Clever

David L. Jones · Mar 1, 2006

Just saw an ad for a new show on CH9 called "Clever" due to start
Sunday night.
Looks like a Mythbusters/Brainiac style show with a bit of Guiness
World Records thown in.
"How to beat a speed camera while doing 300km/h" is one of the gems.
What are the odds it's be a total shocker?
Appologies for inferring Brainiac is in the same catergory as
Mythbusters!

Dave

dmm · Mar 1, 2006

Just saw an ad for a new show on CH9 called "Clever" due to start
Sunday night.
Looks like a Mythbusters/Brainiac style show with a bit of Guiness
World Records thown in.
"How to beat a speed camera while doing 300km/h" is one of the gems.
What are the odds it's be a total shocker?
Appologies for inferring Brainiac is in the same catergory as
Mythbusters!

Dave

Seen it. It's not that interesting. Geogie Parker couldn't control herself.
Then again.... 8)

Ken Taylor · Mar 1, 2006

dmm said:
Seen it. It's not that interesting. Geogie Parker couldn't control herself.
Then again.... 8)

Aha. And we all watched "Baywatch" for it's gripping content. Hmmm, may
rethink choice of words.....

Ken

Mark Harriss · Mar 1, 2006

David said:
Just saw an ad for a new show on CH9 called "Clever" due to start
Sunday night.
Looks like a Mythbusters/Brainiac style show with a bit of Guiness
World Records thown in.
"How to beat a speed camera while doing 300km/h" is one of the gems.
What are the odds it's be a total shocker?
Appologies for inferring Brainiac is in the same catergory as
Mythbusters!

Dave

TV shows like Brainiac and Clever are better left to technical
people for the execution, rather than TV personalities pretending
to have a clue. I have a talkaholic engineer friend who starred
in a "Survivor" advert who'd be a natural for the part, he even
has the necessary explosives license.

A S · Mar 1, 2006

typical Australian garbage as usual.

Ken Taylor said:
Aha. And we all watched "Baywatch" for it's gripping content. Hmmm, may
rethink choice of words.....

Ken

Phil Allison · Mar 1, 2006

"David L. Jones"

Just saw an ad for a new show on CH9 called "Clever" due to start
Sunday night.

** Err - the show has been on air for the last two Sundays.

Looks like a Mythbusters/Brainiac style show with a bit of Guiness
World Records thown in.

** It is not really like any of those .

"How to beat a speed camera while doing 300km/h" is one of the gems.
What are the odds it's be a total shocker?

** It's better than the mindless "Brainiac".

......... Phil

Mr.T · Mar 2, 2006

Phil Allison said:
** It is not really like any of those .

Almost all the stunts have been taken directly from Brainiac so far. Blowing
up caravans with static electricity, and walking on custard are just two
examples.

** It's better than the mindless "Brainiac".

Far worse IMO. Both have exactly the same crappy experiments. However the
stupid game format adds nothing at all in "Clever", but the Brainiac girls
provided the only reason to watch either show

I certainly won't be
watching any more episodes of "Clever".
(Should be renamed "Stupid", but I guess it's the aussie joke of calling
something the opposite.)

MrT.

David L. Jones · Mar 2, 2006

Mr.T said:
Almost all the stunts have been taken directly from Brainiac so far. Blowing
up caravans with static electricity, and walking on custard are just two
examples.

In that case it is a direct ripoff, I have seen both of those stunts on
Brainiac.
That's seriously lame.

Far worse IMO. Both have exactly the same crappy experiments. However the
stupid game format adds nothing at all in "Clever", but the Brainiac girls
provided the only reason to watch either show

It made me watch a few times but the novelty wore off :->
Brainiac was seriously bad.

Mythbusters is still compulsive viewing. Even if they get it
technically wrong sometimes, the characters are great fun, and the
stuff they build is cool.
Where do I get one of Adams "I do all my owns stunts" T-Shirts?

Dave

Phil Allison · Mar 2, 2006

"David L. Jones"

In that case it is a direct ripoff,

** Very stupid to take what T wrote literally and without proof - like
that.

Mythbusters is still compulsive viewing. Even if they get it
technically wrong sometimes, the characters are great fun, and the
stuff they build is cool.
Where do I get one of Adams "I do all my owns stunts" T-Shirts?

** MB is unique - and Aussie produced too.

.......... Phil

Mr.T · Mar 2, 2006

Phil Allison said:
"David L. Jones"

** Very stupid to take what T wrote literally and without proof - like
that.

You have proof to the contrary of course! (NOT)

What I said is quite true, as you would well know if you had actually
watched the shows.

MrT.

Mr.T · Mar 2, 2006

David L. Jones said:
In that case it is a direct ripoff, I have seen both of those stunts on
Brainiac.
That's seriously lame.

Agreed. I won't be watching it any more.

It made me watch a few times but the novelty wore off :->

Agreed, and they even cut the girls out when they shifted it to an earlier
time slot anyway.

Brainiac was seriously bad.

Agreed, but not nearly as bad as "Clever".

Mythbusters is still compulsive viewing. Even if they get it
technically wrong sometimes,

Sometimes?

What they desperately need is some real scientists on the team, and proper
research.
Revisiting the same myth three times, and admitting they were wrong the
first time, is not really that good IMO.

the characters are great fun, and the stuff they build is cool.

Yes, would be a great show with a bigger budget and some real science. In
the meantime they have fun blowing up things at other peoples expense.
Good luck to them!

MrT.

David L. Jones · Mar 2, 2006

Mr.T said:
Agreed, but not nearly as bad as "Clever".

I'll stick on a DVD instead I think.

Sometimes?
What they desperately need is some real scientists on the team, and proper
research.

I was of that opinion at the start but I now think the appeal of the
show (for me anyway) is that lack of a rigorous scientific approach.
Watching two hams goofing around and making mistakes is great fun!

Revisiting the same myth three times, and admitting they were wrong the
first time, is not really that good IMO.

Yep, gotta take the bad with the good though I guess.

Yes, would be a great show with a bigger budget and some real science.

It would be interesting to see what a bigger budget could do, but I
suspect it would ruin the "backyard" feel to it all which I like.

In the meantime they have fun blowing up things at other peoples expense.
Good luck to them!

Bastards!
How does one get a job like that?

Dave

Phil Allison · Mar 2, 2006

"Mr.T"

"Phil Allison"

You have proof to the contrary of course! (NOT)

** Blatant non sequitur.

What I said is quite true,

** It was self opinionated crap.

as you would well know if you had actually
watched the shows.

** More self opinionated crap plus logical fallacies en parade.

.......... Phil

David L. Jones · Mar 2, 2006

Phil said:
"David L. Jones"

** Very stupid to take what T wrote literally and without proof - like
that.

I have no reason to doubt him, so I'll happily take his word for it
thanks.

If it worries you so much Phil, how about you confirm or deny it had
those segments? You've seen it, right?

Dave

rowan194 · Mar 2, 2006

David said:
"How to beat a speed camera while doing 300km/h" is one of the gems.

Been done...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9113827775775249041&q=speed+camera

I'm not sure if Australia uses the same system.

Richard Freeman · Mar 3, 2006

rowan194 said:
Been done...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9113827775775249041&q=speed+camera

I'm not sure if Australia uses the same system.

Even if we did, 272 Km/h on an Australian road with the nutcase drivers we
have would be sure and certain Suicide .....

Phil Allison · Mar 3, 2006

"Alan Scumbag Rutlidge"

** The long time staff member and later editor of Electronics Australia
magazine.

The same man who published many "letters to the editor", devoted a whole
Forum plus follow up and nine individual project articles from me.

That Jim Rowe.

The one who resigned in disgust when the magazine was turned into a rag
called EAT.

........ Phil

Phil Allison · Mar 3, 2006

"David L. Jones"

Yeah, Phil is showing off again because *the* Jim Rowe talked to him on
the phone a couple of times.

** Far more than a couple of time and more than a few times in his office at
EA magazine.

LMAO!

** Like any brainless hee- hawing ass.

........ Phil

Alan Rutlidge · Mar 3, 2006

Phil Allison said:
"Alan Scumbag Rutlidge"

** The long time staff member and later editor of Electronics Australia
magazine.

The same man who published many "letters to the editor", devoted a whole
Forum plus follow up and nine individual project articles from me.

That Jim Rowe.

The one who resigned in disgust when the magazine was turned into a rag
called EAT.

....... Phil

So was it Jim that published your kiddie kit oscillator and then didn't pay
you any royalties for it?

Mr.T · Mar 3, 2006

Phil Allison said:
** It was self opinionated crap.

How can a simple statement of fact be "self opinionated crap"?
(I expect you to give me a definitive answer here, since you are the number
one usenet practicing expert on "self opinionated crap")

For the record then, are *YOU* saying that blowing up a caravan with static
electricity, and walking on custard did *NOT* appear on both shows?
How much money are you willing to put on it, or are you just flapping your
gums as usual?

MrT.

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