Adam Savage, best known for hosting MythBusters and Unchained Reaction is far from done in his career. The industrial designer and special effects designer/fabricator, actor, educator, and television personality, has built up a nice following with his video series One Day Builds on his Youtube channel Tested. The channel currently has 2.5 million subscribers and has nearly 500,000,000 views since its first video. Savage uses his expertise to build real life movie props, run tests similar to how he did on MythBusters and educates his fans on exactly how he does all of it. In a new One Day Build
Adam Savage Turns a Nerf Gun into a Sci-Fi Sniper Rifle...
Adam Savage Turns a Nerf Gun into a Sci-Fi Sniper Rifle...
- 2/11/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Today, South by Southwest has announced its first group of speakers for the 2017 event. The diverse array of speakers cut across tech, entertainment, and journalism, but all reflect SXSW’s spirit of championing emerging talent.
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The 2017 speakers include two keynotes from Jill Soloway, creator of Amazon’s original series “Transparent,” and Jennifer Doudna, co-inventor of Crispr-Cas9, a groundbreaking new technology for editing genes. Soloway will be a part of the Film conference and Doudna for the Interactive conference.
Other speakers for the 2017 conference include Dan Lyons, author of the New York Times best-seller, “Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble,” and a former writer on HBO’s “Silicon Valley”; Adam Savage, internationally renowned television producer, and former host of “MythBusters” and “Unchained Reaction”; and Nadya Tolokonnikova, political activist and member of punk rock group Pussy Riot.
Along with these speakers,...
Read More: SXSW 2016: How This Year’s Films Found Their Financing
The 2017 speakers include two keynotes from Jill Soloway, creator of Amazon’s original series “Transparent,” and Jennifer Doudna, co-inventor of Crispr-Cas9, a groundbreaking new technology for editing genes. Soloway will be a part of the Film conference and Doudna for the Interactive conference.
Other speakers for the 2017 conference include Dan Lyons, author of the New York Times best-seller, “Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble,” and a former writer on HBO’s “Silicon Valley”; Adam Savage, internationally renowned television producer, and former host of “MythBusters” and “Unchained Reaction”; and Nadya Tolokonnikova, political activist and member of punk rock group Pussy Riot.
Along with these speakers,...
- 7/25/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
We’ve been telling you about Rewind, a pilot being developed for Syfy. Most recently we told you about casting Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider), Jennifer Ferrin (The Cape), Keon Mohajeri, and Robbie Jones (Hellcats), joining star Shane McRae. Now, Syfy has issued a press release about not only the casting that we already know, but also a particularly great guest star: Jeff Fahey, also known as Lost fans’ favorite pilot Frank Lapidus.
He’ll be playing Ellis, a former Nasa aerospace engineer and now part of the time travel team around whom the show revolves. He is the spiritual backbone of the team; strong with a Zen-like wisdom and intensely loyal to team leader Bryce (McRae).
Ooo I can totally see him playing that, can’t you? And I am Really looking forward to it! Here’s the full press release; there’s some good info there, make sure to...
He’ll be playing Ellis, a former Nasa aerospace engineer and now part of the time travel team around whom the show revolves. He is the spiritual backbone of the team; strong with a Zen-like wisdom and intensely loyal to team leader Bryce (McRae).
Ooo I can totally see him playing that, can’t you? And I am Really looking forward to it! Here’s the full press release; there’s some good info there, make sure to...
- 5/7/2012
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
We told you back in January that Syfy had given the green light to time travel pilot Rewind; they’ve now confirmed the director – Jack Bender! – and the lead, and more of the storyline in the following press release:
Shane McRae Signs On For Lead In Syfy’S Time Travel Action Thriller Rewind From Bermanbraun And Universal Cable PRODUCTIONSJack Bender (Lost, Alphas) Set to Direct Pilot
New York – March 14, 2012 – Syfy has inked actor Shane McRae to star in the two-hour pilot for the action thriller Rewind from BermanBraun and Universal Cable Productions. Jack Bender (Lost, Alphas) is set to direct the pilot penned by Justin Marks, who will also executive produce with Tom Spezialy, Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun and Gene Stein. Rewind is set to begin production in April 2012.
McRae attended the Nyu Graduate Acting program where he received his master’s degree. Soon after, he landed his first role...
Shane McRae Signs On For Lead In Syfy’S Time Travel Action Thriller Rewind From Bermanbraun And Universal Cable PRODUCTIONSJack Bender (Lost, Alphas) Set to Direct Pilot
New York – March 14, 2012 – Syfy has inked actor Shane McRae to star in the two-hour pilot for the action thriller Rewind from BermanBraun and Universal Cable Productions. Jack Bender (Lost, Alphas) is set to direct the pilot penned by Justin Marks, who will also executive produce with Tom Spezialy, Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun and Gene Stein. Rewind is set to begin production in April 2012.
McRae attended the Nyu Graduate Acting program where he received his master’s degree. Soon after, he landed his first role...
- 3/15/2012
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Tune in alert for Discovery Channel's Unchained Reaction and new episodes of MythBusters. Unchained Reaction Premieres Sunday, March 18 at 10Pm -- and MythBusters moves to a new night starting Sunday, March 25 at 9Pm. Unchained Reaction: Discovery Channel has announced its premiere date for Unchained Reaction, the new series executive produced by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of MythBusters. The six-part series, for which Adam and Jamie also serve as judges, will premiere Sunday, March 18 at 10Pm Et/Pt. Each week.s episode pits two teams of varying backgrounds against each other to build an elaborate chain reaction contraption. Unchained Reaction on Sunday March 18th @ 10pm * Mythbusters: And beginning March 25, MythBusters...
- 2/28/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
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