Failure is always an option.
一个由澳大利亚电视制作人Peter Rees开创的Discovery Channel电视系列。他发掘了主创的Jamie和Adam二人组。这是一个记录片形式的电视系列剧,大概可以划到"揭密/科学试验/特技"一类。由主持人Jamie和Adam两人为观众揭露/戳穿当代街头巷尾流传的各种“神话”的秘密。每一集的内容包含3个“神话”,内容包括各种互联网上的谣传,一些在社会上广为流传的伪“常识”,历史事件等等,但更多的还是与好莱坞电影上常见的一些镜头有关。比如:在加油站打手机到底会不会引发爆炸;电影里面的人被一群匪徒追杀,跳到水里就不会被子弹打伤,这是否可信;传说中杀人不留痕迹的“冰子弹”到底是否可行;富兰克林的风筝实验是否真实;人的叫声能否击碎玻璃;(像电影上那样)开枪能否把门锁打烂……等等。每期节目的最后会对每个“神话”题目给出“Busted(被揭穿)”、“Plausible(半真半假)”、“Confirmed(被证实)”三种评价。

James Bond (1) 10.0
播出日期: 2008-01-16
概述: Can an electromagnetic watch really deflect a bullet? Would a round from Bond's gun pierce a propane cylinder? Could a boat survive driving up the bank of a river intact?

Lead Balloon 8.0
播出日期: 2008-01-23
运行时间: 60 min
概述: Can Adam and Jamie get a lead balloon to fly? Is it possible to drop a couple sticks of dynamite into a lake and create ideal surfing conditions?

Airplane on a Conveyor Belt 8.0
播出日期: 2008-01-30
概述: The team takes a crash-course in remote controlled airplane flying, bug-out by testing the "cockroach survival" theory, then return to fraternity pranks with exploding cans of shaving cream.

James Bond (2) 10.0
播出日期: 2008-02-06
概述: Is it possible for a pen-sized bomb to blow a crash-test dummy clean in half? Can Oddjob's sartorial weapon slice the head off a statue?

Viewers' Special (2) 7.0
播出日期: 2008-02-13
概述: Why would ancient man go to all the trouble of making stone arrowheads when sharpening a stick would have done the same job? Could machine gunfire mow down a tree?

MacGyver Myths 7.0
播出日期: 2008-02-20
运行时间: 60 min
概述: Jamie and Adam try to blow a hole in a wall using pure sodium metal dropped in a water bottle. The build team tries building an ultralight airplane with raw bamboo, a small stolen engine, and duct tape.

Alaska Special (1) 8.0
播出日期: 2008-04-23
运行时间: 60 min
概述: Adam and Jamie test the theory of cabin fever. Can a solitary stick of dynamite really sink a pickup parked on a frozen lake? The build team takes on the myth of car vs. moose.

Shark Week Special 8.0
播出日期: 2008-07-27
概述: Do dogs and injured "flapping" fish attract sharks? Will Robo-Shark eat Tory?

Exploding Steak 6.0
播出日期: 2008-08-06
概述: We test two myths suggested by the fans: alternate steak tenderizing methods and road rage.

NASA Moon Landing 10.0
播出日期: 2008-08-27
概述: Adam and Jamie investigate if the U.S. government shot the footage of the astronauts in a studio. The build team takes on claims that footage of footprints and flags flapping have to be faked.

Viral Hour 0.0
播出日期: 2008-09-03
概述: Can a car be blasted 15 feet in the air with the water pressure from 10 fire hoses? Can ordinary sawdust when airblasted through a flame explode into a catastrophic fireball? Do goats really faint?

Phone Book Friction 0.0
播出日期: 2008-09-10
运行时间: 60 min
概述: If you interweave the pages of two phone books, are they impossible to pull apart? Can the build team dispell five mini-myths from the movie Deep Blue Sea?

Water Stun Gun 6.0
播出日期: 2008-09-17
概述: Is an electronic stun gun mixed with water a possible weapon for crowd control? Can a fire extinguisher caught in a fire actually blow up? Is walking over hot coals just mind over matter?

Blind Driving 6.0
播出日期: 2008-10-08
概述: Is it really possible to drive a car completely blind? Do metal cleats on golf shoes really attract lightning. Can a huge underground explosion really cause a ball to drop from the lip into the hole?

Ninjas 10.0
播出日期: 2008-10-15
概述: Can an arrow be caught in midair? Is there really a punching technique that can floor an opponent with only a 1-inch lead in? Can an underwater blowpipe be stealthily used to fell an opponent?

Alcohol Myths 0.0
播出日期: 2008-10-22
概述: Is there such thing as "beer goggles"? Can running on a treadmill or slapping someone's face help to sober up a drunk person? Can an ancient medieval weapon really fire 200 arrows over 500 yards?

Motorcycle Flip 7.0
播出日期: 2008-10-29
概述: Can a flagpole in the front wheel of a motorcycle create a head-over-handlebars flip? Kari, Grant and Tory test whether or not it is possible to break out of jail using bed sheets, hair and toilet paper.

Coffin Punch 8.0
播出日期: 2008-11-05
概述: The team tests what is really bulletproof. Then, they test whether is is possible to escape if you are buried alive inside a coffin.

End With a Bang 9.0
播出日期: 2008-11-12
概述: Is it really true that you can't polish dung? Is hitting the ground at speed really faster than a standing start? Then, Adam and Jamie test another classic - is it really best to end with a bang?