt double for Dana Elcar on MacGyver, but he was also in a couple episodes! Here he is one of the bad guys, but he's the most competent of the bunch and eventually sees the error of his ways, so it's all good.
Now, I'm not that familiar with Babylon 5, but apparently the name "Londo Mollari" should ring some bells! That's right, it's Peter Jurasik, who is sadly about to get eaten by ants or something. Yes, really.
It's Joan Chen - Josie from Twin Peaks! (Twin Peaks counts as sci-fi, right? I guess its primary genre is actually "mindfuck".) She gets to help rescue MacGyver's sorry behind when he gets mistaken for a drug enforcement agent - hey, it happens.
Nana Visitor! It's been ages since I saw DS9, but I do remember Kira Nerys - here, she's one of MacGyver's endless string of vaguely platonic BFFs from way back when. Stuff blows up in this episode a lot.
Q who? John de Lancie, that's who! (Also Simmons on SG1, of course.) Here, he's less of an omnipotent being, but just as much of a jerk - MacGyver busts him out of jail, but it turns out he's really not such a great guy. Don't worry, Mac - everyone falls for it the first time!
Teal'c? O'Neill? Hilarity. Christopher Judge is a sarcastic high school football player in this episode. MacGyver's doing some sort of physics demonstration, I think, but I can't be sure because I was too busy giggling.
And the winner of the "worst hair" award goes to:
Dan Shea, Sgt. Siler from SG-1! Wow. I mean. Wow.
And, okay, I guess we need to finish up with an adorkable RDA picture in the goofiest outfit I could find at short notice:
That should do it! Ladies and gentlemen, Jack O'Neill.
I'm not so good with faces, so there are just the stunningly obvious ones I picked out and could remember off the top of my head, but we've got a bunch of shows represented, here! Three Treks, Stargate, Twin Peaks, Babylon 5... it's zaniness! What did they look like then? What were they doing? Did anyone else get struck down by the Curse of Fatal Mullet?
Now, I've only grabbed the really obvious ones, here. I have to point that out because I'm sure there are about a trillion actors who also appeared as "man with alien toenails" on one episode of the X-Files or something. These are the wackier examples. Beginning with...
That's right! It's George Takei! He doesn't get a whole lot to do in this very silly episode, but it's George Takei, and Mr. Sulu's awesomeness knows no bounds by definition.
Don S. Davis (Gen. Hammond on SG-1, Bobby Briggs's dad on Twin Peaks, Scully's dad on X-Files - lots of sci-fi cred!) was a stunt double for Dana Elcar on MacGyver, but he was also in a couple episodes! Here he is one of the bad guys, but he's the most competent of the bunch and eventually sees the error of his ways, so it's all good.
Now, I'm not that familiar with Babylon 5, but apparently the name "Londo Mollari" should ring some bells! That's right, it's Peter Jurasik, who is sadly about to get eaten by ants or something. Yes, really.
It's Joan Chen - Josie from Twin Peaks! (Twin Peaks counts as sci-fi, right? I guess its primary genre is actually "mindfuck".) She gets to help rescue MacGyver's sorry behind when he gets mistaken for a drug enforcement agent - hey, it happens.
Nana Visitor! It's been ages since I saw DS9, but I do remember Kira Nerys - here, she's one of MacGyver's endless string of vaguely platonic BFFs from way back when. Stuff blows up in this episode a lot.
Q who? John de Lancie, that's who! (Also Simmons on SG1, of course.) Here, he's less of an omnipotent being, but just as much of a jerk - MacGyver busts him out of jail, but it turns out he's really not such a great guy. Don't worry, Mac - everyone falls for it the first time!
Teal'c? O'Neill? Hilarity. Christopher Judge is a sarcastic high school football player in this episode. MacGyver's doing some sort of physics demonstration, I think, but I can't be sure because I was too busy giggling.
And the winner of the "worst hair" award goes to:
Dan Shea, Sgt. Siler from SG-1! Wow. I mean. Wow.
And, okay, I guess we need to finish up with an adorkable RDA picture in the goofiest outfit I could find at short notice:
That should do it! Ladies and gentlemen, Jack O'Neill.
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Date: 2009-12-07 07:42 am (UTC)And I totally remember cracking up at the Chris Judge episode, too!
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Date: 2009-12-07 07:53 am (UTC)Also, is it sad that I know (though, it may or may not be true) that Michael Shanks was apparently inspired to pursue acting after seeing RDA filming an episode of MacGyver?
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Date: 2009-12-07 08:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-07 08:19 am (UTC)The Peter Jurasik episode is a tribute to a Charlton Heston movie called The Naked Jungle, which by coincidence aired on another channel shortly after I rewatched that one.
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Date: 2009-12-07 01:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-07 03:49 pm (UTC)Wasn't Dwight Schultz in a bunch of MacGyver eps? Or am I completely misremembering that?
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Date: 2009-12-23 12:03 am (UTC)he was in one sg-1 episode; gamekeeper.
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Date: 2009-12-23 04:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-07 08:14 pm (UTC)And Teal'c - I only watched that episode for him and RDA. You've seen
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Date: 2009-12-07 10:47 pm (UTC)I love MacGyver something fierce, and I had no idea there'd been so many sci-fi guest-stars on the show. Nana Visitor! I'm watching DS9 right now, and man, does she look young in this picture.
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Date: 2009-12-23 12:10 am (UTC)bruce mcgill (jack dalton) who was in one episode of voyager was in 19 episodes
teri hatcher (penny parker) had a bit part in a next generation episode was in 6 macgyver episodes. she also dated RDA briefly.
in the behind the scenes catagory; cliff bole directed 12 macgyver episoes & would go on to direct dozens of TNG, DS9 & VOY episodes. the blue skin bolians are named for him