Tory belleci and grant imahara describe how seeing star wars as kids changed their lives. Watch mythbusters season, episode 14 star wars the myths strike back. Former mythbuster grant imahara crafts his own animatronic baby yoda star wars. In this star wars special, the mythbusters test if luke really could swing himself and leia across a chasm with only his beltrigged grappling hook, could an ewok log swing crush an imperial chicken walker, and could luke survive in a tauntauns belly. But could a human actually dodge the blasts of these we. Revenge of the myth on directv swinging luke and leia across a chasm with a grappling hook. Adam, jamie, and the build team examined three scenes from the star wars film serieseventually choosing one scene from each episode of the original trilogy. The episode was okay and had some really fun bits, but i find myself liking the newer seasons less than the old. Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. Watch mythbusters streaming online hulu free trial. He is most famous for cohosting the mythbusters show on the discovery channel, along with jamie hyneman. The guys play mythbusters in the first of hopefully many mythbuster styled episodes. By analyzing footage from the star wars films, adam determined that the blaster bolts moved at an average speed of miles per hour 210 kmh. Tv episode tvpg 75 min documentary, mystery, realitytv.
We can watch many episodes on hulu and have a couple dvds, but son specifically requested the 2nd star wars special so i bought the episode from season 18. Adam savage is an american industrial design and special effects designer who worked for ilm building ships and miniature sets for the phantom menace and attack of the clones. Butler, invite you to discover the truth behind many of the myths surrounding star wars and the sweu. As he trains jamie and adam how to properly wield a light saber, colby boothman provides insight on how the action scenes differed between the two star wars trilogies. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds. Mythbusters star adam savage on the controversial star wars themed finale, lucasfilms stipulations mythbusters savage tells thr how the series has changed since paring down its cast and. This is a list of the various myths tested on the show as well as the results of the experiments the myth is either busted, plausible, or confirmed. Well, just check out the videos above and below for examples. Mythbusters is a science entertainment tv program created and produced by australias. Its not every day you set up an m60 in the trunk of a car, ready to take on the bad guys. See how jamie and adam replicated the infamous scene from breaking bads incredible finale.
Mythbusters is a reality show, and if fiendishly clever and capable hosts adam savage and jamie hyneman debunk the idea that. Electronics wizard grant imahara has been behind the scenes of many top hollywood films for years. Watch mythbusters episodes online season 20 2019 tv. The mythbusters test scenes from star wars to find out if luke could really swing on a grappling hook, if a truck can be crushed by logs, and if you can stay warm by climbing into an animal carcass. A question worksheet to accompany the mythbusters episode focusing on three myths from the star wars movies lots of props, costumes, and fun in this one. In a very timely episode, mythbusters will attempt to separate physics from fiction with a star wars. Star wars special luke skywalker could have escaped the stormtroopers by using his grappling hook to swing. The guys test if someone could dodge a stormtroopers gun. The ewoks could have destroyed an imperial atst walker by crushing it between two swinging logs. Did you have to work with lucasfilm on the episode, and was that tricky. In this star wars special, the mythbusters test if luke really could swing himself and leia across a. The mythbusters test scenes from star wars to find out if luke could. The greatest animated lightsaber duel ever duration.
Myths from a galaxy far away on directv the team tests if luke really could swing himself and leia across a chasm with only his beltrigged grappling hook, if an ewok log swing could crush an imperial chicken walker, and if luke could survive in a tauntauns belly. Archived episode discussion thread s16e08 star wars. Colby boothman provides insight on how the action scenes differed between the two star wars trilogies. Mythbusters fans seem to look down their noses at the shows forays into movie mythbusting apparently, which seems a bit silly. The mythbusters take on a scene from the 80s classic real genius. Jessi and grant respond to the results of their test of a star trek scene featuring a handmade bamboo bazooka. It is possible to dodge a barrage of stormtrooper blaster fire. Very cool to see a lightsaber fight, but you gotto know, having the highground does a lot if you are experience in fighting in it, which obi wan kenobi probably was, there are different lightsaber stances, and obi knows if he takes the high ground he will win, because he knows how anakin skywalker fights. It was full of a bunch of little surprises along the way. Before becoming a beloved tv host, he spent his childhood loving star wars and later lent his talents to episodes i and ii of star wars as a model maker. With jamie hyneman, adam savage, tory belleci, kari byron. Were big mythbuster s fans and even bigger star wars fans, so it was fabulous to see the two finally combine.
While their mythbusters episodes often tackle general tropes shown in movies and tv, they also tackle specific franchises and shows. Revenge of the myth in this star wars special, the mythbusters test if luke really could swing himself and leia across a chasm with only his beltrigged grappling hook, could an ewok log swing crush an imperial chicken walker, and could luke survive in a tauntauns belly. Jamie and adam reveal their opinions on which film star wars or the matrix has the more groundbreaking special effects. The cast of the television series mythbusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives tales, and the like.
Mythbusters takes on the science of star wars screen rant. This was a great little episode, though we were greatly disappointed to see that it was only an hour long, and we really wanted to see more. The myths strike back season finale episode discussion thread. In this star wars special, adam and jamie test if luke could really swing himself and leia across a chasm with only his belt rigged grappling. Following the success of the shows previous star wars themed episode, discoverys mythbusters will take on a whole new crop of myths from a galaxy far, far away. It is actually an exact replica of the headpiece worn by the villainous dark helmet, played by rick moranis, in mel brooks star wars comedy spoof, spaceballs 1987. Watch full episodes, get behind the scenes, meet the cast, and much more.
This week, true believers, the defender of the eu mark hurliman, and your eu guru nathan p. Mythbusters season 14 episode 10 watch online the full. In this moonshinerinspired episode, the mythbusters find out if an exploding still really could blow. What lucasfilm wouldnt let mythbusters do for the star. He now cohosts the mythbusters show on the discovery channel, along with adam savage. This episode is alternatively referred to as revenge of the myth. At the top of the episode, jamie is wearing an oversize darth vaderesque helmet with a flipup face mask. Mythbusters star wars revenge of the myths season 15, episode 1 all episodes of mythbusters are now available for inexpensive purchase on youtube which makes them ideal for sub plans. The team explore the science behind the star wars films. Start your free trial to watch mythbusters and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. For the mythbusters finale, adam drives a truck through 14 years of props.
These new minimyths will fill some of the wait time between episodes. In this star wars special, the mythbusters test if luke really could swing. Jamie and adam address why they did so many tests, how they made their volcano and whether theyre excited for star wars vii. The mythbusters team takes on ewok battle tactics, the risky princess leia rescue, and a. Directed by steve christiansen, lauren gray williams. Ive tried googling everything and searching the list of mythbusters episodes page on wikipedia. See what kari, grant and tory thought about taking on star wars, why they didnt just use a crane and what they would have used to defeat the stormtroopers. Jamie hyneman worked for ilm on the prequel movies the phantom menace and attack of the clones. This isnt scientific american or even bill nye the science guy veering wildly from its mission in order to pander to sci fi geeks. Ashley eckstein addresses fan backlash to ahsokas boring first arc in clone wars season 7. Our favorite heroes in a galaxy far, far away always manage to dodge the blaster bolts of their foes. Very cool to see a lightsaber fight, but you gotto know, having the highground does a lot if you are experience in fighting in it, which obi wan kenobi probably was, there are different lightsaber stances, and obi knows if he takes the high ground he will. Revenge of the myth, could luke really have swung across a huge chasm on the end of a rope while holding princess leia and trying to escape stormtroopers. The star wars based episode isnt the first time the guys have.