MythBusters (2003)

Genre

factual television program

Country

Australia, United States

Length

16 seasons, 272 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 637 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two special effects experts test the truth behind rumors, myths, and scenes from movies. They use scientific experiments and sometimes blow things up to see if the myths are real or fake.

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What happens

MythBusters is a science entertainment television series created by Peter Rees, and produced by Beyond International, in Australia. The series premiered on the Discovery Channel in 2003. It was broadcast on television networks and other Discovery channels worldwide. The show's original hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, used elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories. Filmed in San Francisco, MythBusters aired 296 episodes before cancellation at the end of the 2016 season. Planning and experimentation took place at Hyneman's workshops in San Francisco. Experiments requiring more space or special accommodations were filmed on location, typically around the San Francisco Bay Area and elsewhere in Northern California, going to other states, or even countries, when required. During the second season, members of Savage and Hyneman's behind-the-scenes team were organized into a second team of MythBusters, "The Build Team". They generally tested myths separately from the main duo and operated from another workshop. This arrangement continued until 2014, when it was announced at the end of "Plane Boarding" that Tory Belleci, Kari Byron, and Grant Imahara would leave the show. Savage and Hyneman hosted the final two seasons alone. In October 2015, producers announced that MythBusters would air its 14th and final season in 2016. The show aired its final episode with the original cast on March 6, 2016. Byron, Belleci, and Imahara led the Netflix show White Rabbit Project, which premiered in December 2016. Through experiments and tests, they delve into topics such as jailbreaks, superpower technology of fictional heroes, heists, and WWII weapons. The series was canceled after one season. In November 2017, sister network Science Channel revived MythBusters with new hosts Jon Lung and Brian Louden, who were selected by the competition spin-off MythBusters: The Search. The revival was filmed in Santa Clarita and other parts of Southern California, airing for two seasons until 2018. Savage returned in MythBusters Jr., a spin-off featuring children. In 2021, Beyond Television produced and aired a new title of the franchise, Motor MythBusters, for Motor Trend. Belleci returned for the series and was joined by engineer Bisi Ezerioha and mechanic Faye Hadley. The series focused on testing myths and urban legends about automobiles. Excerpts of the original seasons (2003–2016) were used to produce MythBusters: There's Your Problem! for streaming services. In this repackaging, each episode is summarized to include only the experiments and conclusions. The term MythBusters may be used to refer to both the program, and the cast members (without the italics) who test the experiments. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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