TV show: "The Big Brain Theory" -  Design Contest - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 23, 2013, 02:11:24 am
content: I got this press release from the company.I have no idea what kind of design stuff it is, have not looked into it.QuoteQuote

author: lemmegraphdat
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 28, 2013, 10:45:37 pm
content: Looks like another reality show. This time with some shoddy makeshift backyard mechanic stuff. Oh, and some drama too.

author: lemmegraphdat
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 28, 2013, 10:48:00 pm
content: Give it a shot. It would be great for the exposure when you succeed.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 28, 2013, 11:31:59 pm
content: Quote from: lemmegraphdat on May 28, 2013, 10:48:00 pmIt's for Yanks only.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 29, 2013, 12:21:40 am
content: Quote from: lemmegraphdat on May 28, 2013, 10:45:37 pmInterestingly, I was recently asked if I was interested in being put forward as a co-host for a science based reality TV show by one of the huge networks.When I heard the premise it was instantmaterial. Think Richard Hammond in Braniac, but worse.

author: 4to20Milliamps
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2013, 02:16:16 am
content: I've always wanted to see a "survivor genius edition" where they drop them off on a desert island and see who could build a radio out of a coconut or make a margarita glass from beach sand.

author: pickle9000
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2013, 02:43:35 am
content: Quote from: 4to20Milliamps on May 29, 2013, 02:16:16 amWasn't that Gilligans Island?

author: mikes
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2013, 03:26:44 am
content: Quote from: 4to20Milliamps on May 29, 2013, 02:16:16 amThe Professor in Gilligan's Island did that in the '60's.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2013, 05:17:50 am
content: Quote from: 4to20Milliamps on May 29, 2013, 02:16:16 amThe BBC once did something like this with some scientists.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_ScienceGuess what the first episode of the first season included? Right, building a radio, although not from a coconut.

author: casper.bang
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2013, 06:18:46 am
content: While Brainiacs is indeed rubbish, some other Mythbusters spin-offs like junkyard wars, Prototype This etc. can be quite entertaining and educational. Certainly superior in many ways to Paradise Hotel, Big Brother and other popular LOW_IQ shows.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 29, 2013, 06:57:09 am
content: Quote from: casper.bang on May 29, 2013, 06:18:46 amSpeaking of Prototype This. We had Joe Grand on the Amp Hour some time back who was a host on Prototype This. It might have turned out to be a good show, but he didn't sound that enthused about actually filming it!

author: Rasz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2013, 07:30:06 am
content: Quote from: 4to20Milliamps on May 29, 2013, 02:16:16 amIv got just the thing for you - Rough Sciencehttp://www.pbs.org/weta/roughscience/"For the first Rough Science, our intrepid team was shipwrecked on an island in the Med"First thing they had to do was to ...build a radio and calculate their positionThis is the only reality TV show that I liked, because ALL the participants were scientistsBtw Im seeding whole series on a mysterious P2P network if you want to watch it in good quality.

author: smashedProton
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2013, 05:12:14 pm
content: Our friend on the forum Bruce (from xjet) was on the junkyard show. He made a pulsejet engine from sewage parts and mounted it on a boat. That turned out pretty nice

author: dr.diesel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2013, 05:41:37 pm
content: If they are really the 10 brightest minds does $50,000 really mean much to them anyhow? They probably lost more than that tied up in the contest, where they should have been busy innovating, researching, curing cancer or finding smaller God particles!

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 30, 2013, 04:17:31 am
content: I watched the pilot and wasn't too impressed. The challenge of keeping a box from accelerating too fast was kind of lame and seriously over-hyped by having cars crash and an unnecessary explosion. There was too much drama for the sake of drama too, like making everyone stand in a "the weakest link" circle on pedestals. And the whole concept of people being "the smartest minds in America"? Really?Part of the big prize was a job for a year working for the guys that make water fountain displays like the "Fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas". While I'm sure that would be cool for a bit, I'm not sure why "the smartest minds in America" would want to spend a year squirting water in the air.Now the show I could watch all day long was "Junkyard wars". No hype, no production value, just normal guys making stuff from parts in a junkyard and having fun. Awesome. I always wanted to make a team with 2 mechanical engineers and 2 professional welders. That team would crush the junk yard!

author: casper.bang
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 30, 2013, 02:15:50 pm
content: Quote from: Smokey on May 30, 2013, 04:17:31 amUnfortunately, judging by Mythbusters, the US shows tends to be driven mostly by explotions and firearms. One of my favorite episodes was the one where they designed, build and almost flew a wearable helicopter. Far too little of that kind of engineering, too much bang.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 30, 2013, 02:35:50 pm
content: Quote from: casper.bang on May 30, 2013, 02:15:50 pmYes Mythbusters has largely become an excuse to blow something up or shoot at something. "I want to blow this up, lets invent a 'Myth' so we can blow it up". Meh

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 30, 2013, 07:43:24 pm
content: Mythbusters jumped the shark a long time ago when they started doing things like "Pyramid power" and pretending to take it seriously. That has to be painful for the cast. Not that I should really expect much these days considering the supposedly science channels have shows like "the ghost hunters" and "looking for Sasquatch".My favorite interview with the Mythbusters guys (sorry forgot where I saw it) was when Adam was talking about how people always come up to him and say how cool it must be to do Mythbusters stuff as a job and ask how they can get involved doing stuff like that, and he said that there are already a ton of people who do that kind of stuff for a living; they are called engineers.

author: FJV
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 31, 2013, 05:09:02 pm
content: Quote from: lemmegraphdat on May 28, 2013, 10:48:00 pmBefore you do so realise thatthe way you come across on TV will be completely in the hands of the editor.