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On 25/06/2012 06:39 AM, Warp wrote:
> At one point the executives deliberately wanted them to make more
> explosions, so there was at least one explosion in every single episode.
> They have toned it down a bit lately, but it's still pretty common. I wish
> they stopped that (ie. artificially selecting "myths" that somehow involve
> explosions, no matter how indirectly and contrived). It gets old pretty
> quick.
>
> Another thing I wish they'd do is for the side trio to stop freaking
> screaming all the time when anything happens. Just shut up, please.
Yeah, some of the stuff they do does seem a bit OTT. Personally I'd
prefer a bit more science and a bit less silliness. But hey, what the
hell do *I* know about TV ratings? :-P
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On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 01:39:26 -0400, Warp wrote:
> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
>> My favourite explosion? The cement mixer, naturally. Wish the sound
>> had been captured better.
>
> At one point the executives deliberately wanted them to make more
> explosions, so there was at least one explosion in every single episode.
> They have toned it down a bit lately, but it's still pretty common. I
> wish they stopped that (ie. artificially selecting "myths" that somehow
> involve explosions, no matter how indirectly and contrived). It gets old
> pretty quick.
I always enjoy seeing them take something that's big and creatively make
it into lots of smaller things. I particularly liked the episodes with
the rocket sled, because that was far more creative than just "let's get
a bunch of anpho and make a big boom".
The ones that I haven't liked are ones like the recent "square wheels"
episode - like what the actual f-ing f?
> Another thing I wish they'd do is for the side trio to stop freaking
> screaming all the time when anything happens. Just shut up, please.
I like seeing genuine enthusiasm. Nothing wrong with people enjoying the
work they do.
Jim
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On Sun, 24 Jun 2012 23:40:15 -0700, Patrick Elliott wrote:
> On 6/24/2012 8:50 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> The absurdity of not having heard of Mythbusters ranks up there with
>> someone who works in the technology business not knowing what Wired
>> magazine is or what an RSS feed is or how it might be beneficial.
>>
>>
> Don't know. Wired went a bit south for a while, and I cancelled my
> subscription. Had I never had one, I probably would be going, "Never
> heard of them, but have you seen the one called Make:?" Yeah, haven't
> read Wired in years...
I had a subscription that I didn't ask for for Wired, actually. I had
subscribed to "Maximum Linux" and when the magazine was canceled, instead
of refunding the undelivered portion of the subscription or providing the
inconvenienced subscribers with a choice, they just automatically decided
that filling with any subscription would be fine, so why not Wired?
It was OK. Not great, but it was OK.
Jim
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On 25/06/2012 7:55 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Another thing I wish they'd do is for the side trio to stop freaking
>> > screaming all the time when anything happens. Just shut up, please.
> I like seeing genuine enthusiasm. Nothing wrong with people enjoying the
> work they do.
True, there's not but they sound like they are auditioning for an Oprah
audience.
--
Regards
Stephen
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On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:07:56 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 25/06/2012 7:55 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> Another thing I wish they'd do is for the side trio to stop
>>> freaking
>>> > screaming all the time when anything happens. Just shut up, please.
>> I like seeing genuine enthusiasm. Nothing wrong with people enjoying
>> the work they do.
>
> True, there's not but they sound like they are auditioning for an Oprah
> audience.
Never watched Oprah, so I wouldn't know what that sounds like. ;)
Jim
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On 25/06/2012 8:25 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> True, there's not but they sound like they are auditioning for an Oprah
>> > audience.
> Never watched Oprah, so I wouldn't know what that sounds like.;)
That was me trying to speak American, and use a cultural reference.
Let’s just say they sound false to my ears, worse than canned laughter.
Twats!
Damn! I missed ISIHAC. :-(
--
Regards
Stephen
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On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:57:47 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 25/06/2012 8:25 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> True, there's not but they sound like they are auditioning for an
>>> Oprah
>>> > audience.
>> Never watched Oprah, so I wouldn't know what that sounds like.;)
>
> That was me trying to speak American, and use a cultural reference.
That's what you get, then. ;)
> Let’s just say they sound false to my ears, worse than canned laughter.
It sounds pretty genuine to me.
> Twats!
> Damn! I missed ISIHAC. :-(
Time to grab the ep from the BBC site. :)
Jim
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On 25/06/2012 9:54 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:57:47 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> That was me trying to speak American, and use a cultural reference.
>
> That's what you get, then. ;)
>
To be expected. :-P
>> Let’s just say they sound false to my ears, worse than canned laughter.
>
> It sounds pretty genuine to me.
>
Must be a cultural and/or age thing. Falser than Audrey Hepburn’s bra.
>> Damn! I missed ISIHAC. :-(
>
> Time to grab the ep from the BBC site. :)
>
Get iPlayer cannot find it ATM but I have 7 days to listen.
--
Regards
Stephen
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Stephen <mcavoys_at@aoldotcom> wrote:
> >> Let’s just say they sound false to my ears, worse than canned laughter.
> >
> > It sounds pretty genuine to me.
> >
> Must be a cultural and/or age thing. Falser than Audrey Hepburn’s bra.
Genuine canned laughter. What more can you wish for?
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- Warp
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On 26/06/2012 10:02 AM, Warp wrote:
> Genuine canned laughter. What more can you wish for?
Studio laughter.
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Regards
Stephen
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