MythBusters Revisited: Adam Savage on Why He'll Be "Forever Grateful" for the Series ✖ In 2002, Discovery Channel began developing a series that aimed to shine a light on a number of urban legends, putting science and physics to the test to determine if the tall tales could have actually happened. The series, which would go on to be named "MythBusters," enlisted the help of two special effects artists to produce three episodes, exploring stories of combining Pop Rocks with soda, if too many poppy seeds could cause one to fail a drug test, or if a man could attach enough helium balloons to a...