Cringe Worthy Destruction in Store on Catch It Keep It

Do you remember a time when they weren't trying to destroy something on the Discovery Channel? These days, that memory is as distant as an exploding hydrogen tank somewhere off the coast of Antarctica. This time around however, they are looking to destroy things of value, instead of homemade shacks and tin cans. I have to be honest, the last show I reviewed for Discovery Channel looked a lot more promising than it turned out to be. The premise was great, things get destroyed. Sadly, things got destroyed - by fireworks.

That seems to be behind us now, as the Discovery Channel's little padawan the Science Channel is premiering a new show that is also promising to destroy things. Wait, isn't that the same idea? Not exactly. While things may be destroyed, constestants will have the chance to save the items from destruction. Confused? From the press release:

During each episode of Catch It Keep It three contestants test their scientific and engineering mettle against Science Channel’s “engineer of destruction,” Mike Senese, who devises dastardly schemes uniquely designed to obliterate the prize of the week. The contestants must brainstorm, plan and construct a way to rescue the item within the span of 48 hours – teams can build anything from a blast/fire-proof box to a giant net used for catching objects in mid fall. Host Zach Selwyn guides viewers through the pressure-packed 48 hours of organized chaos as the team works tirelessly, not only against the clock, but also against passionate differences of opinion and seemingly never-ending obstacles.

The only things mentioned so far that are up for destruction is a Gibson Les Paul guitar surrounded by chemicals and a years supply of beer hooked to explosives. I think this will be entertaining if for nothing else than to watch engineers argue. However, without watching the show I'm not going to make any snap judgements, but I can take a break from video games for a little while to check out the possibility of something getting destroyed. Hopefully they don't put any Xbox or Wii systems on the chopping block, or even worse - someone's comic collection. That would be scary.

Wired: Things get blown up - possibly.

Tired: Things might not get blown up.

Catch It Keep It premiers Friday July 17th at 10pm EST.