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Mythbusters to End After Next Season

posted by cmn32480 on Friday October 23 2015, @04:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the first-Dirty-Jobs...-now-this! dept.

The Mighty Buzzard writes:

Sad news from Variety today, the next season of Mythbusters will be the last.

"'Mythbusters' is — and will always be — an incredibly important part of Discovery's history," said Rich Ross, group president of Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and Science Channel. "Adam and Jamie are enormous talents who have brought learning and science to the forefront of this network, and their legacy will continue to live on over at Science Channel. The 'Mythbusters' library will be moving over to Discovery's sister network in 2016, where I know audiences new and old alike will be able to experience and learn with Adam and Jamie and the rest of the 'Mythbusters' family."

I guess we'll just have to try it at home now.

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[Ed: Headline updated, show was not "canceled".]

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 24 2015, @01:21AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 24 2015, @01:21AM (#253862)

    The movie stunt ones were the best, IMO. It's not just because there actually *ARE* people out there who believe things like a person hit by a bullet gets thrown backwards from the impact. More interesting to me was when they would use their special effects backgrounds to show you how the movie stunt was done in such a way that you can believe it is possible.

    Classic example: The Indiana Jones motorcycle flip. Sure, when I think about it, a stick in the spokes isn't likely to catapult the bike into the air. Locking up a wheel causes things to skid, not fly into the air. But I actually have a greater appreciation for that scene now than I did before. Seeing the combination of camera angles, shot timing, and judiciously applied explosives involved, I realize just what went into the planning and execution of that stunt. That the show demonstrated both the real-world and make-believe results of something I would be reticent to try for myself made it worth the time I spent watching it.

    I'm honestly not that sad that the show is ending; surely after a decade plus, the people involved are probably ready to move on. What's worse to me is that there really isn't any other programming that at least holds out the promise of promoting science or critical thinking. If nothing else, this has validated my decision to cut the cord as of this month.