A REBOOT OF A FAMILIAR

RIGHT HERE ON CBS 42.

"MACGYVER" WILL KICK OFF WITH

BUT FANS OF THE ORIGINAL

LOVE.

BIVINS GOT A BEHIND-THE-SCENES

LOOK AT THE MAKING OF

"MACGYVER."

OF ACTION IN THIS "RE-

IMAGINING" OF THE 80S CLASSIC.

THAT ON-SCREEN WONDER--COMES

FROM SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A

PAPER CLIP.

Nat-"what are we going to do,

make some copies?"

WITH PRINTER INK, PAPER CLIPS,

AND MAYBE A PLANE--MACGYVER

CAN SAVE THE WORLD. HE HAS

HELP FROM A FEW FRIENDS.

"he tells me he works a think

tank. I don't know if he

works at a focus company or

what, I have no clue what he

does, but i'm like why are

you always so stressed out?"

"we're kind of fighting

international terrorism with a

clandestine organization. We'

)re covert. We're action

heroes."

THIS FIRST SEASON FEATURES

HIGH-TECH, 21ST CENTURY STYLE

STUNTS--STARRING LUCAS

TILL--AS MACGYVER.

Nat: "how do I look?"

"you have to bring a lot of

yourself, because you're

going to be playing them every

day for years possibly.

However, you can't alienate

those who are fans of the

original. Yeah, you somehow

have to find where the two

meet, and i'm still figuring

that out."

THE GEORGIA NATIVE WENT BACK

HOME FOR PART OF FILMING. WE

CAUGHT UP WITH HIM--SHOOTING

EPISODE FIVE AT THIS TRAIN

STATION--IN DULTUH.

"that was really neat. I got

to see my little brother for

his birthday, take him to

dinner."

AS THE ATLANTA AREA BECOMES A

DESTINATION FOR SHOOTING SHOWS

BIRMINGHAM SOON?

"tax incentives have become

key in this environment now

and I know alabama has one as

well, so that's something y'

)all have going for you, for

sure."

SEASON'S MACGYVER.

YOU WHAT THEY'RE UP TO NOW.

SEASON PREMIERE OF MACYVER