Blowdown is an internationally broadcast

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television series that follows a team of

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experts as they prepare and implode iconic, complex and challenging structures around the world. The series airs on National Geographic Channel International,

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in Canada, DMAX in Germany and

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in the United Kingdom, and is produced by Parallax Film Productions Inc.. The hour-long shows focus on the dangers, challenges, and inside strategies of this type of

demolition Demolition (also known as razing and wrecking) is the science and engineering in safely and efficiently tearing down buildings and other artificial structures. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction (building), deconstruction, which inv ...

by documenting the work of a specialized explosives team: Controlled Demolition Incorporated of Phoenix, Maryland, USA. Using a combination of exclusive footage, high-concept visual effects and process-driven computer models, Blowdown explains the complex science behind CDI’s mission. The series highlights obstacles the team encounters as they rely on experience and intuition to reverse engineer structures designed to be indestructible.

Episodes

Season One 2008

Season One episodes include the explosive demolition of: *Four cooling towers at an active

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; *A rocket launch tower at

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; *A landmark

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casino hotel on the

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; and *A resort complex on

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’s dense coastline

Season Two 2011

Season Two episodes include the explosive demolition of: * A massive sports stadium in

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; *A former spy ship, the Hoyt S. Vandenberg; *A brand-new hurricane-resistant tower on

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; and *A 100,000-seater sports venue, the Fonte Nova Stadium in

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, shot in 3D

References

External links

Parallax Film Productions Inc.Controlled Demolition, Inc.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blowdown (Tv Series) 2008 American television series debuts 2011 American television series endings 2000s American documentary television series