The main trend with the theme episodes is that anywhere there is a misconception about the way the physical world works, we're finding fertile material. Whether it's in a phrase like "going over like a lead balloon" or "a needle in a haystack," or tackling movie myths or even a genre, like MacGyver or James Bond, we're finding that all these things can lead to people believing the world works in a certain way. It might not be correct, but we can test out if it's true.

There is no dignity in television.

Bigger is always better.

The skeptical community is absolutely near and dear to the Mythbusters’ heart and there’s no small reason that they’ve embraced us. That’s our people. That’s the way we like to think.

How hard can it be to blow up a room full of gasoline?!

I just had one of those 'what the hell are we doing' moments.

We're allowed to explore the world at large on these things; the urban-legend aspect of it is just kind of an excuse.