Comment on Mythbusters

QuantumStorm@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

• Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  It’s amazing to me that Discovery hasn’t tried to bring Mythbusters back. Instead they double down on Ancient Aliens and Pawnstars garbage.

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  • seatwiggy@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    I’m pretty sure they did try to bring it back but it wasn’t as popular because it wasn’t Adam and Jamie

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    • Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Adam and Jamie were awesome, but I’m certain there are some passionate makers or something out there who could fill the role. It wouldn’t be the same, but it could be it’s own thing. Whoever the new hosts were must have just been the wrong casting, but also I don’t know how much Discovery cared because I didn’t know about it and I was a huge Mythbusters fan. I guess I just didn’t pay attention because Discovery had already killed everything that was worth paying attention to them for by that point.

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      • Montagge@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        It’s been a while since I watched them but I recall feeling like the new hosts weren’t genuine. It felt more like a YouTube reaction video than an episode of Mythbusters.

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    • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      I remember during the run of Mythbusters either Discovery or History or one of those tried to launch another show to cash in on Mythbusters’ success, it was called Smash Lab, and it’s clear the creation of this show involved a pie chart titled “Elements of Mythbusters by screen time” and there was one pie wedge labelled “explosions.” It didn’t last long IIRC.

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    • gibmiser@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      William Osman and Michael Reeves + the other youtubers

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      • Voyajer@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        That would mean Failed Mythbuster Allen Pan™ could redeem himself

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    • poke@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      From listening to podcasts done by people involved in those attempts to bring the show back, it seems the show runners/studios in charge didn’t understand what made the show good and tried to steer their recreations in bad directions. It does seem like most every host they brought on had good intentions and skillsets, but were held back in some way.

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    • idunnololz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      IIRC I read that the hosts hated one another and refuse to work with each other ever again.

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      • porksoda@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        If you’re talking about Adam and Jamie, this is not true and has been repeatedly debunked by both of them.

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  • Daxtron2@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    They did try to bring it back, but it was really a show that needed its core cast to be what it was.

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  • Mountain_Mike_420@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    If you need you fix Adam savage is very active on YouTube and is just a wonder human being. It’s not MythBusters but Adam was a light during Covid and someone I put on regularly on YouTube.

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    • Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Yeah, I watch him. It’s not Mythbusters, but it’s still entertaining usually, even when he’s doing the most boring things. It really shows how good he was as an entertainer.

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      • rosa666parks@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        My favorite thing about Adam’s videos is the way they are edited, they leave in some silence so you can see Adam’s head gears working as he’s solving a problem. It sorta feels like we’re solving the problem with him.

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    • QuantumStorm@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Adam is such an inspiration. The kind of person who restores a little faith in humanity.

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  • QuantumStorm@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Yeah its a real monkeys paw situation too. Will they be able to catch that same lightning in a jar again without the same cast?

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    • Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      If they understood what made it great, maybe. They don’t though, and definitely won’t care to try.

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  • HawlSera@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Real Science attracts smart people who want to learn a thing or two about the world, Fake Science attracts the kind of gullible kooks you can sell snake oil and orgonite devices to… and I say this as someone who “wants to believe”

    Same reason why scam e-mails and telemarketers intentionally leave big gaping holes in their stories while using dozens of spelling errors. If you’re the kind of person who can notice things like that, you’re too smart to buy what they’re selling.

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• WiseThat@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  You should checknout SMyths, fan edits that remove the cutting back and forth between stories so you get one myth at a time, and that cut out the repetitive narration meant for people joining mid-episode. Much nicer viewing

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  • QuantumStorm@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    On YouTube or somewhere else?

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