We also have a clip from the new season, in which the guys take on a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark. Sources say the departures were the result of a salary renegotiation with the supporting cast.
In this case, the departures were also viewed as a creative opportunity to refresh the show. But it gave us the opportunity to reinvent the show, which it kind of needed. The new season, which premieres Jan. For more, EW got on the phone with Savage, catching him while he was on the road for the Mythbusters: Behind the Myths multi-city tour:.
Adam Savage : It is. The evolution of how we tell the stories is really evidently watching the show over the arc of 14 seasons. Has anyone come up with an idea during the tour that has promise? Everybody has been forwarding it to me and people out on the road have been suggesting it. Electricity myths are a nightmare. So at this point I have an embargo on electricity stories.
And there are the openings and closings of the show, the blueprints that we do. Those are very structured and mannerist conversations that actually get more difficult as we go on.
We strive to make them as quick as possible. They do. You want to subvert their expectations. I know this is sensitive, but I must ask: Can you talk about the cast departures and the reason behind that? Kari, Grant, and Tory are good friends of ours and we love those guys.
But as the show evolves over the years, you do have to make changes, and you do want to keep it fresh. In the very beginning, we were barely doing any of the actual storytelling, we just had cameras following us.
It was very loose. As Jamie and I got more interested in the job, and really took ownership of the show, those stories got more complex. That means the mental work for the show doubled. That makes the story a lot more dynamic. I think when fans watch the show for years and see a group, they start to—perhaps unfairly—think of the show in family terms rather than in business terms.
Were you surprised by how upset fans got? Do you remember that viral video about the honey badger? At Comic-Con a couple of years ago we thought it would be really great to cut a trailer for the new season of Mythbusters, but get Randall to narrate it. There was not a lot of applause and I had to say that was a joke. The fans were so protective about the structure.
When we were looking down the barrel, as it were, of Kari, Grant, and Tory leaving, Jamie and I totally expected a vigorous response. And that seems clear and understandable. But has that evolved or changed over the years? That, again, is informed by a deep amount of respect. He knows the same thing about me. Cybersecurity Mobile Policy Privacy Scooters. Phones Laptops Headphones Cameras. Tablets Smartwatches Speakers Drones. Accessories Buying Guides How-tos Deals. Health Energy Environment.
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Watch options. Storyline Edit. Mythbusters takes myths, tall tales and urban legends and gives them the scientific treatment to determine their validity.
Myths are proved true, probable, possible, improbable or busted. Often after the real-world practical tests have proved or debunked a Myth, the team will take the experiment to the extreme, many times using more modern technology than the myth could have used or upping the black powder for impressive explosions.
They don't just tell the myths; they put them to the test. Did you know Edit. Trivia Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage are known for not being friends off-set. Savage has admitted this freely, but stresses that the two of them got along well enough professionally it was Jamie Hyneman who recommended Adam Savage as co-host in the first place but make no effort to engage socially.
He attributes this to clashing personalities rather than full-blown dislike. Quotes Adam : I reject your reality, and substitute my own. Connections Featured in Beyond Tomorrow: Episode 2. User reviews 60 Review. Top review. The Discovery Channel's new hit. This show is, quite possibly, the coolest new show that has hit the telly in some time.
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