Not long after the series wrapped, Discovery’s sister network, Science Channel, announced its plans for a reboot. The revival premiered last fall, with new hosts Jon Lung and Brian Louden - who were chosen to act as the show’s replacement hosts during the competition series “MythBusters: The Search” - at the helm.
Savage and Jamie Hyneman co-hosted “MythBusters” for 14 seasons on the Discovery Channel. But the moment I heard that phrase - ‘MythBusters Jr’ - I saw all that. And I’m their camp counselor, and their adviser, and, sometimes, their test subject. But the idea of, it’s not a show about teaching these guys how to do stuff. “And it wasn’t something that had ever crossed my mind. “And really, in sort of this little juncture, called and asked if I would be interested in hosting ‘MythBusters Jr,'” Savage continued. Everything I know needs to move out to the world.”Īlso Read: 'MythBusters' Returns With an Experiment That Will Knock Your Socks (and Legs) Off (Exclusive Video) And all of that is part of realizing that it’s time for me to start passing on everything to the next generation.
“But in the interim, I’ve also turned 51 and my kids left the house - an empty nest. “You know, I stayed away from and the reboot of ‘MythBusters,’ specifically ’cause 14 years, 40 plus weeks a year, I was sort of happy to take some time off from making the show,” Savage said, seated on stage next to his young “MythBusters Jr.” co-stars. And he didn’t expect to be coming back anytime soon (having steered clear of the Science Channel reboot).īut the ultimate science nerd told reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour Thursday why exactly he agreed to come back for the upcoming spinoff series, “MythBusters Jr.,” and the answer is short and sweet: “The word junior.” Adam Savage has been away from the “MythBusters” world since the long-running Discovery channel series aired its final episode on March 6, 2016.
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