# TV shows that haven't changed names, but should

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 13, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362 "2010-05-13T23:39:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/41 "2010-06-15T01:18:57Z")

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**pepperlandgirl** said:

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> **Mythbusters** should be called **We Blow Stuff Up But Good**. I have nothing against blowing stuff up good, but I don’t think they’ve dealt with any actual myths or urban legends for years.

Define “myth” and “urban legend”. I’m sure pop culture myths fit in there.

**scifisam2009** said:

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> It’s still a better title than Painkiller Jane. Seriously, who thought that title was OK for anything but a parody?

Painkiller Jane was based upon a comic book.

> **[Painkiller Jane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painkiller_Jane)**
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> Painkiller Jane is a superheroine created by Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada for Event Comics in 1995. Originally a five-issue mini-series, the character went on to star in numerous crossover titles with the likes of the Punisher, Vampirella, and Hellboy.
> After Event Comics, the character was exclusively written by Jimmy Palmiotti and drawn by various artists as it jumped from publisher to publisher. The series relaunched at Dynamite Entertainment with the first mini-series selling out. After th...

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