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Extreme Engineering

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  • Genre: Science & Technology
  • Movie Type: Physical Sciences, Inventions & Innovations
  • Release Year: 2003
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 60 minutes

Plot

This Discovery Channel miniseries shed new light upon the world's biggest and most massive construction projects. Bridges, dams, mile-high buildings, and rapid transit systems were among the subjects touched upon, with episodes bearing such titles as "Tokyo Sky City" and "Transatlantic Tunnel." Running 60 minutes per episode, Extreme Engineering premiered April 13, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Extreme Engineering
Genre Documentary / Engineering / Architecture / Science
Written by Ed Fields, Alan Lindgren (Season One)
Directed by Peter Frumkin
Olympia Stone
Starring Danny Forster
Country of origin  United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 6
No. of episodes 45
Production
Location(s) Varies
Running time 60 min
Broadcast
Original channel HD Theater
The Science Channel
Discovery Channel
Original run April 1, 2003 – Present
Chronology
Related shows Engineering the Impossible (2002) TV
External links
Official website

Extreme Engineering is a documentary television series that aired on the Discovery Channel and The Science Channel. The program features futuristic and ongoing engineering projects. As of 2007, the show aired its sixth season. The show has been hosted by Danny Forster since season 4.[1] The show was renamed Build It Bigger in the United States but retains its name when broadcast in Europe.[citation needed]

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Origins of the show

Engineering the Impossible was a ground-breaking 2-hour special, created and written by Alan Lindgren and produced by Powderhouse Productions for the Discovery Channel. It focused on three incredible, yet physically possible, engineering projects: the nine mile (14 km)-long Gibraltar Bridge, the 170-story Millennium Tower and the 4000+-foot-long Freedom Ship. This program won the Beijing International Science Film Festival Silver Award, and earned Discovery's second-highest, weeknight rating for 2002. After the success of this program, Discovery commissioned Powderhouse to produce the first season of the 10-part series, Extreme Engineering, whose episodes were written by Alan Lindgren, Ed Fields and several other Powderhouse writer-producers. Like Engineering the Impossible, the first season of Extreme Engineering focused on extreme projects of the future. Season 2 (and all seasons since) featured projects already in construction around the world.

WAGtv Ltd. produced 6 episodes for Discovery[citation needed] that were also broadcast in the US as part of the 4th season of Extreme Engineering.

Episode List [2]

Season 1: 2003

Episode name Premiere Project Status at Production Current Status
Tokyo's Sky City 02003-04-13April 13, 2003 Tokyo's Sky City Proposed Proposed
Subways In America 02003-04-15April 15, 2003 East Side Access Proposed Under Construction
Transatlantic Tunnel 02003-04-16April 16, 2003 The Transatlantic Tunnel Proposed Proposed
City in a Pyramid 02003-04-23April 23, 2003 The Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid Proposed Proposed
Bridging the Bering Strait 02003-04-30April 30, 2003 The Bering Strait Bridge Proposed Proposed
Tunneling Under the Alps 02003-05-07May 7, 2003 Gotthard Base Tunnel Under Construction Under Construction
Building Hong Kong's Airport 02003-05-14May 14, 2003 Hong Kong International Airport Completed Completed
Holland's Barriers to the Sea 02003-05-21May 21, 2003 Maeslantkering and Oosterscheldekering storm surge barriers Completed Completed
Boston's Big Dig 02003-05-28May 28, 2003 Boston's Big Dig Under Construction Completed
Widening the Panama Canal 02003-06-04June 4, 2003 Panama Canal expansion project Proposed Under Construction

Season 2: 2004

9 episodes were produced for season 2. It is also the first season produced in HDTV for HD Theater.

Episode name Premiere Project Status at production Current Status
Turning Torso 02004-07-07July 7, 2004 Turning Torso Under construction Completed
Venice Flood Gates 02004-07-14July 14, 2004 Venice Tide Barrier Project (MOSE Project) Under construction Under construction
Container Ships 02004-07-28July 28, 2004 Adrian Mærsk (Maersk Line) Completed Completed
Oakland Bay Bridge 02004-08-04August 4, 2004 Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge Under construction Under construction
Iceland Tunnels 02004-09-01September 1, 2004 Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Project Under construction Completed
Off-shore Oil Platforms 02004-09-25September 25, 2004 Tarzan Class oil rigs Under Construction Completed
Cooper River Bridge 02004-10-05October 5, 2004 Cooper River Bridge Under construction Completed
Millau Viaduct 02004-11-15November 15, 2004 Millau Viaduct Under construction Completed
Excavators 02004-11-22November 22, 2004 Hull-Rust-Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine Completed Completed

Season 3: 2005

WagTV produced 6 episodes that were acquired by Discovery for season 3.

Episode name Premiere Project Status at production Current Status
The Snøhvit Arctic Gas Processing Platform 02005-10-19October 19, 2005 Snøhvit platform / MV Blue Marlin Completed Completed
The El Cajon Dam 02005-11-10November 10, 2005 El Cajon Dam Under Construction Completed
Hong Kong's Cable Car 02005-12-02December 2, 2005 (?) Ngong Ping 360 Under Construction Completed
Woodrow Wilson Bridge 02005-12-09December 9, 2005 (?) Woodrow Wilson Bridge Under Construction Completed
Gotthard Tunnel 02006-01-01January 1, 2006 Gotthard Base Tunnel Under Construction Under Construction
Dubai's Ski Resort 02006-01-21January 21, 2006 Ski Dubai Under Construction Completed

Season 4: 2006

Powderhouse Productions produced 6 episodes for season 4 with host Danny Forster. It currently airs under the Build It Bigger name on HD Theater, The Science Channel & Discovery Channel

Episode name Premiere Project Status at production Current Status
SuperStadium 02006-02-19February 19, 2006 University of Phoenix Stadium Under construction Completed
MegaTunnel 02006-03-08March 8, 2006 Storm Management And Road Tunnel (SMART) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Under construction Completed
Biggest Warship 02006-05-31May 31, 2006 USS Donald Cook Under construction Completed
Sakhalin Oil & Ice 02006-06-28June 28, 2006 Sakhalin-II Under construction
Big Easy Rebuild 02006-07-05July 5, 2006 Reconstruction of New Orleans Under construction Under construction
Space Tower 02006-07-12July 12, 2006 Madrid's Torre Espacio Under construction Complete

Season 5: 2006

Episode name Premiere Project Status at production Current Status
South Ferry Subway Station 02006-10-11October 11, 2006 The New York City Subway's new South Ferry station Under construction Completed
World's Biggest Arch Bridge 02006-10-18October 18, 2006 Hoover Dam Bypass (Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge) Under construction Under construction
JFK: JetBlue Terminal 02006-10-25October 25, 2006 Reconstruction of John F. Kennedy International Airport's Terminal 5 Under construction Completed
Stonecutters Bridge: Hong Kong 02006-11-01November 1, 2006 Hong Kong's Stonecutters Bridge Under construction Completed
California Academy of Sciences 02006-11-08November 8, 2006 The rebuilding of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California Under construction Completed
Hallandsås Ridge Tunnel: Sweden 02006-11-15November 15, 2006 Sweden's Hallandsas railway tunnel Under construction Under construction

Season 6: 2007 [3]

Episode name Premiere Project Status at production Current Status
Coaster Build Off 02007-07-10July 10, 2007 Griffon a steel rollercoaster in Busch Gardens Europe and the Renegade in Valleyfair Under Construction Complete
Battle Machines 02007-07-17July 17, 2007 An M1 Abrams tank undergoing maintenance at Fort Knox, Kentucky Completed Completed
World's Tallest Skyscraper 02007-07-24July 24, 2007 Shanghai World Financial Centre Under Construction Completed
Super Fast Warship 02007-08-07August 7, 2007 Building a Arleigh Burke class destroyer Under Construction Completed
Boot Camp 02007-08-14August 14, 2007 Training to use construction equipment in Boston, Massachusetts. Completed Completed
Fault Zone Tunnel 02007-08-21August 21, 2007 Freshwater pipeline to support Southern California Under Construction Under construction
Hurricane-Proof Homes 02007-08-28August 28, 2007 Building a heavy duty modular homes Completed Completed
Floating City 02007-09-04September 4, 2007 MS Independence of the Seas Under Construction Completed
Biggest Casino 02007-09-11September 11, 2007 Construction of hotel casino The Palazzo in Las Vegas Under Construction Completed
High Risk Tower 02007-09-18September 18, 2007 Building a Trump's Tower in Chicago Under Construction Completed
Turbo-Charged Boats 02007-09-25September 25, 2007 Rebuilding and practice test of an offshore racing boat Completed Completed
Mountain of Steel 02007-10-03October 3, 2007 City of Culture of Galicia Under Construction Under Construction
Deepst Tunnel 02007-10-10October 10, 2007 Construction of Marmaray underwater tunnel in Istanbul, Turkey Under Construction Complete
Major League Stadium 02007-10-17October 17, 2007 Construction of Washington Nationals Ballpark Under Construction Complete

Season 7: 2009 [4]

Episode name Premiere Project Status at production Current Status
Dallas Cowboys Stadium 02009-04-20April 20, 2009 Building the new Cowboys Stadium Under Construction Completed
Hong Kong Bridge 02009-04-27April 27, 2009 Building the Stonecutters Bridge. Under Construction Completed
Navy Amphibious Warship 02009-05-04May 4, 2009 The LPD17 is a new class of warship. Completed Completed
Panama Canal 02009-05-11May 11, 2009 New $5.25 billion expansion projects. Under Construction Under Construction
Peru Dam & Tunnel 02009-05-18May 18, 2009 One of the deepest tunnels ever attempted. Under Construction Under Construction
Abu Dhabi 02009-06-01June 1, 2009 Al Raha Beach Development in Abu Dhabi Under Construction Under Construction
NASA 02009-06-26June 26, 2009 Transition from the Space Shuttle program to the Constellation program. Under Construction Under Construction

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ "Discovery Channel::Meet the Host". 2007-07-23. http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/engineering/meet/meet.html. Retrieved 2007-07-23. 
  2. ^ "Discovery Channel::Extreme Engineering". http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/engineering/engineering.html. Retrieved 2007-07-23. |date=02007-07-23July 23, 2007
  3. ^ "Discovery Channel::Extreme Engineering". 2007-11-21. http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/extremeengineering/eps/index.shtml. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
  4. ^ "Discovery Channel::Extreme Engineering". 2009-06-03. http://science.discovery.com/tv/build-bigger/episodes/episodes.html. Retrieved 2009-06-03. }

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