Shark Week: The Great Bites Collection (2008) Review

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(More customer reviews)Every year the Discovery Channel does their "Shark Week" thing; a series of shark-themed shows. Now they've released a new collection of some of these shows that also acts as a great sampler for the network's programs (well, at least those that don't center around blue-collar jobs, like "World's Deadliest Catch").
You get episodes of "Survivorman", "Mythbusters" and "Dirty Jobs". So far I've only watched the "Mythbusters" and "Dirty Jobs" episodes.
The "Mythbusters" one is a 90 minute special and includes things like a mechanical shark and a robot dog with some interesting secretions...
For "Dirty Jobs" you get to watch Mike Rowe and friends as they head up north. Way up north. So far north that you can't go too much farther north without going south. They head out there in search of an elusive shark that may be eating seals.
You also get "How Not to Become Shark Bait" (lesson one, I'm guessing, don't work for the Discovery Channel), "Mysteries of the Shark Coast", and "Day of the Shark".
Bonus features include some "Dirty Jobs" stuff, as well as something called "Summer of the Shark".
Overall a good little package at quite a good price!

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Where in the world can you find the strangest and most deadly sharks? Why do sharks sometimes prey on humans? When are you most likely to be attacked? And what can you do to avoid becoming shark food? If you're hungry for answers, join the experts and some of Discovery Channel's bravest hosts as they go swimming with the ocean's most feared predator to answer all your biting questions. Bonus Features: Shark Attack Files, Jobs That Bite and Jobs That Bite HarderStills from Shark Week (Click for larger image)

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Mythbusters: Collection 4 (2008) Review

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(More customer reviews)In short, BUY THIS ITEM! This takes some of the best episodes from seasons 5 and 6, including an episode debunking myths that the moon landing was actually a fake that was nominated for A FREAKING EMMY, and gives them right to you for a price well worth it. Not having cable for the past 4 years now, collections like this have been growing in my DVD library for some time, and this is one that I can definitely see myself watching over and over. Jamie and Adam are amazing at what they do, and perfectly toe the line between science and entertainment. You'll find yourself correcting people at parties with, "Well, from what I saw on Mythbusters..." in no time!

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From gadgets that give superheroes incredible powers to the enduring controversy over the NASA moon landing, MythBusters Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage have a ball testing out urban legends, exposing fakery and trying TV and movie tricks themselves. If you've ever wondered, ?Could that ever be true?? or ?How did they do that?,? don't miss these 12 fascinating episodes from Seasons 5 and 6.

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Mythbusters: Big Blasts Collection (2008) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have nothing but good things to say about Mythbusters as a show. There are some people out there who pick apart Adam and Jamie's techniques or their conclusions, but to those people I say I dare you to find another show on TV that is so compelling, interesting, fun to watch, or that works so well at making you more interested and curious about the world we live in.
However, I have an issue with the way Discovery is compiling these DVD series. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it. In the first two collections they brought out, the episodes included were completely arbitrary. At least this series has a "theme:" Big Blasts, but still, why can't they just bring these episodes out as a SEASON like most other TV productions? The damage is done now, so I guess from here on out we'll end up with collection after collection of Mythbusters where we'll have NO IDEA what we'll get until we open the box.

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Prepare yourself for the kind of fun that requires safety goggles as the MythBusters team takes on tales of exploding pants, steam-powered machine guns and jailbreak methods and blasts a host of hoaxes to smithereens. Then it's time for martinis and tuxedos as Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage put 007's most outrageous gadgets, getaways and guns to the test in action that will leave you shaken and stirred! Salsa Escape: Jamie and Adam attempt to bust out of a Mexican jail using only salsa - will spicy or mild be the best choice? Then in the biggest blast test yet, the MythBusters see if a massive amount of explosives can break up a cement truck filled to the brim with hardened cement. Exploding Port-a-Potty: Could you wind up with third-degree burns from a port-a-potty by lighting a cigarette inside it? The build team will use Adam's "special sample" and find out if human waste can really create enough methane to produce this explosive result. Exploding Pants: Jamie and Adam probe a farm fashion disaster as they solve the mystery of a farmer's exploding pants. Then Adam and Jamie tackle "the Great Gas Conspiracy" and investigate whether the fuel and car companies deliberately make gas-guzzling cars to increase their profits. Air-Cylinder Rocket: Can a cracked valve on a compressed-air cylinder actually blast the tank through a cinder-block wall? The MythBusters team builds the launch pad?then runs for cover. Then Jamie and Adam explore whether it's possible to get an engine running with black powder. Exploding Lighter: Find out if leaving a small butane cigarette lighter in your car on a sunny day can cause your vehicle to explode into flames. Next, the MythBusters try and shoot down some popular "Gunslinger" myths, such as, "is it possible to shoot a hole clean through a tossed coin"? Grenades and Guns: Jame and Adam tackle Tinseltown action-hero cliches: Will a heroic dive onto a live grenade actually save your buddies? Will dunking the ticking time bomb in water dampen the explosion? And finally, will putting a grenade in the fridge chill things out? Exploding Water Heater: Join the MythBusters as they see if an ordinary water heater can build up so much pressure that it rockets through the roof of a house! Meanwhile, the team tries on some all-American legends about blue jeans' flammability. Confederate Steam Gun: The team creates a mythic Civil War-era weapon: a steam-powered machine gun rumored to have fired 400 rounds a minute at a 300-yard range. But could it shoot to kill? And find out if you really can trip up the results in a polygraph test. James Bond Special - Part 1: See the MythBusters create a watch that can deflect a bullet like Bond's could in Live and Let Die, and find out if it's possible to blow up a propane tank by shooting it with a handgun. Then the team recreates 007's most spectacular speed-boat getaways and more killer spy-movie magic. James Bond Special - Part 2: In Part 2, Jamie and Adam pack high explosives into an ordinary ballpoint pen, create a deadly bowler hat to see if it could really slice the head off a statue and build giant steel jaws to see if a metal-mouthed super villain could really chomp through steel cables.

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Mythbusters: Urban Legends (2009) Review

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(More customer reviews)Should have saved my money - this set is just four episodes recycled from previous collections. There are three from Collection 1 and one from the "Big Blasts" collection.
1) Exploding Toilet
2) Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station
3) Penny Drop
4) Exploding Lighter

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In each episode of this fascinating disc, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, the MYTHBUSTERS, set out to explore three urban legends.Can a penny dropped from a skyscraper kill a pedestrian walking below? Can a bullet made out of ice kill someone and then vanish without a trace? As special effects experts with over 30 years of experience, Jamie and Adam do all they can to answer these age-old questions. Episodes: EXPLODING TOILET: Will a toilet explode when a flammable substance is sprayed into the bowl and then ignited with a match? Do you get wetter running or walking in the rain?Can assassins use bullets made of ice in order to not leave evidence in their victims?Our intrepid heroes find out. CELL PHONE DESTROYS GAS STATION: Jamie and Adam test whether or not using a cell phone at a gas station causes the pump to explode.Also, do silicon breast implants explode with pressure at high altitudes?And can high-speed CD-ROM drives really shatter compact discs. PENNY DROP: The MythBusters explore the penny dropped from a skyscraper can kill a pedestrian below and test whether you can literally bake yourself on a tanning bed.Then they ask, could Lucille Ball have broken a Japanese spy ring by picking up radio signals in her tooth fillings? EXPLODING LIGHTER: The guys have a gas exploring the myth of the Exploding Lightercan a disposable butane lighter suddenly ignite with the force of several sticks of dynamite?The duo also test the myths of the Silver Dollar, Gunslinger and the Hangmans Noose.

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