Adam, if you see my profile pic, what was your fascination with firefighter's bunker gear. I think I saw you wearing a number of different FF coats during the filming of Myth Busters and not at a fire department location but as if you had purchased them yourself? . This pic is of my locker at the station I was a fireman at for 21 years. ('90-'11) Thanks for the great shows!
I can think of one other thing that likely helped Mythbusters - the lack of artificial personal conflict that producers today seem to feel has to be inserted into everything they do. It always comes across more like a cheap soap opera than anything genuine, and it would have diluted the credibility of the show as a whole. :-)
Hey Adam!, I got a Myth busters question...a question related to this video. Do you think a Myth Buster's reunion/reboot could work solely on TH-cam? If you didn't get it by now this is a myth in itself Bust, or confirm.
I volunteer to host! And I have many worthy friends... I grew up with MythBusters, it shaped my future probably more than any other media. I’m fairly confident we could do it right.
Two votes! There’s no shortage of fans to give ratings nor is there a dearth of talent available to bring Mythbusters back to the screen. All that’s missing is somebody willing to put up the $$$.
I'll never forget Adam donning one of Jamies shirts and getting caught. Adam, taking the piss, "I'm trying to differentiate myself..." or words to that effect. Hahaha
"Is the testing taking precedent over the shooting?" That's one of the things that made the show enjoyable to people like myself who were just tired of bullshit on the television, the focus on something of value over fluff.
Yeah I think we like to imagine that the show was great because they didn't script anything and they just focused on the science, but obviously they spent a ton of effort on the show aspects, scripted lots of stuff, etc. That's just part of what makes a good show good.
Destin would be awesome. He has a childlike enthusiasm that is endearing and an ability to communicate concepts in a way that feels like he is at your level whilst actually being above it.
Adam, Thank you for saying my name :) and spending so much time on the question. I do appreciate it. You effectively answered my question. I have been creating a lot of content, based on viewer requests. Some of which I am less than passionate about. I have been second guessing that, thinking I should focus on the areas I am curious and passionate about. After watching this, I think the path, while clearly in the middle of those two extremes, needs to be weighted towards what I am passionate about. As always, you are awesome, stay safe, and come back to Canada post COVID.
I am a trainer and speaker and have been offered lots (by my standards, anyway) of money to speak on things that I have no passion for. People always comment on how awesome my talks and classes are... but that's 100% because of my passion for the subject matter. I was once offered the chance to learn (and get paid to learn) an entirely different bit of technology so that I could then teach it, for which I would also get paid. The subject matter was so foreign and lit no spark that I turned it down. There was no way that I was going to convey the info with anywhere close to the level of enthusiasm as my normal classes. Viewers/students can tell when you have enthusiasm for your content. I'm glad to hear you'll be weighting it towards what you're passionate about. Great question for Adam!
Always lean towards what you are passionate about. Thats why people spend their time watching someone on YT. Thats the common denominator to any successful channel in the digital realm.
Wait that's what you were asking for ? I thought your question was more like "What makes Mythbusters... Mythbusters", not "how to replicate the success
@@MainGoldDragon I was looking for the one thing Adam felt was critical to the production of a mythbusters level show, the secret sauce if you will, he answered it with content aligned with the passion of the presenter
Weird how when he's answering a question about a potential reboot he skips over the actual attempt at a reboot. Maybe if they try again the hosts shouldn't be picked via a reality show.
I view it as polite, instead of weird. I’m sure he doesn’t begrudge the attempt! But, because there’s no real positive aspects to be mentioned about the endeavor, he simply won’t bring it up.
@@johnnyjohnson6643 Agreed, I think Adam was just being polite. Because if he addressed the attempt at a reboot, he'd also have to address the miserable, instant failure of the reboot, which might hurt some feelings. And Adam just doesn't roll like that.
@@bobrudolph5161 I agree, but I respect it more. The goal of that programme is a science show for kids by kids which is fair, they even got Adam back for a bit. The other one is just weirdly tone deaf.
"There is something inherently interesting in watching someone do what they love." and this very channel is proof of that. I suspect like myself many of us have almost nothing to do with shops or props or many of the other things present here, but watching you all do everything you do and talk about it? Entertaining as all heck.
Yessir. I don’t have the traits or extensive experiences to go into any STEM fields, but watching Adam be passionate about it all is pretty inspirational and heartwarming.
I think in a lot of ways, all the amazing creators of TH-cam have filled the Mythbusters shaped hole in our hearts. It's not the same, but the creativity, passion, and fun ways to learn are all out there for us all. And, available for US to give back to everyone else through our own videos, comments, and financial support.
On that note, I love how "mythbusting" became a generic term akin to "photoshopping", and entire communities here on TH-cam strive to mirror Adam's and Jamie's work when they encounter something weird, interesting, or just plain unforseen, even if it's just a one-off and not the focus of their channel. Really shows the impact Mythbusters made on our culture.
This! Because you only start a channel doing stuff you can do, and love doing! And that is why (for me) a lot of Channels flew of my Sub-List once they reached a certain amount of Subs and you can tell (it mostly starts with moving) that other people (managers, editing team etc.) getting involved.
@@antraxxslingshots I feel this immensely. Some channels that used to be my favorites suddenly lost a lot of appeal when they hit that point. It goes from making content they want to make to making content that's expected of them or that they're told to make it because at that point they kind of have to. We need more youtubers that keep that personal aspect that once they start losing the spark for what they're doing they find another avenue that they're invested in and not just doing it because they feel like they have to. We can tell the difference, we notice
@@KillerKelMega Yes, but for me the "sad" part is those managers know what they are doing to a certain point. If those Creators would have kept going with their content they would ran into a lot of work and their channel might have grown even further, but with the "Team" it feels they can easily keep a high level without the old amount of work plus they often gain new subs that have a more mainstream appeal. I mean, sad for us, sounds mean, because in the first place we should be happy for them that their life improved a lot. It is, obviously, sadness out of selfishness. Colin Furze is maybe the only Channel i subbed to very very early and still enjoy watching till today. You can tell there are people in the background, but he is 100% in charge plus (even if he might have a bigger house now somewhere else) he still is in his old place. Some even found back to their old stuff. Direstas great time (for me) was when he had his Underground workshop in New York, when he started his bigger projects and Vlogs and all those CNC Machines came in out of nowhere for free, he lost me. But checking him out from time to time he luckily started doing his oldschool stuff again now from time to time which i like a lot. Mathias Wandel is also a Guy who will most likely never change, but that is due to him beeing Matthias :) Enough blabbering, Stay safe :)
"there's something inherently interesting in watching someone do what they love and are passionate about" .. *nail, squarely hit* .. see: Mike Patey , BPS Space, Colinfurze .. and on the very top of that list, is you Adam Savage .. thank you for letting us enjoy your skills and enthusiasm here
@Cindy Klenk yes! he just couldn't hold off any longer could he? :-) BTW is there anything he can't design and build? ... heh I'm going to push that button on the side of Scrappy if I ever get the chance ;-) Oh, and did you see him mention his "Safety Tie" ? .. a reference to colinfurze LOL
Mark Rober and Dustin from Smarter everyday on the A team. And Simone Giertz (i know i didn’t spell that right) the guy from Stuff Made Here, and Steve Mould on the B team.
The team and the chemistry is absolutely important.... for instance look at Top Gear... the three stooges pulled off history together doing a one of its kind epic car show... while there were others tried to get their feets wet but none even close to what James May, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond managed to pull off... the show when ended had sequels but I believe those sequels simply failed because of the absence of the team....the three managed to pull something off again in the form of The Grand Tour and the main thing again was the team and passion. I would agree with Adam when he talks about team chemistry. This goes for any show... when you grow up watching a show and grow up watching Richard Dean Anderson as MacGyver... any reboot will fail simply because there cannot be anyone else but Richard as Macgyver. The team behind the show is equally important...
Yes, totally. I would even go as far as saying the Team and their Chemistry might be more importend then the stuff they present. Talking about the three stooges you mentioned there...i´d even watch them in their prime if they had a homeshopping channel :D
MythBusters and Top Gear/The Grand Tour are definitely about the team, not the subject. Just watched the Madagascar Special and it is amazing. Not just the trip, but the banter and jokes. There is never a moment where they aren't ripping into each other or their car, in ways that are too funny. They know each other so well, it is like watching your mates having a go at something. It is so relatable. New Top Gear isn't great, that is a fact. They should've just buried it when it was over. Another good example of team chemistry are Roadkill, Mighty Car Mods and The Skid Factory. Just mates having a laugh, driving or wrenching on cars. Anyone can do it, they make it worth watching.
I think the secret sauce there is that you need people who are passionate about the subject but who approach it in very different ways. That was very evident on Mythbusters and you can also see it in old Top Gear. Another thing you can tell from those shows is that the hosts don't have to especially like one another, they just need to get along well enough for the show. In fact, I think that kind of tension - if it can be controlled - adds quite a lot to the show itself. In my mind, I imagine Adam and Jamie arguing over the best way to dry paint, and it would still be entertaining.
@@rodh1404 That is also chemistry, people not liking each other but making it work to achieve a common goal. TG/GT is usually them working against each other, but there it is personalities. You can't fake chemistry, that's what it comes down to for me. TV or movie, or music even. If it doesn't click, it doesn't work.
4:59 “To put your body into the mix, to make yourself super uncomfortable..." Cue the "Adam Butt Montage", like farting in a bathtub & airplane toilet suction.
The reason i think the reboot didn't work was mostly because the new hosts couldn't bring back the magic Jamie and Adam created. They're great and dynamic people and good hosts but they just can't do it.
in my opinion the reboot that they tried. the hosts were trying too hard to be jamie and adam instead of making their own person. thats also the big thing... there is no replacing adam and jamie you have to find a new "magic"
The enthusiasm you and everyone else on mythbusters had was very contagious and is definitely what kept me watching, even when the myth seemed a bit outlandish 😅 Should it be revived? Probably not a good idea to do that, but instead, build on it. Reviving past shows sounds good until it's actually done, then you're faced with letdown from expectations that couldn't be filled. I'm saying this, as often times it hurts the beautiful memories.💚 Now, another show that might address myths that couldn't be tested, or revisit some that quite get enough data. 🤔 That'd be really cool Maybe MythsBusted. 😅 Merry belated Christmas adam and team, y'all are awesome
I don't disagree. What they had was totally unique, that's why it can't be recreated, but it can be something done completely fresh from someone else's unique passions and outlook. I don't view this as something negative, I just have admiration for these guys and I wanted to reach out with my own feelings towards everything.
Mythbusters in a way mainstreamed a nerd culture, and with it created so many potential hosts for a Mythbusters-like content. It is out there in the form of youtube videos and streams. The format evolved, but I'd bet a lot of them would thank Mythbusters for influencing them. Adam collabed with so many "New Mythbusters" on this channel. Mythbusters was the start of the nerd reinassance and we will reap the benefits for years to come.
@@noisypinkbubble875 August 2019, she was trying to break the womens speed record in a jet powered car, doing the second run in the reverse direction the front wheel assembly collapsed (a wheel have have hit something unexpectedly). No one would have survived that. Guinness later certified her 2 averaged runs (as she had completed enough of the second run) as the new world record holder at 522.783mph (825.13kph).
Mark Rober and Kyle Hill would be pretty awesome. The engineer and the science communicator. Throw in some other builder/science TH-camrs for the build team and I think they'd have some great potential.
@@wuzzy41123 Those two work well for leads, but I think ingenuity would also be needed as well so I think the Backyard Scientist would work well for either a third lead or build team. Beyond the gleeful chaos he brings to projects, he also adapts to setbacks extremely well.
I can't help but think of Captain Disillusion as someone who has taken a sort of Mythbuster approach to the way they do things. Quirky, informative, and so much fun.
There are definitely some TH-cam personalities that would be fit for the myth busters adventure. Here’s a list: Mark Rober Dustin Sandlin Derek Muller Michael Stevens Simone Giertz Diana Cowern Shane Wighton Steve Mould Need more female representation above, but there’s a start.
one of my favorite quotes from you Adam is "I swear I parked it right here!" from when you tested the clearing cement out of a cement truck with dynamite and you ehm Detonated the truck who's drum stalled. Also I think you could have done the Hotwheels vs a Real life car test better. had you had the time to screw the track into boards I think the hotwheels car could have made it the full length of the track. I doubt it would have won still but I really would have loved seeing you do the test to it's full potential and well "properly"
I'm glad I'm not the only one who had a problem with how they tested the toy car and how they laid the track out. I wanted them to try it again so badly in the winter or something.
Mythbusters season 1, which is probably my favorite, reminds me a lot of MTV's "Jackass". But with science instead of pain, mostly. The commonality being "Let's actually test and see what happens". Turning the super structured shows that came before on their heads. Because it is basically experimental science at its core, not some guy in a lab coat showing you a structured and planned sequence. It brought the audience in by not acting as a teacher, telling you how things are, but instead asking questions they didn't know the answer to and finding those answers WITH the audience. As the show became more and more over produced that fell away, along with most peoples interest. They lost the core of what they were.
@@5chr4pn3ll Indeed. I'm sure, for example, that he has his own opinions as to why the recent reboot didn't make it... but he's a pro, and you're probably not going to hear him talk about it unless the setting is perfectly appropriate to do so.
Tori has got an upcoming show on Amazon with Richard Hammond, I'm definitely gonna give it a chance. Hoping that it's way more Mythbusters than Brainiac though
I didn't know you had a youtube channel! TH-cam reccomended me this video and I honestly started crying. I know you probably get it a lot, but I have such wonderful memories with mythbusters. My dad passed away a few years ago and I always used to watch it with him. We also managed to go to SD comicon in 2013 before he got too sick and we went to your panel together 💞
I totally agree with the excitement statement. The energy of the presenters drew me and many I know into the show. Another important aspect was the way earlier seasons, including a few later ones were shot. Watching the Mythbusters work in their shops, experiment with small scale, feeling like you were part of it was so exciting for viewers. The focus wasn't on scripted events or just the results, but on the process as a whole.
You hit the nail on the head with ‘The formula for avoiding failure’. I think this is what made The Mandalorian such a success after Star Wars’ recent struggles. The enthusiasm of the people making the shows, their investment into the stories and a knowledge and respect for the history of the subject matter.
Which I'm quite sure isn't what either of them wanted. MB kind of devolved into a cult of personality which is inherently unscientific. At this point it wouldn't matter at all how great new hosts for a new MB shows were, they would simply be dismissed out of hand by a too large portion of the fan base.
Mythbusters really peaked for me in the early episodes. I loved the show and will always love it. But there’s something about the first couple seasons.. it was raw, not overly produced. The latest seasons became more about cinematography & storylines and felt less genuine. I think people are drawn into the humanity of a show and not the “over the top” styling. Also the focus on “blowing stuff up” was never the attitude of the early seasons.. we don’t need huge explosions. We need raw & realness back.
I don’t think it would work as well today. Same with “Dirty Jobs”. It’s was an accident that the crew became part of the show. It wasn’t supposed to be that way. They just found it impossible to stay out of the camera shots.
THIS IS SUCH A GOOD CHANNEL! I LOVE HOW IT'S UNSCRIPTED AND UNEDITED. what you say is what you mean and you don't have to edit and take it in multiple shots! 👍🥌
I think you nailed it about the commitment, the enthusiasm. From episode 1, I said you were my cousin Darin and I at 14, just enjoying the hell out of finding out what would happen IF. You guys had better explosives and you wrote stuff down is all.
Adam, I know you all had to sign NDAs over the Credit Card RFID show (never aired). Could you have it in your Will to release your notes on it? A little morbid, but we'll all go on that adventure one day. This way they could never come after you in ANY legal sense. It's nothing more than fulfilling your search for truth. God Bless you.
The Lead balloon was with out doubt my favourite, myth buster project. It was sublime, artful, performative, and scientific all at the same time, watching Jamie and Adam running around, after this Giant floating Lead balloon, origami masterpiece, plugging up holes with scotch tape was mind blowing to watch. Transgressed the science and television, and became a performative artwork for me at least, and is still one of my favourite works of art as well as a Myth-busters episode.
I absolutely love your answer to this question, and I feel like it could be broadened just slightly to apply to most media. "Those people have to be in those questions. It doesn't matter how exciting the question is, it matters how excited the people testing that question are."
Everything Adam just said can be summed up in one word: Passion. People with passion for the work will always strive to do it the very best that they can, and that not only improves the finished product, but leads to maximum audience engagement.
Genuine enthusiasm always shines through. If the host obviously loves what they are doing the show lights up. If a host is trying to fake it, it simply won’t make it. Adam and Jamies enthusiasm shone thru and it showed.
It's worse than that. It's distractingly obsequious. It'd be great if someone could get in Adam's ear and convince him he's over correcting. I mostly don't care about virtue signaling, it's the way people talk, but Adam's hypersensitivity is tiresome.
And completely ridiculous. Like the overweening censorship by the A$$burgers at #GOOG. Once this lefty tantrum is over and the grownups are in charge again these children won't get to redefine the world anymore. Can't wait. In the meantime I'm with Jaime. Myffbusters is a DEAD concept. It's been done. Time to be original again.
You hit the nail on the head. At the end of the day, it wasn't the myths or the explosions or the firearms or anything else. What made the show exceptional was the adventure and the spirit of fun. And that's why so many people who watched the show have taken up careers in STEM/STEAM. (Alhough the explosions captured via high-speed were pretty cool. But I considered those a bonus item!)
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again... There was nothing wrong with Jon Lung and Brian Louden. The issue was whoever made the show wanted it to be the same as Adam and Jamie (one ‘excitable’, wacky while the other with a beard and hat and appeared to be grumpy all the time). This is the exact same thing they did with Top Gear in the UK. This was never going to happen because: 1) You can’t just replicate that same dynamic. 2) Most of us would have expected Kari, Grant and Tori to take over. This would have been a natural progression. If they wanted to be revolutionary, they could have gone international with the myth teams. Personally I did enjoy Mythbusters Jr which I think would have been a better follow up to the end of the main show and wish they had done more!
Am I missing something? Mythbuster already has rebooted with new staff: Jon Lung and Brian Louden - though I have no oppinion about the new hosts because it isn't available here.
"Am I too bright?" That reminds me of an old Yogi Berra story. The Yanks had gotten new uniforms. It was a sweltering day. A lady in the front row commented to Yogi about the new uniforms. "My, you look cool in that uniform." "Thanks, mam. You don't look so hot yourself."
I think the key element is having a childlike joy about what you're doing. It doesn't matter how skilled, talented, and articulate you are if the hosts aren't able to draw the audience into the narrative of the story. Like, you knew it was going to be good when even robot-man Jamie got the giggles about something. You made science fun!
In addition, I think another factor in the success of the show was the very interesting and contrasting personalities of Adam and Jamie and their ability to productively disagree with each other.
you should check out Brian and Jason over at the ModernRogue, specifically their "Legend Testers" series, they certainly draw a lot of inspiration from Mythbusters
There were two attempts to reboot the show. One with a couple new guys from the reality show that auditioned them, and one with a bunch of kids including Adam.
The amount of times all of you (though I recall more instances with Grant in particular) faced a real-life fear for the sake of the science was one of my favorite aspects of the show 🤷🏻♂️
For the love of all that's sacred or holy, please do not reboot the show. _The Mythbusters_ team would not be complete with Grant, Kari, and Tori together as the "B" crew.
4:30 This is one of the many things I love and admire about Adam. Not only is he thoughtful about what he says but he regularly demonstrates how _little effort_ it truly takes to be inclusive in the language you use and the ideas you share.
That is what i seek in watching youtube channels, having the passion and it does not matter if the filming is not up to tv standard. It matters that they stay true to them selfs. I have seen youtubers who start with a passion and losing that passion. Love it when they do there own thing. Not what the people want. Mustie1, Clickspring, Diresta, Sampson Boat Co, Geoffrey Crocker, Handtool Rescue, etc. Those are good channels in my honest opinion. Some do weekly, some only when they have ended a project.
I hope Mythbusters is successfully rebooted at some point in the future. Shows like this should be cyclical by generation. Mr. Wizard, Bill Nye, Mythbusters, etc. They all should come back around with a new generation's take on exploring science and engineering. Right now, probably too soon. But get us to 2025 or 2030, and there will be a new set of people ready to jump into a show that explores things with the attitude and aesthetic of that new age.
I'd love to see a good reboot, returning to roots of the earlier seasons where the focus was more on the journey than the (overly) dramatic ending. The earlier seasons just come across as more genuine to me, and the program was the better for including the parts where builds didn't work, and the debugging. I'm sure that still happened in later seasons, given the nature of the work, but less and less made it into the edit in favour of hyper-enthusiasm about blowing things up and only the more catastrophic failures making it to the screen. Maybe that would mean not working in the constraints of producing for American TV. When I could get to see them the Australian version was superior; the narrator wasn't so over-the-top, and they also had the advantage of showing both imperial and metric measurements (I'm British, so familiar with both units, but I have no feel for something like foot-pounds). The other thing I'd love to see is a separate "after-myth" show: a space to deconstruct what was done, possibly with a guest expert, and show more of the thinking, construction and testing. Also a space to get to know the hosts better. Obviously tested gives a great insight into Adam, and the way he works, but Jamie's seemingly effortless practicality remains a bit of a mystery. Similarly with the build-team.
There was also Mythbusters: The Search, a competition to select 2 new hosts for the show, and the winners went on to make 16 more episodes of Mythbusters in 2017-2018. Mythbusters changed networks for this, they went from Discovery to the Science Channel. Production was still done by Beyond Productions.
Yes, many executive types think you can stick actors in a scene/show on marionette strings and "make them dance" (i.e. go through the motions). It'll work, right? Oh, yeah... big money, big money! Worked before... pretty sure! Also, YEA production team! Good question about why shows can fail or succeed. Marionette strings haha! Thunderbirds Go!
There's a world of difference between "not actively being friends" and "not getting along". I think they "got along" perfectly well, with mutual respect and no outright argument.
@@christopherdean1326 Oh there was outright argument, some of which even aired. You can see it in the early episodes. The thing is, they worked through it and eventually got along (well enough to do the show for as many years as they did).
@@o3941 Arguments with each other over the methodology of the myths they’re testing ≠ them not getting along or having a bad relationship with each other.
You can notice the spots where they got annoyed with each other now much clear. Also, remember that Jamie never wanted to be a tv personality. As Tory once said” Adam has always acted like there was a tv crew following him”.
One of my biggest entertainment disappointments was the MythBusters "Revival." The MythBusers Search was a terrible idea and resulted in two boring new hosts with no chemistry with each other or the audience. MythBusters Junior was only slightly better, but was still lacking. People watched the original MythBusters for Adam and Jamie, as much as they did for the myths. I do believe the show could come back, but not without hosts that resonate with the audience.
@@sschmidtevalue I watched it within the last few years and barely remember it. It really was geared towards children, which was a disservice. Kids watched the original show and loved it, so why the need to dumb it down? And saying "dumbing it down" might sound harsh, but its true, it really was.
@@sschmidtevalue Remember, when working with kids, there are labor laws and the kids can’t be on set for more than 8 hours. The myths require quite elaborate builds that take lots of time to create and test. No overtime or working until we get the shot. The cast of Mythbusters Jr. was amazing, and I enjoyed making friends with everyone of them!
@@finkelmana I plan on busting myths for a long time to come! Keep your eyes opened because you never know what the future holds - Once a Mythbuster.....Always a Mythbuster!
Yeah I thought that was weird too. Talking about "if there was a reboot' and there's me thinking did I hallucinate that awful mythbusters: the search and then the car wreck of their attempt at a reboot???
Just look at White Rabbit for this... White Rabbit took Grant, Tori and Kari and basically continued the STYLE of Mythbusters, but didn't do it the same way. They each took their own "myths" and busted them separately, then talked about the process and results. While it's an OK show... it's not very interesting because the biggest part of the FUN of Mythbusters were the dynamic between Adam & Jamie... Adam's fun-loving, go-big personality and Jamie's more serious, skeptical personality... they balanced each other out where Kari, Tori and Grant filled in with other personality quirks that nobody knew was needed to keep the show's longevity. If it were JUST Adam and Jamie, the show would have ended after 2 or 3 years. If White Rabbit had followed the fact that it's the TEAMWORK and the hosts bantering with each other and even arguing about HOW the process should be done or the results the THINK should happen, it might have been a longer-running show, but it got boring quickly because there's not much interest in watching 3 people just watching each other do their own thing.
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Adam, if you see my profile pic, what was your fascination with firefighter's bunker gear. I think I saw you wearing a number of different FF coats during the filming of Myth Busters and not at a fire department location but as if you had purchased them yourself?
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This pic is of my locker at the station I was a fireman at for 21 years. ('90-'11)
Thanks for the great shows!
I can think of one other thing that likely helped Mythbusters - the lack of artificial personal conflict that producers today seem to feel has to be inserted into everything they do. It always comes across more like a cheap soap opera than anything genuine, and it would have diluted the credibility of the show as a whole. :-)
Hey Adam!, I got a Myth busters question...a question related to this video. Do you think a Myth Buster's reunion/reboot could work solely on TH-cam? If you didn't get it by now this is a myth in itself Bust, or confirm.
Had me tripping 1:15
Would love to see you Colab with Colin Furze, i think your two styles would bounce well together....
I volunteer to host! And I have many worthy friends... I grew up with MythBusters, it shaped my future probably more than any other media. I’m fairly confident we could do it right.
You definitely would have my vote.
Two votes!
There’s no shortage of fans to give ratings nor is there a dearth of talent available to bring Mythbusters back to the screen. All that’s missing is somebody willing to put up the $$$.
@@GaAntifascist why you need $$$? It can be done using $ and being uploaded here, on TH-cam.
@@barzaka12 Just a semi decent camera equipment costs £££. It needs to be 1080p with good audio as a bare minimum and that isn’t cheap
It's kind of too bad that you were relegated to only hosting the American Idol/Star Search version of Mythbusters in 2017.
The answer to this question is a Beret and a white shirt that never gets dirty....
And a glorious mustache.
CGI....
@@SoloPilot6 😂
I'll never forget Adam donning one of Jamies shirts and getting caught. Adam, taking the piss, "I'm trying to differentiate myself..." or words to that effect. Hahaha
Don't forget a hyperactive cohost who males it a daily challenge to get the white shirt dirty.
"Is the testing taking precedent over the shooting?" That's one of the things that made the show enjoyable to people like myself who were just tired of bullshit on the television, the focus on something of value over fluff.
But think of the implication oft hat question though. That in their eyes the testing wasn't that important.
Yeah I think we like to imagine that the show was great because they didn't script anything and they just focused on the science, but obviously they spent a ton of effort on the show aspects, scripted lots of stuff, etc. That's just part of what makes a good show good.
The main ingredient is:
"Am I missing an eyebrow?!"
"Yeah, and most of your hair too..."
"I reject your reality, and substitute it with mine" ;)
@@bioLarzen my own*
I think Destin from Smarter Every Day could be a mythbuster.
+ mark rober
Eh, support role at best. He's good for his own channel but doesn't really have the chops for the lead in a larger scale show.
Destin would be awesome. He has a childlike enthusiasm that is endearing and an ability to communicate concepts in a way that feels like he is at your level whilst actually being above it.
I personally think Cody form Cody's lab would be awesome mythbuster too
Obviously Allen Pan would make a perfect mythbuster... oh wait...
Adam, Thank you for saying my name :) and spending so much time on the question. I do appreciate it. You effectively answered my question. I have been creating a lot of content, based on viewer requests. Some of which I am less than passionate about. I have been second guessing that, thinking I should focus on the areas I am curious and passionate about. After watching this, I think the path, while clearly in the middle of those two extremes, needs to be weighted towards what I am passionate about. As always, you are awesome, stay safe, and come back to Canada post COVID.
I am a trainer and speaker and have been offered lots (by my standards, anyway) of money to speak on things that I have no passion for. People always comment on how awesome my talks and classes are... but that's 100% because of my passion for the subject matter. I was once offered the chance to learn (and get paid to learn) an entirely different bit of technology so that I could then teach it, for which I would also get paid. The subject matter was so foreign and lit no spark that I turned it down. There was no way that I was going to convey the info with anywhere close to the level of enthusiasm as my normal classes. Viewers/students can tell when you have enthusiasm for your content. I'm glad to hear you'll be weighting it towards what you're passionate about. Great question for Adam!
Always lean towards what you are passionate about. Thats why people spend their time watching someone on YT. Thats the common denominator to any successful channel in the digital realm.
Wait that's what you were asking for ? I thought your question was more like "What makes Mythbusters... Mythbusters", not "how to replicate the success
@@MainGoldDragon I was looking for the one thing Adam felt was critical to the production of a mythbusters level show, the secret sauce if you will, he answered it with content aligned with the passion of the presenter
@@MikeysLab Sorry I'm too dumb to understand that
Weird how when he's answering a question about a potential reboot he skips over the actual attempt at a reboot.
Maybe if they try again the hosts shouldn't be picked via a reality show.
I view it as polite, instead of weird. I’m sure he doesn’t begrudge the attempt! But, because there’s no real positive aspects to be mentioned about the endeavor, he simply won’t bring it up.
@@johnnyjohnson6643 Agreed, I think Adam was just being polite. Because if he addressed the attempt at a reboot, he'd also have to address the miserable, instant failure of the reboot, which might hurt some feelings. And Adam just doesn't roll like that.
That kids one wasn’t fantastic either.
@@bobrudolph5161 I agree, but I respect it more. The goal of that programme is a science show for kids by kids which is fair, they even got Adam back for a bit.
The other one is just weirdly tone deaf.
@@N94able fair enough, I guess I just wasn’t a kid, wanting Adam back. 😩
According to my hilariously timed TH-cam ad, Raymond Chandler's quote is "Oh no, another pizza deal that's carry-out only?!"
For me the quote was “imagine yourself in a new Toyota”
"There is something inherently interesting in watching someone do what they love." and this very channel is proof of that. I suspect like myself many of us have almost nothing to do with shops or props or many of the other things present here, but watching you all do everything you do and talk about it? Entertaining as all heck.
Yessir. I don’t have the traits or extensive experiences to go into any STEM fields, but watching Adam be passionate about it all is pretty inspirational and heartwarming.
I think in a lot of ways, all the amazing creators of TH-cam have filled the Mythbusters shaped hole in our hearts.
It's not the same, but the creativity, passion, and fun ways to learn are all out there for us all. And, available for US to give back to everyone else through our own videos, comments, and financial support.
On that note, I love how "mythbusting" became a generic term akin to "photoshopping", and entire communities here on TH-cam strive to mirror Adam's and Jamie's work when they encounter something weird, interesting, or just plain unforseen, even if it's just a one-off and not the focus of their channel. Really shows the impact Mythbusters made on our culture.
Here Here!!
This!
Because you only start a channel doing stuff you can do, and love doing!
And that is why (for me) a lot of Channels flew of my Sub-List once they reached a certain amount of Subs and you can tell (it mostly starts with moving) that other people (managers, editing team etc.) getting involved.
@@antraxxslingshots I feel this immensely. Some channels that used to be my favorites suddenly lost a lot of appeal when they hit that point. It goes from making content they want to make to making content that's expected of them or that they're told to make it because at that point they kind of have to. We need more youtubers that keep that personal aspect that once they start losing the spark for what they're doing they find another avenue that they're invested in and not just doing it because they feel like they have to.
We can tell the difference, we notice
@@KillerKelMega Yes, but for me the "sad" part is those managers know what they are doing to a certain point. If those Creators would have kept going with their content they would ran into a lot of work and their channel might have grown even further, but with the "Team" it feels they can easily keep a high level without the old amount of work plus they often gain new subs that have a more mainstream appeal. I mean, sad for us, sounds mean, because in the first place we should be happy for them that their life improved a lot. It is, obviously, sadness out of selfishness. Colin Furze is maybe the only Channel i subbed to very very early and still enjoy watching till today. You can tell there are people in the background, but he is 100% in charge plus (even if he might have a bigger house now somewhere else) he still is in his old place. Some even found back to their old stuff. Direstas great time (for me) was when he had his Underground workshop in New York, when he started his bigger projects and Vlogs and all those CNC Machines came in out of nowhere for free, he lost me. But checking him out from time to time he luckily started doing his oldschool stuff again now from time to time which i like a lot.
Mathias Wandel is also a Guy who will most likely never change, but that is due to him beeing Matthias :) Enough blabbering, Stay safe :)
"there's something inherently interesting in watching someone do what they love and are passionate about" .. *nail, squarely hit* .. see: Mike Patey , BPS Space, Colinfurze .. and on the very top of that list, is you Adam Savage .. thank you for letting us enjoy your skills and enthusiasm here
@Cindy Klenk yes! he just couldn't hold off any longer could he? :-) BTW is there anything he can't design and build? ... heh I'm going to push that button on the side of Scrappy if I ever get the chance ;-) Oh, and did you see him mention his "Safety Tie" ? .. a reference to colinfurze LOL
Yeeeeeeeeeessss, Colin would be perfect!
Simone Gertz for the robots and Ned Fullmer for the chemistry.
I love watching myth busters. I wish it was still on the air.
I wish I had access to Mythbusters, as in, a way to watch full episodes
I wish Hulu had all the seasons. They only have 3
It's ironic that all these streaming services have made finding specific shows and movies harder.
@@John-iu1pd its not in the us sadly
In all fairness, they did do it for 13 years straight.
Mark Rober, Jake Roper and Kyle Hill would make a wonderful Team for busting myth. And Adam as Producer.
I would say Alan Pan would need to be on the team xD
@@gammaprysem Yes and Colin Furze
@@gammaprysem which just Shows TH-cam is the new mythbusting alternative
Mark Rober and Dustin from Smarter everyday on the A team. And Simone Giertz (i know i didn’t spell that right) the guy from Stuff Made Here, and Steve Mould on the B team.
Shut up and take my money!💰 🤑 💸
The team and the chemistry is absolutely important.... for instance look at Top Gear... the three stooges pulled off history together doing a one of its kind epic car show... while there were others tried to get their feets wet but none even close to what James May, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond managed to pull off... the show when ended had sequels but I believe those sequels simply failed because of the absence of the team....the three managed to pull something off again in the form of The Grand Tour and the main thing again was the team and passion. I would agree with Adam when he talks about team chemistry. This goes for any show... when you grow up watching a show and grow up watching Richard Dean Anderson as MacGyver... any reboot will fail simply because there cannot be anyone else but Richard as Macgyver. The team behind the show is equally important...
Yes, totally. I would even go as far as saying the Team and their Chemistry might be more importend then the stuff they present. Talking about the three stooges you mentioned there...i´d even watch them in their prime if they had a homeshopping channel :D
CLARKSOOOOOOOOOON!
MythBusters and Top Gear/The Grand Tour are definitely about the team, not the subject. Just watched the Madagascar Special and it is amazing. Not just the trip, but the banter and jokes. There is never a moment where they aren't ripping into each other or their car, in ways that are too funny. They know each other so well, it is like watching your mates having a go at something. It is so relatable.
New Top Gear isn't great, that is a fact. They should've just buried it when it was over.
Another good example of team chemistry are Roadkill, Mighty Car Mods and The Skid Factory. Just mates having a laugh, driving or wrenching on cars. Anyone can do it, they make it worth watching.
I think the secret sauce there is that you need people who are passionate about the subject but who approach it in very different ways. That was very evident on Mythbusters and you can also see it in old Top Gear. Another thing you can tell from those shows is that the hosts don't have to especially like one another, they just need to get along well enough for the show. In fact, I think that kind of tension - if it can be controlled - adds quite a lot to the show itself. In my mind, I imagine Adam and Jamie arguing over the best way to dry paint, and it would still be entertaining.
@@rodh1404 That is also chemistry, people not liking each other but making it work to achieve a common goal. TG/GT is usually them working against each other, but there it is personalities. You can't fake chemistry, that's what it comes down to for me.
TV or movie, or music even. If it doesn't click, it doesn't work.
4:59 “To put your body into the mix, to make yourself super uncomfortable..."
Cue the "Adam Butt Montage", like farting in a bathtub & airplane toilet suction.
and the vacuum motor :) and I will never forget Tory on that bike trying to impress girls.
Ha, I’m pretty sure he was a lot more comfortable doing the butt-related myths than the scary stuff - bungee jumping, escaping a submerged car, etc.
The reason i think the reboot didn't work was mostly because the new hosts couldn't bring back the magic Jamie and Adam created. They're great and dynamic people and good hosts but they just can't do it.
I can not agree more, even White Rabbit Project, which was awesome on it's own, was too different.
Mythbusters Junior wasn't too bad.
in my opinion the reboot that they tried. the hosts were trying too hard to be jamie and adam instead of making their own person. thats also the big thing... there is no replacing adam and jamie you have to find a new "magic"
I think they picked the wrong hosts. I was rooting for Alan and Tamara.
There was a Mythbusters reboot?
Cast chemistry is super important. As is giving a crap about the subject matter. You can usually tell when someone is phoning in a performance.
this is why nothing has come close to the OG Top Gear cast
That shark shirt looks good on you Adam.
The enthusiasm you and everyone else on mythbusters had was very contagious and is definitely what kept me watching, even when the myth seemed a bit outlandish 😅
Should it be revived? Probably not a good idea to do that, but instead, build on it. Reviving past shows sounds good until it's actually done, then you're faced with letdown from expectations that couldn't be filled.
I'm saying this, as often times it hurts the beautiful memories.💚
Now, another show that might address myths that couldn't be tested, or revisit some that quite get enough data. 🤔
That'd be really cool
Maybe MythsBusted.
😅 Merry belated Christmas adam and team, y'all are awesome
You can't recreate the passion you guys had, that's what made you so unique. That's why I'm here watching this video today haha.
No, but I think I can work with my own, and create content more inline with what I want to learn, like Adam, I am forever a generalist :)
I don't disagree. What they had was totally unique, that's why it can't be recreated, but it can be something done completely fresh from someone else's unique passions and outlook. I don't view this as something negative, I just have admiration for these guys and I wanted to reach out with my own feelings towards everything.
5:38 All 6 of you Adam... don’t pretend buster wasn’t invested in the show...
When in doubt, C4
Mythbusters in a way mainstreamed a nerd culture, and with it created so many potential hosts for a Mythbusters-like content. It is out there in the form of youtube videos and streams. The format evolved, but I'd bet a lot of them would thank Mythbusters for influencing them. Adam collabed with so many "New Mythbusters" on this channel. Mythbusters was the start of the nerd reinassance and we will reap the benefits for years to come.
Honestly Discovery Channel needs to get some kinda MythBusters reunion before we lose anymore members since we have already lost Grant and Jessi.
Oh no, I didn't know Jessi had passed too.. How did I miss that? 😔
@@noisypinkbubble875 Jessi Combs passes away in 2019 after crashing a jet-powered race car trying to break her record for fastest speed.
@@noisypinkbubble875 August 2019, she was trying to break the womens speed record in a jet powered car, doing the second run in the reverse direction the front wheel assembly collapsed (a wheel have have hit something unexpectedly). No one would have survived that. Guinness later certified her 2 averaged runs (as she had completed enough of the second run) as the new world record holder at 522.783mph (825.13kph).
@@speedwaynutt I missed this news somehow. That's really sad to hear. Thanks for letting me know
@@joermnyc Thank you for the context. I had missed this news and it's sad to hear now, but good to know :(
Mythbusters Jr was just about as good, in my opinion it was nice to have the feel of mythbusters back with new myths 👍
Hopefully, we get the chance to bust some more myths in the near future!!
Mark rober and co would be great candidates to revive mythbusters
Mark Rober and Kyle Hill would be pretty awesome. The engineer and the science communicator.
Throw in some other builder/science TH-camrs for the build team and I think they'd have some great potential.
@@wuzzy41123 throw in the TKOR team and the Mythbusters budget and a bunch of explosives.. not even the sky is a limit
True. But I think he probably earns more on his TH-cam channel. And probably also likes it more and have control of everything.
@@runarandersen878 yup, i also think so, but can't think of anyone better to follow in the savage footsteps and make them their own
@@wuzzy41123
Those two work well for leads, but I think ingenuity would also be needed as well so I think the Backyard Scientist would work well for either a third lead or build team. Beyond the gleeful chaos he brings to projects, he also adapts to setbacks extremely well.
My interpretation of Adam's smile is that he misses doing the show and would love to do it again.
I can't help but think of Captain Disillusion as someone who has taken a sort of Mythbuster approach to the way they do things. Quirky, informative, and so much fun.
If you like Adam and Captain D, there's a whole skeptic community out there. TH-cam is just the beginning.
There are definitely some TH-cam personalities that would be fit for the myth busters adventure. Here’s a list:
Mark Rober
Dustin Sandlin
Derek Muller
Michael Stevens
Simone Giertz
Diana Cowern
Shane Wighton
Steve Mould
Need more female representation above, but there’s a start.
Don't know why so many people get this wrong, his name is Destin. Not Dustin :)
one of my favorite quotes from you Adam is "I swear I parked it right here!" from when you tested the clearing cement out of a cement truck with dynamite and you ehm Detonated the truck who's drum stalled. Also I think you could have done the Hotwheels vs a Real life car test better. had you had the time to screw the track into boards I think the hotwheels car could have made it the full length of the track. I doubt it would have won still but I really would have loved seeing you do the test to it's full potential and well "properly"
I'm glad I'm not the only one who had a problem with how they tested the toy car and how they laid the track out. I wanted them to try it again so badly in the winter or something.
I missing Grant Imahara.
R.I.P
I don't know if that's a typo, but it's absolutely correct.
@@zeikjt Corrected the typo
Man, Adam is such a passionate guy that I can't help but smile throughout all of his Q&A videos, whatever the subject is.
Mythbusters season 1, which is probably my favorite, reminds me a lot of MTV's "Jackass". But with science instead of pain, mostly.
The commonality being "Let's actually test and see what happens". Turning the super structured shows that came before on their heads.
Because it is basically experimental science at its core, not some guy in a lab coat showing you a structured and planned sequence.
It brought the audience in by not acting as a teacher, telling you how things are, but instead asking questions they didn't know the answer to and finding those answers WITH the audience.
As the show became more and more over produced that fell away, along with most peoples interest.
They lost the core of what they were.
I know. I wish Adam had addressed this. I'd like to know how much of the demise was producer meddling vs ever increasing budget demands.
@@f.eugenedunnamiii9452 Adam is probably just being smart and courteous. Speaking ill of people seldom opens doors, but will close many guarantied.
@@5chr4pn3ll Indeed. I'm sure, for example, that he has his own opinions as to why the recent reboot didn't make it... but he's a pro, and you're probably not going to hear him talk about it unless the setting is perfectly appropriate to do so.
Adam is as passionate and enthralling as ever just to watch talking extemporaneously.
I feel like Modern Rouge is the spiritual successor of today.
Legend Testers
Imagine the original Top Gear crew attempting a Mythbusters reboot
You sir are a genius
A million times this
Tori has got an upcoming show on Amazon with Richard Hammond, I'm definitely gonna give it a chance. Hoping that it's way more Mythbusters than Brainiac though
I didn't know you had a youtube channel! TH-cam reccomended me this video and I honestly started crying. I know you probably get it a lot, but I have such wonderful memories with mythbusters. My dad passed away a few years ago and I always used to watch it with him. We also managed to go to SD comicon in 2013 before he got too sick and we went to your panel together 💞
Mythbusters: The Next Generation?
That was actually our suggested name for the new show
At 7:50 , to avoid a failure of a series like Mythbusters, do not be afraid of failures in individual tests or scenes.
ah yes, the "failure is always an option" motto.
I totally agree with the excitement statement. The energy of the presenters drew me and many I know into the show.
Another important aspect was the way earlier seasons, including a few later ones were shot. Watching the Mythbusters work in their shops, experiment with small scale, feeling like you were part of it was so exciting for viewers.
The focus wasn't on scripted events or just the results, but on the process as a whole.
You hit the nail on the head with ‘The formula for avoiding failure’. I think this is what made The Mandalorian such a success after Star Wars’ recent struggles. The enthusiasm of the people making the shows, their investment into the stories and a knowledge and respect for the history of the subject matter.
Adam and Jamie are litterally THE MYTH BUSTERS. They can't be replaced. That's like trying to replace Downy Jr as Ironman
That's y the 2 mythbusters spin offs failed
@@henrybusse6342 2 mythbusters spin offs? I only know one...which shows do you mean?
@@jddriver9565 mythbusters jr. And tho it wasn't technically a spinoff, the new mythbusters after Adam and jamie left the show
I agree. They brought a very high standard of ethics to the show. I just don't think it would work with anyone else. RIP Grant.
Which I'm quite sure isn't what either of them wanted. MB kind of devolved into a cult of personality which is inherently unscientific. At this point it wouldn't matter at all how great new hosts for a new MB shows were, they would simply be dismissed out of hand by a too large portion of the fan base.
Mythbusters really peaked for me in the early episodes. I loved the show and will always love it. But there’s something about the first couple seasons.. it was raw, not overly produced. The latest seasons became more about cinematography & storylines and felt less genuine. I think people are drawn into the humanity of a show and not the “over the top” styling. Also the focus on “blowing stuff up” was never the attitude of the early seasons.. we don’t need huge explosions. We need raw & realness back.
I don’t think it would work as well today. Same with “Dirty Jobs”. It’s was an accident that the crew became part of the show. It wasn’t supposed to be that way. They just found it impossible to stay out of the camera shots.
Mark Rober, Peter Stripol, and Stuff Made Here (or some other combo like them) could make a youtube version of mythbusters that slaps
miss watching mythbusters when i was 7 years old :(
jptop.buzz
For me it was Mr. Wizard's World when I wwas seven, and a non-zero-or-one digit in the tens column when Mythbusters started. Now I feel old....
Smarter every day, mark rober, and stuff made here. That would be a fun show lol
THIS IS SUCH A GOOD CHANNEL! I LOVE HOW IT'S UNSCRIPTED AND UNEDITED. what you say is what you mean and you don't have to edit and take it in multiple shots! 👍🥌
I love these. It's like watching a post-mortem of my favourite childhood show!
'kudos to you for the gratuitous Blade runner reference'
How aren't more people noticing this!
I don't remember that line being spoken by Obi-Wan though...
I think you nailed it about the commitment, the enthusiasm. From episode 1, I said you were my cousin Darin and I at 14, just enjoying the hell out of finding out what would happen IF. You guys had better explosives and you wrote stuff down is all.
Adam, I know you all had to sign NDAs over the Credit Card RFID show (never aired). Could you have it in your Will to release your notes on it? A little morbid, but we'll all go on that adventure one day. This way they could never come after you in ANY legal sense. It's nothing more than fulfilling your search for truth. God Bless you.
The Lead balloon was with out doubt my favourite, myth buster project. It was sublime, artful, performative, and scientific all at the same time, watching Jamie and Adam running around, after this Giant floating Lead balloon, origami masterpiece, plugging up holes with scotch tape was mind blowing to watch. Transgressed the science and television, and became a performative artwork for me at least, and is still one of my favourite works of art as well as a Myth-busters episode.
That line from Blade Runner is one of my favorite Deepities.
I absolutely love your answer to this question, and I feel like it could be broadened just slightly to apply to most media. "Those people have to be in those questions. It doesn't matter how exciting the question is, it matters how excited the people testing that question are."
Personality is probably the biggest factor. People won't tune in to boring.
Everything Adam just said can be summed up in one word: Passion. People with passion for the work will always strive to do it the very best that they can, and that not only improves the finished product, but leads to maximum audience engagement.
'Sorry to use a gendered phrase, thats how it was written'
Do I infer that Adam say Trans rights?
He supports trans folks publicly and people have given him tons of shit for it
@@madmarscha Yay for trans rights and not giving a fuck about transphobes feelings🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
What is the most UNDERwhelming show you've ever done? One where you expected BOOM or WOW. And got nothing not even fizzle.
Genuine enthusiasm always shines through. If the host obviously loves what they are doing the show lights up. If a host is trying to fake it, it simply won’t make it. Adam and Jamies enthusiasm shone thru and it showed.
It's the joy, the excitement, the weirdness and oddballeryness to the show. The "that sounds stupid! Let's do it" aspect.
Isn't it obvious; falsifiability, and a willingness to accept the result.
It is otherwise known as some of the fundamentals of the scientific method.
Apologizing for a gendered phrase
Completely unnecessary
It's worse than that. It's distractingly obsequious. It'd be great if someone could get in Adam's ear and convince him he's over correcting. I mostly don't care about virtue signaling, it's the way people talk, but Adam's hypersensitivity is tiresome.
And completely ridiculous. Like the overweening censorship by the A$$burgers at #GOOG. Once this lefty tantrum is over and the grownups are in charge again these children won't get to redefine the world anymore. Can't wait. In the meantime I'm with Jaime. Myffbusters is a DEAD concept. It's been done. Time to be original again.
@@f.eugenedunnamiii9452 Its made the Adam Savage Podcast bottom priority for me since it gets ruined by a lot of wokeness
@@cheif10thumbs I have been waiting 5 years for this nonsense to end and it only gets stronger.
You hit the nail on the head. At the end of the day, it wasn't the myths or the explosions or the firearms or anything else. What made the show exceptional was the adventure and the spirit of fun. And that's why so many people who watched the show have taken up careers in STEM/STEAM. (Alhough the explosions captured via high-speed were pretty cool. But I considered those a bonus item!)
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again...
There was nothing wrong with Jon Lung and Brian Louden. The issue was whoever made the show wanted it to be the same as Adam and Jamie (one ‘excitable’, wacky while the other with a beard and hat and appeared to be grumpy all the time). This is the exact same thing they did with Top Gear in the UK.
This was never going to happen because:
1) You can’t just replicate that same dynamic.
2) Most of us would have expected Kari, Grant and Tori to take over. This would have been a natural progression.
If they wanted to be revolutionary, they could have gone international with the myth teams.
Personally I did enjoy Mythbusters Jr which I think would have been a better follow up to the end of the main show and wish they had done more!
Mythbusters Jr. has been an incredible part of my life, and hopefully, we get the chance to bust myths in the near future!!
@@rachelmichellepizzolato Look forward to it!
Am I missing something? Mythbuster already has rebooted with new staff: Jon Lung and Brian Louden - though I have no oppinion about the new hosts because it isn't available here.
It didn't last long. The chemistry wasn't right. The honest enthusiasm wasn't there and it felt way too scripted.
"Am I too bright?"
That reminds me of an old Yogi Berra story. The Yanks had gotten new uniforms. It was a sweltering day. A lady in the front row commented to Yogi about the new uniforms. "My, you look cool in that uniform."
"Thanks, mam. You don't look so hot yourself."
I think the key element is having a childlike joy about what you're doing. It doesn't matter how skilled, talented, and articulate you are if the hosts aren't able to draw the audience into the narrative of the story. Like, you knew it was going to be good when even robot-man Jamie got the giggles about something. You made science fun!
Couldn't keep my eyes off the giant Swiss army knife in the background.
th-cam.com/video/gygyNt2AnKA/w-d-xo.html
In addition, I think another factor in the success of the show was the very interesting and contrasting personalities of Adam and Jamie and their ability to productively disagree with each other.
you should check out Brian and Jason over at the ModernRogue, specifically their "Legend Testers" series, they certainly draw a lot of inspiration from Mythbusters
That lead balloon episode was a banger for sure.
If you ever have to apologize for stating a phrase that’s old? If you have to apologize about it- maybe the problem isn’t you, it’s them?
There were two attempts to reboot the show. One with a couple new guys from the reality show that auditioned them, and one with a bunch of kids including Adam.
The amount of times all of you (though I recall more instances with Grant in particular) faced a real-life fear for the sake of the science was one of my favorite aspects of the show 🤷🏻♂️
For the love of all that's sacred or holy, please do not reboot the show. _The Mythbusters_ team would not be complete with Grant, Kari, and Tori together as the "B" crew.
I told a teacher years ago that a led balloon could float and she shut me down being a kid. Sooo I was right. 😎 Which..
Fewer explosions. If anything made me less likely to enjoy Mythbusters as the years rolled by, it was the infantile focus on explosions.
will you have kids Mythbusters again ? my kids love to watch it.
Mythbusters Jr. was the only way I could get my daughter into the Mythbusters
Hopefully!! I have a few cool projects coming in the next few months!! Keep your eyes peeled!!
@@wm1pyro Glad she enjoyed the show!! Wish everyone could see all the trials and cool stuff we did that didn’t make it past the cutting room floor!!
4:30 This is one of the many things I love and admire about Adam. Not only is he thoughtful about what he says but he regularly demonstrates how _little effort_ it truly takes to be inclusive in the language you use and the ideas you share.
Does nobody want to talk about the 2017 MythBusters reboot? I didn't think it was half bad.
That is what i seek in watching youtube channels, having the passion and it does not matter if the filming is not up to tv standard. It matters that they stay true to them selfs. I have seen youtubers who start with a passion and losing that passion. Love it when they do there own thing. Not what the people want. Mustie1, Clickspring, Diresta, Sampson Boat Co, Geoffrey Crocker, Handtool Rescue, etc. Those are good channels in my honest opinion. Some do weekly, some only when they have ended a project.
me whenever i drink old, white paint: 3:24
So mythbusters' secret ingredients was self sacrifice and a dash of insanity.
I hope Mythbusters is successfully rebooted at some point in the future. Shows like this should be cyclical by generation. Mr. Wizard, Bill Nye, Mythbusters, etc. They all should come back around with a new generation's take on exploring science and engineering. Right now, probably too soon. But get us to 2025 or 2030, and there will be a new set of people ready to jump into a show that explores things with the attitude and aesthetic of that new age.
I'd love to see a good reboot, returning to roots of the earlier seasons where the focus was more on the journey than the (overly) dramatic ending. The earlier seasons just come across as more genuine to me, and the program was the better for including the parts where builds didn't work, and the debugging. I'm sure that still happened in later seasons, given the nature of the work, but less and less made it into the edit in favour of hyper-enthusiasm about blowing things up and only the more catastrophic failures making it to the screen. Maybe that would mean not working in the constraints of producing for American TV. When I could get to see them the Australian version was superior; the narrator wasn't so over-the-top, and they also had the advantage of showing both imperial and metric measurements (I'm British, so familiar with both units, but I have no feel for something like foot-pounds).
The other thing I'd love to see is a separate "after-myth" show: a space to deconstruct what was done, possibly with a guest expert, and show more of the thinking, construction and testing. Also a space to get to know the hosts better. Obviously tested gives a great insight into Adam, and the way he works, but Jamie's seemingly effortless practicality remains a bit of a mystery. Similarly with the build-team.
This was recorded i guess a few days ago. Hasnt someone continued on with Mythbusters?
They tried with Mythbusters kids and white rabbit project. Neither seemed to stick.
Mythbuster junior sort of disappeared for some unknown reasons. I would like to Mythbuster to come back in some form.
There was also Mythbusters: The Search, a competition to select 2 new hosts for the show, and the winners went on to make 16 more episodes of Mythbusters in 2017-2018. Mythbusters changed networks for this, they went from Discovery to the Science Channel. Production was still done by Beyond Productions.
Yes, many executive types think you can stick actors in a scene/show on marionette strings and "make them dance"
(i.e. go through the motions). It'll work, right? Oh, yeah... big money, big money! Worked before... pretty sure! Also, YEA production team!
Good question about why shows can fail or succeed. Marionette strings haha! Thunderbirds Go!
Science channel did a reboot. I didn’t think it was that good.
re watching the old mythbusters you can see why Jamie didnt get along with Adam.
There's a world of difference between "not actively being friends" and "not getting along". I think they "got along" perfectly well, with mutual respect and no outright argument.
@@christopherdean1326 Oh there was outright argument, some of which even aired. You can see it in the early episodes. The thing is, they worked through it and eventually got along (well enough to do the show for as many years as they did).
@@o3941 Arguments with each other over the methodology of the myths they’re testing ≠ them not getting along or having a bad relationship with each other.
You can notice the spots where they got annoyed with each other now much clear.
Also, remember that Jamie never wanted to be a tv personality. As Tory once said” Adam has always acted like there was a tv crew following him”.
One of my biggest entertainment disappointments was the MythBusters "Revival." The MythBusers Search was a terrible idea and resulted in two boring new hosts with no chemistry with each other or the audience. MythBusters Junior was only slightly better, but was still lacking. People watched the original MythBusters for Adam and Jamie, as much as they did for the myths. I do believe the show could come back, but not without hosts that resonate with the audience.
I liked Mythbuster Jr overall, but felt it needed a smaller group of young hosts and more time to develop.
@@sschmidtevalue I watched it within the last few years and barely remember it. It really was geared towards children, which was a disservice. Kids watched the original show and loved it, so why the need to dumb it down? And saying "dumbing it down" might sound harsh, but its true, it really was.
@@finkelmana I can't disagree. There were only 10 episodes I think. Who knows how it might have evolved if it has lasted longer?
@@sschmidtevalue Remember, when working with kids, there are labor laws and the kids can’t be on set for more than 8 hours. The myths require quite elaborate builds that take lots of time to create and test. No overtime or working until we get the shot. The cast of
Mythbusters Jr. was amazing, and I enjoyed making friends with everyone of them!
@@finkelmana I plan on busting myths for a long time to come! Keep your eyes opened because you never know what the future holds - Once a Mythbuster.....Always a Mythbuster!
Is Adam contractually prohibited from talking about the 2017 Mythbusters reboot attempt??? I really thought he would get into it this time.
Yeah I thought that was weird too. Talking about "if there was a reboot' and there's me thinking did I hallucinate that awful mythbusters: the search and then the car wreck of their attempt at a reboot???
Hi Adam greetings from Jamaica! Can you do an episode with Kari and Tori also maybe Jamie? Especially doing a out of this world new build?
Wasn’t there a second myth busters?? I remember that on science channel. Idk if it’s still around.
yep
it was utter shite
Do we just all pretend that the 2017-2018 seasons happened? I would have thought that those were already a "Mythbusters reboot".
I pretend they didn't happen. I watched them once, and haven't watched them since.
@@katrinschirmer8018 I lost interest in the reboot after 3 episodes.
I want a Mythbusters reboot so bad
Convictions... Determinations... Oh, yeah imagination goes beyond the known science of mortal man so aim for the stars!
Just look at White Rabbit for this... White Rabbit took Grant, Tori and Kari and basically continued the STYLE of Mythbusters, but didn't do it the same way. They each took their own "myths" and busted them separately, then talked about the process and results.
While it's an OK show... it's not very interesting because the biggest part of the FUN of Mythbusters were the dynamic between Adam & Jamie... Adam's fun-loving, go-big personality and Jamie's more serious, skeptical personality... they balanced each other out where Kari, Tori and Grant filled in with other personality quirks that nobody knew was needed to keep the show's longevity.
If it were JUST Adam and Jamie, the show would have ended after 2 or 3 years.
If White Rabbit had followed the fact that it's the TEAMWORK and the hosts bantering with each other and even arguing about HOW the process should be done or the results the THINK should happen, it might have been a longer-running show, but it got boring quickly because there's not much interest in watching 3 people just watching each other do their own thing.
You dont have to be so pc. We are all grown ups hear.
Codys lab king of random and smarter every day would be my first picks for new host