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Game of Thrones‘ Richard Madden Heading to the (Great White) North in Klondike

by Rebecca Pahle | 11:48 am, March 11th, 2013

The King in the North is about to make his way to a different North: Canada. Actor Richard Madden, who plays Robb Stark in Game of Thrones, has been cast in one of the leads in Klondike, where he’ll play a 19th century gold digger who ventures up to the Yukon territories to seek his fortune.

A Song About Discovery Channel’s Shark Week By Marian Call

by Jill Pantozzi | 9:33 am, August 7th, 2012

Shark Week is almost upon us! This song, written by Marian Call and Patrick Race, should be playing every hour on the hour until then.

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Mythbusters Hosts Will Produce, Judge a Rube Goldberg Competition Show

by Jamie Frevele | 4:16 pm, January 20th, 2012

If you like Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, you’re going to be very happy about this: the Mythbusters hosts have announced that they’ll be producing a new show for Discovery called Unchained Reaction. The duo will serve as judges on the new show, which will pit two teams against each other while they build the most awesome Rube Goldberg device. And it looks like … yes. Yes, I read that right: there might be guillotines.

Mythbusters Accidentally Bust Up Someone’s House And Car With A Cannonball

by Jill Pantozzi | 2:04 pm, December 7th, 2011

The Mythbusters crew recently busted something other than a myth. The Discovery Channel show had one of their experiments go awry in Dublin, California recently leaving a cannonball-sized hole in someone’s house and another in a mini-van. Woops.

Netflix Will Start Streaming Discovery Channel Shows, Mythbusters Too? Pretty Please?

by Jamie Frevele | 1:58 pm, September 21st, 2011

Right in the middle of this, shall we say, turbulent week for Netflix, the soon-to-be “exclusively streaming” video company has announced that it has made a deal with Discovery Communications to stream shows from several of its satellite channels, such as TLC, Science, and Animal Planet. That includes shows such as Man Vs. Wild, Say Yes to the Dress, and, we really, really hope Mythbusters. Seriously, does this mean we’ll be able to stream Mythbusters? Because that would be the really good news.

It’s Shark Week, Everyone! Andy Samberg Gets Us Psyched [Video]

by Jamie Frevele | 11:28 am, July 31st, 2011

It’s here, guys. Shark Week. That midsummer tradition, provided to us by the Discovery Channel, kicks off tonight at 9:00 pm with this year’s formidable host, Chief Shark Officer Andy Samberg. We are happy to know that this shoot was successful and that he has all his limbs. Because sharks, man. Sharks.

(BuzzFeed)

Yes. Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes. Yes.

Andy Samberg Is Hosting Shark Week

by Jamie Frevele | 11:58 am, April 21st, 2011

Geek heartthrob/my “TV boyfriend” Andy Samberg has signed on as the host of Discovery Channel‘s 24th Annual Shark Week. He is also being named as the first-ever Chief Shark Officer (CSO), which means he’s like a boss. A boss of sharks. Sharks with whom he might swim. According to the incredibly excited press release:

As CSO, Samberg will host the network’s 24th annual SHARK WEEK celebration, cable’s longest running programming event and the official mark of summer. He will film on-air wraps for the weeklong event, host a SHARK WEEK special and may even take the plunge and dive with the apex predators …

Said Samberg: “I’m overjoyed about being appointed CSO. Everyone loves Shark Week. It’s the Bill Cosby of week-long television blocks dedicated to sea animals.”