TV-Reviewed

It looks as though the MythBusters season finale is upon us. Discovery said we had eleven episodes left starting in August and "End With a Bang" not only sounds like a perfect name for a season finale, but it is also the eleventh episode. The episode was another one which dealt with idioms, common phrases which go back generations. I used to be a fan of these, but these types of myths are rarely all that entertaining. Can you polish a turd? ... Read More

"Coffin Punch" focused on whether or not you could punch your way out of a coffin and what is bulletproof. The bulletproof myth that Jamie and Adam tackled was what I was most interested. I've always had an interest in these sorts of myths and they sadly get overlooked for ones which require the use of some sort of explosives. The guys can take a trip to the gun range just as easily and it doesn't require an entire FBI team ... Read More

Another Indiana Jones myth. The Indy movies have always been favorites and it's hard not to remember that scene wherein Indiana Jones shoves that flag pole into the wheel of a Nazi motorcyclist, sending the Nazi straight into the sky, flipping the bike multiple times. Ah, what good times. Jamie brought up an interesting point early on in this episode as far as whether or not this is possible. He correctly pointed out that it seems rather difficult to change ... Read More

Alcohol myths have been few and far between on MythBusters, but the team did a few not all that long ago. It just makes sense for them to find out what the best sobering-up technique is. I can't say as though I'd go with any of them over the others, but I don't drink alcohol. The first alcohol myth was the phenomenon known as beer goggles. The idea is simple: as you drink more alcohol, people of the opposite sex ... Read More

Ever since the other ninja episode aired, I've been waiting for an encore episode. There are a lot of ninja myths to test and they've now done quite a few of them. Their arrow-catching myth proved controversial among some of the fans of the show. I'm a big fan of myths revisited because the guys will sometimes make mistakes, but here, they simply were given the chance to prove that they had it right which is fine with me. Shockingly, ... Read More

This episode of MythBusters focused on driving and golfing, neither of which I'm a pro at. Jamie and Adam took on the myth about being able to drive blind first. They each took a trip around a closed course with the other one in the back seat, guiding them. I found Adam to be a better driving assistant than Jamie so it was surprising Jamie was the one who was selected to take part in the other portions of ... Read More

I almost forgot about this episode. It kind of escaped my mind, what with all of the other shows returning now. I can't skip one of my favorite series, so on with the review. The big myth of the show was Jamie and Adam's attempt to combine water guns with a taser gun. It came thanks to a myth that suggested the government was working on a gun which would essentially work as an water stun gun, a very effective ... Read More

With over one hundred episodes under their belt, the MythBusters rarely air a good myth that I haven't heard of. Sure, we saw some Internet myths last week that I wasn't familiar with, but they weren't very good myths either. But this phone book friction myth turned out to be a terrific one. Adam and Jamie tackled a myth submitted via the Internet which claimed if you interweave the pages of a large phone book, it's impossible to pull the two ... Read More

Every now and then the MythBusters tackle a video they saw on the Internet, but this week they decided to dedicate entire show to these viral videos. Themed episodes are becoming more common these days, so this show's concept should come to no surprise to anyone. The primary myth the guys tested was whether or not someone could lift a cat using a bunch of fireman's hoses. Because of the sheer size of this myth, it took Jamie and Adam quite ... Read More

Beginning Wednesday, August 6 at 9PM ET/PT, MythBusters premieres 11 all-new episodes that tackle myths both widely known and obscure, potentially life-saving and seemingly trivial, including one of the most widely-discussed controversies of the century: Was the NASA moon landing a hoax? The popular Discovery Channel series, currently in its sixth season, airs Wednesdays at 9PM ET/PT and uses science to determine the truth behind urban legends. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, and build team members Tory Belleci, Kari ... Read More