Blowdown (TV series)

Blowdown is an internationally broadcast documentary television series that follows a team of explosive demolition experts as they prepare and implode iconic, complex and challenging structures around the world.

Blowdown
Directed by	Ian Herring Sean White
Country of origin	Canada
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producer	Ian Herring
Producer	Maija Leivo
Production company	Parallax Film Productions
Original release
Release	June 25, 2008 (2008-06-25) – July 28, 2011 (2011-07-28)

The series airs on National Geographic Channel International, History Television in Canada, DMAX in Germany and Five 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 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,^[1] Blowdown explains the complex science behind CDI’s mission.^[2]

The series highlights obstacles the team encounters as they rely on experience and intuition to reverse engineer structures designed to be indestructible.^[3]

Episodes

Season One 2008

Season One episodes include the explosive demolition of:^[4]

• Four cooling towers at an active nuclear power plant;
• A rocket launch tower at Cape Canaveral;
• A landmark Las Vegas casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip; and
• A resort complex on Miami’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; and
• A 100,000-seater sports venue, the Fonte Nova Stadium in Brazil, shot in 3D ^[5]

References

1. Parallax Film Productions website trailers url: "Parallax Film Productions Inc". Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
2. National Geographic's "Blowdown" Series - 2008, The Loizeaux Group, LLC url: http://www.controlled-demolition.com/default.asp?reqLocId=6&reqItemId=20080827122422%5B%5D
3. National Geographic Features url: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. National Geographic Features url: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "Production company captures explosive demolition in 3D | Parallax Film Productions Inc. | 3D filmmakers". Archived from the original on 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2011-12-12.

External links

• Parallax Film Productions Inc.
• Controlled Demolition, Inc.