Peter Rees (producer)
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Peter Rees is a film and television writer/ director and producer. He developed the concept and was the executive producer of the television series MythBusters
. Rees created, cast, wrote and directed more than eighty episodes, devising and designing all but one experiment. During his time as Executive Producer the series achieved its highest rated individual episode (Straw through a palm tree), its highest rated two hour special (Hollywood Movie Myths) and the highest rated shark week special (Shark week 2005). Rees left the show in September 2006 at the peak of its rating success following creative and financial disagreements with the key cast and production company.
MythBusters
MythBusters is a science entertainment TV program created and produced by Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The series is screened by numerous international broadcasters, including Discovery Channel Australia, Discovery Channel Latin America, Discovery Channel Canada, Quest...
. Rees created, cast, wrote and directed more than eighty episodes, devising and designing all but one experiment. During his time as Executive Producer the series achieved its highest rated individual episode (Straw through a palm tree), its highest rated two hour special (Hollywood Movie Myths) and the highest rated shark week special (Shark week 2005). Rees left the show in September 2006 at the peak of its rating success following creative and financial disagreements with the key cast and production company.
External links
- Mythbusters: The Explosive Truth Behind 30 of the Most Perplexing Urban Legends of All Time [MYTHBUSTERS M/TV] (Paperback)
- The Creator Of MythBusters -Peter Rees
- MYTHBUSTERS EXPOSED: HOW A SPECIAL EFFECTS CREW OPENED THE MOST IMPORTANT NEW FRONT IN THE BATTLE FOR SCIENCE LITERACY
- Busted - 17 Mythbuster Classics That Could Happen To You (2006)
- Slashdot: The Mythbusters Answer Your Questions