MythBusters

7.8IMDb Score
Released:2003-01-23
Genre:Documentary
Duration: min
Country:Australia, United States of America, Ireland
Director:
Actors:Brian Louden, Jonathan Lung, Robert Lee
Production:Beyond Productions, Beyond Entertainment

Overview:

MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.

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