On: Anvil Firing

[gaze]

“On September 5, 2011, The Science Channel premiered Flying Anvils, a reality television series about anvil firing.[6]”

They really seem to be scraping the bottom of the barrel.

[chrisseaton → gaze]

Seems like a legitimate and interesting scientific and cultural topic. Probably fun to watch - bigger than life, noisy and exciting.

Sometimes the most interesting programs go into depth about some esoteric topic and can end up revealing a lot.

What’s your problem with it?

[agency → chrisseaton]

Is there really enough there to support an entire reality television _series_?

[whatshisface → agency]

It is once you start including all of the personal details and daily lives of everyone involved. That's what separates reality TV from documentaries.

[gaze → whatshisface]

This is essentially my problem. Every reality TV show is the same. Every esoteric subcommunity has the exact same pattern of drama, competition, cliques. Take it from someone that did everything from competitive yo-yo to ham radio. I just don't want to see the same reality tv show again, but about anvils. I want to see something that focuses on the science.

[jtms → gaze]

Would rather watch this than 99% of the garbage that qualifies for programming - might actually learn something about physics, chemistry, engineering, etc