I just watched the last episode myself tonight. Haven't watched the entire last season yet, just that particular episode sounded interesting.
Personally, as much as I'll miss the second build team, I suspect the change will overall be positive. The show over the years has for me lost some of it's charm as the teams have gained experience. Early on there was a lot of experimentation done to figure out how to actually replicate a myth. This either isn't done or isn't shown anymore. There seems to be a movement to.bring the experimentation back. If this is the direction they're taking then I can see how a single build team can generate enough footage to fill a episode, as I know that a lot of this type of footage already ends up on the cutting room floor in the current format. For me, my favorite recent episode involved shooting ping pong balls at a very high velocity. Adam started by using their old standby the air cannon. A little ways into the episode he discovered through research a completely different method which worked even better by pulling a vacuum in a tube. This episode showed a lot of the experimentation necessary to accomplish their goal of testing their ping pong ball myth, and as a result came out being a lot like the early shows I really like. That said, Somehow I don't think we've seen the last of Grant, Tori, and Kari, who will definitely be missed. But, if their departure paves the way for an even better mythbusters, I'm all for it. On Nov 11, 2014 7:50 AM, "Chuck McCown via Af" <[email protected]> wrote: > Screw Jamie and Adam, we watch for Kari: > > http://www.thepetitionsite.com/889/445/308/bring-kari-byron-and-the-build-team-back-to-mythbusters/ > > I like Grant too, partially due to the fact he is the only one with an > actual degree in science. > Tory has a degree of Steve-O in him. >
