# Mythbusters is ending **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 21, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380 "2015-10-21T19:20:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Runestar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@Runestar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runestar)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/1 "2015-10-21T19:20:11Z")
So apparently the next season of Mythbusters will be the last one. [http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/21/mythbusters-ending-interview](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/21/mythbusters-ending-interview) Can’t say that I’m surprised, but it still makes me sad. Reading the article and the interviews, it sounds as though Jamie and Adam are both ready to move on to something else - especially Jamie. ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/2 "2015-10-21T19:23:13Z")
Did they run out of myths to de bunk? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/3 "2015-10-21T19:25:17Z")
> [@WildBlueYonder](#): > > Did they run out of myths to de bunk? That happened a while ago. ---
**Author:** ![Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emtar_KronJonDerSohn)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/4 "2015-10-21T19:25:37Z")
> [@WildBlueYonder](#): > > Did they run out of myths to de bunk? _Years_ ago. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/5 "2015-10-21T19:26:00Z")
> [@WildBlueYonder](#): > > Did they run out of myths to de bunk? They ran out of myths years ago and resorted to busting fables, tales and sayings. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/6 "2015-10-21T19:27:47Z")
This has been coming for a long time, so I can’t say I’m surprised. But I hope that we see a few more shows that embody the scientific method so well. **WildBlueYonder** , the show has been less about myths and more about “what cool stuff can we do?” for a few years now. EDIT: Well, at least there are _multiple_ ninjas, so I have a hope of being able to defeat them. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/7 "2015-10-21T19:55:31Z")
> [@Laggard](#): > > They ran out of myths years ago and resorted to busting fables, tales and sayings. And just blowing shit up. But they may have actually started to run short of that, too. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/8 "2015-10-21T19:57:13Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > And just blowing shit up. But they may have actually started to run short of that, too. I’d be satisfied with a new show called _Just Blowing Shit Up_. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/9 "2015-10-21T20:08:04Z")
I loved Mythbusters when it was in its prime. Mythbusters (and the Discovery Channel in general) were the main reason I kept cable as long as I did. But yeah, that horse should have been put out to pasture years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/10 "2015-10-21T20:13:09Z")
Properly speaking, the OP here should be about three screens long, with the actual bits of information separated by several thousand words each, and the actual point of information one sentence from the end. In other words, resembling all but a handful of \*Mythbusters \*episodes, which were filler, nonsense, cast horseplay, and about ten seconds of actual ask-and-answer. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/11 "2015-10-21T20:14:34Z")
It went on about 8 years too long. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/12 "2015-10-21T20:18:11Z")
Mythbusters: The Simpsons of Science ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/13 "2015-10-21T20:28:32Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > But I hope that we see a few more shows that embody the scientific method so well. Did they, indeed? I did not see it often. ---
**Author:** ![lazybratsche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@lazybratsche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazybratsche)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/14 "2015-10-21T20:49:52Z")
They never did anything that could be mistaken for top-quality (or even mediocre) academic research, sure, but empiricism was always at the heart of the show. That was a great and unique thing. I’d rather they showed kids that anyone can learn about the world by testing it rather than bore them with rigorous statistical inference. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/15 "2015-10-21T20:59:18Z")
I was never a fan, because they usually did not actually test the myth, but rather substituted things that were more convenient. All they proved was that their test worked or not; but that was different from the myth they were trying to debunk. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/16 "2015-10-21T21:03:35Z")
I love the Mythbusters and I’m sorry to see the show end, but it’s been on borrowed time for a while now. I won’t miss the “movie myths,” gun-oriented episodes, and the obsession with explosives. My favorites were the smaller, low-key things, like “bull in a china shop” (the bulls didn’t knock over anything), “are elephants afraid of mice” (yes), and “is it better to walk or run through rain” (I can’t remember the outcome). I think the show peaked when the airplane took off from the conveyor belt. It’s been downhill ever since. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/17 "2015-10-21T21:08:48Z")
Yeah, the entire show was the scientific method - don’t just look something up, or sit and theorize, or guess. They might start an episode with some theorizing, but ultimately they _put it to the test!_ Granted, they were never particularly rigorous and a lot of the interesting engineering behind the scenes never made it onto television. But they were first and foremost about testing things, and, on occasion, re-testing them. I’d say the scientific _facts_ on the show were scarce. The scientific _method_, however, was always present. The show went on too long and never lived up to its full potential. I always felt there was a better, more interesting show inside of it struggling to get out. Overall I’m glad the show was successful for so long, but I’m sad it was always over-edited and repetitive. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/18 "2015-10-21T21:26:55Z")
Excellent show during its run, but it is time. Probably a few years too long in fact. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/19 "2015-10-21T21:46:38Z")
The writing was on the wall once they fired the b-team. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380/20 "2015-10-21T22:12:42Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > The writing was on the wall once they fired the b-team. The young people, who were there because they were pretty? :dubious: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380.md?page=2)