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Post by OziRiS on Apr 2, 2016 17:10:18 GMT
If it can be done, I WILL watch and lend my support as much as I can. I'm thinking something along the same lines. Look, we've all loved this show and because we've loved it, we've tried to contribute to it. Now it's over and we're all bummed, just like a lot of other people are. Some of the people who are most bummed are probably the people who have worked on MythBusters and aren't quite ready to give it up yet, so they've come up with this concept to try and save it. No, it won't be the same without Adam and Jamie and the rest of the cast, but don't we at least owe it to the rest of the crew and to the legacy of the show to try and help them make this a success? Don't we owe that to ourselves as a MythBusters fan forum? The way I see it, we can do one of two things: 1: Sit back and moan that it'll never be the same, or 2: Try to help in any way we can to make this "sequel" as good as it can possibly be So, what does Cyber tell the Bothan the next time he asks about the Citadel? Are we behind this, or should the researchers look elsewhere for help and inspiration? I say we do our best to help ensure that another generation of kids can grow up watching MythBusters and learn about science in a fun way. Where do you all stand?
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Post by the light works on Apr 2, 2016 17:24:20 GMT
If it can be done, I WILL watch and lend my support as much as I can. I'm thinking something along the same lines. Look, we've all loved this show and because we've loved it, we've tried to contribute to it. Now it's over and we're all bummed, just like a lot of other people are. Some of the people who are most bummed are probably the people who have worked on MythBusters and aren't quite ready to give it up yet, so they've come up with this concept to try and save it. No, it won't be the same without Adam and Jamie and the rest of the cast, but don't we at least owe it to the rest of the crew and to the legacy of the show to try and help them make this a success? Don't we owe that to ourselves as a MythBusters fan forum? The way I see it, we can do one of two things: 1: Sit back and moan that it'll never be the same, or 2: Try to help in any way we can to make this "sequel" as good as it can possibly be So, what does Cyber tell the Bothan the next time he asks about the Citadel? Are we behind this, or should the researchers look elsewhere for help and inspiration? I say we do our best to help ensure that another generation of kids can grow up watching MythBusters and learn about science in a fun way. Where do you all stand? on my feet more seriously, I consider everybody at the citadel a friend, and I believe in the concept of mythbusters. If I think they have lost the way in trying to stretch the brand, I will say so. but I won't do the different = bad meme.
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Post by ironhold on Apr 2, 2016 17:37:20 GMT
Just take a look at my last few posts. I'd say that most, if not all of us, are willing to lend a hand in any capacity, be it unofficial (that is, as we are now) or even official (that is, as paid researchers, officially-credited experts, and the like). We just need to know which direction the series is heading in order to know how we can help out.
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Post by silverdragon on Apr 3, 2016 6:18:39 GMT
If it can be done, I WILL watch and lend my support as much as I can. I'm thinking something along the same lines. Look, we've all loved this show and because we've loved it, we've tried to contribute to it. Now it's over and we're all bummed, just like a lot of other people are. Some of the people who are most bummed are probably the people who have worked on MythBusters and aren't quite ready to give it up yet, so they've come up with this concept to try and save it. No, it won't be the same without Adam and Jamie and the rest of the cast, but don't we at least owe it to the rest of the crew and to the legacy of the show to try and help them make this a success? Don't we owe that to ourselves as a MythBusters fan forum? The way I see it, we can do one of two things: 1: Sit back and moan that it'll never be the same, or 2: Try to help in any way we can to make this "sequel" as good as it can possibly be So, what does Cyber tell the Bothan the next time he asks about the Citadel? Are we behind this, or should the researchers look elsewhere for help and inspiration? I say we do our best to help ensure that another generation of kids can grow up watching MythBusters and learn about science in a fun way. Where do you all stand? Do you mind if I sit?... OK, so thumbs up to that. If its needing help, we are in the best place. We dont want to be all take the ball away with us. If the new bunch can be ready to take a little help, are we in a place to help, if we can, I dont see why we cant try. Cyber should tell the bothan we are ready to help, all they got to do is ask, and perhaps make feedback a two way street, if they can tell us what they want from us, we will be more than happy to help. Perhaps if the bothan or another person on the show wishes to create some form of account and post some ideas in say the Mended Drum members only section, that would be useful. The actual myths section is a bit sparse at the moment, no one is posting there much, its time we perhaps try to get more of what we came here for in the first place. If this new revamp is "real", if we can get in and help with some new material, lets get ahead and be useful?.
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Post by OziRiS on Apr 3, 2016 11:03:01 GMT
I'm thinking something along the same lines. Look, we've all loved this show and because we've loved it, we've tried to contribute to it. Now it's over and we're all bummed, just like a lot of other people are. Some of the people who are most bummed are probably the people who have worked on MythBusters and aren't quite ready to give it up yet, so they've come up with this concept to try and save it. No, it won't be the same without Adam and Jamie and the rest of the cast, but don't we at least owe it to the rest of the crew and to the legacy of the show to try and help them make this a success? Don't we owe that to ourselves as a MythBusters fan forum? The way I see it, we can do one of two things: 1: Sit back and moan that it'll never be the same, or 2: Try to help in any way we can to make this "sequel" as good as it can possibly be So, what does Cyber tell the Bothan the next time he asks about the Citadel? Are we behind this, or should the researchers look elsewhere for help and inspiration? I say we do our best to help ensure that another generation of kids can grow up watching MythBusters and learn about science in a fun way. Where do you all stand? Do you mind if I sit?... OK, so thumbs up to that. If its needing help, we are in the best place. We dont want to be all take the ball away with us. If the new bunch can be ready to take a little help, are we in a place to help, if we can, I dont see why we cant try. Cyber should tell the bothan we are ready to help, all they got to do is ask, and perhaps make feedback a two way street, if they can tell us what they want from us, we will be more than happy to help. Perhaps if the bothan or another person on the show wishes to create some form of account and post some ideas in say the Mended Drum members only section, that would be useful. The actual myths section is a bit sparse at the moment, no one is posting there much, its time we perhaps try to get more of what we came here for in the first place. If this new revamp is "real", if we can get in and help with some new material, lets get ahead and be useful?. Yeah, I'm thinking it's time to fire up the myths section again as well. And as it's been made clear they're going to have some budget constraints, we should keep that in mind when looking for things to test. Keep it somewhat small and simple, but still interesting. Back to basics.
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Post by OziRiS on Apr 3, 2016 11:04:14 GMT
Just take a look at my last few posts. I'd say that most, if not all of us, are willing to lend a hand in any capacity, be it unofficial (that is, as we are now) or even official (that is, as paid researchers, officially-credited experts, and the like). We just need to know which direction the series is heading in order to know how we can help out. Luckily, Cyber's got an "Ask the Bothan" thread going, so that might be a good place to ask about the direction, assuming the Bothan will still be involved.
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Post by the light works on Apr 3, 2016 14:48:29 GMT
Luckily, Cyber's got an "Ask the Bothan" thread going, so that might be a good place to ask about the direction, assuming the Bothan will still be involved. which is a mighty significant question. Sci IS under the Disco umbrella, but that doesn't mean they will use the same staff.
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Post by OziRiS on Apr 3, 2016 17:58:25 GMT
which is a mighty significant question. Sci IS under the Disco umbrella, but that doesn't mean they will use the same staff. One of the articles mentioned that Beyond Productions would produce the new show, but that doesn't guarantee all the same people will be working on it.
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Post by Lex Of Sydney Australia on Apr 3, 2016 18:50:16 GMT
One of the articles mentioned that Beyond Productions would produce the new show, but that doesn't guarantee all the same people will be working on it. If they have even half a brain they'll try to use as many people as they can from the old show. They (the old guard) already know how the show is supposed to be run/organised. & they have all worked together before so it'll help to avoid all that political BS that you get with the start of working with a new team. If everyone on a team knows everyone else's working styles/personalities from the start they can mesh together as a team all the more quickly.
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Post by OziRiS on Apr 3, 2016 19:27:35 GMT
If they have even half a brain they'll try to use as many people as they can from the old show. They (the old guard) already know how the show is supposed to be run/organised. & they have all worked together before so it'll help to avoid all that political BS that you get with the start of working with a new team. If everyone on a team knows everyone else's working styles/personalities from the start they can mesh together as a team all the more quickly. True. And, as much as the on screen talent is the face of the show, they're not the most critical component. You can have the most talented presenters/performers in the world, but if the crew that's supposed to be doing everything else can't hack it, you won't have success.
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Post by the light works on Apr 3, 2016 20:52:27 GMT
If they have even half a brain they'll try to use as many people as they can from the old show. They (the old guard) already know how the show is supposed to be run/organised. & they have all worked together before so it'll help to avoid all that political BS that you get with the start of working with a new team. If everyone on a team knows everyone else's working styles/personalities from the start they can mesh together as a team all the more quickly. Committee: (n) a life form with six or more legs and no brain.
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Post by Antigone68104 on Apr 4, 2016 0:29:54 GMT
I'm all for helping out as much as we can.
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Post by silverdragon on Apr 4, 2016 7:21:39 GMT
One of the articles mentioned that Beyond Productions would produce the new show, but that doesn't guarantee all the same people will be working on it. Ask the Bthan, will YOU be working on the "rumoured" new show..... [edit, I see someone did that already.]
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Post by Cybermortis on Apr 4, 2016 10:07:54 GMT
Finding hosts for a tv series is not as easy as you'd think. Its not simply a question of finding someone who knows what they are talking about, in fact quite often they don't, its about finding someone who can talk to the camera. This was the reason all of the members of the build team ended up on the show, their skills would have been match by others working at M5.
Beyond would have to be producing the show since the idea was theirs. Rights for tv series can be confusing, but in this case the intellectual rights probably belong to them not Discovery. Meaning Discovery probably couldn't make Mythbusters with another company.
The post production crew would probably remain unchanged, since their jobs were not just for Mythbusters but other shows.
The pre production crew is probably where most of the changes will be made. Although saying that comments from Adam make me wonder if he and Jamie might not be involved. Both were already working as producers on the original series, and their experience and thinking might lend itself well to working out what would be practical to do on the new show.
Likewise Adams comments about trying to keep in filming crew working makes me suspect most of them might be involved here. If so it is likely the new show would have to be filmed in SF, which in turn makes me wonder if they might not end up filming in M7. If memory serves Jamie owns that building, so unless they opt to film at M5, which I think is unlikely as they'd probably want a different visual, that would be a natural choice. They would also have enough time to revamp the M7 building to me more suitable for a tv series.
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Post by Antigone68104 on Apr 4, 2016 14:07:48 GMT
I saw an interview with Jamie the other day in which he said it took months for him to get everything at M5 back where it belonged after MythBusters wrapped production. Somehow, I doubt he'd want to let them film the new series there.
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Post by OziRiS on Apr 4, 2016 14:36:18 GMT
Finding hosts for a tv series is not as easy as you'd think. Its not simply a question of finding someone who knows what they are talking about, in fact quite often they don't, its about finding someone who can talk to the camera. This was the reason all of the members of the build team ended up on the show, their skills would have been match by others working at M5. I wasn't implying that finding the right people to be in front of the camera would be easy. I just meant that it would be much harder to produce a show that had the MythBusters spirit if the people who had been involved off-camera in making the original weren't involved. After all, the researchers for instance have a huge network to draw on in terms of expert advice, supplies, permits and locations. Building that again from scratch would take a much bigger effort than finding suitable hosts. Beyond would have to be producing the show since the idea was theirs. Rights for tv series can be confusing, but in this case the intellectual rights probably belong to them not Discovery. Meaning Discovery probably couldn't make Mythbusters with another company. The post production crew would probably remain unchanged, since their jobs were not just for Mythbusters but other shows. The pre production crew is probably where most of the changes will be made. Although saying that comments from Adam make me wonder if he and Jamie might not be involved. Both were already working as producers on the original series, and their experience and thinking might lend itself well to working out what would be practical to do on the new show. Likewise Adams comments about trying to keep in filming crew working makes me suspect most of them might be involved here. If so it is likely the new show would have to be filmed in SF, which in turn makes me wonder if they might not end up filming in M7. If memory serves Jamie owns that building, so unless they opt to film at M5, which I think is unlikely as they'd probably want a different visual, that would be a natural choice. They would also have enough time to revamp the M7 building to me more suitable for a tv series. I hope that at least Adam will still be involved in making sure the storytelling process and method is somewhat maintained and maybe even evolves a bit. This has been a focal point for him since the beginning and even though other producers/directors may be good at it too, his unique fingerprints have been all over the finished product for years.
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Post by the light works on Apr 4, 2016 14:50:58 GMT
yes, as I understood, the claim was not that finding new hosts would be easy, but that finding new hosts would be easier than finding new hosts, researchers, logistics staff, cameramen, editors, assistants, and other behind the scenes staff all at the same time.
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Post by Lex Of Sydney Australia on Apr 4, 2016 15:35:56 GMT
yes, as I understood, the claim was not that finding new hosts would be easy, but that finding new hosts would be easier than finding new hosts, researchers, logistics staff, cameramen, editors, assistants, and other behind the scenes staff all at the same time. Seeing as Jamie says he's more or less out of the Mythbusting game & Adam has said that for now he would like to spend more time with his family, & doing some of his own projects/builds. If I was organising the new show in addition to retaining as many of the old production team & crew from Mythbusters as I could. I'd also take The Build Team & promote them to Senior presenters like Jamie & Adam were on Mythbusters & bring in a new Jr Build Team. After all Tory, Kari & Grant are about the same age (more or less) that Adam was when he started out on Mythbusters. & along with their 12 odd years of Mythbusting experience it would only be logical to promote them to the more Senior Host Roll(s). I'd also leave it open for Adam & Jamie to drop in now & then as Guest Hosts on the new show to help out on the odd myth or two. It would give the new show more of a connection to the original show's established linage & pedigree.
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Post by the light works on Apr 4, 2016 22:03:42 GMT
yes, as I understood, the claim was not that finding new hosts would be easy, but that finding new hosts would be easier than finding new hosts, researchers, logistics staff, cameramen, editors, assistants, and other behind the scenes staff all at the same time. Seeing as Jamie says he's more or less out of the Mythbusting game & Adam has said that for now he would like to spend more time with his family, & doing some of his own projects/builds. If I was organising the new show in addition to retaining as many of the old production team & crew from Mythbusters as I could. I'd also take The Build Team & promote them to Senior presenters like Jamie & Adam were on Mythbusters & bring in a new Jr Build Team. After all Tory, Kari & Grant are about the same age (more or less) that Adam was when he started out on Mythbusters. & along with their 12 odd years of Mythbusting experience it would only be logical to promote them to the more Senior Host Roll(s). I'd also leave it open for Adam & Jamie to drop in now & then as Guest Hosts on the new show to help out on the odd myth or two. It would give the new show more of a connection to the original show's established linage & pedigree. That assumes the build team is available. they may already have other work lined up.
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Post by Antigone68104 on Apr 5, 2016 1:39:15 GMT
Last I'd heard, Grant had moved out of San Francisco to be with his girlfriend, which pretty much crosses him off the list unless the two of them are living closer to SF than I'd thought.
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