MythBusters

MythBusters is a American science entertainment television program, developed by Peter Rees and produced by Beyond Television Productions.
==History==
The series concept was developed for the Discovery Channel as Tall Tales or True by Peter Rees in 2002. Discovery rejected the proposal initially because they had just commissioned a series on the same topic. Rees refined the pitch to focus on testing key elements of the stories rather than just retelling them. Discovery agreed to develop and co-produce a three-episode series pilot. http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/chat/transcripts/04nov10/04nov10.html
Jamie Hyneman was one of a number of special-effects artists who were asked to prepare a casting video for network consideration. Rees had interviewed him previously for a segment of the popular science series Beyond 2000 about the British–American robot combat television series Robot Wars. Adam Savage was asked by Hyneman to help co-host the show because, according to Savage, Hyneman thought himself too uninteresting to host the series on his own. http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000408.php
Each MythBusters episode focuses typically on two or more popular beliefs, Internet rumors, or other myths. Many of the myths are on mechanical effects as portrayed in live-action films and television of fictional incidents. The list of myths tested by the series is compiled from many sources, including the personal experiences of cast and crew, as well as fan suggestions, such as those posted on the Discovery Channel online MythBusters forums. http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/18/mythbusters-fans-want-to-bust-the-e-reader
==Controversies==
==="MythBusters"===
In January 2005, Andrew Knight commenced legal proceedings in Australia against Beyond Productions alleging passing off in relation to the use of the name "MythBusters". Knight asserted that he had previously organized a team of "MythBusters" and had used the name continuously since 1988, in relation to pursuing myths, ghosts, monsters, goblins, and other such mysteries in an offbeat manner around the world. Knight wrote a series of self-published children's books under the banner "MythBusters" in 1991, 1993, and 1996. https://www.smh.com.au/news/Opinion/Wheel-falls-off-serene-machine/2005/06/17/1118869093834.html
In February 2007, the Federal Court of Australia dismissed Knight's claims against Beyond Productions. https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCA/2007/70.html A parallel action was brought later that year in the Chancery Division of the High Court of England and Wales. Beyond Properties Pty Limited was again a defendant. The entity responsible for broadcasting the MythBusters program in the UK. These claims were also dismissed. https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5a8ff76860d03e7f57eac34c
===Esparto, California===
On March 20, 2009, Esparto, California, was shaken and windows were shattered by a blast created by 500 pounds of ANFO during filming of the myth "Knock Your Socks Off". Some residents were upset that they weren't warned about the blast. Chief Barry Burns of the Esparto Fire Department had several firefighters present for the explosion. He said he made the decision not to notify anyone in town for safety's sake. Representatives from the show replaced some of the windows that same day. The episode aired in 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20120410084003/http://www.kcra.com/news/19016582/detail.html
===Cannonball Chemistry===
On December 6, 2011, while filming "Cannonball Chemistry" experiment, the MythBusters crew accidentally sent a cannonball through the side of a house and into a minivan in a Dublin, California, neighborhood. Although the experiment was being watched by the Alameda County Sheriff's Bomb Range under the supervision of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, the errant projectile went over its intended target of water barrels and instead skipped up a hill that was intended as a secondary safety target. The cannonball soared 700 yards into a neighboring community, striking a house and leaving a 10-inch hole, before striking the roof of another house and smashing through a window of a parked minivan. No one was hurt by the rogue cannonball. https://web.archive.org/web/20120115191608/http://www.wsbtv.com/news/ap/us/cannonball-fired-mythbusters-stunt-goes-through-du/nFwhg/
A show producer visited the homeowners to apologize, followed by Savage and Hyneman. Savage later stated that the incident would not cause the series production to be suspended. https://web.archive.org/web/20120107052834/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mythbusters-adam-savage-jamie-hyneman-cannonball-271493 Savage and Kari Byron returned to Dublin High School on February 22, 2012, to participate in a moderated panel session at Dublin High School's Engineering and Design Academy Open House during National Engineers Week 2012, in part to help repair relations with the community. https://onedublin.org/2012/03/01/mythbusters-adam-savage-and-kari-byron-meet-dublin-high-and-fallon-students/
==Channel==
The MythBusters channel was created on August 17, 2023. Their first video was uploaded on September 19, 2023, titled "Cola Vs Mentos Experiment | MythBusters."
==References==
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