Discovery usually does a great job with hosts and shows. After ruining "extreme engineering" by making this guy the host, why did they decide to give him another show??
I also find the host to be highly irritating. In the case of Extreme Engineering, the content became less informative with his arrival as well. Do others feel that Discovery "dumbed down" the content? Seems a bit of an insult to the viewers, in addition to compromising the program's quality.
Really? I've only seen the episode about the Cardinals stadium and I liked it a lot. Thought it was really funny. Was it much different without him? Who was the host?
There was only a narrator for the first EE but this guy cannot help who/what he is - a froot loop who just can't put the fire out! As for how he got the job, I'm sure he knows everyone on What Not to Wear and is friends with Frank Bilec on Trading Spaces.
I'm glad I am not the only one who feels this way...yes, he did absolutely napalm Extreme Engineering to the point I quit watching it. This show is already a bomb, and it isn't even out of the gates!
After careful examination I have concluded that Danny is not in fact cereal, so blueduet, you can stop calling him a fruit loop. Plus that is the world's lamest put down. Ever.
Shows and hosts are tested, and if he truly stinks then he will be replaced. If not, then you may just have to come to terms with the fact that you may very well be wrong. Sorry to break it to you.
To tell you the truth He's the reason I watch the show. I come from a social science background so a little added info on certain aspects of engineering and comic relief is good for me. I never watched extreme engineering before I saw the cardinals episode and now I'm hooked!! I've alredy dvr'ed the whole season!
I agree! Especially in the wake of some of Discovery's extremely entertaining AND informative hosts (*cough* Mike Rowe *cough*) I feel cheated having to watch this guy stumble his way through an episode.
But it's true, if enough people feel that way he will be replaced...I can only wait, hope, and in the meantime, change the channel.
I just finished hearing this guy squeal like a school girl while riding a roller coaster. THe rest of the time he was whining about heights and the cold or anything else he could find to whine about. This guy is a terrible host. It is a shame, really. After seeing the previews for the show it looked like it would be pretty good. Unfortunately, in this case I was wrong. Unless they replace the host, I won't be back. Discovery could do much better with a new host.
I just saw the first episode. It seems that Discovery mixed up their shows and cast the Lost Queen of Egypt as the host. Seriously, the host is the single greatest reason I won't watch this show again. What a lame tard. He couldn't even get the majority of his terms correct. "Pressure" doesn't keep the roller coaster on the tracks, FORCE does. The show is about engineering, so they might as well be accurate.
BTW, I registered this account just so I could complain about this guy.
What makes Danny the worst host for this show is that he keeps referring to himself as "part of the team" when it is quite clear that none of the men he works with consider him part of their team.
You ever watch "The Office?" This guy is the TV host version of Michael Scott. Thinks he's incredibly funny, yet everyone around is merely rolling their eyes or outright making fun of him, and he has no clue it's going on.
Watching the Roller Coaster episode, not only were the construction workers making fun of him, but I even got the sense that his own camera men had no respect for him. I could almost feel their eyes rolling as they recorded these painful displays of awkward humor, whining, and inept hosting.
He kept saying he's part of "the team," but it was very, very clear that he was seen as a pesky nusiance.
Of course, not every host is going to be a Mike Rowe. He's set the bar very, very high, and few other Discovery hosts come close. Heck, even Jamie and Adam can get a bit irritating at times, but there's a balance of humor, knowledge and respect that go a long way in making these things successful.
This host may have teh knowledge, but the lack of respect and the whiney attitude will doom this show. Which is a shame. The show itself could be really interesting.
Man you guys are brutal. I stopped watching Extreme Engineering when they canned Danny and went back to the old format. I'm glad Danny is hosting a similar show now and you EE guys can keep watching your show. Everyone's happy. What's there to complain about?
I'd like to see you get a joke made at your expense on National television and handle it as well as this guy did.
Overall the show's content was interesting, Forster provided funny interludes, and they portrayed the fact that the iron workers at Busch Gardens and the carpenters in Minnesota are both crazy in their own right.
I found the light humor and seldom use of large vocabulary and in depth discussions to be refreshing. I enjoyed the show due to the simple fact that building those rollercoasters is extremely dangerous, exciting, and impressive. I hate watching shows where I feel like I am in deep thought the whole time, I do enough of that in college thanks.
I don't know what they were thinking when picking him as a host. When building large things lets find a host who is a girl when it comes to heights and has no mechanical skills whatsoever. He cant even swing a simple hammer. He whined and cried that whole episode. The show had great potential and i was really interested in seeing some of the stuff build but i would rather research myself on the internet than watch another episode with a guy that dainty.
I agree with the majority. Like others here, I registered just to convey my disgust with the host Danny. Hes painfully unfunny, whiny, and irritating. Due to my work schedule I missed the first airing of the roller coaster episode, so I really made it a point to catch it earlier today. I couldnt stand to watch more than 15 minutes of Danny. What could potentially be a great program is ruined by an ineffective host. Too bad they cant find someone more like Mike Rowe - hes intelligent, smart, funny, and isnt afraid to get dirty. I like his attitude, he seems like an average joe, even during his recent Larry King interview. I hope Discovery wastes no time getting rid of Danny, and bringing in a host who knows how to entertain and keep it smart.
I have Discovery Channel on, actively watching or in the background, all the time. Truly I watch little else on TV. Dirty Jobs, Man vs. Wild, Deadliest Catch, Mythbusters, Monster Garage, Sunrise Earth, Planet Earth, all amazing. Why? Because the subject matter is fascinating and presented by brilliant people who are really engaged and confident with what they are doing, artists, adventurers, scientists, builders, doing and creating and explaining amazing things, sometimes in life and death situations.
Build it Bigger falls short because the host simply doesn't seem comfortable or frankly that capable. This was also true when he hosted Extreme Engineering. He makes the show about his cringe-inducing reactions to things rather than the subject itself. Why send someone who is obviously terrified of heights to work a rollercoaster jobsite? Why put a hammer in his hand when he can't drive a nail? How is anyone at the jobsite going to open up and share if they just think he's a hazard? The show becomes about his fears and ineptitude, rather than the engineering, which just makes no sense. I tried twice to watch the show and just couldn't. I really wanted to like it, but just wound up annoyed, and here writing.
In other words, after hours, days, weeks, of Discovery on, watching reruns all the time, I changed the channel during this show, twice. Now Mike Rowe is on helping to build a billboard and I'm perfectly happy watching it for the 2nd or 3rd time.
I mean this note in the most constructive way. Honestly just felt compelled to share how out of sorts the whole thing seems compared to the rest of the outstanding programming on Discovery. Good luck and thanks for being overall the greatest channel on TV.
Maybe all of you should watch a few more episodes before you criticize so brutally. Let his personality develop before you make your final decision. It is tough when everyone watching you is expecting the next Bear Grylls. It's not like Danny is going build the roller coaster himself in the middle of the Outback and then drink his own pee. He has a different style and I think it will work once people see what he is doing. I have a feeling Discovery knows what they are doing and went through hundreds of people before they decided on Danny. I learned alot from the first show and I have a feeling the content is going to get much better in the upcoming episodes. I give this guy two thumbs up.
Funny comment and image of coaster in the outback. However, it seems pretty generous to think that there is a master plan behind this show that we just don't understand, but which will be revealed over time. If anything it seems like they tried to make engineering more 'accessible' by putting on a host that doesn't come off as an expert. If that's programming genius then I guess you'd be right, but to this viewer it just seems out of place.
In any case, it is after all just a show on TV and really of little consequence so congrats to Danny for landing the gig. I hope he is able over time to instill more of the passion and expertise that must have driven him to architecture in the first place. Cheers!
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Seiously? You guys must just be jealous that he got the host position. Danny is the reason I watch the show! He is an architect with a Masters of Architecture from Harvard University, and when someone can show me another person with an equal or greater intelligence, passion for the field, and charismatic personality... then I will listen to your claims. Danny was selected out of a cast of thousands, and there is an apparent reason for that. Plus, there has only been one episode!
I loved the first show, and I anxiously anticipate the next! Keep up the good work Danny!
It may not be a master plan or genius directing, but I don't think Danny is the one editing the show and emphasizing his goofiness with freeze frames of his mess-ups etc. I'm willing to bet that Discovery Channel is trying to make a show that is more accessible. And even though I know how to use a hammer better than he can, I appreciate the approach. As an architecture student, I am looking forward to some episodes in which he can use his expertise: design.
The show becomes about his fears and ineptitude, rather than the engineering, which just makes no sense. I tried twice to watch the show and just couldn't. I really wanted to like it, but just wound up annoyed, and here writing.