I had NEVER heard of Mythbusters until just a few years ago! We don’t have T.V. and don’t have cable. Actually, we do “sort of” get a couple of T.V. channels. But I’m not paying for cable. I already pay the phone and Internet bill (everything else around here for that matter!) and I told the youngsters that if they wanted cable, THEY could pay for it! So far, they haven’t wanted it bad enough. :-) But we like Mythbusters...and you’re right...something almost always goes *boom*. :-) I’ve been downloading Mythbusters via bit-torrent on the net. :-)
That's how I get Myth Busters, American Chopper, and other programs, even though I have cable. I work midnights, and don't have time to remotely record them and watch them during my few waking daytime hours. So I download stuff and watch it during quiet times at work. It also allows me to get some of the great British documentaries that might only be available on premium cable here.
I also get to laugh at all the whack-job conspiracy stuff that's posted out there.