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“MythBusters Jr.” will debut on Wednesday, Jan. 2 at 9/8c on Science Channel, TheWrap has learned exclusively.

Adam Savage returns to TV as host and executive producer of the “MythBusters” spinoff, which has a 10-episode order. His six young “makers” are all under 16.

Together, they’ll tackle myths just like those seen in “MythBusters,” ranging from driving, explosions, movies, popular culture and more, according to Science Channel’s description. From building a fire extinguisher jetpack, to dominos big enough to crush a car, and testing myths from “Gravity” and “Breaking Bad,” it sounds like an action-packed season.

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“These junior ‘MythBusters’ are amazing,” Savage told TheWrap. “And while they’re kids, the myths we take on are as full-sized and as explosive as ever! We’ve created an incredible 10-episode season in which these new ‘MythBusters’ put...

Move over, Big Bang Theory. Recently, Science Channel announced star Johnny Galecki will host a new TV show called SciJinks.The prank show follows Galecki and science "prankologists" Tamara Robertson and Jason Latimer as they "test out science on unsuspecting marks, drawing from chemistry, physics, technology, engineering and more, with never-before-seen pranks that will introduce audiences to remarkable and unusual scientific discoveries."Read More…...

Exclusive: Science Channel has set 10 Pm Wednesday, May 16, for the premiere of SciJinks, its new science-themed prank show hosted by Johnny Galecki. The eight half-hour episodes will see The Big Bang Theory star orchestrating a team of inventive scientists who use science to feed people’s minds — and to mess with their heads. Watch an exclusive sneak peek above.

Here’s the logline: Galecki, along with science “prankologists” Tamara Robertson and Jason Latimer, test out science on unsuspecting marks, drawing from chemistry, physics, technology, engineering and more, with never-before-seen pranks that will introduce audiences to remarkable and unusual scientific discoveries. From showcasing classic chemical reactions under the guise of a cooking class to controlling the movement of objects with their brains using electroencephalography, the pranks not only contain mind-blowing science but a heaping dose of chaos too.

SciJinks is produced for Science Channel by Galecki’s Alcide Bava Prods and...

Miguel (Marcelo Alonso) compares God to a fire when explaining how the ones our religions’ sacred books describe aren’t quite right. Our creator is simpler than those iterations. He has the power to turn wood into ash and water into steam. He has the power to transform. But just as fire forges from its flames, it also destroys. It’s this duality that director Marialy Rivas and co-writer Camila Gutiérrez gives form to in their film Princesita. As cultist Miguel’s young disciple Tamara (Sara Caballero) reaches puberty and her transformation into womanhood, he explains the purpose of this event in context to his motives. What should be a joyous occasion becomes clouded over by predatory imperative. And while she initially embraces them, she soon recognizes the danger they represent.

On the surface this dance is predicated on the notion of cult oppression and forced submission. It’s about...