Stunt Junkies
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Stunt Junkies was a Discovery Channel
show that showed professional athletes performing dangerous stunts. The show showed all the steps the athlete must do to successfully complete the stunt. The series spanned 2 seasons of 43 episodes. The first 13 episodes were hosted by Jeb Corliss
who was fired in the summer of 2006 for being arrested while attempting to BASE jump from the observation deck of the Empire State Building
in New York City
. The second season and next 30 episodes were hosted by Eli Thompson, a World Champion Skydiver with over 15,000 skydives including the opening aerial stunt for Austin Powers III "Goldmember". Stunt Junkies was created and Executive Produced by Jordan G. Stone and produced by CBS Eye Too Productions. Stunt Junkies showed such stunts as Bob Burnquist 50-50 a rail over, then BASE jumping to the bottom, and a guy trying to backflip a Ski-Doo on a wave. TMBA, a New York City animation studio, created 3D animations of the "physics behind the stunts", designed to explain the science behind each stunt. Motion graphics were layered on top of 3D re-creations of each event, allowing producers to highlight the riskiest aspects of each stunt.
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
show that showed professional athletes performing dangerous stunts. The show showed all the steps the athlete must do to successfully complete the stunt. The series spanned 2 seasons of 43 episodes. The first 13 episodes were hosted by Jeb Corliss
Jeb Corliss
Jeb Corliss is a professional BASE jumper, skydiver, and wingsuit flyer. He has jumped from sites including Paris' Eiffel Tower, Seattle's Space Needle, and the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....
who was fired in the summer of 2006 for being arrested while attempting to BASE jump from the observation deck of the Empire State Building
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark skyscraper and American cultural icon in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet , and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 ft high. Its name is derived...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The second season and next 30 episodes were hosted by Eli Thompson, a World Champion Skydiver with over 15,000 skydives including the opening aerial stunt for Austin Powers III "Goldmember". Stunt Junkies was created and Executive Produced by Jordan G. Stone and produced by CBS Eye Too Productions. Stunt Junkies showed such stunts as Bob Burnquist 50-50 a rail over, then BASE jumping to the bottom, and a guy trying to backflip a Ski-Doo on a wave. TMBA, a New York City animation studio, created 3D animations of the "physics behind the stunts", designed to explain the science behind each stunt. Motion graphics were layered on top of 3D re-creations of each event, allowing producers to highlight the riskiest aspects of each stunt.