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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.
[Ed: Headline updated, show was not "canceled".]
(Score: 5, Funny) by Snow on Friday October 23 2015, @05:05PM
Saskatchewan Truckers - A reality show about driving straight. In a truck.
Alien Empire - A reality TV show about an alien family with 400 children.
Alaska Gaming - A show all about playing Xbox -- in Alaska
Booze Hounds - A reality show where homeless bottle pickers search for enough bottles to get high/drunk.
Snowtards - A reality show about chasing 'EXTREME' snowstorms. Based in Florida
Plowkings - A reality show about clearing commercial parking lots.
King Lizard - An educational show proving that top politicians are actually lizard people.
Hunting Nessie - Reality show where they track and hunt Nessie using paranormal trackers, and other sophisticated gadgets.
Vote for your favourite at discovery.com.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by FrogBlast on Friday October 23 2015, @05:08PM
It took me until "Booze Hounds" to figure out that these were not real shows that were actually on Discovery now, that I just hadn't heard about yet.
(Score: 2) by SanityCheck on Friday October 23 2015, @05:18PM
But that one is probably the most probable.
(Score: 2) by dyingtolive on Friday October 23 2015, @07:39PM
The others are pretty bad, but I wouldn't even feel bad about watching "Booze Hounds". Bonus points if they had hobo fights. It'd be the most honest study on the human condition yet, covering the lowest of the low, and by proxy, those people producing the show.
Of course, I'm still waiting for "Climbing for Dollars" too.
Don't blame me, I voted for moose wang!
(Score: 2) by edIII on Friday October 23 2015, @07:57PM
The problem is that the first and last entries are way too plausible. In fact, since I abstain from those particular bread & circuses, I'm not entirely convinced they aren't running on TV somewhere right now....
This show exists, but is really about driving across frozen lakes and hoping you don't go through the ice. Interesting for the about the 20-30 minutes I saw with my parents.
Alaska is boring as fuck. When you're not driving a truck across the ice, what else are you going to do? I can actually see this one taking off as a gamer's information show.
I'm still on the fence about the homeless guys getting drunk. Going to leave it at "Maybe"
Aside from the Simpsons beating them to it, this will most likely end up on TV. They've put parking maids, tow truck drivers, and about everybody else up on the TV, why stop now? As long the business owners have enough melodrama going on in their lives, it will get green-lit by executives.
Search Netflix. The level of distrust is at such an impressive high right now, that they're making TV episodes out of *every conspiracy theory ever made about aliens and governments*. It's nagging the crap out of me, but I think I can actually remember the name of this show.... darn it. Guess whether or not the Bush family is the highlight of the show? ;)
I'm going to leave the rest of you bastards here, poor and drinking ripple, while I go become a reality-TV exec with this idea. Seriously. Anyone really think this idea doesn't work for a show?
If you were going for implausible, try harder :)
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(Score: 2) by el_oscuro on Friday October 23 2015, @10:30PM
I think there is an actual show about truckers in northern Canada and Alaska, but don't remember the name.
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(Score: 1) by deadstick on Friday October 23 2015, @11:58PM
Ice Road Truckers.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday October 23 2015, @05:28PM
7 boring, and one censored show. Par for the course, don't you think?
(Come on now, do you REALLY think the lizard people are going to allow #7 to run?)
ICE is having a Pretti Good season.
(Score: 3, Funny) by DeathMonkey on Friday October 23 2015, @05:29PM
Plowkings - A reality show about clearing commercial parking lots.
...while locked in a bitter feud with rival company Mr. Plow. Wait a minute, I've seen this documentary!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 23 2015, @07:37PM
Call Mr. Plow, that's my name, that name again is Mr. Plow.
My prices are so low, you'll think I suffered brain damage!
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday October 23 2015, @05:45PM
Plowkings sounds a little too real to me.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1791307/ [imdb.com]
http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/other-shows/videos/other-shows-snow-men-videos/ [discovery.com]
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(Score: 4, Insightful) by Freeman on Friday October 23 2015, @06:21PM
For times like these, I really wish there was a sad, but true moderation . . .
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by Magic Oddball on Saturday October 24 2015, @03:06AM
Hunting Nessie - Reality show where they track and hunt Nessie using paranormal trackers, and other sophisticated gadgets.
I think my mother watches a variant of that on the Travel Channel or something like that. At least, I know there's a show full of obnoxious nature noises where some "scientist" runs around trying to discover if local mythical monsters were responsible for some kind of regional mayhem. :-/
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 24 2015, @11:28AM
I'd guess its on "SyFy", probably around the same time as "Ghost Hunters".