Mythbusters

If these guys are under contract for several more years i assumey discovery told them to get their ass to mars, even if cut from the show discovery still owns their asses.

I enjoyed the show more when they were working as helpers as opposed to the later seasons where they were working as separate but equal teams. I enjoyed their personalities but the show took a hit when that format got changed IMO.

Since they are coming up on the end of their contract I assume this just trimmed some of the fat off the budget for the final 2 or 3 seasons. I imagine costs ballooned when they were given their own portion of the show.

That and it's not making as much anymore. Its been talked about but the myths they are busting are scraping the bottom of the barrel. I mean they don't even believe in the myths in the first place.

yeah i ditched this show when they started trying to debunk viral ads with obvious CGI stunts.

I liked the premise. I liked the show more when it approached near/quasi scientific methodology, such as near randomized trials if I remember correctly. It lost me when it began testing idioms; although, polishing a turd was somewhat amusing.

I sort of like the idioms actually. Definitely hate the stupid CGI viral ad shit though. The giant Newton's Cradle was especially retarded and obviously just an excuse to build the thing as the video was awful.

C'mon.. why does anyone watch this? Because Mythbusters is the Michael Bay of television. Needs more explosions! Mythplosions?

not watched the new one yet, but been listening to adam's podcast and other things he does. really wish their was a bigger market for his build stuff.

Silence_sl said:

Seems you are correct.

Starting off the mild revamp as a Simpsons thing though...god. Just horrible.

Next episodes are:

Indiana Jones, A-Team, Video games special, Transformers...and something else.

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When they were just doing general "movie myths" and focusing on typical movie contrivances, I didn't mind it too much. Things like driving through fruit stands, bouncing off awnings, ejection seats, etc. were all sort of cool to see put in practice, and you see them done so often you start to wonder if they're actually true or not. When they started getting down to more specific movies, it just started getting a little ridiculous. I mean, who really thought you couldflip one car over another another to shoot through the skylight?

I didn't mind the cherry bomb part of the Simpsons one, but the wrecking ball one was really ridiculous. They didn't even test it with real world implications. They built the dummy to Homer Simpson's dimensions. I guess no one believes someone throwing themselves between a wrecking ball and a house would really save it, so they had to go that way, but testing cartoon physics? What are they going to test next? Whether Road Runner could really run through a painting in the wall? If the Flinstones could really get their cars moving that fast with just their feet? If Daffy Duck's bill would really blow off in an explosion?

Cantatus_sl said:

What are they going to test next? Whether Road Runner could really run through a painting in the wall? If the Flinstones could really get their cars moving that fast with just their feet? If Daffy Duck's bill would really blow off in an explosion?

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rofl

I like the myth they are trying to bust this season: Can a show still be successful when you cut 2/3rds of the cast?

Jait_sl said:

I like the myth they are trying to bust this season: Can a show still be successful when you cut 2/3rds of the cast?

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3/5 != 2/3

Kari's breasts count for two.

glad to see Grant landed on his feet. by working at McDonald's.

This is like watching a mix of Transformers-level advertisements with any flimsy excuse to shoot nerf weapons and other random kid's stuff.

I've actually really enjoyed the last 2 episodes, much better than the first part of the season.