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[–] [email protected] 143 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I miss Mythbusters so much.

[–] Cethin 109 points 1 month ago (6 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 month ago (4 children)

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

[–] Cethin 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Montagge 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 month ago

Mythbusters fundamentally needs to capture the joy of engineering more than the joy of explosions. (Not that those aren’t fun too.)

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

William Osman and Michael Reeves + the other youtubers

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

That would mean Failed Mythbuster Allen Pan™ could redeem himself

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] Cethin 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

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

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

On YouTube or somewhere else?