Part of the joie de vivre that was Discovery Channel’s MythBusters was its ability to engage viewers, young and old, in science and technology. Hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, along with their team of experiment builders, we're like a new generation’s version of Bill Nye the Science Guy – but for all. Among them was Grant Imahara, an electrical engineer/roboticist, whose sudden and tragic death last year shocked countless fans of the show. In remembrance, Savage has reflected on his former MythBuster co-star just over a year after his death.

Grant Imahara appeared on MythBusters over the course of 10 seasons before his and several other alums’ untimely exits in 2014. But the world remembered him fondly when news broke of his death from an intracranial aneurysm at the age of 49 in July of 2020. Many of his former colleagues mourned his loss, including Adam Savage, and a foundation would later be created in his honor. Now, Savage is honoring Imahara once again. He told Yahoo Entertainment:

The death of Grant Imahara was equally devastating to us fans who first came to know him on MythBusters and, later, on the short-lived Netflix series White Rabbit Project. We remember him for his obvious love of problem-solving that was evidenced through experiments that ranged from playing tennis on the wings of an airplane to the miracles of duct tape to cannonball cheese folklore. But Imahara’s reach extended far beyond the Discovery Channel, as his technical work was also featured on late night TV, Comedy Central, and countless films including the Star Wars prequels, The Matrix films and many more.

Having worked with him for several years on MythBusters, Adam Savage says that Grant Imahara was someone who embodied the very essence of the long-running series. He said:

MythBusters was ultimately cancelled in 2016 after a 16-season run on Discovery. But it would live on in several spinoffs such as Adam Savage’s MythBusters Jr. and the more recentl Motor MythBusters, which featured some of Grant Imahara’s former builder teammates.

Hopefully, wherever Grant Imahara is now, he's concocting some experiment to prove its scientific existence to us here on earth. And even now, we continue to offer our deepest condolences to his family and friends.

For all the questionable TV revivals, spinoffs and reboots that have come about in recent years, relatively few feel as inherently justifiable as any and all extensions to the beloved Mythbusters franchise. Though the unscripted hit's hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman busted their last myths together back in 2016, the brand has lived on, and will be rejuvenated in a big way for the upcoming streaming series Motor Mythbusters, with former Build Team member Tory Bellici as one of the new show's hosts.

Get ready for an all new season of vehicular madness and explosive chaos when Motor Mythbusters hits the streaming TV highway on Wednesday, August 4, through the MotorTrend App, fittingly enough. In the new series, Tory Bellici will be joined by professional race car driver Bisi Ezerioha and mechanic Faye Hadley, whom fans might recognize from MotorTrend's series All Girls Garage. No word on whether or not the new show will have Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman or Kari Byron on as guest stars at any point, but that would be a welcomed surprise.

To be expected, the new Motor Mythbusters series won't be too far removed from the original program, and it'll feature its central three hosts trying to answer the biggest questions out there about cars, buses, and even UFOs. (Or at least the questions that can be put to some kind of test.) There are experiments involving real-world theories, such as whether cutting the top off of one's car will make it faster and more aerodynamic, as well as segments that will focus entirely on fictionalized plot points from major Hollywood movies. Mythbusters does love the pop culture zeitgeist, it's true.

Wondering whether or not Matthew Broderick's Ferris Bueller was onto something when he tried to reverse the odometer numbers on the Ferrari? That'll get covered. Could The Flintstones' cars actually work with real people? We'll get an answer for that, too. In fact, one episode from the series' first season will take on an infamous Fast and Furious franchise stunt, as the team will test the legitimacy of the eighth film's use of nitrous oxide, an aluminum can tab and wire.

Potential viewers can get a better idea of what to expect by checking out the trailer below!

It's awesome to see the Mythbusters franchise live on in such an interesting way, especially since it's been a while since any good news was revealed. 2020 was a particularly hard year due to the untimely death of former co-star Grant Imahara, with the silver lining of a STEM-focused foundation being set up in his name after he died. The year before, former Build Team member Jessi Combs was killed in a crash during an attempt to break the land-speed record for female drivers, an honor that she was granted posthumously.

Tory Bellici, Kari Byron and Grant Imahara were unfortunately booted from the O.G. series ahead of its final season on Discovery, though the three continued to work together for the single season of Netflix's White Rabbit Project, which was not an official Mythbusters offshoot. Science Channel attempted to reboot the original with a new cast, resulting in the lone season of Mythbusters: The Search, while Adam Savage returned to the franchise for the short-lived kid-centric series Mythbusters Jr. So even though this new project has the caveat of being tethered entirely to motorized myths, this will likely be the closest thing to the original series that fans will get.

Fans can look forward to seeing the Mythbusters franchise return to TV on Wednesday, August 4, when Motor Mythbusters debuts on the MotorTrend app. Mark that down along with all the other noteworthy dates in the 2021 Summer TV schedule.

2020 has unfortunately been a year that’s been filled with notable celebrity deaths, and one that hit the hardest was that of Mythbusters star Grant Imahara. The fan-favorite engineer and TV personality unfortunately passed away at the age of 49 earlier this summer after suffering from a brain aneurysm. In the immediate aftermath of his death, many of his colleagues took the time to honor him in very sentimental ways. The Discovery and Science Channels also did this by airing a programming black highlighting him. Now, four months after his death, Imahara is once again being honored in a very fitting way.

The Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation has been established in honor of the late star. As explained by The Hollywood Reporter, the foundation is meant to provide students of different socioeconomic and racial backgrounds with scholarships, mentorships and grants in the fields of science, technology, mathematics, engineering and art.

In a statement, Grant Imahara’s mother, Carolyn, expressed her pride in her son’s career and his extensive work with students and expressed her gratitude over the foundation being established:

Imahara’s friend and fellow USC alum Wade Bick is also working to have a study lounge named in his honor. The Grant Imahara Memorial Study Lounge is accepting gifts that will all benefit the university’s Viterbi K-12 stem center. This program provides educational projects to teachers, students and families across Southern California.

Anyone who watched Grant Imahara on Mythbusters or Netflix’s White Rabbit Project knows he was extremely passionate about his work and did some extraordinary things in his time. He was also a very cerebral star who ultimately respected the science before going for thrills. Dedicating both a STEAM foundation and study lounge in his honor is definitely a great way to pay tribute to him and his work.

Imahara was also known for using his knowledge to bring joy to others. This was especially evident through one of his last creations, a life-size Baby Yoda replica. His plan was to ultimately take the adorable doll to children’s hospitals for young patients to enjoy.

Grant Imahara is certainly missed by his friends, family and loved ones as well as his many fans, and his loss still hurts. However, it’s still great to see that his legacy will live on and inspire a new generation of science and technology enthusiasts.

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When it comes to the heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America is definitely one of the franchise’s most formidable fighters, and this is partly due to his iconic shield. His signature red, white and blue weapon has become a favorite among fans, and it’s an accessory that many cosplayers try to recreate. Well, Mythbusters alum Adam Savage may have them beat, as he is in possession of an extraordinary replica that he recently upgraded.

Adam Savage owns a near-identical duplicate of Steve Rogers’ stealth shield, which was featured in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The weapon, which he received from Shield Labs, is beautifully crafted and even includes key details like bullet marks that were carefully detailed.

However, upon receiving the prop, Savage noticed that it was still missing something. The back of the shield didn’t have the boarder that lines the rim. So, using an aluminum cutting technique he learned, he proceeded to the make the addition himself, and the result is pretty cool. Check out his work in a segment from Adam Savage's One Day Builds down below:

I honestly don’t know what’s more impressive: the shield itself or the fact that Adam Savage was able to seamlessly add the aluminum barrier. It may seem like a minor thing to some, but it definitely makes the prop look a lot more authentic.

Adam Savage and his fellow Mythbusters alums have always found ways to inject a bit of pop culture into their work. For his show Savage Builds, he actually attempted to construct his own Iron Man suit, and the final results were pretty remarkable. Aside from the Marvel realm, Savage’s former co-star, the late Grant Imahara, managed to construct a replica of The Mandalorian’s Baby Yoda. The late engineer was hoping to take the animatronic character to children’s hospitals to help comfort patients.

Given just how cool Captain America’s shield is, it’s totally understandable that Savage would seek one out to go with his own outfit. If I’m being honest, it could almost give Chris Evans’ own shield a run for its money, though the official one still edges it out.

Speaking of the actual shield, the vibranium weapon is slated to make its next on-screen appearance in Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Of course, this time around, Steve Rogers won’t be the one tossing it, as newly dubbed Captain America Sam Wilson will now wield it. However, at some point, he may have to fight to get it back from John Walker a.k.a. the U.S. Agent.

As a Marvel fan, Adam Savage probably can’t wait to see the shield in action once more but, in the meantime, he can practice using it like Wilson did in Marvel’s Disney+ teaser. He may just want to be sure there aren’t too many people around if he decides to do so.

Mythbusters star Grant Imahara was well loved by those who knew him best, and it was heartwarming to see so many pay tribute to him following his sudden passing. In tributes, many remembered the engineer and TV personality for his infectious enthusiasm and immense kindness. Writer and podcast host Marc Bernardin only knew Imahara casually, but he recently remembered him fondly and reflected on one of Imahara’s last (and most ambitious) projects – a life-size Baby Yoda:

Those who’ve seen the footage of Grant Imahara’s custom-built Baby Yoda know just how incredible it is. The animatronic looks and moves just like the one that appears on The Mandalorian. However, what’s even more amazing is Imahara’s reason for constructing the pointy-eared infant.

As Marc Bernardin gushed about the Baby Yoda replica during an episode of his and Kevin Smith’s Fatman Beyond, J.C. Reifenberg explained that Imhara had some very sentimental plans for his creation:

If there were ever a good reason to build a life-size Baby Yoda, that would definitely be it. One can only imagine how much joy children would have gotten from getting to hold the tiny creature. It’s also cool to hear that Imahara originally built a life-size BB-8 and then decided to build another Star Wars character as a safer alternative.

Anyone who’s watched Mythbusters or White Rabbit Project knows that Grant Imahara built more than a few memorable devices over the course of his career. And as Marc Bernardin mentioned, he also worked at ILM, which allowed him to contribute to some of the most iconic film franchises of all time like Jurassic Park and The Matrix.

Though Grant Imahara is no longer with us, his memory certainly lives on through his loved ones and the various contributions he made to the worlds of science and entertainment. I think I speak for most people when I say a legacy as positive as his definitely needs to be preserved.

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Fans of the Discovery Channel series Mythbusters received shocking and devastating news of the sudden passing of the show's former cast member and master engineer Grant Imahara, who suffered a brain aneurysm and died at the age of 49 in July 2020. Not soon after the news of his passing spread across the internet, Imahara's longtime friends and former castmates memorialized the late host with touching tributes about the man and accomplished television personality.

In honor of the life and legacy of Grant Imahara, I have put together a list of some of his greatest accomplishments in the world of robotics, filmmaking, and yes, even his tenure on the successful Discovery Channel program. So as we mourn this tragic loss, let's look back on Imahara's accomplishments in the world of robotics, Star Wars, and yes, even Mythbusters.

As A Kid, Grant Imahara Wanted To Be Less Like James Bond And More Like Q

Anyone who watched Mythbusters is well aware of the skill and and enthusiasm Grant Imahara had for the field of robotics and general tinkering. He was often seen formulating and constructing mechanisms to carry out the different experiments. One thing casual fans may not know, however, is that Imahara grew up a fan of the the James Bond franchise, but not because of the dashing leading man with his signature cocktail. Here's how the late engineer put it in a 2008 interview with Machine Design:

Perhaps that's what Imahara looked so natural in the James Bond episode of Mythbusters where he and his co-hosts tested several of 007 (and Q's) most famous scenes and gadgets.

The Longtime Lucasfilm Employee Was One Of Three R2-D2 Operators In The Prequel Trilogy

Long before Grant Imahara found his way to the Mythbusters television series, the electrical engineering graduate from the University of Southern California first went to Lucasfilm, where according to THR, worked in the THX and Industrial Light and Magic divisions over the course of his nine years with the company. During his nearly decade-long stint with Lucasfilm, Imahara became a chief model maker working in animatronics, but oddly enough, that's not the most fascinating part of the story.

While filming Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace, Grant Imahara was one of only three Lucasfilm employees put in charge of operating the R2-D2 units during the production. During a StarWars.com interview, ILM engineer Don Bies explained that their work on R2-D2 didn't stop with the first prequel and that Imahara spent some time updating the electronics of 12 R2 units ahead of shooting for Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones several years later.

In Addition To Star Wars, Grant Imahara Built Models For Some Of The Biggest Movies Of The 1990s And Early 2000s

Grant Imahara's work in the field of visual effects didn't start and stop with the Star Wars franchise, as the talented engineer's name is featured in the credits of some of the most groundbreaking and successful movies of all time. According to the late engineer's IMDb page, he worked as a model maker on blockbusters like The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, as well as other projects like xXx: State of the Union, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, and even Galaxy Quest.

In addition to being a successful visual effects artist, Grant Imahara also lent his acting talents to quite a few projects over the years, including Star Trek Continues, a fan-made continuation of the classic 1960s science-fiction series where he took on the role of Sulu, a role first made famous by the great George Takei. Imahara's final acting credit was for the role of Medal of Honor recipient and longtime United States Senator Daniel Inouye in a 2018 episode of the Comedy Central series Drunk History.

Grant Imahara Was A Major Part Of The Comedy Central Series BattleBots And Even Wrote A Book On Robot Design

Drunk History wasn't the only Comedy Central series to feature Grant Imahara. Nearly 20 years earlier back in 2000, the engineer was a major player in the the BattleBots competition show that pitted two remote-control machines against one another. Diehard fans of the classic series will probably remember Imahara's Middleweight champion "Deadblow" robot that was featured heavily in the show's first three seasons.

Grant Imahara was so passionate about "Deadblow" and his experience building robots he ended up writing a book in 2003 titled Kickin' Bot: An Illustrated Guide to Building Combat Robots that went into great detail about the design, construction, and operation of mechanical deathbots.

Grant Imahara Built The Geoff Peterson Robot Featured On The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

Before James Corden took over as the host of The Late Late Show in 2015, the show was mostly remember for the hijinks and demeanor of the show's former host Craig Ferguson who sat behind the desk from 2005 to 2014 before calling it a day. Well, with a co-host to laugh at his off-hand jokes, Ferguson enlisted the services of Grant Imahara in 2010 to construct Geoff Peterson, a robotic sidekick with a coat, tie, and mohawk.

Just before Geoff Peterson's unveiling in April 2010, Grant Imahara told EW that he had spent weekends and whenever else he had spare time to construct a plastic skeleton with bones and a torso constructed out of aluminum. To top it all off, Imahara installed a moveable head, jaw, and arm to add personality to the robot that was then voiced by host Craig Ferguson. After news of Imahara's passing began to spread around the internet, Ferguson posted a touching tribute to his friend and Geoff's creator on Twitter where he said he would be forever grateful for everything the late engineer did for him on the show.

Joining The Cast Of Mythbusters In 2005 Was The Start Of An Enduring Partnership With His Co-Hosts

Most of all, people will always know and remember Grant Imahara for the nine years he spent as one of the co-hosts of Mythbusters. Starting in 2005, Imahara was one of the three members of the show's build team alongside former ILM colleague Tory Belleci and Kari Byron. Week-in and week-out from 2005 until 2014, the three members of the show's build team assisted hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman to construct large-scale experiments as well as leading smaller experiments featured throughout the show. And even though Imahara, Belleci, and Byron were let go from the show in 2014, the trio didn't let that stop them from continuing their fruitful partnership.

In 2016, the three former Mythbusters were given a show of their very own on Netflix titled White Rabbit Project, which saw the team investigating everything from jailbreaks to superpower technology on the first and only season of the series. Though it only lasted 10 episodes before getting the can, White Rabbit Project served as a great continuation of experiments Grant Imahara, Tory Belleci, and Kari Byron had made so enjoyable all those years earlier.

I hope all of this helps shed some light on the life and career of one of the greatest engineering minds in the film and television. I know it made me appreciate The Phantom Menace a little more.

The sudden and unexpected death of Mythbusters co-host Grant Imahara hit the world hard, but there has been no shortage of those honoring and sharing the love they had for Imahara. That trend will continue this weekend thanks to a collaboration between Discovery and Science Channel, which will both host marathons in his honor on separate days.

Discovery Channel will kick things off on Friday, July 17 with a solid five-hour block of content dedicated to Grant Imahara. Yes, there is a lot of Mythbusters (with episodes said to focus on Imahara's favorite moments) but it all kicks off with something else that harkens back to the co-host's Battlebots days. Here's what's in store:

Killer Robots: Robo Games 2011 features Grant Imahara highlighting the International Robogames Competition, a competition in which engineers work to create robots capable of causing "mechanized mayhem." As previously mentioned, Imahara had some experience in the robotics field piloting Deadblow on Battlebots. Deadblow would go on to appear on Mythbusters and become a permanent member of the build team.

The Grant Imahara marathon will pick up the next day on Science Channel and feature four hours of more Mythbusters, and a re-airing of Killer Robots: Robogames 2011. The Saturday, July 18 marathon will add yet another Imahara project to the mix, with a special episode of his and other former Mythbusters crews' Netflix project.

Do not overlook the cleverness of that White Rabbit Project episode title, because I certainly missed the Star Wars reference the first couple times. "Motorcycle Water Skiing" and "Paper Armor" will play again on Saturday following their Friday airings, which both have classic moments fans of Mythbusters may remember. This includes the team testing armor made out of folded paper and seeing if it can withstand an actual attack.

It's a fitting tribute for Grant Imahara, whose sudden passing from a brain aneurysm at age 49 has affected people across the board. Imahara will long be remembered for his contributions to the world of engineering and science education, and that should be evident enough by this trailer promoting the upcoming marathon.

It's such a wholesome trailer showcasing what a great guy Grant Imahara was that I shed a tear watching. I expect to do the same during the coming marathons, and wouldn't be surprised if any past Mythbusters fans happen to do the same.

Again, anyone looking to check out these marathons can catch the first one on Discovery on Friday, July 17 starting at 8:00 a.m. ET, and on Science Channel on Saturday, July 18 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Continue to stick with CinemaBlend for all the latest headlines in television and movies.

The Mythbusters community was rocked this morning when it was reported that former host Grant Imahara had died. The popular TV personality and engineer passed away suddenly at the age of 49 due to a brain aneurysm. Since the news was first reported, many of Imahara’s friends and colleagues have taken to social media to pay tribute to him. Now, a number of his Mythbusters co-stars, including Adam Savage, have taken the time to honor their late friend.

Following the news of Grant Imahara’s passing, Adam Savage posted a heartfelt message on Twitter in which he praised his friend as a “brilliant engineer, artist and friend” and expressed how much he’ll be missed:

With so many years of friendship, one can only imagine how hard this time must be for Adam Savage. He and Grant Imahara worked together on Mythbusters for nearly a decade. Imahara joined the show’s cast during the third season and, after Discovery attempted to cut costs, he – along with other members of the cast – was dropped in following the 2014 season.

In addition to Savage, Mythbusters alum Kari Byron spent most of the morning posting pictures and sharing memories of Grant Imahara. After posting the photos, Byron sent out a post featuring more pictures of Imahara and included a brief caption expressing her heartbreak over the situation:

Mythbusters’ Tory Belleci, another good friend of Imahara, also took to Twitter to share a tribute and included a humorous picture of the two:

During Mythbusters’ 15-year run, it was clear to see that the cast and crew had become a relatively tight unit, and this is certainly clear through the way many of them have paid tribute to Grant Imahara.

Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time the Mythbusters family has had to say goodbye to one of their own. Jessi Combs, who served as a member of the Build Team, was tragically killed last year when she crashed a high-speed, jet-powered car. Combs did so while trying to break her own land speed record, which was recently verified by Guinness.

While Grant Imahara leaves behind a legacy that also includes plenty of acting credits, his work on Mythbusters is arguably what he’ll be remembered for most. During his time on the show, he applied his knowledge of engineering and robotics to numerous challenges. One can only imagine just how much his colleagues appreciated his insights and know-how.

Losing someone is never easy, especially someone you’ve been able to work with so closely for so long. Despite this, it’s encouraging to see that Adam Savage and the other Mythbusters stars are using the time to celebrate Grant Imahara’s life and appreciate the time they were able to spend with him.

Grant Imahara, a Mythbusters personality and a previous member of the Discovery family, is dead at 49. News broke Monday the the well-liked Hollywood figure had passed away, with news indicating it happened quickly. Imahara suffered from a brain aneurysm and died suddenly.

In his professional life Grant Imahara was an engineer and a roboticist who had studied electrical engineering in college and went on to apply his knowledge on television. On Discovery, he was most notable for the long-running series Mythbusters, in which he appeared between 2005 and 2014 after Scottie Chapman left the series.

His end on Discovery was a little dramatic, as Mythbusters sought to cut costs and later dropped more than half its cast, leaving Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage to fend for themselves. Even the two hosts were later replaced, in a way, thanks to Search for the Next Mythbusters. He later went on to headline White Rabbit Project on Netflix, which reunited him with his Mythbusters co-stars Kari Byron and Tory Belleci.

Imahara was also an actor, appearing as Sulu in Star Trek Continues and popping up in projects such as Drunk History, Eureka, and Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! In his earlier years in Hollywood he worked as a model maker and more for ILM, including on George Lucas’ Star Wars prequels and other big projects such as The Matrix: Reloaded, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, and AI: Artificial Intelligence. One of his most recent social media posts had him spending time with a version of the one and only Baby Yoda, of The Mandalorian fame, that he had created from scratch.

A representative for Discovery responded to TMZ sharing the news, noting,

Like any good creator, Grant Imahara had his hands in a lot of different projects over the years. He helped create Geoff Peterson, the robot who was long the sidekick on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. He was one of the few people who was able to operate R2-D2 as a robot – and that’s a very short list. He also worked on the Energizer Bunny and made that character more consistent by creating a custom circuit to keep the bunny’s arms and ears moving at a consistent rate.

You may never know when you’re looking at robotics from the past couple of decades whether or not Grant Imahara worked some magic into them. But he leaves behind a large volume of output and very creative projects as well. He will be missed. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends, as well as the Mythbusters family during this time.

Longtime MythBusters host Adam Savage has been accused of sexual assault by his sister, Miranda Pacchiana, who came forward to allege that her older brother had sexually assaulted her for years when they were children. Now, following Pacchiana filing a lawsuit against her brother, Savage himself has responded to the allegations.

Adam Savage denied his sister's claim in a statement from his lawyer (via Variety), saying:

According to Adam Savage, his sister has "relentlessly and falsely attacked" him over a span of many years, and he intends to fight the "groundless and offensive lawsuit." Karen Savage, mother of Adam Savage and Miranda Pacchiana, also shared a statement via the lawyer in which she stated that she supports her son "completely," and that her daughter "suffers from severe mental health challenges," adding that it's "devastating" that Pacchiana is putting the "entire family" through the allegations and lawsuit.

Miranda Pacchiana made her allegations public in a post on her blog, called The Second Wound, on June 30. In the post, she stated that the New York Child Victims Act, which extends the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse, made the lawsuit possible, and that she hopes the lawsuit will "demonstrate to my fellow survivors that we do not deserve to carry the shame of sexual abuse and assault."

Miranda Pacchiana also went into detail on her allegations that Adam Savage is now denying on her blog post, claiming that the abuse started when she was seven-years-old and continued for several years, causing her to deal with periods of depression and almost constant anxiety over the decades that followed. Pacchiana also claimed that she last made contact will Savage more than 20 years ago. She concluded her post with an explanation for why she has brought the lawsuit against her brother:

At the time of writing, Adam Savage has not responded to Miranda Pacchiana's allegations on social media. Savage is best known for cohosting Discovery Channel's popular MythBusters series, which ran for 17 seasons and 296 episodes. Several seasons are currently available streaming on Hulu.

Adam Savage went on to host a new series, called Savage Builds, which debuted on the Science Channel in June 2019. The show has run for one season so far. As for whether or not the allegations of sexual abuse from Miranda Pacchiana impact his career or how the lawsuit moves forward, only time will tell. Stay tuned to CinemaBlend for the latest in entertainment news.

It was nearly a year ago that we learned the tragic news that Mythbusters’ Jessi Combs had died in a tragic accident at the young age of 39. The former TV star had been trying for a speed record at the time, hoping to break the female land-speed record in a jet-powered car. Now, her partner Terry Madden, has responded to the news Combs’ did, in fact, achieve her goal with a thoughtful post.

The journey to Jessi Combs achieving her land-speed record was a tough one. According to Terry Madden, while he’s touched her foray into the desert wasn’t for naught and is touched by her record, his feelings are honestly still really complicated regarding what happened.

He went on to talk a little more in depth about the day Jessi Combs achieved her record – the day she also died. Apparently, there were “a few things that were bothering” them in regards to the safety of her pursuit, but she ultimately decided to move forward. He also said, Jessi Combs had decided the race that won her the record would be her last, whether or not she had achieved her goal. He noted:

Ultimately, Jessi Combs ended up clocking in at 522.783, becoming the first to break the record in over 40 years, according to the Guinness World Records. In 1976, Kitty O’Neil had set the record with 512.7. You can see Terry Madden’s full post below.

In the time since Jessi Combs’ death last August, Terry Madden has shared a lot of the memories he and Jessi Combs embarked upon before her tragic accident. This includes Jessi’s love for an old bus they bought together and travelled in, the amusing way they would do yard work together and more.

Combs not only left behind a speed record, but also a fanbase who knew her from her memorable TV career. But it was Madden who is still keeping Combs in our minds and hearts a year later. Ultimately, he was very proud of her and while there are undoubtedly complicated feelings about her Guinness World Record, but it will hopefully become one more thing he will be able to remember about Jessi Combs, who died pursuing greatness. Her name will always be in the record books, but it certainly came at a cost.

Though it has been a long time since Jaime Hyneman and Adam Savage have collaborated, their classic episodes of Mythbusters continue to be relevant each and every day. This is especially true in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, in which one experiment in particular is making its rounds across the web.

The experiment in question comes from Mythbusters' flu episode, which dispelled the myths and realities of catching the illness. In the experiment, Adam Savage played a person with a runny nose and hosted a 30-minute dinner party to see how many of his attendees would be infected by his germs. Check out the video and be reminded of this at the next dinner party you attend once social distancing comes to an end.

Adam Savage managed to contaminate all but one of his party attendees in the span of 30 minutes. The only person untouched was Kari Byron who, by her own admission, is a germaphobe. Using her real-world experience and methods for avoiding other people's germs, she was able to stay clear of Savage's nasal drippings. The same was not true of Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara, who were also trying to conduct the experiment as if they too were germaphobes.

The message many may be trying to send in sharing this classic Mythbusters clip is simple, it's very hard to avoid other people's germs. Even folks thinking they're doing all the right things can fall victim, especially when forced into situations where avoiding contact between others is a social faux pas. Sure, there will be those honest enough to avoid shaking a hand, but a good deal more that will do it anyway just to avoid the awkward exchange post-rejection.

This Mythbusters experiment is as relevant to watch as it ever was as governments around the world urge citizens to use caution to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The illness has struck actors and actresses alike, and productions on various shows and movies are being halted in an effort to essentially keep those with runny noses from shaking hands with otherwise healthy people. It means far less dinner parties in the short term, but if what's happening in this video is happening at those parties, that's a good thing.

Adam Savage may not be the host of Mythbusters anymore, but he's still doing his part in helping spread information regarding COVID-19 to his online following. Unfortunately, he's not doing more videos where he rubs runny nose goop on people, but he is sharing relevant information to questions those in self-quarantine may have during these uncertain times.

Unfortunately, the coronavirus situation has not inspired Jamie Hyneman to make a rare social media appearance. That's not too surprising considering very little has since he ended his run on Mythbusters, but crazier things have happened in the past few weeks. Who knows, perhaps a lot of time in quarantine will get him back to posting, and one step closer to that reunion with Adam Savage Mythbusters fans would love to see.

Old episodes of Mythbusters can be streamed right now on Discovery Go, which is available to anyone with a cable television provider. Check it out and continue to stick with CinemaBlend for all the latest news in television and movies.

One of the biggest pop culture phenomenons of the past six months has The Mandalorian's Baby Yoda, whose own rise has been far more universally appreciated than that of any theatrical Skywalkers. From memes to toys to clothing (both official and bootlegged), Baby Yoda became the It Creature of 2019, and his popularity is showing no signs of slowing down as we get closer to The Mandalorian Season 2. Case in point: former Mythbusters star Grant Imahara created his own fully functioning Baby Yoda animatronic.

If you've ever watched Grant Imahara in action on Mythbusters or his follow-up series for Netflix, White Rabbit Project, then you know how wickedly talented the guy is when it comes to building just about anything under the sun, especially when there's a film or television element involved. As such, it was all the more amazing that he revealed The Mandalorian's Baby Yoda as one of his successful recent projects. Check it out in action below!

Let's run through some hot takes right away, shall we? One: Grant Imahara's Baby Yoda isn't quite as instantly adorable as the one in The Mandalorian (which is perfectly understandable, all things considered.) Two: I want one. Three: I'm kind of enamored by the tactile sound of Baby Yoda's opening and closing, especially since we don't have any of the character's super-cute cooing noises. Four: Adam Pally probably wants to punch this one in the head, too.

To be clear, though, I don't know if we can really trust this being to truly be The Child, given its subdued reaction to the offer of what appears to be a Chicken McNugget. Every child likes McNuggets, even if they're from planets that don't even have at least 17 McDonald's in every major city. Perhaps anti-McNugget willpower is part of Baby Yoda's connection to the Force.

Obviously, this effort wasn't one that Grant Imahara took on alone, as the Mythbusters vet thanked a prop-maker and sculptor (who goes by the handle SaltiestHime) and costume designer Lindsay Jayne for their help with the physical model. As well, Imahara gave a shout out to the company Project 842, which creates 3D printer files for a variety of Star Wars-related characters, costumes and props that aren't limited to just The Mandalorian.

Grant Imahara mentions that his iteration of Baby Yoda will be used for goodwill visits to children's hospitals in the spring. It's assumed that comment is a legitimate claim, and that he isn't just joking about Baby Yoda going on tour. After conquering the local hospital scene, though, I'd imagine Baby Yoda would go on a nationwide arena tour, opening up for The Rolling Stones.

When he's not working on awesome Star Wars replicas, Grant Imahara has been busy with the team that's bringing high-flying animatronic superheroes to Disney theme parks. Below is the mind-blowing video of the tether-free Spider-Man soaring through the air.

Will we ever get to a point where Baby Yoda and Spider-Man share the screen at the same time? Disney has a way of making such bizarre things happen, so I wouldn't completely rule it out just yet. Maybe it's the Force that's helping that Spider-Man bot pull off those flashy moves.

The Mandalorian will debut its highly anticipated second season later this year with plans for an October premiere. I'm pretty sure Grant Imahara's former Mythbusters co-star Adam Savage will have honored Baby Yoda by building some giant mech suit to walk around Los Angeles in.

MythBusters star Jessi Combs died from an unexpected car accident on August 27, and family, friends, and fans alike have shared their love in social media posts. Combs’ boyfriend and teammate, Terry Madden, had confirmed her death after being the one to find her after the fatal accident. Combs, known as “the fastest woman on four wheels,” died while trying to best her own driving speed record, and Madden has since taken to Instagram to post photos and memories to honor the late professional racer.

The death of a loved one is always hard, and the grieving process is different for everyone. For Terry Madden, it seems that posting emotional tributes to Jessi Combs on Instagram is how he needed to “start sharing the stories” to go along with the memories that others are sharing, which is helping him cope. It’s also giving their followers a sneak peek into what their lives were like together, and having fans being a part of that seems incredibly therapeutic. Madden shared a Halloween memory from last year about the former MythBusters star, when they'd gone to Vegas and made a pact to go without speaking, which Madden believes brought them closer together.

Check out that post below, complete with mime makeup.

In another post, Terry Madden posted about a specific hashtag he shared with Jessi Combs to cue up memories of times when they would do something “epic” together. Such as trying to watch the sun rise over what they thought was the Grand Canyon, with Madden getting erroneously overconfident about their whereabouts.

There are likely plenty of couples out there whose relationship might have taken a wrong turn after such an ordeal, but it seemingly only brought Jessi Combs and Terry Madden closer. Check out the whole story in the post below.

Terry Madden also shared a lovely story about a time when he and Jessi Combs were meant to take the stage for an awards ceremony, only to get doused by a big wave a few minutes ahead of time. Combs, feeling no pressure, simply dunked her head and hair into a nearby beach bar's beer trough to get the sand out, and then took the stage to accept their award as if nothing troublesome had occurred.

Jessi Combs appeared on MythBusters for 12 episodes starting in 2009, prior to the Discovery Channel’s cancelation of the series in 2016. She also appeared on other shows such as Overhaulin’ and Xtreme 4x4. On the day of her death, she was attempting to break her own land-speed record.

Though we lost the MythBusters star too soon, Jessi Combs filmed a movie called Interviewing Monsters and Bigfoot prior to her death, and the film will pay tribute to the late racer when it gets released on September 13.

TV fans were hit with a pretty heavy blow today when news broke that television personality and stuntwoman Jessi Combs had died following a tragic accident. Television audiences may remember Combs from Overhaulin' or her guest spots on Jay Leno's Garage, but many will remember her from her stint as a guest host on Mythbusters.

Jessi Combs took the place of co-host Kary Byron for 12 episodes during Season 7 of Mythbusters while Byron was on maternity leave. Mythbusters icon Adam Savage (who has been plenty busy with various projects since exiting the series as host) was among the first of the show to relay the news of Jessi Combs' death and eulogized the professional driver and auto enthusiast on his social media.

Savage didn't mention Jessi Combs' work on Mythbusters specifically, but rather spoke to the talent and skills she brought to television as a whole throughout her career. Beyond her work on the Discovery series and appearance on Jay Leno's Garage, Combs was also a host on All Girls Garage and another Discovery Channel show called Break Room.

As someone who filled in for Kari Byron, Jessi Combs filmed a number of segments with Mythbusters co-hosts Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara. Belleci (who recently joined a new show coming to Amazon) shared a couple photos of himself and Combs on social media and stated he was "absolutely gutted" by the news of her passing.

Jessi Combs died on Tuesday, August 27 in an attempt to break her own land speed record. Combs set the women's 4-wheel land speed record in 2013 with the record set officially at 398.954 mph with a top speed of 440.709 mph.

It’s no surprise Jessi Combs found her way onto Mythbusters, and was an integral part to the team during her 12-episode stint. Former castmember Kari Byron, whom Combs stood in for, was one of the first to memorialize Combs when she learned of the news.

Though her time on Mythbusters was short, it does seem Jessi Combs made a lot of friends on the show. She also seemed to earn a lot of fans, as many on social media mourned her death.

Even those from Mythbusters' new generation paid their respects, as the rebooted show’s host Brian Louden honored Jessi Combs. Louden accompanied the post with one of Combs' final posts on the internet, which was shared in reference to her attempt of the land speed record.

A documentary of Combs' journey was in the works at the time of her death, and according to a member of her team, that documentary will be completed. Meanwhile, expect more members of the Mythbusters family and other shows that Jessi Combs was involved in to reach out and pay their respects to "the fastest woman on four wheels."

CinemaBlend would like to extend its condolences to the family and friends of Jessi Combs, and wish them all well during this troubling time.

Professional racer Jessi Combs died in Oregon on Tuesday, August 27 after attempting to break her own land speed record. She was known to TV viewers for joining Mythbusters' Build Team in 2009, and also from many TV appearances on Xtreme 4x4, Overhaulin', and more. In addition to racing, she was a metal fabricator, builder, engineer, science educator, and "the fastest woman on four wheels." She was 39.

Jessi Combs’ team member, Terry Madden, confirmed her death, including a tribute video:

As Terry Madden noted in his Instagram post, he was the first one to find her after the crash:

He said he's not OK, and told fans if they saw anything about what happened to not believe it until the family shares a release later today on Wednesday, August 28.

According to Road and Track, Jessi Combs held the title of "fastest woman on four wheels" after setting a record of 398 mph in in 2013, racing her jet-powered North American Eagle Supersonic Speed Challenger. In 2018, she took the same car to 483.227 mph, although that run ended with mechanical troubles and didn't qualify for a new title.

The crash happened Tuesday afternoon Alvord Desert in southeast Oregon. According to local KTVZ news, the sheriff’s office and Bureau of Land Management are investigating the incident. Stay tuned for more updates as they come in.

Jessi Combs was in 12 episodes of Mythbusters on the Discovery Channel. After the show was canceled in 2016, the Science Channel picked it up and also gave it a spinoff.

It’s the dream team you most certainly were not looking for, but former Top Gear stars and former Mythbusters stars are teaming up for a new show on Amazon. The currently untitled series is being described as “an adventure series” with six episodes currently slated for Amazon’s lineup.

But which Mythbusters and Top Gear/ Grand Tour stars will star?

Top Gear And The Grand Tour Star Richard Hammond Will Star

First and foremost, former Top Gear and The Grand Tour star Richard Hammond will be joining the new Amazon project. Richard Hammond is most known for starring alongside Jeremy Clarkson and James May in the British version of Top Gear. They later quit that series to head to Amazon to produce the car-driven show The Grand Tour. This new show should be a nice complement to Hammond's other popular Amazon series.

Luckily, Richard Hammond’s mechanical background should prove helpful in the new Amazon “adventure series,” but we’ll get into that more later.

Former Mythbusters lead Tory Belleci Will Star

Tory Belleci was a major presence on Mythbusters before he was unceremoniously fired from the series, presumably to cut costs and go in a different direction. Belleci was let go alongside fan-favorite Kari Byron and Grant Imahara. A short time later, Mythbusters leads Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman also called it quits.

Since then, Tory Belleci headed to streaming where he worked on the White Rabbit project for Netflix. Amazon looks to be his next stop and his Mythbusters skills should definitely come in handy for this new hybrid show.

What Will The New Amazon Show Be About?

The new untitled series sort of sounds like a cross between fiction and nonfiction, in that the production company will be “shipwrecked” and the two men will be “stranded on a deserted island, whereupon they will use their wiles over a period of six episodes in order to survive. Using the remains of the “shipwreck” the two will create a functional paradise where they could theoretically subsist thereafter, Swiss Family Robinson-style.

Where the nonfiction portion comes in is the fact that both Richard Hammond and Tory Belleci will be using their scientific prowess for survival to create cool and unique creations like a “hydro-power water wheel” for example. That kind of stuff should tie in to people who both enjoyed Top Gear and Mythbusters.

Although, I suppose we’ll have to wait and see how witty Richard Hammond and Tory Belleci are around one another, as banter was a hallmark of their previous works. All in all though, this sounds like both a unique TV pitch and something that fans of the other shows should potentially be excited about latching on to.

Chimp Productions will be producing the project for Amazon, although it currently doesn’t have a release date yet. Deadline notes the move comes after Amazon had extended individual deals to Richard Hammond and the other Grand Tour producers Jeremy Clarkson and James May.

We, of course, will keep you posted as this project comes together, but in the meantime, do take a look at all the major TV hitting the schedule this fall.

For years, Adam Savage entertained the masses alongside his co-host Jamie Hyneman on their hit Discovery series MythBusters. Three years ago, the duo ended their long run of using science to disprove some of pop culture’s greatest myths. Fast forward to 2019 and Savage is returning to similar subject matter with a newly announced show.

Adam Savage will lead Savage Builds, will will first air on Science before later airing on Discovery, a.k.a. the former home of MythBusters. As the title makes it partly clear, the series will see Savage take on the “biggest and baddest builds of his career.” The series will focus on one challenging and complicated project per episode.

If that was not exciting enough news, there is more. Among the marvels (wink) that Adam Savage tackles will be an Iron Man suit! Yes! Adam Savage will work on bringing a titanium suit of armor inspired by the Iron Man movies to life. He hopes to use 3D-printing to make a suit that flies. Prepare for lift off!

Adam Savage will collaborate with inventor Richard Browning for the suit, according to THR. Browning is the mind behind the famous Gravity Jet Suit, and is the co-founder of Gravity Industries. To say he is an excellent choice would be putting it mildly, since Browning has a reputation as a real-life Iron Man. Will he and Savage get their Iron Man suit off the ground? There is a strong reason to hope.

On Twitter, Adam Savage promoted the upcoming series and the Iron Man episode. In one of those tweets, you can get a pretty awesome look at the suit that viewers will get to see on Savage Builds. Check it out below:

I cannot wait to see what Adam Savage and Richard Browning did! All that piece of armor, Savage shows off in his picture needs is some crimson paint. Along with some with gold accents and it will be a total match. The most significant difference is that unlike Hollywood’s props, what Adam Savage is posing with may actually have practical applications.

This episode is one that will definitely be on my watchlist. On MythBusters, Adam Savage usually had to dismantle myths that Hollywood showed as functional. Now, he will be working to make one of its most incredibly portrayed inventions a real product. There is a symmetry to that, which makes the two shows companion pieces in a sense.

Savage Builds won't just be about Iron Man, of course. A separate episode will focus on builds for another movie-related project, this one inspired by Mad Max. Adam Savage will work with inventor, maker, and roboticist Simone Giertz, as well as and maker Laura Kampf, to build three “postapocalyptic monsters of destruction.” As if that is not enough of a challenge, they're upping the ante by only using junk cars and salvage material for the build.

Then there will be an episode focused on The Great Panjandrum, the WWII rocket-propelled explosive weapon created (or not created, really) by British military. NASA engineer Adam Steltzner, who is the lead engineer of the Mars Science Lab’s EDL (Entry, Descent, Landing phase), will collaborate on that project. Find out how it turns out!

After everyone sees Avengers: Endgame this weekend and beyond, there will probably be a sense of sadness. But anyone in need of something Iron Man-related to look forward to can take comfort in presuming that Adam Savage’s Savage Builds should be just the ticket.

You will not have to wait too much longer to see Adam Savage take on these engineering projects. Savage Builds will debut in June on Science. Stay tuned for a more specific date and time, and check out Iron Man in Avengers: Endgame when it hits theaters April 26.

As one-half of the lead duo at the heart of MythBusters, Adam Savage became a household name to many a TV viewer during the beloved show's 14 years in production. Its cancellation on Discovery was a strangely unexpected blow that wasn't quite healed by any of the cast's follow-up projects or the reboot. But now, Adam Savage has returned to his roots for the Science Channel spinoff MythBusters Jr., which he seems as surprised by as anyone. In his words:

I think the old saying goes, "You can take the man out of the MythBusters, but you can't take the MythBusters out of the man." It appears to be the case with Adam Savage, who made his big return to the franchise during the Jr.-sized series premiere. He probably wouldn't have been interested in very many spinoff pitches -- such as a MythBusters series set completely underwater -- but the special effects master was apparently smitten by the youth-oriented show.

Or, at the very least, he was encouraged by the positive momentum that MythBusters Jr. aims to bring to younger audiences who might not have grown up glued to MythBusters as older generations were. For the spinoff, Adam Savage is leading a team of six co-presenters that all have yet to reach their sweet 16 birthdays, but all are invested in areas of STEM learning, which includes building, inventing, and destroying whatever subject matter gets tackled on the show.

As inspirational as it is to think about Adam Savage virtuously joining MythBusters Jr. solely to bring more education to the masses in fun ways, I think we all know why he really joined the spinoff. Because Jamie Hyneman isn't around anymore to bust his chops whenever he gets too excited or angsty about a big project. I'm kidding, of course. (Probably.)

In talking with Popular Mechanics, Adam Savage did compare his flagship series of yore with the newer MythBusters Jr., offering a solid answer for the biggest difference between the shows.

One of the core components of an O.G. MythBusters episode was the opening where Jamie and Adam would make it clear to viewers that the show's stunts and recreations were being tackled under professional supervision, and for no one to try any of it at home. On the flip side, the Jr.-sized follow-up makes a point to set viewers up with experiments that are possible to replicate safely. It's a great way to get younger viewers involved, as well as to keep them coming back for more.

Wisely, MythBusters Jr.'s premiere put its own spin on one of the more popular installments from the show's predecessor. You can check out the duct tape-filled trailer below.

Get ready for lots more explosions and hair-raising experiments in the future, as MythBusters Jr. airs Wednesday nights on Science Channel at 9:00 p.m. ET. Wondering what else is hitting primetime on the small screen soon? Our 2019 midseason schedule has all the latest dates for all the greatest shows.

MythBusters was a popular series that featured hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman running experiments to test all kinds of myths for 14 years. Episodes tended to feature a lot of hijinks and a lot of explosions, and the action was a big hit with viewers. The show came to an end with Savage and Hyneman back in 2016. Now, the show is set to return to the small screen with a brand new set of hosts to tackle the winning formula. Mythbusters will debut brand new episodes in November on the Science Channel.

Brian Louden and Jon Lung will be the new hosts. They won their spots after beating out the competition on Mythbusters: The Search thanks to their combination of build skills and science smarts. The duo will create new experiments in the new version of the show, using everything from exploding gas tanks to rocket-powered swords to airbag disasters. The new season will run for 14 episodes and premiere on Wednesday, November 15 at 9 p.m. ET on Science Channel. Good news for fans who have been missing all the Mythbuster action!

The new Mythbusters will undoubtedly have a different feel, as fans could always count on the dynamic of Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman to entertain. We can only hope that the new duo will be able to win over viewers in the same way as their myth-busting predecessors. The fact that they already went through a trial of sorts with Mythbusters: The Search bodes well for what they can bring to the small screen, but we can only wait and see how they do as leads of an ongoing series.

Texan Brian Louden seems to have been preparing for a Mythbusters type of role his whole life. He built an air cannon out of a PVC pipe and small air compressor as a child, which was able to shoot items hundreds of yards... until in exploded in the garage. As an adult, he earned a degree in biology and has extensive training in emergency medicine. He's also worked in the energy business as a drilling engineer, and his interest in all things S.T.E.M. has pushed him to continue expanding his knowledge on a wide variety of subjects.

Jon Lung hails from New York, and he also has experience as an engineer. He has been a product designer for many years, getting his start as a college undergrad. When he's not hard at work, he can be found searching for interesting bits and pieces in unlikely places, including junkyards. Together with Brian Louden, he may have what it takes to make the new era of Mythbusters a hit.

Only time will tell. Who knows? Maybe Brian Louden and Jon Lung will tackle some of the big stunts that Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman were never able to attempt. Unfortunately, we can only wonder and guess for the next several months until the new season premiere in November. Check out our summer TV guide for what you can watch in the meantime.

Attention to detail is a signifying trait of the Alien franchise. Ever since H.R. Giger's first Xenomorph appeared on-screen in 1979, fans of the series have loved to dissect the Alien universe and gush over the smallest minutiae. With the upcoming release of Alien: Covenant, that tradition is clearly alive and well. In fact, Mythbusters' Adam Savage recently had the opportunity to tour the set of Alien: Covenant to check out the production design, and the video of the event is every bit as perfect as you would expect. Check it out below to see for yourself.

Behind-the-scenes tours of a blockbuster movie set can get somewhat dry, which is why Adam Savage's presence in that video is so welcome. Bringing the same folksy yet competent charm that he brought to his time on Mythbusters, the beloved TV personality helps us understand everything that goes into making a massive production like Alien: Covenant. Artistic endeavors like set and production design are the types of things that we don't immediately notice when we watch a film -- we shouldn't if the movie is made correctly. However, Savage's commentary on the process of putting together the Covenant sets allows us to accurately comprehend and appreciate the sheer amount of work put into the film. Beyond that, he just seems like a cool guy that we would want to hang out with.

Throughout that entire video, it's pretty obvious that Adam Savage feels right at home in the craftsman's workshop atmosphere of a movie set. That said, we're just glad he opted not to sit in the Space Jockey's chair. If it had broken, we might've had to wait even longer to see Alien: Covenant and nobody wants that.

That set tour gives us a much closer look at the nitty gritty details of Alien: Covenant, and only adds to our mounting anticipation for the project. Taking place between the events of Prometheus and the original Alien film, Covenant follows a group of human explorers who embark on a journey to set up a colony on a remote alien world. However, upon their arrival on the seemingly uninhabited planet, they discover the horrors left behind by the Engineers (whose ship is on full display in Adam Savage's set tour) and the savage alien creatures known as the Xenomorphs. The film stars Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, and Michael Fassbender -- who will perform double duty as the synthetic androids Walter and David. No word yet as to whether or not Adam Savage managed to sneak a cameo into the film, but I think we can all agree that would be fantastic, as unlikely as it is.

CinemaBlend will bring you more information related to the upcoming release of Alien: Covenant as new details are made available to us. Ridley Scott's latest installment in the sci-fi/horror series will debut in theaters later this month on May 19, 2017.

In the world of filmmakers, few have been more outspoken over the decades than James Cameron, the visionary mind behind such hits as the first two Terminator films and Avatar. Cameron made a rare jump to the small screen when he appeared on a 2012 episode of Mythbusters to tackle elements of legitimacy from his box office behemoth Titanic. And when asked recently about the show's conclusion that both Jack and Rose could have survived while floating in the wreckage, Cameron rejected their reality and re-substituted his own.

Now, we should all note that James Cameron doesn't have pitchforks and torches out while decrying the mere existence of Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, but he definitely is the kind of filmmaker who is far more defensive about fact-checking critiques than more narrative-based opinions. If James Cameron had really wanted to kick up dust over Mythbusters, legal teams would have gotten involved when they weren't defending waves of failed Avatar lawsuits.

Still, a rose is a rose is a rose, and calling somebody "full of shit" is just that. It's almost still surprising that James Cameron even appeared on Mythbusters, knowing that his film's veracity would be viewed by skewed eyes looking to take down the big ship, sans iceberg. But he definitely has a point in shrugging off those particular findings, as he did in his interview with The Daily Beast, considering how mentally on-the-ball both Jack and Rose would have to be in such a ridiculously tense situation. I mean, nobody is acing Mensa tests under hypothermia-inducing conditions, right?

Okay, okay, James Cameron. If anybody can show off their high IQ while fingers and toes are losing all feeling, it's you.

In all its years on the air, Mythbusters never promised to exclusively offer the most feasible and plausible ways of debunking myths of history and hallmarks of pop culture, so it's not like they're at fault here for positing such an ideal strategy for survival existed in the first place. But James Cameron was invited into their home and was then told that the resolution to one of his greatest achievements could have been more happy and fan-pleasing, so he's not at fault for being as salty as that cold ocean water. Nobody bring up that new Titanic documentary with him at a cocktail party, though, or tell him that Kate Winslet agrees with the two-person-on-the-door-bit theory.

Basically, what we're saying is: James Cameron, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman should all work together again soon, with explosions fully welcomed. While that likely won't happen, though, you can check out everything that IS coming to TV soon with our midseason premiere schedule.

Every year, the major networks, the cable stations and even the streaming services opt to cancel at least a project or two. This past year saw a slew of shows get cancelled, from short-lived programs like Minority Report and Wicked City to shows that had been on the air for quite some time like Mike & Molly. All in all, 2016 said goodbye to a slew of prominent shows. Here are the ones we feel were the most disappointing, for a variety of reasons.

In addition, if you wanting to see how this season's shows are shaping out, check out our rundown of cancelled and renewed shows for the 2016-2017 TV season.

Person Of Interest, CBS

When Person of Interest first premiered on CBS, it was one of the network's most popular shows. Over time, it went from more of a basic procedural to an intriguing sci fi drama, and many fans enjoyed the change. However, the audience for the show kept falling a little bit, whether thanks to the new direction or the timeslot changes CBS kept implementing. Still, when the show was cancelled, it was disappointing, because the final season had fewer episodes. This led to a shortened season in the summertime, and a feeling that the story had been rushed. It was a bummer, for sure.

Marco Polo, Netflix

Marco Polo was not among Netflix's most highly-touted shows, but it was reportedly one of the most expensive, so it wasn't a huge shock when the network opted to cancel the show. Still, Netflix hasn't made a habit of cancelling any of its originals thus far, and the cancellation of Marco Polo sort of destroyed the romantic notion that Netflix is immune to the cancellations that plague other networks. Disappointing, but considering the budget, it was probably the right call.

Galavant, ABC

Galavant was always the little TV series that could. ABC was quick to admit that the quirky show mostly found an audience through secondary platforms like Hulu, and viewership was down during Season 2. Still, Galavant was one of the more unique shows on television in general, with a musical component that engaged fans at a higher level than many other shows. Fans loved Galavant, and it has certainly been missed this fall. Now we just have to wait and see if another niche musical with a small fanbase---Crazy Ex-Girlfriend---will be able to move forward.

Mythbusters, Discovery

There's no denying that Mythbusters had a good run. The show aired 15 seasons and 282 episodes before Discovery opted to cancel the series. Still, Mythbusters was a flagship series for Discovery, a huge success that had fans worldwide and it was still producing good content when Discovery opted to end the series. It was the end of an era when the show ended, and it will definitely be missed. No way that competition spinoff will bring about the same joy and excitement.

Blunt Talk, Starz

Starz has really worked to create a more interesting lineup of originals over the past several years. Major dramas include Power and Outlander, but it's comedic lineup took a hit a few days ago when the subscription cable network announced that Blunt Talk was cancelled after its second season. The quirky comedy had a great cast with Patrick Stewart, Jacki Weaver and more headlining, but it wasn't enough to keep the comedy around over the long haul. Still, we're more than a little sad the show won't get a third season.

The Grinder, Fox

Fred Savage has spent the majority of the last few years behind the camera, so when he decided to act again in The Grinder---and opposite Rob Lowe no less---it seemed like it would be a winning formula. It was, in fact, a winning formula, as the comedy brought the laughs, was well-scripted and was well-liked by the critics and audiences who tuned in. Unfortunately, not enough did tune in and the show was cancelled. Losing this series after only one season was devastating.

Agent Carter, ABC

The female-led Marvel series Agent Carter seemed to be a perfect fit, both because it aired in the winter gap when Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was off of the schedule and because it gave a popular Marvel character her own series. However, ratings were down when the show changed things up and moved to Los Angeles in Season 2, and ABC eventually cancelled the series. Maybe the move wasn't the best thing the series ever tried, but there are so many more stories from Peggy Carter's history we'd love to see. Losing her story before it truly felt finished was certainly in the realm of disappointment.

The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore, Comedy Central

When Larry Wilmore first took over one of Comedy Central's talk slots, the future seemed bright. Wilmore was a name we knew that was getting his own chance to shine and it seemed as if Comedy Central was ushering in a new era. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be. While The Nightly Show occasionally had its moments, it was plagued with issues from the beginning, from dealing with a title change to tweaking panel format that viewers were never smitten with. It was unceremoniously cancelled on August 15, but is still a reminder of what could have been on the cable network.

Castle, ABC

For a long time it was presumed that Castle would be back this TV season, albeit with a few changes. After Stana Katic and others were fired, the show was reworking its contracts for one final season, but ABC nipped that idea in the bud. Instead, the long-running series was cancelled, and we really miss Rick Castle and co. On the bright side, at least we've been able to see Nathan Fillion on Modern Family and Jon Huertas over on This is Us.

Rectify, Sundance TV

Another under-watched series, Rectify ended after Season 4 on Sundance. While the cabler did allow the final season to air, and the show's creator said there is "no perfect ending" for the show's characters, it was still a bummer that this acclaimed series didn't get to end on its own terms. At least Season 4 was good.

Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of Mythbusters tackled all kinds of crazy experiments during their time as hosts of the hit Discovery show, ranging from ways to survive the zombie apocalypse to whether or not both Jack and Rose could have survived in Titanic. The show came to an end in early 2016, which was unfortunately before Savage could try out a certain myth that would have been...well, pretty gross. Here's how he described the experiment he wishes he had done:

It's a shame that Adam Savage has come up with an experiment that he'll never get to do on the show, but it sounds like the Mythbusters crew was spared a disgusting couple of days at work. I know I'd probably be questioning my career path if that happened to me. The idea of a "poopocalypse" is icky enough without throwing cat vomit into the mix.

Adam Savage revealed his poopocalypse dreams in a Reddit AMA. Grossness aside, it's actually a solid myth for the Mythbusters team to have tackled. The world was treated to a story of a Roomba poop disaster back in August when a family woke up to discover that their Roomba had tried to clean up a fresh mess left by their puppy in the middle of the night. The resulting mess was described as as the "Pooptastrophe" and the "poopening" in the father's rather vivid account on Facebook. The story went viral, and it has since been shared nearly 350,000 times. It's a scenario practically designed for Mythbusters shenanigans.

Of course, the poopocalypse isn't the only experiment that Adam Savage wishes he'd been able to tackle. He's described a few stunts that never got off the ground during the show's run, including turning an entire road into a bomb with liquid oxygen, a race car driving upside down through a tunnel, and swimming up to a duck dressed as a pumpkin and trying to capture it. Alas, none of these were meant to be. Who knows? Maybe Savage could pitch some of these experiments to his former co-stars' to try on their new Netflix show.

Mythbusters may be over, but Adam Savage has been keeping plenty busy. When he's not touring across the country or appearing at fan conventions, he's continuing building and testing for Tested. Although he hasn't covered any Roomba poop disasters on the website yet, anything can happen.

If you've been missing Mythbusters desperately since its series finale back in March, you can check out the Build Team's new Mythbusters-esque series when it debuts on Netflix on Friday, December 9. Be sure to take a look at our midseason TV premiere schedule to see what else you'll be able to watch in the near future.

Mythbusters was a huge hit of a series for Discovery, and it almost certainly wouldn't have lasted for as long as it did if not for The Build Team of Tory Belleci, Kari Byron, and Grant Imahara running their own sets of wild experiments alongside hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman. The Build Team was unfortunately booted from Mythbusters in 2014, but the trio has stuck together and will star in their very own Netflix series, called White Rabbit Project. The trailer for White Rabbit Project has hit the web, and it looks pretty awesome. Check it out!

Let's be 100% honest: White Rabbit Project looks like a Build Team spinoff of Mythbusters, so anybody hoping that the new show would take Tory Belleci, Kari Byron, and Grant Imahara in a brand new direction might be a little disappointed. For those of us who have spent the past couple of years missing their shenanigans during episodes of Mythbusters, however, the White Rabbit Project trailer couldn't be more exciting.

White Rabbit Project will feature the Build Team trio playing with cutting edge technology, offbeat weapons, and crazy toys as they use science to try and prove the impossible. Tory, Kari, and Grant will also rank some of the greatest inventions and heists from throughout history, and it looks like they'll get pretty creative in doing it. If the trailer is anything to go by, these brainiacs haven't lost their chemistry or humor as a group.

Although they frequently worked with hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, Tory Belleci, Kari Byron, and Grant Imahara were always a distinct unit on Mythbusters. The new show just might not have felt right if all three members hadn't signed on as stars. Each of the three brought a unique personality and set of skills to their dynamic on Mythbusters. I know I'm glad that they'll be back as a team for White Rabbit Project, especially now that the Mythbusters mothership has come to an end on Discovery.

Luckily, we won't have to wait much longer before we get a first look at The Build Team in action on their own show. The entire first season of White Rabbit Project will be available on Netflix starting Friday, December 9. Check out our 2017 Netflix premiere schedule to see what new and returning shows will be released in the new year, and don't forget to take a look at our midseason TV premiere schedule to see what non-Netflix series you can catch on the small screen in the near future. For some shows to stream to pass the time until December 9, see our list of the best original shows that Netflix has to offer.

It was just a short time ago that Discovery announced its veteran TV series Mythbusters was ending, giving series leads Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman time to work on other projects. In the time since, however, Science Channel has picked up the Mythbusters mantle, announcing a new competition series in the franchise. Today, that new series has found its host. It looks like the Nerdist's Kyle Hill will be heading up the new show, which is set to be called Mythbusters: The Search.

If you don't know much about Mythbusters: The Search, that's OK. The program is sort-of going to be what The Glee Project was for Glee. It's going to follow a group of contestants who all have backgrounds in science and in building who all want to come together to do the types of jobs perfected by the original Mythbusters team, which at one point also included Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara. Each week, they'll be busting new myths in a competition setting that Kyle Hill Will host. The goal is to find "the next mythbusting superstars." Yes, basically so Science can simply reboot the series.

Kyle Hill isn't particularly well-known on television, but he does have a YouTube series called "Because Science" which does well. Some of the things he nerds out about are related to science, obviously, and that should make him a good fit for the gig. Plus, he's also worked with Science Channel on the series How To Build... Everything. Any on-camera work is a plus, and he should be pretty prepared for taking on the role of the host on Mythbusters: The Search.

Fans of the original show on Discovery might have a little bit of an aversion to a brand new take on Mythbusters and even this spinoff competition series, but it's easy to see why Science Channel really wants to keep the property alive. Reruns of Mythbusters have done really well on the channel and there's no reason a remake of sorts wouldn't also do well.

Still, there's certainly something really over-the-top about rebooting a TV franchise less than a year after the original ended. We only saw Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage take over our TVs for the last time in March, and their loss is still fresh on our minds, not to mention a little raw. However, it could still be some time before Mythbusters: The Search hits the schedule. The show isn't expected to premiere until sometime in 2017. To find out what is coming to TV sooner, check out our fall TV premiere schedule.

As fall is approaching, we've started preparing to set our DVRs and cement our TV-watching schedules. However, while there are a slew of new and returning programs headed to TV this fall, we did have to say goodbye to a lot of lovely shows last season. From cable shows to network TV, there were a lot of shows with avid fanbases that still got the axe or---best case scenario---ended a lengthy run. If you are wondering whether or not your favorite show will return this fall, this is the list for you.

You can check out 12 well-liked shows that sadly will not be returning to the schedule, below

Castle

After eight seasons, Castle was getting a little long in the tooth. Still, for a while it seemed as if we would be getting Season 9 this fall, just minus a few of the key players that have been a part of the series over the years. Without Stana Katic, the show would have been pretty weird for fans, and apparently that coupled with continually lowering ratings convinced ABC to give the drama the boot. Luckily, Nathan Fillion has already landed his next TV gig and is heading to Modern Family this fall.

What We'll Miss Most: Castle's ability to get us to invest in Caskett, even when the drama was over-the-top.

Hell On Wheels

AMC's drama about the rise of the railroad in the United States had a pretty nice run on the cable network. While it was never a big ratings-bringer, fans really like the historical drama, which prominently featured some of the personalities on the Union Pacific Railroad and later, the Central Pacific Railroad. The series ended on a more optimistic note than normal this past July, but AMC had split the fifth and final season of Hell on Wheels, and the end unfortunately came with little fanfare.

What We'll Miss Most: Cullen Bohannon taking no shit.

Person Of Interest

Person of Interest was extremely innovative when it was released, mixing a crime thriller with technological components and including some incredible-looking special effects. Unfortunately, as the show continued its run, its audience dwindled somewhat. CBS gave it a half season order during last TV season, but then the show was kept off both of the fall and midseason schedules, forcing POI to air during the summer months. It's hard to gain traction during the summer, and it wasn't a huge shock when the network promptly cancelled the Bad Robot drama. Still, it will be missed by its avid fanbase.

What We'll Miss Most: The show's great cliffhangers. Seriously, even during that finale the door was left open for a spinoff.

Mike & Molly

Mike & Molly had major scheduling issues on CBS for more than one season. For a TV series starring a major a-lister, the show was shuffled around far more than expected and was used to fill space when CBS inevitably cancelled programming. This went on for a few seasons before the network ultimately opted to pull the plug on the comedy. Despite the ridiculous treatment Mike & Molly received, avid fans really stuck with the series and were devastated when the cancellation occurred. If you were hoping it was off of the premiere schedule because CBS had shuffled it again, we're sorry to inform you that it won't be back.

What We'll Miss Most: Having the pleasure of seeing Melissa McCarthy on TV---TV---every week! (Good thing she's appearing in the Gilmore Girls revival.)

Agent Carter

Marvel has had a pretty great track record with its TV programs. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is heading into Season 4, and Netflix has so many seasons of Marvel shows in development it's hard to keep track of all of them. However, one Marvel drama didn't fare so well on TV. Marvel's Agent Carter earned pretty good acclaim and decent ratings during its first season, but during Season 2, fans didn't really bite quite so hard. Unfortunately, ABC ultimately decided to pass on another season of the drama, despite plenty of fan petitions hoping for otherwise. Hopefully, Peggy Carter will still find a way to be around in some form.

What We'll Miss Most: Peggy Carter's one-liners.

Mythbusters

While Discovery has been a TV channel for a long time, it was really programs such as Deadliest Catch and Mythbusters that made Discovery more of a memorable content creator. Over a whopping 15 seasons, Mythbusters became an institution on the network, and a lot of people tuned in to watch Mythbusters' last hurrah. While the long-running series has now ended, there is good news. Old episodes of Mythbusters will still air on Science, and Science Channel is also looking to revive the format of the series with some new hosts. It won't be the same without Adam Savage or Jamie Hyneman, however.

What We'll Miss Most: The creative duo blowing things up, of course.

The Good Wife

CBS' critically acclaimed law-oriented drama was rumored to be ending before the network made the announcement, but the channel still did it in style. We found out The Good Wife was ending during a Super Bowl commercial, and the show wrapped up in May. If you missed it, the finale was certainly polarizing for fans, but it also capably wrapped up the series. Have no fear, however, a Good Wife spinoff is heading to CBS All Access, otherwise known as the network's streaming site.

What We'll Miss Most: Elsbeth, and if not Elsbeth, then Alicia always pounding back a glass of wine at the end of a long day.

Galavant

ABC's musical comedy Galavant was rather short-lived compared to some of the titles on this list. However, what the series lacked in longevity, it certainly made up for in uniqueness. The musical series was medieval but with a modern flare. Plus it sported lyrics written by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater. Despite being quite popular on streaming services like Hulu, no more new episodes will be produced.

What We'll Miss Most: All the fun and sometimes kooky guest stars. (Remember Weird Al?)

The Soup

After 22 seasons on the air, E! finally said goodbye to The Soup, it's long running topical program featuring plenty of jokes. I don't know if The Soup ever really had the sort of die hard fans that tuned in every single night the show was on the air---maybe it did---but I do know that The Soup was a leftover from a different generation of television, and as such, its impact can still be felt on other networks and cable stations. We said goodbye to the series back in December, but it doesn't feel like it has been that long since the show graced our TV sets.

What We'll Miss Most: Joel McHale's snarky personality.

American Idol

The 2015-2016 TV season was really a year that said goodbye to a lot of long-running programs. Unfortunately, American Idol went out with more of a whimper than a bang, as its final season didn't show an increase in ratings, despite all of the hype Fox tried to put on the final set of episodes. Still, at one time American Idol was the most popular show on television, and it changed the way the entire country thought about reality TV. For that, it's greatness cannot be understated.

What We'll Miss Most: The show's heyday when Simon Cowell loved to tease Paula Abdul.

Gravity Falls

While Gravity Falls was never intended to be a long-running show, after two seasons the animated series had developed a big fanbase. Because of this, the cancellation of the series came as a bit of a shocker for those who followed the series. If you were expecting new episodes of the show to continue airing, here's what the creator has to say about ending the show.

What We'll Miss Most: The epic voice cast.

The League

The League was never one of the most popular series on cable, but what it lacked in popularity, it made up for in refreshing comedy. And what a great comedy it was. Featuring a slew of hilarious but completely selfish protagonists, The League was a great comedy pairing with It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, and while it didn't outlive FX/FXX's flagship comedy, it will still be fondly remembered, even if that Stephen Rannazzisi drama mars the memory of the show a little bit.

What We'll Miss Most: Rafi, obviously.

To find out which of your favorite shows will be returning next year and see all the premiere dates, check out our fall TV premiere schedule.

For so many years, the now-defunct Mythbusters was a dependable part of the TV viewing experience, and it was all the way back in Season 2 when show presenters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman brought The Build Team out to take on half of each episode. Unfortunately, Tory Belleci, Kari Byron and Grant Imahara were removed from Mythbusters in 2014, but it looks like they'll have the last laugh, as the trio signed up for a wild and interesting new series for Netflix called White Rabbit Project. Somebody get Jefferson Airplane on the stereo, because we're getting this show in 2016.

As you might imagine, White Rabbit Project will put to use a lot of the skills and know-how that the team first brought to the Discovery hit together. Tory Belleci, Kari Byron and Grant Imahara will be taking on a plethora of weird and offbeat events and stories from the worlds of pop culture, history and science, and each episode will feature the threesome putting together experiments and other projects that will hopefully provide some truth behind these well-traveled tales.

In particular, audiences will get to see Belleci, Byron and Imahara putting their brains to work on subjects like superpower technology, heists, jailbreaks and notably offbeat weapons from World War II, according to Deadline. And I know what you're thinking. This all sounds very, very close to Mythbusters proper, since that show often sidestepped actual myths to take on the feasibility of movie stunts and other media-based experiments. I mean, go with what you know, obviously. And it's not like most Mythbusters fanatics are going to gripe, since that show isn't making new episodes anymore.

Mythbusters came to an end in March of this year after being on the air since the beginning of 2003. The seasons following Belleci, Byron and Imahara's departure were fine enough, but there was something missing with just Savage and Hyneman taking everything on. Both men are actually still working together over on Tested.com, while Savage was very recently a guest on Greg Grunberg and Kevin Smith's AMC show Geeking Out.

Netflix has been nailing it every which way when it comes to scripted programming, from Stranger Things to the Marvel shows to BoJack Horseman, and I'm glad to see the unscripted side getting developed as well. While the company has been wary about "reality TV," it appears Netflix doesn't mind taking on informational programming and docu-series so long as the exploitation is kept to a minimum. And this show's reveal comes quite soon after the announcement that science guy Bill Nye will host his own talk show. Maybe Penn & Teller or Nick News will be the next to find a home on Netflix.

White Rabbit Project is set to blow your mind with its debut season on Netflix starting Friday, December 9. To see when the streaming service's other big releases are coming, check out our Netflix schedule, and for everything else headed to the small screen later this year, head to our fall premiere schedule.

When you put a TV show together for 15 years, you're probably going to have far more amazing memories than you can possibly recall on the spur of the moment. And that would seemingly go double for Mythbusters, for which co-hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage concocted some of the craziest, silliest and most explosive stunts on TV. But it wasn't any of the high-octane stuff that tops Savage's list of the best things that ever happened on the Mythbusters set. Here's his hilarious and so very juvenile story.

The episode for which Adam Savage created the fart-catcher was Season 4's "Franklin's Kite," which also featured the segment "Facts About Flatulence." Unfortunately, the finished footage wasn't part of the episode's original airing on Discovery, though footage from that and another unaired fart myth have been shown by Hyneman and Savage when they've appeared at live events and Q&As. It sounds as if some of Alice's farts may have made it into the show itself, even if the machine didn't pass muster.

Savage has talked about constructing that fart-catching machine in the past, as he's labeled it one of his favorite builds. But I'm not so sure he's ever been so free to talk about just whose farts were being used during the episode as he was during this interview with TheWrap. I mean, we know it was his during the segment about setting farts on fire, as that would have been a weird transaction of gasses between them.

I can easily grasp why this would be Adam Savage's favorite thing that happened during the show's run. Don't get me wrong, it must have been extremely cool and gratifying to watch so many things blow up, and to speed around in a variety of amazing vehicles. But sometimes all the mind needs is just someone else voluntarily farting to assign favoritism.

You can check out Savage inside the fart-catcher briefly in the video below, which centers on the fart-MAKING machine that he built for a final season episode earlier this year.

There should be some kind of a "Clutch Moment" award to give to people who step up in situations like that to take control and blast that ass gas when need be. We salute you, Alice Dallow, for all your years of hard work and all your moments of soft flatulence. We also salute Adam Savage, but we've showered him with praise on this site for years already. Keep an eye out for future projects from Hyneman and Savage, since they'll definitely be a gas.

Mythbusters has only been off of the air for a few short weeks now, but in this day and age, well-liked properties are rarely really over. In fact, the long-running Discovery series is already set to come back on a new network, through an ingenious little scheme. Science Channel, which has been airing reruns of Mythbusters over the past few months, has just greenlighted Search For The Next Mythbusters. The new show is exactly what it sounds like it would be. 

Original Mythbusters hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman were totally fine to move on to new projects when Discovery announced that it would be giving up its famous series after 14 seasons. However, Science explained at the channel’s upfront presentation that the show offers a great concept and the name recognition that the cabler would like to tap into. Thus, Search For The Next Mythbusters will be a show that scours the country for new candidates. Those interested in the upcoming Science series can send in video footage that highlights skills in building, etc. 

THR is noting the series will feature 15 competitors who will take on classic myths as well as new myths and are asked to tackle them in unique ways. Their strategies and skills will be evaluated by a group of judges, which Science says will include some of the people involved with the original show. We have no idea if that means originals like Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman or if names like Kari Byron, Tory Bellici or Grant Imahara could even come back for short stints as judges on the show. (The latter team was cut from the show a couple of years ago by Discovery.) 

One of the reasons that Mythbusters ended was because the budget was high-ish and the show was bringing in fewer and fewer viewers each year. By rebooting with a new cast—and likely maintaining a lower budget— Science feels the Mythbusters property could still be valuable. It’s unclear when a version of Mythbusters that is closer to the original will hit the air. 

It’s not the only show the channel is rebooting. Punkin Chunkin will also be back. The last time fans got a look at the competition, which literally features devices that chuck pumpkins into the air, happened back in 2013 on Science Channel. Clip-based specials have aired in the years subsequent. 

While we wait for Search For The Next Mythbusters to appear on Science, the channel is still currently airing plenty of episodes of the original Mythbusters. So, if you’d like to tune in for some of your favorites, be sure to catch old episodes on Sundays at 9 p.m. ET. In addition, here’s what else the TV networks have coming up this summer. 

Some reality-based shows are so exciting that they really do need the disclaimer for viewers not to try to recreate the onscreen shenanigans, but hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of Mythbusters got up to such crazy stunts that most of us inherently knew better than to even dream of busting any major myths ourselves. Savage and Hyneman always seemed to keep their cool even when the mythbusting didn’t go according to plan, and in the wake of the series finale, Savage has come forward and admitted that there was one type of accident that they always worried about.

Adam Savage’s reveal to Popular Mechanics that he always worried about an accident with one of their many car stunts makes a lot of sense considering the risk involved. But the hosts were always so excited about their experiments during episodes that we might not have guessed that worst case scenarios for bystanders were playing in their heads.

As it happens, however, the boys didn’t only worry about the bystanders. According to Savage, he and Hyneman were never 100% certain that they would make it out of a stunt intact either. Now that Mythbusters has come to an end on Discovery, he can reflect on what didn’t happen to them.

Taking into account all the times they could have blown themselves up, lit themselves on fire, and/or crashed themselves through the windshield of a car during 13 years of Mythbusters, Savage and Hyneman are right to be proud of themselves. Of course, there might have been more injuries if Discovery hadn’t put the kibosh on some of the hosts’ more ambitious ideas, but all’s well that ended well. “At least nobody died” may not be the best mantra for looking back on most jobs, but there’s no better way to sum up this series.

If only the show hadn’t ended at all. Producing that many seasons of any show is more than respectable, but there's nothing like a Mythbusters marathon on Discovery to live out movie stunts and bust myths vicariously. Still, the hosts had the time to give a fitting end to the show in the final season rather than have their show abruptly cancelled…and at least nobody died.

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Recently, Mythbusters ended a long and storied run on the Discovery channel with a final episode that paid homage to the series and saw its leads get at least a wee bit sentimental in a few moments. Some great stories came out of the episode, but around the same time the final episode aired, longtime series lead Adam Savage did an AMA in which he admitted there were a few big experiments that Discovery put the kibosh on before they could ever come together. The first one involved a truck full of liquid oxygen (we kid you not). Here’s what he had to say:

Honestly, while anything involving liquid oxygen sounds very cool, it’s easy to see why Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman and the rest of the team were a little nervous about this one when it was initially being conceived. Production may have ultimately stopped it from happening, but Adam Savage still seems to have been a teensy bit relieved about the outcome.

There was another myth that the production company didn’t actually have to say no to, because the budget actually stood in the way of making the experiment a reality.

Mythbusters lasted for so long largely because it could be produced on a budget-friendly scale. In fact, at one point, the show fired more than half its cast, thus saving the show a ton of money. It’s easy to see how the budget could get in the way of interesting ideas on occasion.

So, when danger and budget constraints weren’t a problem, what else could stop a myth from getting busted? Sometimes, simply editing out ideas was the culprit.

These aren’t the only instances of Mythbusters editing down content. A few months ago other Mythbusters lead Jamie Hyneman revealed there was another experiment involving a baseball player and a train—yes a train—that Discovery wasn’t so keen on. I’m sure over time there were quite a few other segments that were bandied about that never made it to the air. All in all, though, we got to see a lot of really cool stuff make it to the small screen.

You can check out more from Adam Savage's Mythbusters Reddit AMA, here.

Discovery Channel’s MythBusters has disproven (or, sometimes, proven) a wide variety of popular beliefs, internet rumors and other myths. It’s got to be rare, though, that an experiment they run actually ends up saving people’s lives. But, that’s exactly what happened to Theresa Booth of Saint Martin, Minnesota. She and her baby came close to drowning in their car on April 3, 2007, but the advice she remembered from a MythBusters episode helped her to survive.

MythBusters will air its series finale this Saturday, and after the episode a reunion special will air, where the whole cast hear that an experiment actually saved lives. Entertainment Tonight got an exclusive look at the special.

Hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, along with former MythBusters experiment team members Tory Belleci, Kari Byron and Grant Imahara, watched a video during the reunion special where they got to see what impact their sunken car experiment had on Theresa Booth and her family on that fateful day nine years ago. The video of Booth telling her story is interspersed with scenes from the episode that helped to save her and her daughter’s life, as well as scenes of the family revisiting the site of the car accident. As is to be expected, the team is proud, but also very emotional upon hearing the account of events, with Kari Byron even wiping away tears after watching the video. You can take a look at the whole segment, below.

The series finale of MythBusters airs March 5, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the Discovery Channel.

As each new year begins, death knells toll for great TV series across all networks. (Not dramatic in the least.) 2016 is no different, and while we’ve just gotten used to all of the shows that ended last year, we have to readjust and get ready to say goodbye to so many of our favorite characters and other assorted personalities.

While more are certain to be announced as the months go by, here are 9 great shows that we already know are coming to an end in 2016, from comedies to dramas and everything in between. Let’s kick things off with one of those in between entries.

Mythbusters

Love means never having to say you’re sorry, and loving Mythbusters means not being able to hear anyone say “sorry” or anything else because there are too many explosions happening all around. As proof, the next episode is titled “The Explosion Special.” It was announced a couple of months ago that Season 15 would be the final one, and although it’s depressing that we’ll no longer be able to watch Jamie and Adam putting themselves in ridiculous situations in the name of science and entertainment, at least we got to watch them do it for over 250 episodes, which is nothing to sneeze at. (Incidentally, sneezing myths were tackled in Episodes 84, 147 and 153.)

Series Finale Date: March 5, 2016

Downton Abbey

Even though everyone across the pond in the U.K. has already experienced the tearful ending of the period drama Downton Abbey, the show’s rabid fanbase here in the U.S. is just getting started with Season 6, which premiered on PBS on January 3. After all these years of watching the upstairs/downstairs drama of the families at the show’s core, we’re hoping that creator Julian Fellowes pulls out all the stops in delivering a satisfying and memorable final arc for everyone, even if it involves scandals, tragedies, and illicit instances behind closed doors. Wait, I meant to say especially if it involves those things.

Series Finale Date: March 6, 2016

Mike & Molly

When CBS gets its teeth into a hit series, the network often won’t let up for many years, which helps to keep their massive audience pleased. Unfortunately, the Melissa McCarthy sitcom Mike & Molly didn’t have as good a run as other comedies, and the network decided to pull the plug after already halving and delaying Season 6. While we may not know any exact reasons for its cancellation, we do know that viewers will have 13 more evenings to spend with the titular couple and their family and friends, and it all starts this week.

Series Finale Date: Unknown

American Idol

Once one of the most popular shows on TV, American Idol is now a shadow of what it was when it began back in 2002, whether you’re talking about the judges, the ratings or arguably even how memorable the contestants are. Part of that is because a plethora of other singing competitions came in the wake of its success, which has create a reality fatigue. But you can bet that fans will be tuning into the Season 15 in droves, not only to see who will become the final American Idol victor, but also to see faces from the past returning as the season goes on. Not to mention the final batch of calamity-filled auditions.

Series Finale Date: Unknown

Beauty and the Beast

The latest incarnation of the classic fairy tale, The CW’s version of Beauty &the Beast had more in common with the 1980s TV show than anything Disney, with its titular beauty (Kristin Kreuk’s Cat Chandler) working for the NYPD and dedicating her time to figuring out her mother’s murder, as well as building a relationship with the once-thought-dead soldier Vincent Keller. Beauty & the Beast has been plagued with problems at The CW, with Season 2 interrupted by a months-long hiatus and Season 3 delayed until almost an entire year after Season 2 concluded. It was almost a stroke of luck that the show was renewed for Season 4, although no release date has been set yet, which isn’t exactly a confidence booster.

Series Finale Date: Unknown

Banshee

The modern TV schedule is filled with shows that do action scenes well, but the majority of them bow down in reverence to Cinemax’s Banshee, a show so under-watched that it should count as one of the myriad crimes committed on the show. Featuring characters that never fail to entertain and stunning fights that get the blood boiling, Banshee received a cancellation that came coupled with the Season 4 order, which will sadly have two fewer episodes than the previous three seasons. There is little doubt that this final batch of episodes will ooze intensity, and will likely leave plenty of bodies on the ground by the time the last episode is over.

Series Finale Date: May 20, 2016

The Leftovers

Following a Season 1 that was darker than the deepest corners of space, The Leftovers delivered a sophomore effort that retained all of the existential angst and mystery, while also introducing an endlessly interesting new location full of distinct characters and expanding a narrative that puts loss and insanity into a blender fueled by repressed emotions. How Damon Lindelof can possibly top that for the upcoming Season 3, I have no idea, but the third and final chapter of this layered drama will presumably reach a conclusion that leaves audiences bewildered and yet surprisingly content.

Series Finale Date: Unknown

Bitten

Fans of the horror fantasy Bitten have gone through a pretty tumultuous year, at least as far as things can get tumultuous for fans of TV shows. Season 2 broadened the story of female werewolf Elena as her own mission was coupled with the introduction of a coven of witches on a mission to save one of their own from a mysterious threat named Aleister, and it was followed by a renewal for Season 3. Unfortunately, it was announced months later that this would be the show’s final season, so viewers had better soak up all the hairy mayhem they can handle when it hits Syfy later this year.

Series Finale Date: Unknown.

Gravity Falls

It’s admittedly not often that the final episodes of an animated series are worthy of widespread attention, but then few animated series are as fun and imaginative and universally enjoyable as Disney’s Gravity Falls. A show that makes the Pacific Northwest as delightfully strange as Twin Peaks – at least to a certain degree –Gravity Falls puts its characters into oddball situations and quests involving monsters, time travel, magic and the mysterious journal at the center of it all. Though it premiered back in the summer of 2012, the acclaimed series only has two 20-episode seasons, with episodes being released seemingly randomly. Sadly, all that’s left is the series finale, the final entry in a three-part storyline.

Series Finale Date: February 15, 2016

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Although the Mythbusters guys have known the end was nearing for a while, it was only a few weeks ago that the fans learned the long-running Discovery series will be wrapping up after the upcoming season. Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman and the rest of the creative team have been busy filming recently, and yesterday was the last day the team spent time on set. You can take a look at some of the touching goodbye posts that Savage shared, below.

This photo is the final one that Adam shared. We went ahead and started with that one, as it’s especially poignant because it features a goodbye message to fans. But there were others that were equally bittersweet, as when Savage shared what his desk used to look like.

As well as what it looks like, now.

Savage did get some downtime between filming the final episode, and used it to play a little pool.

At the end of the day, the team all headed to the wrap party, where Hyneman gave Savage a very special gift. Hyneman’s always been less inclined to be in front of the camera, so we’re happy we got a little window into the parting moment.

I mean seriously, if that doesn’t inspire all of the feels, I’m not sure what would. Maybe the fact that Savage gave away pieces of Buster, the infamous stunt dummy from Mythbusters.

It’s always a little sad when a long-running series nears the end of its run on a network or cable channel. Over time, Mythbusters has amassed both a fervent and casual fan base. It’s made a name for itself by busting new myths each season, but also has a healthy audience who tunes in for the reruns. It’s no wonder The Science Channel has plans to pick up the older episodes, soon. In the short-term, there will be one final season of Mythbusters. It will begin airing on January 9, 2016. We'll let you know as soon as more information breaks regarding the final season of the well-liked program. In the meantime, here's what the guys had to say regarding why it's time to wrap up.

It was just a few days ago that Discovery announced the heartbreaking news that the Mythbusters team will be closing shop next year. Although the show has one more season and will thereafter live on via reruns, it’s still a little bittersweet to know we’re going to have to say goodbye to Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman soon. Luckily, to make the transition a little easier on fans, the two men have put together a special farewell post, thanking fans for being enthusiastic and having suggestions. Here’s how the men are saying goodbye:

A week ago, Discovery announced that Mythbusters will be ending, but will at least give fans some closure with a few new episodes, which is more than most shows that are seeing its ratings falter ever get. We already know that new episodes are set to hit the schedule in 2016, but the video gives us a look at what we can expect from the final episodes, including what looks like a rocket, a giant slingshot of some sort and some other plot featuring a helicopter. And even though the show will still be down a few cast members during its final run on cable, at least the guys will get to go out on a high note.

While the new footage is great, the crown jewel is the message from Hyneman (who cracks a joke about his beret) and Savage, who has some incredible points to make about his time on the show. Here’s part of what he has to say to the fans who stuck with the show for many years:

On the bright side, Discovery has frequently relied on reruns to supplement Mythbusters’ run, and there will be an abundance of reruns coming up soon. Old episodes of the series are shifting over to the Science Channel, which has plans to air a big marathon of the long-running show for several days in a row, starting on December 23 and ending on January 3.

Plus the Mythbusters duo has been clear that the show will end on a high note, formerly noting:

The final season of Mythbusters will begin airing on Discovery on January 9. In addition, you can see what has yet to premiere this fall with our fall TV premiere schedule.

Yesterday, the Discovery Channel made the firm and resolute decision to cancel its longest- running series, Mythbusters. The decision was doubtlessly tough for the network to make and hard for fans to swallow, but now series lead Adam Savage has explained why the upcoming season will be a good time to wrap the series up. Here’s what he had to say:

As we noted in our original article regarding the Mythbusters cancellation, ratings were becoming a big issue for the series. When the show was still doing well, a high-rated episode could see a few million total viewers tuning in. The Obama episode from 5 years ago, for instance, saw more than 2 million viewers catch the episode. But in more recent years, those numbers have dwindled. Plus, the show hasn’t exactly had the same dynamic since Discovery opted to give Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara their walking papers back in 2014.

Regardless, while Savage’s comments to EW do note that ratings were a factor, he also says he expected the show to go out with a whimper rather than a bang. Instead, Discovery is giving the show the time and the opportunity to film a final season, which will hit the schedule in January of 2016. It may not seem like a final season is all that special, but giving the team time to wrap up any myths they’ve always wanted to tackle and to give their fans a fond farewell is a huge deal, and it’s nice of Discovery to give its veteran (and probably flagship series) a big goodbye. And Savage also says the show is going out on a high note, although quite possibly he also means a literal bang.

While we won’t get the final round of Mythbusters episodes for another couple of months, reruns of the show will actually be shifting to the Science Channel, which already has a giant marathon of the series planned. More than a decade’s worth of episodes will air in chronological order between December 23 and January 3. Then, the final season will begin airing on Discovery on January 9.

It's unfortunate that the original Mythbusters was cancelled. However, if you are looking to add the series to your dvd or blu-ray collection, you can check that out here.

For years, Discovery’s Mythbusters has been a mainstay on the channel. The show has been on the air since 2003 and has produced 248 episodes and featured 2,950 experiments during its time on the air. Unfortunately, this week, Discovery made the announcement that Mythbusters is gearing up to end its long and illustrious run. It’s a day I hadn’t even considered might be coming.

Sure, Mythbusters has gone through some changes over the years. Most notoriously, fans were not happy back in 2014 when over Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara--over half of the team--were fired, with reports later indicating that money was a major factor. Despite the unpopular changes, the show is such a mainstay on Discovery that it didn’t seem as if Mythbusters would be going anywhere, anytime soon. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end and Discovery’s notice says Mythbusters will be ending sooner rather than later. Still, the show isn’t over, yet. Mythbusters is getting one more season, which will hit the schedule on January 9, 2016 on Discovery.

The announcement doesn’t say whether the decision was Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage’s choice, and because the network didn’t note it was the men’s choice, I’m guessing Discovery made the call. Still, we’ll be getting a few more episodes with the team, and the network says those final few episodes will tackle some wild experiments, including plenty of explosions. (and maybe even some ideas on the guys' wish lists?) The press release gives us a hint about the big finale, as well:

If you’ve been keeping up with Mythbusters, you may already know that recent episodes have been even more pop-culture oriented, with the show famously tackling topics like Stars Wars, Indiana Jones and Breaking Bad this past season. The show’s always had a little pop culture flair, but that hasn’t really helped the program to be a huge ratings bringer at the network. Ratings typically decline with age and Mythbusters is more than a decade old at this point. Maybe it's time for Hyneman and Savage to apply their talents elsewhere, but they'll certainly be missed.

On the bright side, Discovery says that all of the episodes of Mythbusters will be shifting over to the Science Channel, where they will air in reruns. That will begin with an epic marathon starting on Wednesday, December 23rd at midnight and ending on Sunday, January 3rd at 8 p.m. ET. The episode will even air in chronological order, which is pretty sweet. Soon after the marathon, the show will return to Discovery for its final season. It's going to be bittersweet, but should be a good sendoff, as well.

Mythbusters often pulls ideas from movies, TV and other aspects of popular culture. A couple of times, series leads Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage have delved into the world of Star Wars, looking at myths related to lightsabers or whether or not individuals in the Star Wars universe could actually dodge a blaster bolt. As it turns out, working with Lucasfilm on these episodes isn’t too rough, but Adam Savage recently spoke out in an interview to explain there are restrictions the Mythbusters guys have to adhere to.

I can’t imagine the Mythbusters guys ever twerking, much less with a Stormtrooper, although I guess maybe it could happen in the name of science. Instead of twerking, for the recent episode, the guys built their “own little version” of a rebel ship to test myths and have some fun. You can check out a clip from the episode, below.

While there were some restrictions from the people at Lucasfilm, overall, they aren’t too difficult to work with. Savage told THR that the company is actually “wonderful” to deal with.

The Star Wars-based episode isn’t the first time the guys have delved into popular franchises this season. Earlier this year, the team did episode following premises from Raiders of the Lost Ark and The A-Team. This spring, they investigated concepts from the Breaking Bad finale. I'm sure the Star Wars franchise is not the only one that has ever placed restrictions on the experiments the guys want to attempt.

Over 14 seasons, the Mythbusters guys have capably been able to attempt experiments and bust myths related to a slew of famous projects. There are some stunts that Discovery will never let them do, but we’re very grateful the Star Wars experiments weren’t among them. You can catch new episodes of Mythbusters on Saturdays at 9 p.m. ET, only on Discovery.

Since 2003, Mythbusters hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage have proved and disproved the legitimacy of hundreds of myths, movie stunts and old wives’ tales. (You know your life wasn’t complete until you found out whether or not a lava lamp could explode on a stove.) And while it seems like the duo gets to do pretty much whatever they want, that’s not always the case, and Hyneman in particular has an experiment involving a bus and a catapult that no one wants to let him do.

You might be thinking, “he wants to drive a bus onto a catapult and then launch it,” but that’s not the case at all. Hyneman wants to be the one in the catapult. Perhaps it’s best to just let him explain the science-based stunt.

First of all, I’m now going to make “Be the baseball” one of my life’s mantras. It’s right up there with “Am I missing an eyebrow?” and “Jamie wants big boom.”

Second, that sounds like a crazy ass stunt that could end in a horrifying way if things go wrong. But as Hyneman sees it, all it would take to decrease the danger element is incremental testing, which is what they do on Mythbusters all the time anyway. But apparently no one wants to let him even get to that point, and it doesn’t seem like it has anything to do with the danger. Here’s how he put it to Uproxx.

And as it goes on that show, if everyone isn’t down with doing a particular project, then the project doesn’t get done. Luckily, they did get to do that episode with the lead balloon, which Hyneman says is both his and Savage’s favorite episode. It’s nice when people can agree on things.

This season has been a pretty pop culture-heavy one for Mythbusters, as they kicked things off with some Simpsons-related stunts, tackled Jaws and Breaking Bad, and then the next episode will see the duo taking on Star Wars. Check it out on Discovery on Saturday, September 5.

The Mythbusters will be back in just a couple of weeks with a new batch of episodes, and we now have a sneak peek at some of the material they will be covering. Among their topics for investigation will be more Star Wars goodness as well as at least one Breaking Bad-related myth. Check out the full trailer below.

The trailer opening confirms our belief that nobody else on television is having as much fun as Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman. In addition to the referenced material, the trailer seems to have all of the things that a standard Mythbusters season should include, such as crashing cars, explosions, and guns. It will also feature Adam in what appears to be a sub-orbital flight. While we have no idea what myth they’re testing, we don’t really care; we’re jealous anyway.

They also make reference to Breaking Bad in the trailer voiceover, as well as with appearances from creator Vince Gilligan and star Jonathan Banks. We do not expect them to attempt to produce meth on the show. They'll be taking on the reality behind the remote controlled machine gun in the car trunk seen in the Breaking Bad series finale.

The Mythbusters duo have visited the Star Wars universe before, where they tested Luke’s ability to swing over a chasm with Leia in tow, as well as whether you could successfully crush a walker with a pair of logs. Check out the clip from the first special below with Kari Byron’s awesome Leia hair.

It’s not clear what additional myths they will be going after in this new episode, beyond the previously stated one of the Stormtroopers' sense of weapon aiming, unless the closing scene from the trailer implies they are going to attempt to built actual lightsabers. Probably not.

While the original Mythbusters credo stated that fantasy or science fiction would not be covered on the show (because how do you test it?), after 13 seasons you have to start making some exceptions in order to have new material. Other slightly “out there” material covered on Mythbusters include episodes dedicated to The Simpsons and firs-person shooter video games. And don’t forget the zombies, because at some point every TV show is required to have zombies.

The series will be missing a few cast members from the last time they covered Star Wars, as the “build team” of Tory Belleci, Kari Byron, and Grant Imahara were all still on board back then. It’s been about a year since the three popular sub-busters of myths were let go by the Discovery Channel in an effort to control costs on the aging show. Still, the series is going strong on the power of Jamie and Adam...and also the Force.

2014 has been the unofficial year of the crossover, with series-spanning jaunts for both superheroes and animated families. But it’s doesn’t end here, as 2015 will kick off with a Mythbusters season premiere featuring hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage taking on The Simpsons. Woo-hoo!

For its Season 13 opener, Mythbusters is taking a look back at some crazy, but not too crazy, moments from the longest-running sitcom in TV history. Savage himself shared with EW two of the key scenes they’ll be trying to recreate.

The first episode he’s referring to is Season 1’s “The Crepes of Wrath,” while the second reference comes from Season 5’s “Sideshow Bob Roberts.” As you can imagine, the duo won’t be handling some of the more extreme gags the series has delivered, such as Homer’s seemingly endless fall through Springfield Gorge. After all, the wrecking ball stunt alone sounds like one of their more complicated ventures.

Savage explained that they looked all over the West Coast to find a house that was about to be destroyed, so that they could demolish two of its sides, but they couldn’t find anything. So they did this instead.

Hyneman and Savage are no strangers to the world of The Simpsons, having appeared as themselves in the Season 23 episode “The Daughter Also Rises.” Here’s hoping they got some of the show’s animators to add a little something special to the Mythbusters episode. The mustache budget alone would be extreme.

The Simpsons has already paired up with Futurama and Family Guy in recent months. And even though we won’t actually see any of the Simpsons family beyond fake Homer, this sounds like one hell of a great crossover.

Mythbusters will return to Discovery in January 2015, and will have a few more themed episodes as well, including ones based on Breaking Bad and more Indiana Jones myths.

We're now past "Rocktober" and have fully moved into "Movember," the month-long spotlight on men's facial hair meant to raise awareness of male-specific health issues. I'm guessing fleece lovers are gearing up to make Fleecember a thing next month. But for now, it's all about the 'stache.

Here at Cinema Blend, we're tipping out hats and raising our straight blades to the 25 most masculine mustaches that have ever graced our television screens. As any man will tell you, it's not just about how big and thick it is -- Wilford Brimley would like to run counterpoint on that -- but it's also a combination of the performer and what they're representing. That should explain why Geraldo Rivera also isn't on here. To be expected, a lot of amazing mustaches didn't make the cut, but we hope you won't split hairs on the issue. Both puns fully intended.

25. Pornstache

Where You Know Him From: Orange is the New Black

George "Pornstache" Mendez, played by Pablo Schreiber, is the exact opposite of what one would want "masculinity" to stand for. He's mostly just a combination of all the negative attributes of manhood, such as his perverseness, his leery attitude and his all-around doucheness. The mustache was probably enough to get him a job as a corrections officer, but his attitude during the interview process definitely should have cost him the job.

24. Waldorf

Where You Know Him From: The Muppet Show

Now, we're not trying to say that being a completely judgmental asshole is a sign of masculinity here, but there's something about the way in which the balcony-seated Waldorf and his hook-nosed mate Statler slam people that makes it an art form. It's not often that a color-free mustache can retain the same amount of badassery as its colored brethren, but it works here, perhaps more so due to the not-very-manly lack of eyebrows.

23. Meathead

Where You Know Him From: All in the Family

While Rob Reiner's Michael "Meathead" Stivic is kind of a whiny overly liberal brat, especially by today's standards, the character still pulled off a mustache that not only held a masculine appearance, but it was also one of the ways in which the character could peacefully rebel against the staunch conservative values of Archie Bunker, the father-in-law whose house he was living in. A face tattoo would have been cool, but the dangle-stache works just fine.

22. Gordon

Where You Know Him From: Sesame Street

Gordon is the one character on this list that was actually played by two different men. (Well, it was three, but one of them was clean-shaven and thus has no place here.) First sporting the rad mustache-to-sideburns look of Matt Robinson, Gordon was soon passed onto Roscoe Orman, the actor whose Dad-stache is still winning over audiences to this day. Sesame Street honorable mention: Forgetful Jones.

21. Hank Kingsley

Where You Know Him From: The Larry Sanders Show

Hey now! The manliest part of Jeffrey Tambor's talk show host sidekick Hank Kingsley is his signature mustache, especially in contrast to his bald head. If you watch out of context scenes from The Larry Sanders Show where Hank is manically flipping out on someone, you might think he's a real hardcore sumbitch. But then he calms down back into a sad sack and ruins it. Still, that mustache.

20. Gomez Addams

Where You Know Him From: The Addams Family

While Raul Julia rocked more of a pencil-thin look for the Addams Family films, the original Gomez Addams (John Astin) kept it big and bushy, though not as bushy as Cousin Itt's. Often seen with a cigar, Gomez might cause one to draw comparisons to Grouch Marx, but we're pretty sure Morticia would never speak French to arouse any of the Marx brothers. Let's all give him a hand, shall we, Thing?

19. Khal Drogo

Where You Know Him From: Game of Thrones

Portrayed in part by Jason Momoa, Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo's mustache is made more hardcore when seen in combination with the rest of his visually distinct facial hair. It's the kind of mustache/beard combo that is complex enough to make one wonder how he shaves it properly, and then you realize he probably just pulls it out of his own face. Because that's how real men shave.

18. Ray Holt

Where You Know Him From: Brooklyn Nine-Nine

As portrayed by Andre Braugher on Fox's Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Captain Ray Holt is not a man whom you'd expect to see pimping a manly mustache, given his authoritative approach to life. But Holt's early days on the force came equipped with an out-of-time 1970s lip wig and deflated afro. As an openly gay man trying (and mostly failing) to climb the ranks in the New York City police force, Holt's fuzz is the source of a unique brand of manliness, and one that went away too soon.

17. Frank Cannon

Where You Know Him From: Cannon

While not the best, Cannon is your stereotypical 1970s American detective drama, which means it's infinitely more entertaining now than it was when it first aired. And one of the reasons for that is William Conrad, who brought to the role of Frank Cannon a sizable gut and a mustache that cut through a suspect's bullshit quicker than any questions did. Conrad's 'stache on Jake and the Fatman was good, too, but Cannon's was king.

16. Walter White

Where You Know Him From: Breaking Bad

Back when Walter White was living the life of a guilt-and-cancer-free school teacher, his mustache was basic and meek, but by the time the finale rolled around, Bryan Cranston's face had produced the Heisen-stache. Though its light color doesn't convey harshness, Walt's mustache ends up becoming as much a character trait as anything else. Even when he's at his most desperate and frazzled, his "wild man" mustache and beard are still properly trimmed. Walt can never let go of anything all the way.

15. Isaac Washington

Where You Know Him From: The Love Boat

Has there ever been a warmer smile in TV history than that of Ted Lange's Isaac Washington on The Love Boat? It's roughly 465 teeth shining brightly beneath a light-absorbing sawhorse of manly facial hair, and it's often served with whatever alcohol you're drinking, since he's the bartender. I like to pretend after the show ended that Isaac got inspired by Road House and became a Shaft-like bouncer who strangles people with his bow ties.

14. Bob Belcher

Where You Know Him From: Bob's Burgers

In his quest for the American dream, Bob Belcher started up a mostly successful burger joint that is constantly in jeopardy, married a woman who appreciates him but doesn't fully recognize his value, and fathered three kids that he clearly doesn't understand. He also grew a doozy of a mustache that will always be there for him when times get tough. It was made all the more amazing once Archer's lead spy, also voiced by H. Jon Benjamin, appeared in the show as Bob.

13. Alex Trebek

Where You Know Him From: Jeopardy

What is...the smartest mustache TV has ever seen? Alex Trebek has been hosting Jeopardy! for 30 years, though his iconic mustache was only there for a little over half of that time. Trebek shaved it off in 2001 and kept it that way until earlier this year, when he grew it back for the 31st season. Unfortunately, he shaved it off again after an Internet poll allowed the world's dimwits to tell him to shave it off again.

12. Opie Winston

Where You Know Him From: Sons of Anarchy

This is another mustache that works in conjunction with the rest of the forest covering the face, and Opie Winston (Ryan Hurst) wears his facial hair better than anyone else on Kurt Sutter's highly violent biker drama Sons of Anarchy. It started off strongly enough in early seasons, but the character's downward spiral and lack of shaving equipment turned this mustache into a fuzzy monolith of masculinity. And not that we like to talk about shaving, but the video of Hurst lopping it all off is pretty amazing as well.

11. Hulk Hogan

Where You Know Him From: Pro wrestling, Hogan Knows Best

Hulkamania has been running wild on civilization for over 30 years, and Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea has been pimping the tree-trunk handlebar mustache for damned near the entire time. The bleached wheat color has remained consistent, and never was it more disgustingly fabulous than during the N.W.O. days at WCW, when he ditched the red and yellow colors and started (seemingly) spray-painting on his space-black stubble.

10. Earl Hickey

Where You Know Him From: My Name is Earl

The ability to transform the way facial hair looks on one's face is a talent often overlooked in Hollywood. Jason Lee was able to go from the Gen X full facebeard in Chasing Amy to the good ol' boy lip-hugging mustache of Earl Hickey. It was the kind of slightly sleazy mustache that went with his life of petty crime, but not even a major lottery winning could sway him from rocking the Burl of Earl.

9. Ned Flanders

Where You Know Him From: The Simpsons

Though he's almost always used as a foil for Homer's shenanigans, Ned Flanders is one of TV"s most faultless beings, with his religious zealotry keeping his manners and morals in check, while his hands-on approach to life has given him huge muscles and rock-solid abs. And what's the most perfect part of it all? His comb-like mustache, serving as an immaculately coifed first impression-maker. It's no wonder Edna Krabappel liked to roll around in the sheets with it.

8. Mike Watt

Where You Know Him From: Spaced

Portrayed by Nick Frost, Mike is a walking and talking ode to gun-toting manhood, though his military dreams were dashed by retinal detachment. This boomerang of a mustache is the perfect compliment to Mike's camo-wear and sunglasses, and is far more intimidating than the meager fuzzyface of Simon Pegg's Tim Bisley. Plus, we're pretty sure Mike has had his mustache since birth.

7. Leland Stottlemeyer

Where You Know Him From: Monk

As a colleague of the quirk-ridden detective Adrian Monk, you have to do quite a bit to stand out. Not only does Ted Levine's Captain Leland Stottlemeyer have a ridiculously awesome name, but he's also got a mustache that could easily serve as a surfboard. Levine later did some fine work on FX's The Bridge, but 30% of his onscreen time was just me missing the Stottlemeyer 'Stache.

6. Larry Csonka

Where You Know Him From: The NFL, American Gladiators

To be fair, there were a LOT of NFL players rocking mustaches in the 1970s, and many of them were probably manly enough to start their own professional football mustache leagues. But only Larry Csonka was a part of the undefeated 1972 Super Bowl champion Miami Dolphins as well as the host of the machismo-fueled conquests of American Gladiators, and only Larry Csonka inspired one of the funniest running gags in Mystery Science Theater 3000. And it was all because of that mustache, probably.

5. Jamie Hyneman

Where You Know Him From: Mythbusters

Is it possible for a mustache to possess brains? What about just one brain? Mythbusters hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman both boast praise-worthy facial hair, but Hyneman's upper lip is covered by an arch of manliness that either works with or against the ever-present beret on his head. I can't quite tell. The episode where they sneezed in super-slo-mo for a test? Absolutely amazing.

4. Al Swearengen

Where You Know Him From: Deadwood

Honestly, everyone in Deadwood could have been on this list, but Ian McShane's saloon owner Al Swearengen had, at its best, the perfect mustache. It was a dome-shamed prefix for every "cocksucker" utterance, and you can be damned sure it always smelled of boozy testosterone. If it was a person, this mustache would be badass enough to have forced HBO to keep Deadwood on the air.

3. Paul Teutul, Sr.

Where You Know Him From: American Chopper

I'd have no trouble believing that while Orange County Choppers co-founder and American Chopper cast member Paul Teutul Sr. is sleeping at night, his mustache is up and busy taking care of the work that didn't get done that day. If there was ever a mustache that would walk up to Hulk Hogan's and tell it to suck its dick, it's currently adding around four pounds to Paul Teutul's face.

2. Thomas Magnum

Where You Know Him From: Magnum P.I.

Tom Selleck redefined the mustache for the role of Hawaii private investigator Thomas Magnum. Selleck has carried that mustache with him for most of his career -- he's currently showing it off in full on Blue Bloods -- but it was Magnum P.I. where we first got to know this iconic batch of follicles. Thankfully, "unbuttoned shirts revealing chest hair tufts" haven't remained as popular.

1. Ron Swanson

Where You Know Him From: Parks and Recreation

Ron Swanson lives and breathes all things stereotypically masculine, from creating usable goods with his hands to a meat-and-booze-filled diet. While the hair on top of actor Nick Offerman's head always looks like a good blast of wind got to it, the immutable hair above his upper lip is as stoic as a statue made out of petrified bacon.

Mythbusters might be famous for its wacky, one of a kind experiments, but on a structural level, the show has been following the same format for about a decade. Not anymore. “Build Team” members Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara were just given their walking papers, leaving originals Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage as two-man team again.

The announcement was made at the end of last night’s Mythbusters episode, but it was clearly known to everyone involved with the show for a long time prior. In fact, as soon as word officially got out, Kari took to her Twitter to open up and say goodbye in a lengthy correspondence…

There are two different reasons why Mythbusters may have decided to go in a different direction. First, this may be an issue completely related to money. Fielding a second team and paying three more on-air personalities is not cheap. Since the show is not at the peak of its popularity, Discovery Channel may have asked producers to trim the fat a little bit and reduce the overall budget in order to avoid cancellation. That would be a disappointing development, but it’s one faced by a fair amount of shows that are able to make it more than ten seasons.

The second reason could be related to stagnancy. We all expect to see a certain kind of program when we turn on Mythbusters. Moving forward, we need to see those same basic elements, but that doesn’t mean they couldn’t be repackaged and presented in more exciting ways. Even something as simple as alterations during transitions can freshen things up.

When Mythbusters returns for new episodes, we’ll have to see how much of the overall program is changed. It would be a shame if producers thought moving on from Kari, Tory and Grant would represent enough difference. Instead, their departures need to be accompanied by cosmetic improvements, as well.

Regardless, thanks for all the memories, guys. The show has been great for a lot of years, and Kari, Tory and Grant were all big parts of that. They'll be missed.

Mythbusters is returning to Discovery with its first batch of Season 10 episodes very soon. The long-running series, which is hosted by Adam Savage and Jame Hyneman, will return to the schedule with new episodes beginning on May 1. For those of you who don’t have a calendar handy, that’s a Wednesday.

To celebrate the 10-year anniversary, the guys and their team have some wacky ideas planned. First, they are going to see if a rocket-propelled car can fly. If that myth sounds familiar, it should—it’s the first myth the team attempted to test 10 years ago. For Season 10, a zombie-themed episode has also been planned andThe Walking Dead’s Michael Rooker will guest star in that episode. Additionally, a Breaking Bad episode has been planned, as well as a crossover episode with the Deadliest Catch team. Other guest stars include Ryan Briscoe, who is famous for racing Indycars, and Wallace Spearmon, the Olympic runner.

Discovery is pretty fond of filming its hit series, noting that over 7,200 hours have been taped since Mythbusters’ inception. If all the star power in the above paragraph doesn’t suit you, there will be plenty of other episodes, as well, offering topics ranging from multitasking in men and women to whether or not explosives can capably help individuals to paint rooms. Yes, that last topic sounds absolutely wild.

Some of these episodes will not hit the schedule until Mythbusters airs its second Season 10 cycle later in 2013. Discovery is fond of splitting each season into two parts, and EW is reporting that’s when the zombie episode will air. It’s not that the other 885 myths the team has tested have not been worthy, but a zombie episode featuring 300 extras in makeup sounds like an excellent use of time.

Walking out of my first screening of Titanic more than a decade ago, I doubt I was alone in wondering two things as I dried my eyes and tried not to look as wrecked as I felt. The first, how could she toss the diamond like that?! And the second question, could Rose and Jack both have fit on that board together? Discovery's MythBusters' set out to explore the second question in a recent episode of the series. They also presented their findings to director James Cameron.

To refresh your memory, near the end of Titanic, after the boat sinks, Jack and Rose come across a floating board, which proves to be life-saving to one of them. Jack helps Rose climb on top of it to get her out of the icy-cold water. Jack then makes an attempt to get on top of it also, but when the board starts to sink, he gives up and settles for floating in the water while holding onto it. Spoiler alert: Jack freezes to death and Rose manages to survive the ordeal when one of the life boats returns. Even though we see the board nearly capsize when Jack tries to get on it, you would've thought they might have made a better effort to share the thing. It's not like they had anything else to do.

Chalk it up to being too cold and too tired, I guess. Either way, MythBusters' experimented with the situation recently by performing their own board-floating experiment. Watch the video below to see how it worked out for them.

As the results show, the movie got it right as far as the hypothermia goes. Rose surviving out of the water holds up. But the board situation is another matter, as both men managed to get on top of it, with the help of Rose's life preserver.

Granted, they have the advantage of presumably (much) warmer water and the suits and boots they're wearing, not to mention the advantage of preparation and not having just gone through a horrific ordeal, which may have helped in keeping their wits about them. That said, unless there are other factors it seems like the board holds two people just fine (and two people who appear to be at least a little bit bigger than Rose and Jack). So next time, Rose, maybe you could shove over and give your boyfriend a chance to survive.

In the end, it all comes down to Cameron's response to the reveal that the Jack's death was for naught. "The script says Jack dies, he has to die. So maybe we screwed up and the board should've been a little tiny-bit smaller but, the dude's going down!" We have to accept that Jack was never meant to survive Titanic. Still, it's fun to know he could have… technically. Now, about that diamond…

The Discovery Channel's MythBusters are no strangers to danger, frequently blowing things up, shooting things, or dropping things from a great height. Normally, however, they're extremely careful to ensure that nobody gets hurt during their attempts to put various urban myths and Hollywood clichés to the test. That solid track record was marred last December when, during an experiment with a cannon, a cannonball went off target and slammed through a suburban house. Thankfully no one was injured, but both the home and a vehicle were damaged, and show hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage visited the family that owned the house to personally apologize, also vowing not to air any of the footage involving the cannon. Now, six months later, the MythBusters are finally returning to film at the site of the incident.

According to KTVU, the MythBusters will be returning to the Alameda County Sheriff's Training Center beginning later this summer to film "occasional segments." Prior to the accident, the range had been a staple of the show for years, often performing dangerous experiments while under the supervision of the sheriff's office. After the cannonball accident, the range was temporarily shut down. Part of the agreement that allows the 'Busters to resume using the range stipulates that they can't conduct any further cannonball tests and that the range will only be used for "filming of activities that the sheriff's office is accustomed to handling."

KTVU also spoke to Satwander Gill, the local resident whose minivan became the final resting place for the wayward cannonball, and she expressed relief that there would be no more cannonball experiments on the range. Can you blame her?

As you might have heard, Discovery's hit show Mythbusters had a bit of a mishap this week when a 30-pound cannonball they fired went off target...and flew nearly 1,000 yards into a residential neighborhood. And through a house. Then across a six-lane road, off the roof of a second home, and into a parked minivan. I'm tempted to say, "Nothing but net" here, but I don't want to age myself.

The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that the show's two hosts, effects gurus Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, spent yesterday visiting the perforated home of the Shetty family, and apologizing for their wayward artillery. The cannonball smashed through the family's home and exited through their upstairs master bedroom. Although Seema Shetty and her two-year-old son were napping nearby at the time, thankfully no one was hurt.

In addition to apologizing, Hyneman and Savage promised the family that they would not use footage of the accident on the show. Savage told the Chronicle:

The Chronicle's story also provides a few more details about how the incident came about. Apparently co-hosts Tory Belleci, Kari Byron and Grant Imahara were at the Alameda County bomb ordnance range, a location fans of Mythbusters will know well. They were testing a myth about whether or not a stone cannonball could punch through the walls of a castle. The test at the Alameda range was a precursor to a larger-scale test that would have been done at a more remote location. At this stage, the cannon was supposed to be firing into water barrels and a brick wall on the range. While "calibrating" the homemade cannon, it fired too high and the cannonball sailed beyond the boundaries of the bomb range. As is typical for the show's tests on the range, members of the Alameda County Sheriff's Department were on hand, and shut things down immediately once the accident occurred.

Homeowner Hitha Shetty was understandably upset about the incident. He said:

That sounds like a lawsuit's brewing, and much as I love the show, I can't say I blame the guy. I'd be more than a little miffed if somebody fired a cannonball through my house, much less past my sleeping wife and child.

Discovery has placed Mythbusters on hold until a full investigation of the incident can be completed.

You have to figure that with a show like Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters, something’s bound to go wrong every once in a while as they attempt to prove or disprove myths. This week, something definitely went wrong and the result was a giant hole and some other damage done to a neighborhood near where an experiment for the series was taking place.

TMZ posted the story, which includes the news video below. Apparently, Mythbusters was doing an experiment having to do with firing things from a cannon. This included firing an actual cannonball, which was supposed to hit what looked like a bunch of garbage cans filled with water. The canon ball missed the target though and ended up firing through a California neighborhood, ripping its way through a house in the process and landing on or in a minivan. The video below maps the path of the cannonball and shows the damage that was done to the houses in its path.

Fortunately (or miraculously when you really think about it) no one was hurt. TMZ states that Discovery has put the show on hold pending a full investigation.

The reality genre blew up this past decade and with the explosion of unscripted entertainment, blossomed more than a few must-watch TV shows. Whether you consider them guilty-pleasures to satiate your voyeuristic tendencies or educational series, there seems to be something for everyone in this genre and we had no problems coming up with a list of our favorite reality/unscripted TV series.

So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)

The reality genre is overflowing with some of the most horrific television ever seen. And while Dancing with the Stars got the audience, it was So You Think You Can Dance that got the talent. Fox’s dance competition, from the American Idol creative team, brought to viewers what we used to expect from reality shows. Getting to watch people who are amazing at what they do showcase their talents for the world to see. Gimmicks would be kept to a minimum, usually only permeating the traditionally bloated results episodes. Instead we watched a community of artists that had been pushed to the side in entertainment show up on national television and prove that dance is still exciting, moving and fun. SYTYCD’s mission is to promote dance by making it entertainment for the masses once again, and that’s exactly what the show has been doing.

Big Brother (CBS)

Big Brother documents a group of houseguests locked in a compound as they attempt to win competitions and out-strategize one another in an attempt to be the last person standing and win a half a million dollars. The U.S. version has never hit the crazed popularity that some other countries’ versions of the show have, but that doesn’t make it any less a guilty pleasure for those of us who tune in each summer. What sets the series apart from other reality shows are the live feeds, which allow fans continuous video access to the compound. So no matter what the producers do to cut, edit and mold their own version of the story, die-hard fans know what’s really going on. While some tune in for the fighting, humerous moments, showmances and other BB shenanigans, the real appeal of the show is the strategy. With competitions to win or throw and wishy-washy floaters to win over, a true BB player has to know when to lay low and when to make the bold moves. It’s also pretty entertaining to see strategies backfire in people’s faces and watch the cabin-fever set in as the remaining houseguests start to go stir-crazy after the first few weeks.

The Amazing Race (CBS)

There’s a reason The Amazing Race wins the Emmy for Best Reality Competition Series every year. Every year it manages to be some of the most exciting and dramatic reality television on the air. The premise is so simple: a race around the world. But in that, things can get so complicated and with a million dollars on the line, stakes get very high. Often teams are minutes, if not seconds, apart, which creates a tension in your gut the likes of which you don’t see on shows like Survivor or American Idol. On TAR your fate is entirely in your own hands. Get it done fast and get there first. This element keeps much of the dirtier elements of competition out of it, as there’s only so much you can do underhanded within the confines of the Race rules. It also helps that through watching their journey, we get to partake in our own trek around the globe, seeing the scenery, cultures and peoples from places most of us will likely never get to visit. Whether it’s goofy challenges or death-defying stunts, the antics in any particular episode, make The Amazing Race one of the fastest hours of television, and one of the best series of the decade.

Survivor (CBS)

If you want to point the finger at who's to blame for reality shows becoming as big as they are now, point the finger at Mark Burnett's Survivor. There were other successful ones, mostly shown on MTV like The Real World and Road Rules, but Survivor, now heading into its twentieth season, has put the spotlight on human nature in the pursuit of one million dollars and the title of Sole Survivor. The game has become even more complicated as contestants who have studied the game for years as fans have come on to compete. They all seem to think they have the game figured out, but in the end, only one is left standing. Is Survivor the best reality show to come out of this decade? The tribe has spoken.

American Idol (Fox)

Without a doubt, American Idol is the top show of the decade. It took fourth place network FOX and made them a late season powerhouse, pushing them to season ratings victories year after year. Now, with its help, they’ve strengthened enough to be number one this year even before AI hits the stage. The series made household names out of Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell and got America involved in the proceedings with live performance shows, followed by a toll-free voting system. For the first time in years, here was a show that we could really get involved in, and where we had control over what happened. Ratings kept going up and up, until Sanjaya-gate. Even still, though, it is far and away the top-rated show on television, and one of the few common denominators left on an increasingly fractured television landscape. It has made genuine stars out of many past winners and contestants, proving that a television talent search could find the next generation of musical superstars. It remains to be seen if American Idol can retain its dominance without Abdul this year, and possibly without Cowell next year, who may leave to bring The X-Factor stateside. But there’s no doubt of its dominance in the 00s.

The Osbournes (MTV)

If they weren’t the first celebrities to open their doors for the cameras, they were the first family to do so that we all fell in love with. The one-time “Prince of Darkness” pulled back the curtain to reveal a funny, fragile man when MTV premiered The Osbournes, and made stars out of his wife and two of his children. It was such a jarring divergence from his menacing stage persona, but he and his family were so real and relatable that we were mesmerized and charmed by every little thing that they did. In a time when the airwaves weren’t filled with every C-, D- and E-list celebrity being followed around by cameras, the Osbournes were a novel delight. And unlike most celebreality shows today, they had no agenda and put on virtually no airs. They weren’t trying to promote Kelly’s new perfume or anything like that when the show premiered. It was a novel concept to go inside the life of a public figure, and that’s all we got. Unfortunately, its success begat the plethora of crap on TV now, but we can still cherish it for what it was in its time.

Mythbusters (Discovery)

To call Mythbusters a reality show is placing it under a harshly viewed light, and this should not be the case. Debuting on the Discovery Channel right around the time Discovery cut back on informational programming and got into producing its own shows, Mythbusters teamed up special effects whiz kids Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage to hold experiments for pop culture myths, wives' tales, and general urban legends, conceived in-house and accepted via fan submissions. Even their lamest episodes are theoretically more interesting than a hundred other things on TV playing at the same time. They debunk a lot of things that some people swear by (though nothing religious or paranormal, like Penn and Teller). A lot is to be learned the entire way, from simple physics to complex engineering and robotics, and the presentation and tone stay almost nauseatingly light and airy. The show's importance can be felt anytime you watch a movie where a shot victim flies backwards (nope), when you want to escape a prison cell with salsa (could be), and when you want to know exactly how strong your duct tape is (really fucking strong). Also, it had a large hand in inspiring the ginormous number of shows testing, destroying, informing about, and debunking things. It's a pretty popular sub-genre that has gotten more entertaining in presentation than informative television had in decades past, and Mythbusters, and the similar British import Brainiac (2003-2008), have a lot to do with it. This is reality television at its proper meaning.

Intervention, Obsessed and Hoarders (A&E)

A&E has cornered the market a bit on quality examination of difficult situations. Intervention has been on the air the longest, looking at that key moment in an addicts life when they face the crossroads of their future. More recently, the network has started examining OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). First, there was Obsessed which looked at the condition in general, showcasing a wide variety of symptoms. An often misunderstood condition, and even more often hidden by those suffering from it, Obsessed does a great job of bringing it out into the light and showing us its many forms, and that there is a way to live a normal life. It may not be an easy life. Perhaps even more misunderstood, but even more fascinating is the condition of hoarding. So much so that it earned its own series: Hoarders. A much more difficult OCD to combat, and even more misunderstood as sufferers often just look like lazy slobs to the rest of us, the show has struggled to expose the problem and again find ways for these people to reclaim their lives and adjust their ways of thinking. Somewhat controversial in methodology, and with their success rate to be determined, I think these are nevertheless positive examples of how reality television can educate and help people.

Top Chef (Bravo)

The food television explosion has nearly gotten out of hand in this last decade. More people watch cooking shows on TV than actually cook. Instead of being another hokey cooking instructional show Bravo’s Top Chef became a respected culinary challenge for not the average cooks found on Hell’s Kitchen, or celebrity chefs that have set up multimedia empires, but the line cooks, chefs and sous chefs working in the top restaurants around the country. Their skills are put to the test with sponsor laden challenges, but even though we don’t have the ability to smell or taste the food put forth each week we can appreciate the technique and ability it takes. Even the simplest of challenges, brunoise of apple, quickly divides the chefs from the wannabes. That’s what makes Top Chef so great, the judges and contestants are adamant that the term “top chef” doesn’t mean a guy who can cook a burger. You have to know food, understand how to put it together, and be capable of composing plates that will impress true top chefs from around the world including Thomas Keller and Anthony Bourdain. If you can’t impress them, then it’s time to pack your knives and leave.

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