Why did Kari, Grant, and Tory leave 'Mythbusters'? Fans of the long-running science-based reality show want to know the truth behind their exit.
Why did Kari, Grant, and Tory leave Mythbusters? The popular urban-legend debunking show went through some radical changes a few years ago, but not much is known about why the series regulars made their departure.
In 2014, fans were shocked to learn that Grant Imahara, Kari Byron, and Tory Belleci wouldn't be returning to the series, which had run for a whopping 11 seasons.
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Why did the popular trio of Grant, Kari, and Tory leave 'Mythbusters'?
The program's executive producer, Dan Tapster, explained to Entertainment Weekly that contract negotiations were the biggest factor in Grant, Kari, and Tory's exit from the show.
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The cost of retaining talent season after season rises and production has to make some hard decisions as to who they can afford to keep on board and who they'll have to let go.
Turns out, what Grant, Kari, and Tory were asking for was deemed unreasonable by the producers.
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Dan explained the circumstances: "We were very keen for [Grant, Kari, and Tory] to be a part of the show, we are massive fans of theirs, and what they did over 10 years was phenomenal. There were negotiations, and based on those negotiations, they opted out. It’s a shame for them. It’s a shame for us. But it gave us the opportunity to reinvent the show, which it kind of needed."
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Dan ultimately said that the "shake-up" was good for the series and allowed the production crew to take the program in a different direction. Still, fans felt slighted over losing the trio of supporting characters they had come to love over the years.
Many felt that the trio also helped soften the tension between hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who reportedly dislike one another immensely.
2016's 'White Rabbit Project' reunited the fan-favorite trio.
Grant, Kari, and Tory's departure from Mythbusters, didn't mean they were done working with one another. Netflix commissioned a show called White Rabbit Project.
On the show, the three reality TV stars "rank history's greatest inventions, heists, and more ..." White Rabbit Project was also created by the producers of Mythbusters.
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