Adam Savage On Why Mythbusters Ended

Adam Savage details his feelings on the end of Mythbusters at Silicon Valley Comic Con 2017.

[Theonlypayne]

Its better to end a show leaving the viewers wanting more, instead of pushing the show too long and leaving the viewers wondering why its still on.

[DerWaidmann_]

"We weren't gonna do the show for less" gotta respect the pure honesty

[marksmith]

So, basically the most reasonable thing that could have happened, happened.

[MegaMAWG]

Seinfeld ran for 9, Cheers ran for 11, Frasier ran for 9, heck, even MASH, one of the most beloved shows of all time, ran for 11. So, 14? Pretty darn good. Love to all the Mythbusters gang, thanks for the memories.

[HomTolland]

I still can't fathom the notion that Adam and Jamie aren't close friends.

[Fiona_P_]

I love how genuine Adam Savage is. Being genuine is a very rare commodity these days. Still miss Mythbusters💥💣🔍

[Aetrion]

I feel like Mythbusters started to lose ratings because they just kind of ran out of good myths to bust, and a lot of youtube shows where people test things or build crazy contraptions started popping up as well, so it was just less relevant.

[bigmember]

I am glad to hear that Adam and Jamie did not want the build team trio done away with.

[brucealanwilson]

CS Lewis, when he was asked why he closed the Chronicles of Narnia when he did said, "There are two times to stop something like this. Before everyone is sick of it, or after.

[jamestarrou]

It's great when people know when to end a good thing. The legacy will be remembered as a great show that ended without suffering from viewer fatigue.

[GAG]

I feel like a lot of the loss in the ratings was due to the producers screwing it up, things like getting rid of the trio, that was just plain dumb. But I can certainly understand Adam and some of the others getting tired of doing it.

[mickdennis]

I respect him for being honest. I think it was the right time.

[TheThescottydont]

Still my favorite quote from the show is in the "Do Quacks Echo" episode. From our beloved Jamie "quack, damn you".

[TotinosPizzaRollz]

Discovery channel really screwed up. They could have continued the show with Kari, Tory and Grant as hosts and still kept most of the fans watching.

[OnTheCheap]

14 years. Eventually it has to come to an end otherwise if it continues it becomes saturated and annoying. 14 years was a good run.

[upsidedowndog]

The new one sucks. You guys were the best TV ever made.

[dennisg]

As much as I enjoyed that show, they had run out of actual myths to bust several years earlier.
When they started calling action and sci-fi movie scenes "myths" to be busted, that was pretty much when they began slowly jumping the shark.
You mean, shooting down an RPG with a pistol is not a real thing??? Shocker.
Speaking of jumping the shark, I'm surprised they never did that one.

[chumon]

Adam has always been the sweetest thing ever. I love how hes always so happy and cheerful and the fact that he even mentioned how he didnt want tory grant and kari kicked off. Love him so much <3

[hellhound]

I grew up on MythBusters. I love the show so much that when it finally came to the final episode I actually broke down and cried. I still miss that show to this day

[salmonstone]

Poor buster. What happened to him, will he find another job?