# Things you notice watching a Mythbusters marathon **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 25, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549 "2011-09-25T14:02:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/21 "2011-09-25T18:16:53Z")
Its the recaps that get me. After every commercial break, they have to do a recap of the whole myth, the apparatus/equipment they use or build, the debates they have about myth and methodology and such. It constitutes about 50% of the show time now. Its just cheap filler and a replacement for good writing and production . It is the primary reason I quit watching a once beloved show. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/22 "2011-09-25T18:47:48Z")
Well to the Mythbusters’ credit, Jamie and Adam are the Real Thing, genuinely smart, capable guys who are much more interested in the experiments than in being media creatures. I mean, look at the guys who star in the various Mythbusters clones that have come out. It’s kind of obvious that the execs who came up with them said, “Yeah, let’s get some guys exactly like the Mythbusters, except better looking … more buff … younger … more accessible personalities if you know what I mean … more camera savvy … and a hot female team member or two while we’re at it … otherwise, though, exactly like Jamie and Adam!” Thinking about it, the build team members on Mythbusters fit those qualifications too, except they all seem to have some qualifications for being there, though I’m not sure what Tory Belacci’s is. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/23 "2011-09-25T19:12:11Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > except they all seem to have some qualifications for being there, though I’m not sure what Tory Belacci’s is. Model maker for Industrial Light and Magic. He made the [federation battleships and pod racers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tory_Belleci) in the first two _Star Wars_ prequels. But his first job out of film school was working for Jamie, so the two knew each other well before _Mythbuster’s_ was even a thing. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/24 "2011-09-25T19:21:36Z")
And, to be honest, one of his major roles is ‘stuntman’ on the show. He’s often the one called on to do oddball things that might hurt a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/25 "2011-09-25T20:11:33Z")
Moved from the Pit to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/26 "2011-09-25T20:24:15Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > Well to the Mythbusters’ credit, Jamie and Adam are the Real Thing, genuinely smart, capable guys who are much more interested in the experiments than in being media creatures. I mean, look at the guys who star in the various Mythbusters clones that have come out. It’s kind of obvious that the execs who came up with them said, “Yeah, let’s get some guys exactly like the Mythbusters, except better looking … more buff … younger … more accessible personalities if you know what I mean … more camera savvy … and a hot female team member or two while we’re at it … otherwise, though, exactly like Jamie and Adam!” > > Thinking about it, the build team members on Mythbusters fit those qualifications too, except they all seem to have some qualifications for being there, though I’m not sure what Tory Belacci’s is. Just curious, what shows do you consider Mythbuster clones? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/27 "2011-09-25T20:36:52Z")
> [@Palo\_Verde](#): > > Just curious, what shows do you consider Mythbuster clones? _[It’s Effin’ Science](http://www.g4tv.com/effinscience/)_ comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/28 "2011-09-25T20:39:57Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > It seems to me that this is a style of some of those cable shows - don’t they play this up big on that chopper show? I always thought it was a gimmick that didn’t work for them - I’m glad that they did away with it. The animosity on American Choppers was real, though and it was exacerbated by the lawsuit (which has now been settled). There has been an estrangement between Paul Teutel and his sons, Pauley and Mikey, that could take years to mend. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/29 "2011-09-25T20:46:00Z")
One change I’ve noticed when watching early shows is that the budget has significantly loosened up. I remember a first season show where they were going to do some test that would wreck a car and the cost of buying a car was discussed as if it was a major issue. Nowadays, they’d buy a couple extra cars just for the fun of blowing them up. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/30 "2011-09-25T20:47:33Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **Chimera** : > I can almost picture some coked up Producer demanding that Adam sleep with Jamie’s wife and that they make that a central part of the new season. But they’d have to prove it, wouldn’t they? Let’s blow up Jamie’s wife with 50 pounds of C4, just to be sure. As for other rip-offs of Mythbusters, another one I saw was Smash Labs, though I don’t know if that one’s still around. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/31 "2011-09-25T20:52:37Z")
I find it amazing they’ve made so many episodes based on “myths” that need to be proven. The Marathons show how clever they’ve been dreaming up stuff to test. Is water wet? Does shit stink? Does cold air make Kari’s nipples hard? Those are next years shows. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/32 "2011-09-25T21:05:45Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I find it amazing they’ve made so many episodes based on “myths” that need to be proven. > > The Marathons show how clever they’ve been dreaming up stuff to test. Is water wet? Does shit stink? **Does cold air make Kari’s nipples hard?** Those are next years shows. 😃 And then her nipples explode with [del]delight[/del] C-4. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/33 "2011-09-25T22:20:16Z")
Man, [Grant Imahara](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Imahara) has a serious CV. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/34 "2011-09-25T22:40:25Z")
I notice that Kari is just getting better-looking as time goes on. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/35 "2011-09-25T22:46:42Z")
I can’t wait until they guillotine someone to see if the head retains conscienceness. Be nice if it was that narrator. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/36 "2011-09-25T22:57:13Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I can’t wait until they guillotine someone to see if the head retains conscienceness. Be nice if it was that narrator. “For our next myth, the Mythbusters will be using some _cutting edge_ technology. Just wanted to give you a _heads-up_ to stay tuned after these messages.” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/37 "2011-09-25T23:10:17Z")
> [@Scissorjack](#): > > Man, [Grant Imahara](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Imahara) has a serious CV. CV? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/38 "2011-09-25T23:15:23Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > CV? 😕 [Curriculum vitae.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curriculum_vitae) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/39 "2011-09-25T23:45:35Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > “For our next myth, the Mythbusters will be using some _cutting edge_ technology. > Just wanted to give you a _heads-up_ to stay tuned after these messages.” “This Mythbuster is literally _beside himself_ with excitement.” ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549/40 "2011-09-25T23:46:40Z")
I notice my boner every time Kari is on camera. My god, she really pushes my buttons… Joe [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-watching-a-mythbusters-marathon/597549.md?page=3)