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"MythBusters" Drops Kari Byron, Grant Imahara, Tory Belleci
rbrandis (735555) writes In a video announcement Thursday on Discovery Channel, MythBusters hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman revealed that longtime co-hosts and fan favorites Kari Byron, Grant Imahara, and Tory Belleci are no longer on the show. "This next season we're going back to our origins with just Adam and me," Hyneman said in the video, which explained that the change took hold as of the season's last episode on August 21. (Our interview with the original-and-remaining Mythbusters is one of my favorites.)
..."we probabably shouldn't have broken the cash cow's leg"...
But, Grant could build it a new one, with a Ninja sword built in!
You have the right to remain sentient. If you give up the right to remain sentient, you will be elected to public office
Probably brought on by the audience being unable to figure out when the new episodes might actually be airing. They've had nearly random 'seasons' for a couple years with little promotion. They must have offended an executive somewhere, perhaps scuffed his shoe or took the last roll in the cafeteria.