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Post by ironhold on Dec 28, 2015 3:49:56 GMT
Go on, name it, lets all have a laugh..... Some years back, it was discovered that the British show "Brainiac: Science Abuse" faked the results of a demonstration in order to get better footage. Specifically, during an episode in which they dropped a series of alkali metals into water, the reactions produced by two metals were faked by way of explosives; the actual experiment wasn't very dramatic as the quantity of water they had nullified most of the visible reaction, and so they decided to fake it until it worked.
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Post by blazerrose on Dec 28, 2015 6:11:19 GMT
Adam said at the live show the new CBS program will be loosely based on both he and Jamie, and it will be about two CIA agents
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Post by silverdragon on Dec 28, 2015 10:27:46 GMT
Go on, name it, lets all have a laugh..... Some years back, it was discovered that the British show "Brainiac: Science Abuse" faked the results of a demonstration in order to get better footage. Specifically, during an episode in which they dropped a series of alkali metals into water, the reactions produced by two metals were faked by way of explosives; the actual experiment wasn't very dramatic as the quantity of water they had nullified most of the visible reaction, and so they decided to fake it until it worked. I can laugh with you at that. It started out as with good intentions, but by the time the Hamster (Yes THAT hamster, Richard Hammond, Top Gear host) came to it, it was more about the "Effects" than being truth. Watch out for the show "Duck Quacks Dont Echo". I am not sure but I think they have pillaged these boards, because many of their articles are direct from what has been suggested here.... or maybe we both have the same sources?... or is it six of one half a dozen of the other?... or have they ripped a few straight off Mythbusters anyway?...
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Post by Cybermortis on Dec 28, 2015 12:12:53 GMT
Adam said at the live show the new CBS program will be loosely based on both he and Jamie, and it will be about two CIA agents I can see that. Guessing we'd be looking at two agents with different personalities, one extrovert one introvert, who are not friends and have different ways of working. One bull in a China shop, the other more thoughtful, which leads to some friction between them. Yet they would be quite capable of working well together to solve problems. I'd also guess that many of those problems would involve improvised science and devices to solve, possibly even devices Adam and Jamie themselves end up designing behind the scenes. If I'm right this would probably make this a mix of McGyver, Mission Impossible, most buddy cop films and Mythbusters. With the right writers and someone to help keep things reasonably grounded this actually sounds like a format that could work well. I'd assume two main characters, maybe a three person support/build team and the boss who gives them their orders. That would bring the main cast to around five or six strong, a figure that would be consistent with most shows. Less than this and things start to feel a little barren, more and things get far too cluttered.
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Post by Cybermortis on Dec 28, 2015 12:22:04 GMT
Some years back, it was discovered that the British show "Brainiac: Science Abuse" faked the results of a demonstration in order to get better footage. Specifically, during an episode in which they dropped a series of alkali metals into water, the reactions produced by two metals were faked by way of explosives; the actual experiment wasn't very dramatic as the quantity of water they had nullified most of the visible reaction, and so they decided to fake it until it worked. I can laugh with you at that. It started out as with good intentions, but by the time the Hamster (Yes THAT hamster, Richard Hammond, Top Gear host) came to it, it was more about the "Effects" than being truth. Watch out for the show "Duck Quacks Dont Echo". I am not sure but I think they have pillaged these boards, because many of their articles are direct from what has been suggested here.... or maybe we both have the same sources?... or is it six of one half a dozen of the other?... or have they ripped a few straight off Mythbusters anyway?... They did not pillage from TC, would have been hard as the last season of that show predates TC by some four years. They probably did get some ideas though mythbusters boards, most likely the official UK site which is probably run by Sky who aired both series. It should probably also be noted that Mythbusters wasn't the first tv show to test science myths, and a couple of MBs myths were done elsewhere, sometimes with different results, before MB touched them. So two different shows might come up with the same idea, from the same source independently of each other.
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Post by silverdragon on Dec 29, 2015 7:33:48 GMT
I can laugh with you at that. It started out as with good intentions, but by the time the Hamster (Yes THAT hamster, Richard Hammond, Top Gear host) came to it, it was more about the "Effects" than being truth. Watch out for the show "Duck Quacks Dont Echo". I am not sure but I think they have pillaged these boards, because many of their articles are direct from what has been suggested here.... or maybe we both have the same sources?... or is it six of one half a dozen of the other?... or have they ripped a few straight off Mythbusters anyway?... They did not pillage from TC, would have been hard as the last season of that show predates TC by some four years. They probably did get some ideas though mythbusters boards, most likely the official UK site which is probably run by Sky who aired both series. It should probably also be noted that Mythbusters wasn't the first tv show to test science myths, and a couple of MBs myths were done elsewhere, sometimes with different results, before MB touched them. So two different shows might come up with the same idea, from the same source independently of each other. Which show Cyber?.. Duck Quacks is "Current" in UK, last season only a month or two ago, and I am sure many of the subjects they discuss have been discussed here, and thats the one I was referring to?..
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Post by ironhold on Jan 10, 2016 2:40:47 GMT
My tribute was published on the 8th.
Also, the final season is up for purchase in iTunes. If you buy it as a "season pass", then you can tell it to automatically download each new episode as it comes.
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Post by blazerrose on Jan 11, 2016 4:32:21 GMT
My tribute was published on the 8th. Published? Where?
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Post by ironhold on Jan 11, 2016 5:00:25 GMT
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Post by silverdragon on Jan 12, 2016 9:09:11 GMT
Which part of that is your section?.. there is a lot of newspaper there. (And yes we do respect you enough to want to read your bit...)
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Post by ironhold on Jan 12, 2016 23:03:28 GMT
On a normal Friday edition, my column is published on page A6, with at least some portion carrying over to page A7 or A8. My movie review, meanwhile, usually appears on page B2.
I say "normal" and "usually" as about once a month or so the B section will be used as a "special" section such as a "year in review" section or a "high school graduation" section. In this case it's a matter of finding space, and so things can be shuffled around.
I've been trying to get them to have my columns be available for reading off of the website itself, but sadly they still remain behind the paywall: the only way for anyone to read them is to buy a copy or get a subscription. Digital subscriptions are $36 US a year, but I don't know what international shipping would be for print.
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Post by silverdragon on Jan 13, 2016 7:51:05 GMT
On a normal Friday edition, my column is published on page A6, with at least some portion carrying over to page A7 or A8. My movie review, meanwhile, usually appears on page B2. I say "normal" and "usually" as about once a month or so the B section will be used as a "special" section such as a "year in review" section or a "high school graduation" section. In this case it's a matter of finding space, and so things can be shuffled around. I've been trying to get them to have my columns be available for reading off of the website itself, but sadly they still remain behind the paywall: the only way for anyone to read them is to buy a copy or get a subscription. Digital subscriptions are $36 US a year, but I don't know what international shipping would be for print. Unfortunately, that kind of paywall, we dont love you that much?... no seriously, thats kinda put paid to my plans to go see, as its local specific, I dont even read our own free local newspaper, so apying for one from somewhere else?...
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jan 26, 2016 14:19:33 GMT
On a normal Friday edition, my column is published on page A6, with at least some portion carrying over to page A7 or A8. My movie review, meanwhile, usually appears on page B2. I say "normal" and "usually" as about once a month or so the B section will be used as a "special" section such as a "year in review" section or a "high school graduation" section. In this case it's a matter of finding space, and so things can be shuffled around. I've been trying to get them to have my columns be available for reading off of the website itself, but sadly they still remain behind the paywall: the only way for anyone to read them is to buy a copy or get a subscription. Digital subscriptions are $36 US a year, but I don't know what international shipping would be for print. What was the title of that column? Perhaps one of us here can find a way to get it without submitting to the paywall.
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Post by ironhold on Jan 26, 2016 17:08:07 GMT
On a normal Friday edition, my column is published on page A6, with at least some portion carrying over to page A7 or A8. My movie review, meanwhile, usually appears on page B2. I say "normal" and "usually" as about once a month or so the B section will be used as a "special" section such as a "year in review" section or a "high school graduation" section. In this case it's a matter of finding space, and so things can be shuffled around. I've been trying to get them to have my columns be available for reading off of the website itself, but sadly they still remain behind the paywall: the only way for anyone to read them is to buy a copy or get a subscription. Digital subscriptions are $36 US a year, but I don't know what international shipping would be for print. What was the title of that column? Perhaps one of us here can find a way to get it without submitting to the paywall. The name of my column is "Shop The Insanity" (I had a week to put something together; it was the best I could come up with). The specific article title is "A 'Myth'-ic Journey".
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jan 26, 2016 19:37:14 GMT
What was the title of that column? Perhaps one of us here can find a way to get it without submitting to the paywall. The name of my column is "Shop The Insanity" (I had a week to put something together; it was the best I could come up with). The specific article title is "A 'Myth'-ic Journey". Back when I was in college, I wrote a biweekly column called... *drum roll please* Urban Culture. Yep, that's right. Pimped my name.
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