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Dual Survival has definitely been pretty great lately. I love the salt flats episode, and I've never seen Cody be so uncomfortable as he was in the Wyoming avalanche show. Pretty sure the actual biologist lady (Renae?) on the Bigfoot team is getting fed up. I feel bad for her. Someone will find something mundane and she'll offer a normal explanation for it, but then the fat rear end in a top hat in charge will completely drown her out her with some insane rambling poo poo about how it's obviously evidence of Bigfoot and can be nothing else.
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Hazo posted:Hahaha these guys have no idea how thermal imaging works. This Bigfoot show is awesome. Yea for some reason Whale Wars stupidity isn't doing it for me this season. Finding Bigfoot is more then filling the void!
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Jun 13, 2011 04:21
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So I just discovered Dual Survival a week or 2 ago. It's a great show but it seems like it's going from a great show about survival and techniques and whatnot to "Hey let's have Dave call Cody a hippie and something about his bare feet again" and "Hey let's have Cody talk about Dave taking too many risks" bullshit conflicts. The tension in the 1st episode was real, but the newer ones the guys know each other and it's obvious that they are being told to create a conflict for some reason. There's enough drama and conflict without having to manufacture one between the two guys.
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Jun 20, 2011 12:53
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The best finding Bigfoot documentary I ever watched featured a toothless hick buying cans of catfood and placing them at random in the forest His reasoning? Normal animals wouldn't be smart enough to know there was food in the cans and would leave them alone. So if he came back and the cans were gone, then he knew there was a Sasquatch in the area. I wish I could remember what the show was called since it was god drat hilarious watching this old guy hiding catfood cans in tree stumps like they were easter eggs.
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Jun 20, 2011 14:10
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Did Mythbusters get different insurance or something because these recent myths seem kind of more dangerous than what they're used to.
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Jun 23, 2011 02:11
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Wartime Consigliere posted:So I just discovered Dual Survival a week or 2 ago. I just binged through about 4 more episodes and I have to agree with you a bit here. It isn't bugging me that much, but they could tone it down a bit. I also wish they wouldn't treat every episode like its a season premiere and explain how Cody is good in dry environments and Dave is good in wet ones. I gotta say, though, I've never seen so many ways to start a fire or make rope. The people expecting to go on future Survivor shows could probably learn a lot from these shows. Lots of neat pictures of Cody teaching survival school here. I think it would be cool to do that for a week or two. That guy is so drat laid back. Philthy fucked around with this message at 04:08 on Jun 23, 2011 |
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Jun 23, 2011 04:05
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After the special episode that Mythbusters had a few weeks back, I thought they had realized what a stupid job they were doing on their editing. Nothing was spoiled in the opening montage, nothing was spoiled before the breaks, and there was actual science being used and explained. Then I saw they reverted back to their old selves these past two episodes. 
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Jun 23, 2011 17:12
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Asmodai_00 posted:After the special episode that Mythbusters had a few weeks back, I thought they had realized what a stupid job they were doing on their editing. Nothing was spoiled in the opening montage, nothing was spoiled before the breaks, and there was actual science being used and explained. Have there been episodes these past two weeks? Or at least yesterday? My DVR recorded poo poo. Though I think I know why this might have happened this time. ToastyPotato fucked around with this message at 18:43 on Jun 23, 2011 |
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Jun 23, 2011 18:29
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ToastyPotato posted:Have their been episodes these past two weeks? Or at least yesterday? My DVR recorded poo poo. Though I think I know why this might have happened this time. This week had two really really really boring myths, you didn't miss anything. No episode last week, and a dumb clip show the week before (I think I have the sequence down).
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Jun 23, 2011 18:38
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Ok I don't feel so bad now I guess. What were the myths?
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Jun 23, 2011 18:44
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BigHead posted:This week had two really really really boring myths, you didn't miss anything. No episode last week, and a dumb clip show the week before (I think I have the sequence down). Huh? The car myth with might have been boring, but Adam and Jamie's light myth was really interesting.
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Jun 23, 2011 19:32
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Amppelix posted:Huh? The car myth with might have been boring, but Adam and Jamie's light myth was really interesting. It was interesting*, yes. *For the 5 seconds before they showed how great it worked in the opening montage.
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Which is why I don't ever watch the intros.  Go make a sandwich in that time or something. I'm not denying that it is absolutely stupid, though.Oh, and the myths were: Can sunlight reflected on mirrors light up an underground tomb (like in Mummy) and can you stop an out-of-control car by overtaking it and slowly braking (of course you can. The test with the pedal held down was at least a bit more interesting. And then they had to go and make up their own stupid methods of stopping cars with cars because they needed more footage) Amppelix fucked around with this message at 20:27 on Jun 23, 2011 |
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ToastyPotato posted:Have there been episodes these past two weeks? Or at least yesterday? My DVR recorded poo poo. Though I think I know why this might have happened this time. 6/1 was the good episode, and there was nothing new since. Amppelix posted:Which is why I don't ever watch the intros. But then how can I  RAGE on the internet?!Serious answer: The commercial cut previews aren't much better sometimes. quote:Oh, and the myths were: Can sunlight reflected on mirrors light up an underground tomb (like in Mummy) and can you stop an out-of-control car by overtaking it and slowly braking (of course you can. The test with the pedal held down was at least a bit more interesting. And then they had to go and make up their own stupid methods of stopping cars with cars because they needed more footage) COMING UP, ON MYTHBUSTERS, CAN YOU STOP AN OUT OF CONTROL CAR WITH THE DRIVER'S FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL *cut to shot of car coming to a stop* As much as I bitch about this show, at least its fun to do so and honestly an entertaining show at times. 
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Jun 23, 2011 20:37
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Asmodai_00 posted:COMING UP, ON MYTHBUSTERS, CAN YOU STOP AN OUT OF CONTROL CAR WITH THE DRIVER'S FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL I haven't seen the show in a while, but don't they do that with shots of them "replicating the results" of the myth just as often?
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This episode was kind of boring, though it was interesting to see light (once) and the car harpooning. However, there's one tiny thing that's bugging the hell out of me. What's the sound effect that plays when they highlight the lux level in the "let there be light benchmark" table? I think I've heard it about a million times in some game before, but I just can't place it exactly. Or am I just hallucinating?
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Jun 24, 2011 22:47
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Just saw a commercial for the season premier of Man vs Wild and for some reason the first episode is going to have Jake Gyllenhaal guest star, as in he's going to be out there "surviving" too.
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 Mythbusters Season Finale Myths posted:How to avoid injuries from shock waves in the water. Predictions: They've already tested the shockwave/unterwater myth before. This means they are going to expand upon the last test, which means I predict they will show clips from the last test no less than four times. Paper armor will be surprisingly effective against some things, but durability over time will be its downfall. This will be busted within the first two minutes of the mtyh and the rest of the episode will be testing the effectiveness of the armor regardless. One myth will be definitively busted in the opening montage. Asmodai_00 fucked around with this message at 01:13 on Jun 30, 2011 |
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muscles like this? posted:Just saw a commercial for the season premier of Man vs Wild and for some reason the first episode is going to have Jake Gyllenhaal guest star, as in he's going to be out there "surviving" too. He had loving Will Farrel on a season or two ago. It was painful.
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My predictions seem to be going badly, but its all good. When Grant was doing the sprinting test screaming like an idiot, all I could think of was "LET ME SEE YOUR WAR FACE" from Full Metal Jacket. Edit: Great idea, stage a test of the PAPER ARMOR over a bed of water. Also, I'm looking forward to the start of the following shows next month: Sons of Guns Man vs Wild Surviving the Cut Asmodai_00 fucked around with this message at 02:42 on Jun 30, 2011 |
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Jun 30, 2011 02:30
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Hey, idiots, maybe it wasn't a good idea to have one of your tests have a chance to get your only set of paper armor wet?
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Hey guys, did you know that steel armor is heavier than paper armor? Thank god for these tests. Edit: Those shoulderpads on the paper armor remind me of a Space Marine.
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muscles like this? posted:Hey, idiots, maybe it wasn't a good idea to have one of your tests have a chance to get your only set of paper armor wet? As dumb as that was, it really had no effect on the paper armor whatsoever. Even when it was raining directly on the paper while they were testing it, it held up well. I'm not really sure if I was surprised or not by how well the paper armor performed. Once I found out that it wasn't "paper" paper, but rather really thick and fibrous paper folded into thick squares, I pretty much expected it to work. The paper looked like it had a lot of tensile strength and plus it was flexible enough to absorb most blows (except modern bullets). But the idea that paper could function as armor is still pretty cool.
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What is this One Man Army show? Myke Hawke is hosting it, does that mean no more Man Woman Wild ?
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Tewratomeh posted:As dumb as that was, it really had no effect on the paper armor whatsoever. Even when it was raining directly on the paper while they were testing it, it held up well. They could have just taped phone books to themselves for the same effect at a hell of a lot less effort - like when they taped phone books over a car to make it bulletproof. That said, I don't really have too many complaints to make about this latest episode. It was a pretty standard Mythbusters. Nothing to stand out too much either way. Sorta sad that the biggest compliment I can give the show now is that it didn't suck too badly 
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Tewratomeh posted:As dumb as that was, it really had no effect on the paper armor whatsoever. Even when it was raining directly on the paper while they were testing it, it held up well. They should have confirmed it. It lived up to every historical report they found, and the only problem it had was that they thought it might eventually give out if they kept banging on it, which they didn't do.
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Wartime Consigliere posted:So I just discovered Dual Survival a week or 2 ago. Somebody earlier in this thread said that the conflict between Dave and Cody was the best part about the show and I wanted to throttle him. The only thing that keeps Dual Survival from being terrible reality-trash is that it's obvious Dave and Cody actually get along well and you can just laugh at the horrendously fake "arguments" they get in to. When they're not fake-arguing or dealing with whatever dumb scripted poo poo the producers throw at them, the show can be almost as interesting as Survivorman or Man vs. Wild were back in the day. You know, back when the Discovery Channel wasn't filled with lovely, cheap-rear end shows created by the same three production companies.
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I normally don't like the Dave/Cody conflict thing, but I thought it was pretty funny in last week's episode in Kentucky. First Dave accidentally traps a skunk, blocks the skunk's spray with his hat while he un-snares it, and then proceeds to put the hat back on his head and wear it the rest of the show. Then he finds some random moonshiner's plastic tarp in the middle of the woods and convinces Cody to build a boat out of it with duct tape, which then sinks 30 seconds after they get in it, dumping them right back into the freezing river.
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I actually get worried when Cody and Dave argue. At most I want to see them bicker good-naturedly, but Discovery Channel's manufactured drama is terrible because it's like seeing mommy and daddy fight, nooooo! Obviously Cody is the mom and Dave is the dad.
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I like when Dave and Cody are in situations inside the U.S. instead of Antarctica or a jungle somewhere because I will never go to those places. I'd prefer more Midwestern areas like the Kentucky one too but maybe it's not interesting enough without weird insects and hippos. http://codylundin.com/ has some cool stuff. Cody's opinion on Survival TV which probably pisses some Discovery Channel people is an interesting read because it sounds honest. quote:Survival on TV
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I guess it makes sense why Cody was saying things like, "Hey we probably shouldn't repel down this sheer cliff-face for no reason." or "Hey you probably shouldn't kill an alligator with you bare hands." in the first few episodes.
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I'd like to hear what he thought of Survivorman specifically.
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haveblue posted:I'd like to hear what he thought of Survivorman specifically.
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haveblue posted:I'd like to hear what he thought of Survivorman specifically. At a guess, I think he's referring to Survivorman's Sonoran desert episode here: quote:Unfortunately for one of the hosts, the show I watched was filmed in Arizona’s Sonoran desert. I lasted 10 minutes before I changed the channel due to inaccuracies and poor desert survival priorities. Of course, that's nothing compared to the  directed at what I'm guessing is Man vs. Wild:quote:For the other popular show, I lasted even less time as the programming was simply dangerous to the viewer if taken seriously. I appreciate that in the article linked & quoted, Cody at least admits flat-out that segments of survival-type shows (including Dual Survival) are often faked, set up in advance, and/or crafted in post-production. Nothing we didn't know already, of course, but it's still nice to hear someone be honest about it.
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I've jumped into Mythbusters pretty late. Now I'm seeing way old episodes, and I like Kari, Tory and Grant way more in these. These days, they're trying so drat hard to be edgy and excited, it's pretty painful.
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Jul 2, 2011 20:09
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I'd really like to know what Cody thinks of Ray Mears stuff.
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Combat Pretzel posted:I've jumped into Mythbusters pretty late. Now I'm seeing way old episodes, and I like Kari, Tory and Grant way more in these. These days, they're trying so drat hard to be edgy and excited, it's pretty painful. I recently started working through each episode on Netflix again, and I get a laugh out of every time they say "this is the biggest X we've ever done on Mythbusters" because I know what's coming later on  Also I'm just watching this Impersonation Mythbusters for the first time and god drat fake Jamie/Adam are creepy as gently caress.
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I just saw a few episodes of Man Vs. Wild for the first time and it's basically The"Watch Bear Grylls do crazy poo poo that no one else should do in a survival situation, ever," show. Dual Survival is just so much better, even with the fake drama added.
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