"MythBusters" (2003) TV series 2003-????

Creator:

Peter Rees

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

3 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Comedy

Tagline:

I reject your reality and substitute my own!

Plot:

A weekly documentary in which two Hollywood special effects experts attempt to debunk urban legends by directly testing them.

Plot Keywords:

Urban Legend | Experiment | Explosion | Segway | Scientific Research

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Dec. 25	9:00 AM	DSC	Snow Special	#5.13
Fri. Dec. 25	10:00 AM	DSC	Mega Movie Myths	#4.19

Cast

Jamie Hyneman	...	Host / ... (141 episodes, 2003-2009)
Adam Savage	...	Host / ... (141 episodes, 2003-2009)
Robert Lee	...	Narrator (139 episodes, 2003-2009)
Kari Byron	...	Herself - Builder / ... (119 episodes, 2003-2009)
Tory Belleci	...	Himself - Builder / ... (117 episodes, 2004-2009)
Grant Imahara	...	Himself - Builder / ... (95 episodes, 2005-2009)
Robin Banks	...	Himself - Narrator (UK screening) (65 episodes, 2003-2006)

Runtime:

USA:44 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Australia:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG | Australia:G (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Alameda Naval Air Station, Alameda, California, USA

Company:

Beyond Entertainment

Trivia:

The show is narrated by Robin Banks for the UK version.

Goofs:

Factual errors: At the beginning of the title sequence used during seasons 1-4, the formula for the area of a circle is shown as two times pi times the radius squared (A=2*PI*r2) but the actual formula for the area of a circle is pi times the radius squared (A=PI*r2).

Quotes:

Salvatore: He's gonna die... but it's gonna look great.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Theory of Everything (#8.15)" (2008)

Fantastic series

I rank this up there with "Junkyard Wars" in the Discovery channel's edutainment lineup. Every day myths to obscure urban legends are tested and either proved or busted in entertaining and sometimes educational experiments.

Recommended for Urban Legend buffs or anyone with any amount of interest in Science.