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It was like that episode of south park with Chef when Isaac Hayes left. Anyway I'm glad Gold Rush is back, I like to watch children run a goldmining operation. It's a goddamn miracle nobody lost a digit or worse yet.
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spankmeister posted:It was like that episode of south park with Chef when Isaac Hayes left. I think the worst accident so far was when Parker totalled his souped up pick up
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Oct 20, 2015 00:19
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So what is Adam doing while Mythbusters is on hiatus? Duck bombs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IniwqWIMMlw Watching the guys build has always been my favourite part of the show and, as silly as this was, it's a pleasure to watch.
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Mythbusters is done. Not a huge surprise given how long it's been on and how off brand it now is for Discovery. Still, hearing Jaime talk about this is the end of the road for him and Adam working together is a little 
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And thus ends the last show on Discovery, TLC, or History where the viewer might actually learn something from watching an episode. On the plus side, at least Adam and Jamie got to end the show on their own terms, and I'm sure Discovery Communications is thrilled to have one of their flagship programs finish its run without being cancelled due to child molestation.
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azflyboy posted:And thus ends the last show on Discovery, TLC, or History where the viewer might actually learn something from watching an episode. I learn plenty on shark week 
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azflyboy posted:And thus ends the last show on Discovery, TLC, or History where the viewer might actually learn something from watching an episode. Are you saying there aren't any other shows on those channels that teach anything worthwhile?
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Holyshoot posted:I learn plenty on shark week You can only learn not to watch Shark Week once, though.
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Mraagvpeine posted:Are you saying there aren't any other shows on those channels that teach anything worthwhile? Unless you believe in conspiracy theories, History is basically right out. TLC is nothing but reality shows at this point, isn't it? Deadliest Catch might be only Discovery show left that doesn't lead toward pure reality drama, and even that show has slipped in recent years.
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Holyshoot posted:I learn plenty on shark week The cynicism of network executives is a known quantity, what could you have learned?
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howe_sam posted:Mythbusters is done. Not a huge surprise given how long it's been on and how off brand it now is for Discovery. Still, hearing Jaime talk about this is the end of the road for him and Adam working together is a little That's a bummer. I thought the removal of the build team breathed some new life into the show. But at least they got some advance warning about it and can end it like they always wanted to. They had a hell of a run considering Adam and Jaime never really much liked one another. A less pragmatic person would have told Adam to take a hike a long time ago (or not chosen him to begin with).
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ToastyPotato posted:Unless you believe in conspiracy theories, History is basically right out. TLC is nothing but reality shows at this point, isn't it? Deadliest Catch might be only Discovery show left that doesn't lead toward pure reality drama, and even that show has slipped in recent years. It's not even the deadliest job in the world since they changed the rules in the mid 2000's. Still a loving really hard job but hardly as deadly as it used to be.
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Mraagvpeine posted:Are you saying there aren't any other shows on those channels that teach anything worthwhile?
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I see... Anyway, I remember someone somewhere said that they really wanted to see the MythBusters and Bill Nye team-up for an episode. I don't think it's going to come true now.
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Mraagvpeine posted:I see... I'd like to see him and Adam team up at least. Even for a special thing.
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ToastyPotato posted:Unless you believe in conspiracy theories, History is basically right out. Say what you will about the scripted bullshit, Pawn Stars does feature actual history and facts.
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IRQ posted:Say what you will about the scripted bullshit, Pawn Stars does feature actual history and facts. Someone should do an experiment to measure the brain damage done watching the non-historical portions vs. the knowledge gained from the brief educational segments.
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ToastyPotato posted:Someone should do an experiment to measure the brain damage done watching the non-historical portions vs. the knowledge gained from the brief educational segments. the more chumlee you see the more brain damage you incur.
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PostNouveau posted:They had a hell of a run considering Adam and Jaime never really much liked one another. A less pragmatic person would have told Adam to take a hike a long time ago (or not chosen him to begin with). IRQ posted:Say what you will about the scripted bullshit, Pawn Stars does feature actual history and facts.
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Oct 21, 2015 23:34
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I remember that time a producer tried to make Mythbusters drama and had the build team electrocute Adam and then Adam fired that producer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAcMqWLBK8U
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Hazo posted:In the linked interview it sounds like Jamie was the one who actively disliked making the show but he had all the crew and facilities. That's how it's always been. Jamie sold the show without Adam, and the pilot is just Jamie making the rocket car. But he realized he was too off-putting to do the show alone and went out and recruited a guy he actively dislikes, but who's good on camera, to be his partner. They managed to keep it together for 14 drat years.
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You're right, I automatically read that as "more pragmatic" instead of "less."
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Why would Adam be the one to drop? He seemed like the most normal one of the two.
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Jamie has zero charisma but can design anything while Adam was willing to do whatever wackiness they needed. There's no way the show would have worked with one or the other.
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Holyshoot posted:Why would Adam be the one to drop? He seemed like the most normal one of the two. I could see Adam being the one to drop because I've always felt dealing with Jamie for more than a few hours would drive most people insane. That said, though, I don't think there was anything dramatic at play, or specific things which caused the show to go away. It was a long running show whose popularity has been dropping from its height.
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Adam probably realizes he could make a lot more money with a lot less effort on Youtube.
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Photex posted:Adam probably realizes he could make a lot more money with a lot less effort on Youtube. His one day builds on the utub are far more entertaining than mythbusters. Wish he had a better channel than the tested guys though.
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MisterBibs posted:I could see Adam being the one to drop because I've always felt dealing with Jamie for more than a few hours would drive most people insane. I agree; they have done everything imaginable that is possible to do without stepping on advertiser/sponsor/marketing toes, and they are not getting any younger. Hyneman hits 60 next year, and at least for me it has been evident for some time that he is no longer the "build like brick shithouse engineer" he used to be depicted as. Since they really cannot debunk any product or product line-specific myths because of legal reasons, they might as well quit while they are healthy and still relevant, since doing shows has to be stressful and hard work.
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I learn plenty from Ancient Aliens. I see something on there, I think "that's bullshit," then I look up what the actual facts are.
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It's sad news, but not at all unexpected. The real disappointment is that they didn't reboot the show into its current format years earlier, the last two season halves were outstanding and much higher quality than the the bunch of extremely producer-manipulated years previous to it. "WARNING: SCIENCE CONTENT" still makes me lmao
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Jusupov posted:His one day builds on the utub are far more entertaining than mythbusters. Wish he had a better channel than the tested guys though. I've only just discovered those and they're a heap of fun. I could definitely watch Adam's enthusiasm and skill for a long time yet. And now he doesn't have to limit himself to Mythbuster's formula.
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I swear there will be man tears shed when Parker's grandpa passes away he just seems like a genuine great person
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Photex posted:I swear there will be man tears shed when Parker's grandpa passes away he just seems like a genuine great person I just fast forward those scenes. I want to watch idiots lose equipment in mud and ice, not sad stories about peoples gramps.
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Parkers grampa owns
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The contract part. It makes sense they needed to do a larger cut, the super cut lol. Tony already knew about it too.
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My other favorite Discovery show started last night, Canada's Worst Driver. It's great!
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anyone been watching "pacific warriors" ? I am really digging the show. I don't care about fishing, kayaks, hawaii, or people fishing for large fish in hawaii using kayaks but the show is beautiful and really entertaining. It is also one of the most hilarious back and forth segments where a guy who has never fished on the big island of hawaii decides to come ask the grandmasters of fishing there where to go. They tell him to go off of a pointe near a supermarket and he spends all day kayaking "super stoked" and finds nothing. The next day he heads over to their spot and is pulling all his stuff out of his truck and explaining how there is an unwritten rule about fishers and how they all want to help each other regardless which island they come from. One of the guys comes on shore and says "Im going to say this nicely, but you have 10 minutes to get the gently caress out of our spot" and he was just confused thinking they loved him. It looks real dangerous but the cinematoraphy is breath taking!
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Gotta get my dredge working, to do something no one does anymore.
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Adam Savage made an imgur post about his last day on Mythbusters.
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Potentially good news on the subject of idiots nearly drowning in the antarctic ocean! http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/30/asia/japan-whaling-research/index.html First Mate Pubestache posted:"If Sea Shepherd comes across criminal activity, then our history speaks for itself. We will, as always, directly intervene to prevent that crime from taking place," said Captain Peter Hammardstedt.
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