Canadian TV series or program
Mega Builders |
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Country of origin | Canada |
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Original language | English |
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No. of series | 5 |
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No. of episodes | 36 |
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Running time | 45 minutes (without commercials) |
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Production companies | Barna-Alper Productions Mega Builders III Productions |
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Original release |
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Network | Discovery Channel |
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Release | 19 September 2005 (2005-09-19) – 16 December 2010 (2010-12-16) |
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Mega Builders is a documentary television series appearing on the Discovery Channel and Science Channel. Each episode takes a look into the people and the machines involved into the construction of many huge engineering projects.
Discovery Channel Taiwan broadcast a version of the series in 2022 that covered how the residential high-rise building Tao Zhu Yin Yuan was built over 11 years.[1]
Episode list
Season 1
Episode | Name | Airdate |
S01E01 | Spanning the Harlem | 19/Sep/2005 |
S01E02 | Fantasy Islands | 19/Sep/2005 |
S01E03 | The Big Collider[2] | 24/Nov/2005 |
S01E04 | World's Fastest Wheels | 09/Dec/2005 |
Season 2
Episode | Name | Airdate |
S02E01 | Racing to Power Up | 24/Aug/2006 |
S02E02 | Quake-Proofing an Icon | 25/Oct/2006 |
S02E03 | Roller Coaster | 09/Nov/2006 |
S02E04 | Mega Bridge[3] | 22/Nov/2006 |
S02E05 | Moving Mountains | 29/Nov/2006 |
S02E06 | Madrid's Big Dig | 10/Jan/2007 |
S02E07 | Crossing Colorado | 17/Jan/2007 |
S02E08 | Sinking Wings | 24/Jan/2007 |
S02E09 | Extreme Elevation | 31/Jan/2007 |
Season 3
Episode | Name | Airdate |
S03E01 | Raising The Roof | 05/Sep/2007 |
S03E02 | The Big Lift | 12/Sep/2007 |
S03E03 | Worlds Biggest Wave Machine | 19/Sep/2007 |
S03E04 | Stolen Power | 26/Sep/2007 |
S03E05 | Mighty Shovel | 03/Oct/2007 |
S03E06 | Ice Hotel | 10/Oct/2007 |
S03E07 | Arctic Ice Crusher | 17/Oct/2007 |
Season 4
Episode | Name | Airdate |
S04E01 | Big Rig | 14/Oct/2009 |
S04E02 | Blockbuster Bridge | 21/Oct/2009 |
S04E03 | Floating Bridge | 28/Oct/2009 |
S04E04 | Glitz City | 04/Nov/2009 |
S04E05 | Hard Rock Park | 11/Nov/2009 |
S04E06 | King of the Container Ships | 18/Nov/2009 |
S04E07 | Venice Code Red | 25/Nov/2009 |
Season 5
Episode | Name | Airdate |
S05-E01 | Bosphorus Tunnel | 28/Oct/2010 |
S05-E02 | Illogical Crossing | 04/Nov/2010 |
S05-E03 | Peak Power | 11/Nov/2010 |
S05-E04 | World Class Stadium | 18/Nov/2010 |
S05-E05 | Spanning the Saigon River | 02/Dec/2010 |
S05-E06 | London Aquatics Centre | 09/Dec/2010 |
S05-E07 | Gautrain | 16/Dec/2010 |
Reception
Noting that the show covers the Bhumibol Bridge, Gotthard Base Tunnel, and North American and Madrid initiatives to reduce traffic congestion, The Daily Telegraph's Kirsty Heysen said, "This great series some of these hugely ambitious undertakings."[4] Brad Newsome of The Age praised the show, writing, "It's not your average construction-telly yawn tonight as we follow the annual building of Sweden's famed ice hotel."[5] The Sunday Mail sated, "Colourful characters and bigger-than Ben Hur projects fill this latest series about the world's largest and most mind-boggling engineering challenges."[6] The Brazilian newspaper Correio 24 Horas [pt] wrote that Mega Builders "is quite enlightening about the reasons why Rio de Janeiro, the Olympic city, is currently left without any good-quality stadium in working order".[7]
See also
- Extreme Engineering
- Megastructures (TV series)
- Ultimate Factories
References
- ^ Chen, Jianxing 陳建興 (2022-12-13). "Discovery革新獻映《建築巨擘:陶朱隱園》" [Discovery innovatively presents "Mega Builders: Tao Zhu Yin Yuan"]. China Daily News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Anderson, Doug (2011-09-21). "Television". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sunday Mail. 2007-01-21. Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Heysen, Kirsty (2011-06-05). "Best on Foxtel". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Newsome, Brad (2008-05-08). "Green Guide's Critical View". The Age. Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sunday Mail. 2008-05-04. Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Victor Uchôa: Lembretes de um país que não é sério" [Victor Uchôa: Reminders of a country that is not serious]. Correio 24 Horas [pt] (in Portuguese). 2013-03-30. Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
External links
- Mega Builders at IMDb
- Mega Builders at TheTVDB
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