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tTz said:Oh, thanks Dark_Angel, (and MrCake, of course!).
I really should learn not to skim-read.
So does that mean you are going to turn in to a Mythbuster fan then
Honestly, I think the Mythbusters have quite possibly, the most fun job on TV. Some of the things they do such as blowing up a concrete truck with such much explosive that they have to close highways even remotely close by are just too fun!
I like how Mythbusters actually preforms tests scientificly.
Thats the biggest problem with Brainiac. No actual science, just explosions, which you get on mythbusters anyway.
I never see the point in Brainiac if they don't actually prove anything.
Anyone see it's now on BBC 2 with crappy narriation and licenced music.
Thats the biggest problem with Brainiac. No actual science, just explosions, which you get on mythbusters anyway.
I never see the point in Brainiac if they don't actually prove anything.
Anyone see it's now on BBC 2 with crappy narriation and licenced music.
Flibster said:
seconded! (They had a repeat of when she does the tin man myth on today -basically she is wearing something small and gets painted up ... all in the name of science of course, but still
)I personally really like mythbusters and I find it interesting to find out the answers to some of the myths going around (like the already mentioned bullet hole in a plane myth and the escape from alcatraz)
The bloke who narrates the show is fantastic as well. Spot on I think.
ive only seen this once.. it was about 5am and i was in a hotel in NL.. can't really remember it so well but there was something about toothbrushes in bathrooms? and gas powered marching things on a bridge they built..
i thought it was different, so it was worth a watch, but at the same time they seemed to go too far just to see if people marching on a bridge can destroy it
i thought it was different, so it was worth a watch, but at the same time they seemed to go too far just to see if people marching on a bridge can destroy it
Going too far is the point. They are not only out to prove or disprove the myth, but to everything possible to recreate it if the myth is busted. It may seem pointless, however it does assist in proving how wrong the original myth was, if you have to go to such extreme lengths to match it.
As for the Tin Man myth mentioned above, my word
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As for the Tin Man myth mentioned above, my word
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Seems suitable to bump a thread almost as old as the show to mention that I just watched the finale and I'm genuinely sad that Mythbusters is over 
This has been my solid go to show for educational madness for a decade and a half and now it's gone
"I reject your reality and substitute my own"
This has been my solid go to show for educational madness for a decade and a half and now it's gone
"I reject your reality and substitute my own"
Wow, you are going through 14 years of Mythbusters with up to 28 episodes per season in some years? I'm going to make a small spoiler that won't really spoil anything in terms of myths for you - but will give you better perspective at what you are watching - Adam and Jamie were not friends behind cameras. They worked together, they kept the show going and they respected each others work. But they were not close in personal life. Just work colleagues that disagreed on just about every little detail and often truly got on each others nerves while making it.
I stopped watching it after 7 or 8 seasons, when I realised I couldn't remember resolution to most of the myths from the previous seasons. It's not that they were doing it wrong, no, they were really good at it, but the show had this typical 90ies American "discovery" show structure - 15-20 minutes of content, 1 minute resolution, and 25 minutes of repeated "don't go yet - coming up next" spoiler footage and constant "are you watching this in a dentist waiting room? here is what you've missed" then telling the viewer for 2 minutes what happened on the screen in the last 5 minutes. And instead of making the show more coherent, that constant jumping back and forwards made it just... disjointed, forgettable. Most of Discovery shows of that era were either made exactly like that, or followed the "elaborate pub anecdote retelling" route - few actors, some dilapidating set at the back of film studio in Canada, movie trailer voice over guy "a scroll found in a cave, hidden story untold for millennia, a gospel that threatens entire foundation on Christianity, could it be true?!" just to conclude after 45 minutes "is it true? who knows...."
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I didn't know that, mind blown.
The structure of the show is horrid - especially that there are different versions and ordering (even episodes in completely different seasons) for the US, UK and European markets none of which make particular sense.
Was really happy to hear they've shot 4 more one day builds and plans for more - always found them inspirational watching.
Was really happy to hear they've shot 4 more one day builds and plans for more - always found them inspirational watching.
sad but about time. IT was losing itself. mainly dye to american TV. 20min adverts, 20 mins of this is coming up, this has happened. I get that to save money on some shows, but each episode will have 100s of hours of film, there's bound to be more interesting stuff than just repeating itself.
interested to see what Tested.com does if it just carries on or expands.
and what happened to the ceo saying discovery had lost it's way and they would start commissioning more proper documentaries, that seems to have fallen on it's head as that was a long time ago and no change in quality.
interested to see what Tested.com does if it just carries on or expands.
and what happened to the ceo saying discovery had lost it's way and they would start commissioning more proper documentaries, that seems to have fallen on it's head as that was a long time ago and no change in quality.
Tested.com has some great stuff on it. I've been a premium member for around a year now.
The Lego with Friends with Phil Broughton is possibly one of the most interesting things. He spent a year at the Antarctic and also makes some damn fine coffee. Spent a couple of hours with him in Berkeley last year and bought some of his cold brew home.
Add to that the various builds and other things that go on, it's one of the more interesting sites I visit regularly.
Anyway, back to Mythbusters. Yup, it's over. Sad day. *Although it's now being repeated on Discovery Science, where the 'lost' Duct Tape episode was shown... a trebuchet... Wow...*
But..... This...
No. No... Hell no! It's only just finished and you're restarting it already?!
The Lego with Friends with Phil Broughton is possibly one of the most interesting things. He spent a year at the Antarctic and also makes some damn fine coffee. Spent a couple of hours with him in Berkeley last year and bought some of his cold brew home.
Add to that the various builds and other things that go on, it's one of the more interesting sites I visit regularly.
Anyway, back to Mythbusters. Yup, it's over. Sad day. *Although it's now being repeated on Discovery Science, where the 'lost' Duct Tape episode was shown... a trebuchet... Wow...*
But..... This...
No. No... Hell no! It's only just finished and you're restarting it already?!