The Analysis Of The Program Of Discovery Channel Mythbusters

With the rapid development of science and technology, only the level of publicawareness and technological progress simultaneously that can make the role of science in thegreatest degree of play. The media is the connection link between science and the public, andis important in science popularization. Which the television media as one of powerful media,science and education programs become the most popular way of acquire scientific. But howcan we make such programs most likely to be accepted by audience is a urgent problem.The Discovery channel as a successful case, since the premiere has quickly become oneof the world’s fastest-growing cable television network. And as a "trump card",“TheMythbusters” has created a new mode of the experimental science programs to combineeducation with entertainment. often create ratings myth. Now the world has more than1000viewers watch the show every week. At the same time, during the course of China’s TV natureprogram innovation, science and education channel of CCTV “so that’s it” program and “bignews truth” program in Hunan TV, they all under the pattern of “the mythbusters”. We can say,it has obtained some achievements, but the present situation of our TV nature program is stillnot optimistic, embodied in the development speed is slow, there are still many needs to beimproved and reference. As a ten-year-old program can still widely welcomed, because oftheir own unique artistic style and open up a new way of thinking on television scienceprograms. But on its research at home and abroad are rare. Therefore, this article try to do acomprehensive and systematic research, for “the mythbusters”. First, from the perspective ofthe environment, to know the features and patterns of the discovery channel, and then use thetheory of “meme” to analysis the formation and development. Later we can get thecharacteristic and insufficiency, finally draw some enlightenment to our country science andeducation television programs.