Comments on: Discovery's 'Prototype This' preps for debut

The new show from the producers of MythBusters highlights innovative product design from the minds of a group of creative, yet telegenic hosts.

[assman]

This show looks awesome. I'll definitely have to catch it tonight and maybe record it. Not sure why they are showing it so late (10:00?), but at least it means I can watch the presidential debate first. I could see this becoming Discovery's next big show if they market it and maybe air it a little earlier.

[professionaladventurer]

Fun stuff, but I no take plastic stuff into fire attached to my back. Just my $.50 trained in fire/rescue.

[billmosby]

Maybe they can unlock the vast potential of cold fusion. Or has Mythbusters busted that one?....

Really, though, I'm sorry I missed it this time- should be great!

[skrubol]

I watched the first half of last night's show. It was fairly interesting, but like Smash Lab it seemed pretty predictable, so I didn't bother with the second half.
I don't think they'll ever get the right mix like they did with Mythbusters.

[cgadener]

I lost interest half-way thru the program - very predictable and quite unrealistic. Building a full-scale bumper car, incorporating a remote control system on it, that is driven by Emotiv System's advanced controller, and then have it all work perfectly well in 10 days is highly unlikely. Just the hw/sw integration with the controller would be difficult at best. Then to expect to be able to draw any usable conclusions that could be applied to real life seems far fetched. It looked to me just like a fun project without any real-world application. Much like Smash-lab where all theory and touch with reality went to the wayside quickly.

Mythbusters is a much better show with toungue-in-cheek self-deprecating humor and some actual science behind it.

[TV James]

Had high hopes, but it felt like Smash Lab without the cute female host. I got bored pretty early on.