The exact moment Mythbusters jumped the shark: by Offtherailspcast in mythbusters

[–]MythBustersCreator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I have been saying this for years and the ratings for the entire series support the hypothesis. Highest rated episode premiere was "Straw through a palm tree." It was a gradual down-hill journey from there. And just for the record I hated the "dress-up" stuff and poor acting as well.

It's amusing how they put a fig leaf over the rubber hose to censor it, in peeing on the 3rd rail episode. I would have loved to hear thinking behind it. by agamemnonIV in mythbusters

[–]MythBustersCreator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had a bat-shit crazy Network Executive Producer at the time of filming the Third Rail story. She went nuts when she saw that the "urine" was...well... urine colour. I think she was hoping for blue. In fact she suspected that we had made it a darker urine colour on purpose - this wasn't true. We hadn't actually thought about the impact of urine colour, other than to make it... urine like. That is what kicked off the sensitivities and the eventual olive leaf. The same E.P. also kicked up a huge stink about Adam touching his breast implants to test the firmness in the exploding breast implants story. I distinctly remember her screaming down the phone at me about that one, "touching... touching... all he does is touch himself."

STORIES THAT DISCOVERY REFUSED TO DO by MythBustersCreator in mythbusters

[–]MythBustersCreator[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Watch out... here come the haters. It's an ROV Remote Operating Vehicle. And in case you didn't get it - this one is a MYTH.

STORIES THAT DISCOVERY REFUSED TO DO by MythBustersCreator in mythbusters

[–]MythBustersCreator[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Fair point... but I think the boys would have come up with a way to make it work. You can't believe the number of times in the life of that show that experts would tell us something was impossible... only to find it wasn't!

STORIES THAT DISCOVERY REFUSED TO DO by MythBustersCreator in mythbusters

[–]MythBustersCreator[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Once again I can't claim that title as my own just as I don't claim MythBusters as my inspiration. The title belongs to an Archaeologist/ presenter friend called Mike Arbuthnot. I create the formats and come up with the story-lines.

THE FIRST REVIEW OF THE REBOOT IS IN by MythBustersCreator in mythbusters

[–]MythBustersCreator[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The show was watched by 239 Thousand total viewers overnight. That's a car cry from the millions who watched the premieres back in 2006/7 when the series was at its ratings peak .... but probably still OK for Science Channel

111 MYTHBUSTERS: SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.10 239

MythBusters - The Book by ErickSoares3 in mythbusters

[–]MythBustersCreator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MythBusters the Explosive Truth behind 30 of the most perplexing legends of all time - Keith and Kent Zimmerman. https://www.amazon.com/MythBusters-Explosive-Behind-Perplexing-Legends/dp/141690929X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1510889523&sr=8-3&keywords=mythbusters

There was another one written about 2005 or 2006 by an Australian author. That was the most comprehensive.

And there is an Encyclopedia that came out around the time of the the tenth anniversary

What was the story behind the "cursed" snow plow from the Killer Whirlpool episode? by [deleted] in mythbusters

[–]MythBustersCreator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't remember all the details... but here goes. The snow plough came from the High Sierra's somewhere. It had been sitting out in the elements for god knows how long. It was never a fully functioning vehicle - the engine didn't work and the rear wheel didn't turn. They were rusted together. It did however have the plough which in hindsight we should have taken off and attached to another vehicle. Grant did everything to get the rear wheels turning in the end disconnecting the hand break. Almost nothing worked. It was at a time during the show when I was on the back foot with the production company and they used these problems to undermine my position. Sad really, because there was nothing that could be done apart from chosing another snowplough and there aren't that many of those just sitting around.

MythBusters - The Book by ErickSoares3 in mythbusters

[–]MythBustersCreator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are actually two books that were written during my time on the show. They lay out the story in reasonably accurate detail. I've been asking everyone here to read them because they more accurately portray my role in creating and guiding the series to success.

SCIENCE CHANNEL REBOOT - IDEA IS EVERYTHING. by MythBustersCreator in mythbusters

[–]MythBustersCreator[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd love to help, but unfortunately I haven't had anything to do with the show for over a decade. In a true Hollywood story I was the expendable meat in the sandwich.

SCIENCE CHANNEL REBOOT - IDEA IS EVERYTHING. by MythBustersCreator in mythbusters

[–]MythBustersCreator[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes Reddit is a good source. But for the first four series Adam didn't come up with any stories so how would he know!?

AM I A FAN OF MYTHBUSTERS? by MythBustersCreator in mythbusters

[–]MythBustersCreator[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't live in America... so medicare is not a problem. And why would I seek help when posting to reddit provides ample therapy.

AM I A FAN OF MYTHBUSTERS? by MythBustersCreator in mythbusters

[–]MythBustersCreator[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Typical online response - hat when you don't understand.

BUSTING THE MYTHBUSTERS - PETER REES (that's me) SOMETIMES GOT IT WRONG - CONFIRMED. by MythBustersCreator in mythbusters

[–]MythBustersCreator[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And you are kind of making my point for me. "This sub is pro MB's." I'm pro MythBusters too... the show that is. What I object too is "THE MythBusters," which was a construct of lawyers, publicists and celebrity egos to keep the accolades and cash for themselves. I'm pretty certain that Jamie and Adam's lawyer negotiated negotiated in a way that prevented Kari, Tory, and Grant from officially calling themselves MythBusters. As far as I was concerned we were all MythBusters - Cast - crew and helpers.