Comments on: Mythbusters on Craig Ferguson

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:27:09 +0000

#18 Mom: I believe you must be mistaken. I would appreciate a date when Craig F. mentioned agreeing to this Creationism. To write someone off when there is evidence to the contrary is just dumb. If one thing I have learned, CF believes the strict division between Church and State. Hence the one of the reasons he became a citizen. Check out his autobiography.

By: Space Hotel/Neil deGrasse Tyson « steve cross loves music and science

Space Hotel/Neil deGrasse Tyson « steve cross loves music and science — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:50:22 +0000

[...] And then enjoy watching Mythbusters’ Adam Savage give a vial containing one of his farts to Craig Ferguson as a gift. I could go on and on about how wonderful Mythbusters is. But I’ll spare you that rant. (Via Bad Astronomy) [...]

By: Gary Ansorge

Gary Ansorge — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:32:46 +0000

Oh,,,Jack,,,NOOOooooo.

Loved the video. Fun with all kinds of things. I especially liked the show where they tried to blow out a pressurized airliner cabin. Took five lbs of dynamite, as I recall. Bullets thru the window only poked a little hole. Cool!

Gary 7

By: Jack Hagerty

Jack Hagerty — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:42:38 +0000

14. Damon Says: “As my room-mate puts it, ‘over-privileged nerds with degrees and money who like to blow stuff up for fun but pretend it’s for science.’ ”

You’re just figuring this out now?

“This… this is science?”

No, it’s entertainment. The real value of MB is that they teach skepticism, that you shouldn’t accept things on face value just because they conform to your world view.

- Jack

By: Jack Mitcham

Jack Mitcham — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:41:25 +0000

Beat you by 13 minutes, kill. :-p

By: Your Mom

Your Mom — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:46:59 +0000

@#21

No, this was back during the whole Kansas school board thing, that much I remember, so it wouldn’t have been as recent as May 2009. He very clearly expressed his opinion that creation should be taught in school.

By: killyosaur

killyosaur — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:23:31 +0000

Not to feed the troll or anything but: XKCD: Unscientific.

By: Jack Mitcham

Jack Mitcham — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:10:50 +0000

My only complaint is that it seems in recent years they’ve become much more dependent on explosions to make their show entertaining (moon hoax episode notwithstanding).

Oh, and #14: check out http://xkcd.com/397/

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:49:00 +0000

#18 Your Mom:

I had to go research your claim when I saw it, because I am a big fan of Craig Ferguson.

I really hope you aren’t referring to this monologue – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKhDteuQLrA

This is quite obviously comedy and sarcasm. Everything I’ve seen about Craig is that he is agnostic.

By: TechyDad

TechyDad — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:45:48 +0000

@CafeenMan,

I agree. Just when things began to look interesting Craig would interrupt them with a stupid joke. (Like the “myth of this studio being haunted by the ghost of comedy” bit.) I’m glad I don’t normally waste my time watching his show. (Jamie and Adam prevented it from being a waste of my time, but they were almost overwhelmed by Craig Ferguson.)

By: CafeenMan

CafeenMan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:32:24 +0000

I kind of wish he’d have let the guests actually talk for a while. Seems they were there as props for him.

But on the other hand, it never occurred to me that I could make a living selling farts. I wonder how much they’ll net on eBay.

By: Your Mom

Your Mom — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:03:01 +0000

I don’t watch Craig Ferguson because a year or two back he came out as a creationist. He did a bit in one of his monologues where he expressed his complete ignorance of the theory of evolution, he then went on to make fun of this straw man he had made and he looked quite pleased with himself after doing so.

I just get mad when I see him now, which is a shame because I used to find him entertaining.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:25:12 +0000

ESPECIALLY Congress!

By: Davidlpf

Davidlpf — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:17:20 +0000

I think #14 is already wasted.

By: idlemind

idlemind — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:59:00 +0000

Don’t feed the rather obvious troll @ #14, folks!

By: Damon

Damon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:42:08 +0000

Are you kidding? These guys are dorks. As my room-mate puts it, “over-privileged nerds with degrees and money who like to blow stuff up for fun but pretend it’s for science.” I learn nothing that I would ever care about when watching their show. All I can think as I’m sitting there is: Why the ridiculous 10th-century Scot ensemble? Are they into playing dress-up too?

You want to talk about anecdotal evidence, how about the way these guys come to “scientific conclusions” after only one or two tries under extremely controlled and specific conditions that fit snugly into 45 minutes plus commercials. Sometimes they even cheat. I also like the subtle racism portrayed through the cast selection. And that obnoxious chick with the stupid hair… This is entertainment? Getting wasted and drawing on the wall? This… this is science?

Pass.

By: Davidlpf

Davidlpf — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:57:16 +0000

Now if they wanted to make real money selling farts they should sell Kari’s.

If a mythbuster farts in the woods and no film crew is there does anyone here it?

By: Jack Hagerty

Jack Hagerty — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:43:56 +0000

11. Jeff Says: “Jamie and Adam are straight men: MYTH BUSTED! by Mr. Ferguson”

So you’re saying their gay? That would explain some things.

- Jaci

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:23:44 +0000

Jamie and Adam are straight men: MYTH BUSTED! by Mr. Ferguson

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:35:10 +0000

I like Mythbusters!

By: Stephen M

Stephen M — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:02:19 +0000

The interview would have been better if someone could have gotten Jamie to stop talking long enough for someone to get a word in edgewise.

By: BJN

BJN — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:51:20 +0000

Misspelled flatus on the “retention” device.

By: The Science Pundit

The Science Pundit — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:45:28 +0000

I’m sorry, but that gift stinks!

By: Lugosi

Lugosi — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:26:32 +0000

The episode addressing the moon landing should be required viewing for all the hoaxers. They might actually learn a thing or two about reality.

By: tacitus

tacitus — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:23:33 +0000

Since when is flatulence NSFW? Having shared an office at one time with a man with severe issue with the subject matter at hand, it can be an extremely pertinent topic for discussion in the workplace setting!

I do like Craig Ferguson though, and not just because I used to live in Scotland