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"Mythbusters" Drops Bellaci, Byron, and Imihara from Cast
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Posted on 08/21/2014 7:32:40 PM PDT by hoagy62
Now that's weird...about 15 minutes ago, Discovery Channel posted a message from the original "Mythbusters" duo of Adam savage and Jaime Hyneman. In it they wished the trio of Tory Bellaci, Grant Imihara, and Kari Byron a fond farewell and wished them "all the best".
There were no announcements from Discovery about any problems or arguments with the three prior to this. In fact, the trio represented 'Mythbusters' at the Emmy Awards just this last week.
No one saw this coming. Already, the response on the 'Mythbusters' Facebook page is off the charts.
The fans of the show are giving off a collective "WTF???". There has (as of now) been no other word from Discovery Channel about their departure.
TOPICS: Conspiracy; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: mythbusters
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Now...what reason is there to even watch the show?
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posted on
08/21/2014 7:32:41 PM PDT
by
hoagy62
To: hoagy62
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posted on
08/21/2014 7:34:58 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: hoagy62
When is the last time Jamie and Adam even worked with Carrie Tori, and Grant on camera?
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posted on
08/21/2014 7:35:00 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
To: hoagy62
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posted on
08/21/2014 7:37:24 PM PDT
by
RJS1950
(The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
To: hoagy62
“Now...what reason is there to even watch the show?”
Eggs Ackley! I am in love with her!
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posted on
08/21/2014 7:37:35 PM PDT
by
Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
(Don't touch that thing! Don't let anybody touch that thing! I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that th)
To: hoagy62
Oh great..........We are left with a bull-queer and a giggly biatch with middle age affliction. Nice show while it lasted.
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posted on
08/21/2014 7:39:12 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
Charlie from “Ground Force”, beats Tori from “Myth Busters” any day.
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posted on
08/21/2014 7:40:33 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
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posted on
08/21/2014 7:41:55 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: hoagy62
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posted on
08/21/2014 7:45:08 PM PDT
by
Husker24
To: cripplecreek
They operated from different shops for years.
Sounds like a contract dispute. Probably the end for the show as a regular series.
To: hoagy62
I know, my wife and I looked at each other in complete shock. At least you get some kind of warning through the rumor mills....
Shame on their part. Kari was a big draw for the young male audience. Seeing a babe using high-powered weapons... yes, please!
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posted on
08/21/2014 7:50:45 PM PDT
by
Thorliveshere
(Minnesota Survivor)
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
Oh no you don't! I saw her first...!
BTW, doesn't she look like that redhead in the office with Mel Brooks as Gov. LePetomane in Blazing Saddles? ;-) 
Cheers!
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posted on
08/21/2014 7:54:32 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: hoagy62
The near certain cause for the break is money. Successful TV shows often have to confront wildly escalating pay demands in their later years. Since Mythbusters has produced enough episodes to be a ripe candidate for syndication, there is or soon will be additional money to be had by the cast. The trick is to pry it away from the show’s owners and rights holders without getting pitched overboard.
To: hoagy62
It’s just money. Two high paid stars or 5? You do the math.
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posted on
08/21/2014 8:00:19 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: cripplecreek
They still make that show??
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posted on
08/21/2014 8:18:16 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: Rockingham
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posted on
08/21/2014 8:19:07 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: GeronL
Considering the debacle that was “Shark Week”, you’d think they’d try NOT to upset the apple cart (as it were).
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posted on
08/21/2014 8:25:02 PM PDT
by
hoagy62
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
To: hoagy62
I thought this might be a hoax but I bounced over to Facebook and it seems it’s true. Sigh. Best comment from a poster, to the Discovery Channel: “Did you guys actually see the shark when you jumped it tonight?”
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posted on
08/21/2014 8:32:52 PM PDT
by
Hetty_Fauxvert
(FUBO, and the useful idiots you rode in on!)
To: Hetty_Fauxvert
I suspect this will be the end of the show. The dynamic of different approaches is one of the major reasons MB was so successful. It shouldn’t surprise me as discovery is is really good at taking something successful and ruining it.
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posted on
08/21/2014 8:38:54 PM PDT
by
matt04
To: GeronL
Mythbusters was renewed in early March and is considered a staple of the Discovery Channel.
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