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) (集 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 (集 2) 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 (集 3) 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) (集 4) 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) (集 5) 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 (集 6) 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) (集 7) 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 (集 8) 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 (集 9) 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 (集 10) 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 (集 11)
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 (集 12)
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 (集 13) 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 (集 14) 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 (集 15) 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 (集 16)
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 (集 17) 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 (集 18) 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 (集 19) 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?