"MythBusters" (2003) TV series 2003-????

User Rating:

9.2/10   

Writers:

Mark Barlin (writer)
Andrew Farrell (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | unknown

Release Date:

3 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

I reject your reality and substitute my own!

Plot:

A weekly documentary in which two Hollywood special effects experts attempt to debunk urban legends by directly testing them.

Plot Keywords:

Urban Legend | Experiment | Explosion | Segway | Scientific Research

Awards:

1 win

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 20	7:00 PM	DSC	Bullets Fired Up	#4.7
Mon. July 20	8:00 PM	DSC	Curving Bullets	#7.10

Cast

Jamie Hyneman	...	Host / ... (130 episodes, 2003-2009)
Adam Savage	...	Host / ... (130 episodes, 2003-2009)
Robert Lee	...	Narrator (129 episodes, 2003-2009)
Kari Byron	...	Herself - Builder / ... (108 episodes, 2003-2009)
Tory Belleci	...	Himself - Builder / ... (106 episodes, 2004-2009)
Grant Imahara	...	Himself - Builder / ... (84 episodes, 2005-2009)
Robin Banks	...	Himself - Narrator (UK screening) (65 episodes, 2003-2006)

Runtime:

USA:44 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Australia:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG | Australia:G (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Alameda Naval Air Station, Alameda, California, USA

Company:

Beyond Entertainment

Trivia:

On the show Adam Savage is frequently wearing t-shirts with various references to and quotes from the show printed on them.

Goofs:

Factual errors: At the beginning of the title sequence used during seasons 1-4, the formula for the area of a circle is shown as two times pi times the radius squared (A=2*PI*r2) but the actual formula for the area of a circle is pi times the radius squared (A=PI*r2).

Quotes:

Kari: All right! Looks like it's time to pack Buster's bags for the Bahamas. What do you think he'd wear? Shorts or a little thong?
Adam: I... I don't know if Buster has enough actual flesh down there for a thong, but a...
Jamie: He's got no butt at all, in fact he doesn't even have any legs.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Theory of Everything (#8.15)" (2008)

Smart and funny

This show is genius. Take two crazy special effects guys and let them take the urban myths to the ultimate test. In each episode Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage test different myths to see if their actually true or just made up.

The two hosts are just perfect. They do a great job in making the whole thing crazy and funny. You feel like you get to know them. That is a good thing as it then gets more personal. The show is well directed and well written. The cinematography I think is cool. You see booms and cameras in the picture all the time, but that gives credibility to the show. It gives the impression that they're focusing at documenting the experiments and not on the look of the show. I like that kind of "rough" and incidental look of the show. When I say it's well written I mean well written. It's not coincidence where they go to get the stuff they need and so on, but they made it seem like it is. It's things like this that gives this show a nice down to earth feel. The fact that the two host obviously have a lot of fun when putting the myths to the test also reflect on the show and it makes you interested and makes you pay attention. If you start watching time flies. They also does a good job in letting us know what the experts think of the myth. This makes it all the more interesting as they will have to prove them wrong or right too.

Mythbusters is a show I can recommend. It's funny, it's intelligent and it's educational. It's science made cool.