Blowdown is an internationally broadcast
documentary television series
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that follows a team of
explosive demolition
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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,
History Television
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in
Canada
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,
DMAX in
Germany
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and
Five
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in the
United Kingdom
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, 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 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
nuclear power plant;
*A rocket launch tower at
Cape Canaveral;
*A landmark
Las Vegas
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casino hotel on the
Las Vegas Strip
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; and
*A resort complex on
Miami
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’s dense coastline
Season Two 2011
Season Two episodes include the explosive demolition of:
*
A massive sports stadium in
Indianapolis;
*A former spy ship, the
Hoyt S. Vandenberg;
*A brand-new hurricane-resistant tower on
South Padre Island
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; and
*A 100,000-seater sports venue, the
Fonte Nova Stadium in
Brazil
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, shot in 3D
References
External links
Parallax Film Productions Inc.Controlled Demolition, Inc.
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2008 American television series debuts
2011 American television series endings
2000s American documentary television series