Viewers who did tune in, usually tended to turn out very quickly, after only watching a few episodes. It was clear that the show was interesting and intelligent, yet it lacked a defining element that brought the program’s viewers back again and again. This defining element would be added several years into the show’s historic run, with the addition of Kari Byron, an incredibly sexy and attractive redheaded modeler and sculptor.

Once the world at large got wind of Kari Byron, they tuned in in droves to the MythBusters television program on the Discovery Channel to see what all the fuss was about. Sure enough, the addition of Kari Byron has generated a tremendous amount of attention between young males who are greatly affected by attractive young female cohosts and starlets on television. This strategy, whether intentional or accidental, has been extremely successful. The fan base for Kari Byron on the Internet is staggering, as more and more users create websites, blogs and other web based operations dedicated to Kari Byron and all manner of aspects of her life, personality and, naturally, even her physical body. This focus on the MythBusters newest star cast member brings users to the question of what the future might hold for the MythBusters starlet.

Wild popularity amongst your fans can be a great help in remaining on top in the show business world, but it can often dry out very quickly and leave the starlet with few options. This tendency to crash and burn for female stars is the lamentable side effect of the impossible idea of perfection that Hollywood has instilled in young viewers. The more Hollywood pushes the young and nubile image of the perfect woman in to viewers faces, the less need their is for aging actresses and starlets, no matter how attractive or talented. This emphasis on youth and young stars is a tragic and inevitable outcome of the Hollywood process, which creates a never ending chain of formerly famous and popular starlets who simply lose all their star power as they age.

Despite her youth, Kari Byron has an uphill battle in the future for the continued health of her career. Focusing on remaining successful and working steadily can be a challenge for any star, but for the female starlet, it is even more difficult and they have a far more difficult time as they age. Despite this, Kari Byron has a very good chance of remaining successful due to her skills as a modeler and sculptor.

While debunking myths makes for some very interesting television, one might say that debunking myths with a sexy redhead available to assist in the debunking would be even more interesting television. In fact, that is exactly what happened, as the MythBusters program brought in professional model maker and prototype designer, Kari Byron. The addition of Kari Byron to the program gave the MythBusters cast some diversity and sex appeal that it was lacking in its original incarnation. The impact on the program by the addition of Kari Byron cannot be ignored, as ratings immediately shot through the roof and attracted a new, youthful sponsor base. While the program originally was somewhat dry, despite the humor that was evident in the entire cast as well as the two hosts, with the addition of the tall and attractive sculptor and modeler, the cast dynamic on the MythBusters program has changed completely, as the combination of science, humor and sex appeal begins to emerge as a whole new show, diverging slightly from the original concept. While this is very likely not the original intent, it is undoubtedly what is quickly becoming the predominant format of the MythBusters program.

It remains to be seen what type of impact the popularity of Kari Byron will have over the MythBusters program over an extended period of time. The show was already referred to as MythBusters with that hot chick, and is only going to become more and more identified with the Kari Byron phenomenon. While the concept of instant success isn’t new by any means, it is almost redefined in the case of Kari Byron, who had very little show business or entertainment oriented skills or success when she signed up for the MythBusters program but has now become almost synonymous with professional television starlets. The overnight success of Kari Byron on the MythBusters program and the resultant ratings bonanza has become something of a television phenomenon recently. And viewers discussing Kari Byron and all aspects of her life and personality predominate on forums on the Internet as well as over the water cooler at work.

With all this attention and cacophony of praise, it is likely only a matter of time before the name of the show changes from MythBusters to another variation, MythBusters featuring Kari Byron. Or perhaps it might change altogether to the Kari Byron show featuring MythBusters. Only time will tell. But what is certain is that the appeal of MythBusters to the mass audience has increased exponentially since the addition of Kari Byron to the MythBusters cast and shows no signs of slowing.

While many shows tend to dress everything up and make it more attractive, the MythBusters didn’t bother, allowing the viewer to see endless shelves of junk, old beaten up tools and less than glamorously dressed hosts. This emphasis on function over form and practicality over pampering has been the basis of the show’s formula from the very start. Adding an attractive young female to the predominantly male cast was a galvanizing decision by the casters and producers of the MythBusters television program, and was surely not arrived at easily. But it was clear to all that the addition of Kari Byron was extremely successful, as new viewers flocked to the Discovery Chann l to catch the redhead and her exuberant personality.

But the powers that be at the MythBusters office very likely had no idea what type of impact the decision to add Kari Byron to the MythBusters cast would have. The entire demographics of the program have changed as new users and younger viewers began to flock to the Discovery Channel network and set their TiVos and personal video recorders religiously to record the MythBusters program, not wanting to miss a moment. This fascination with the sexy and alluring Kari Byron has been responsible for a large portion of the jump in ratings that the MythBusters program has experienced. While the program has remained basically the same, exposing myths as myths and proving out those that are true to be true, in addition to this basic formula, the inclusion of the clearly and obviously female Kari Byron has garnered many more new viewers of the male demographic, specifically viewers between 18 and 35, that block of younger males that television networks and executives are so desperate to a contract.

While the impact on the show and a change in the method of filming has been largely superficial, the long-term nature of these changes can not yet be determined until after a few years of successful ratings that can be compared to the previous years of broadcast ratings. This comparison, while not yet complete, will very likely show a tremendous leap in ratings after the addition of Kari Byron to the MythBusters cast. This leap in ratings is specifically due to the fact that the producers and editors had the foresight to include a sultry young female to the cast, a big selling point for many young male viewers who may have lost interest or not bothered to view the show in its earlier seasons.

This new attraction of younger viewers is a blessing for any show, especially the MythBusters program with its extremely focused niche audience. Only time will tell how successful the MythBusters formula will be now that the luminous Kari Byron has been added to the mix.

Making a full-time occupation out of debunking these types of urban legends and myths on a one by one basis, while seemingly innocuous enough, has become the full-time occupation of the MythBusters crew and cast. Initially, early on in this series, the MythBusters television program did very well in the ratings as more and more viewers tuned in to the interesting dynamic of destruction, education and science. The built-in fan base across the world made the show a hit as more and more word-of-mouth encouragement lead to more and more viewers which led to more and more advertising revenue.

The cast and crew of the show were probably unprepared for the type of explosion in ratings that occurred after Kari Byron joined the program. Ratings went through the roof as viewers expressed their unanimous and heartfelt approval of the addition of the smart, witty and sassy redhead that was extremely easy on the eyes, as the saying goes. While the show had always been popular with males between the ages of 18 and 35, the specific demographic that television advertisers look for in their viewers, the appeal to this critical demographic suddenly became monumental, as young males tuned in to view Kari Byron’s sexy and definitely non-bimbo presence and television personality on the MythBusters program. This flood of new viewers was a blessing to the MythBusters program, in addition to the previous success, as the addition of Kari Byron put them over the top in the regards to viewers and ad revenue.

Recently, Kari Byron posed in FHM, the gentleman’s Magazine. While the magazine does not allow nudity, she is certainly showing far more skin than you’d ever see on the MythBusters television program. The impact of posing in the men’s magazine on the television program is likely very positive, as more new viewers tune in to see the luscious redhead build, test and destroy a never ending stream of models, robots and a multitude of common household items. In the past, a pictorial in popular magazines such as FHM has very frequently been a tremendous boost to the model or starlet’s career, as young males flock to the programs that feature their favorite models from whatever pictorial they have fixated upon.

This method of posing in magazines and other popular news publications can be a strong ratings boost and a powerful public relations tool. Considering the amount of subscribers that magazines such as FHM cater to, there is no end to the amount of men and young males between the ages of 18 and 35, the key demographic for advertising executives, that would be exposed to such a pictorial. it is very likely that Kari Byron’s decision to appear in sultry poses for the popular magazine was met with nods of approval all around the MythBusters set.

This focus on personality as well as attractiveness and overall suitability for the job has worked very well for the MythBusters program, as Kari Byron could not be a better addition to the MythBusters overall cast. The longer Kari Byron appears on the MythBusters television program, the more the ratings climb and the more buzz is generated about the attractive redhead. Although her original employment with the MythBusters staff was in the area of modeling and model building as well as designing and destroying prototypes for the MythBusters show to film, coming out in front of the camera was a wise move for both Kari and the show, as ratings began to skyrocket and attention for Mrs. Byron has been phenomenal. This focus on combining talent, personality and attractiveness is a very successful and effective marketing technique.

By adding the personality of Kari Byron to the MythBusters program formula, the Discovery Channel has hit a home run in the form of public relations and garnering interest from the world fan base, including the all important 18 to 35 year old young male demographic, considered to be the cornerstone of all advertising revenue indicators. With this winning formula, the MythBusters program has generated much interest and has become even more unique in its approach to cinematography and presenting the MythBusters formula.

But Kari Byron’s personality was almost never revealed to the world, as her original job with MythBusters was with the build team, including build team members Grant Imahara and Tory Belleci. Constructing models, prototypes and all manner of other types of myth busting prototypes and machines, Kari Byron got her breakout role on MythBusters with the vacuum airplane toilet myth, in which the myth that a toilet on an airplane in flight had enough vacuum to hold a user down to the toilet and not release them until the flight ended was debunked. The midst was easily proven untrue, as no more than 3 pounds per square inch is generated by the airplanes toilet while in flight, not nearly enough to hold even a small child to the seat. Providing the model for a cast made of her posterior, Kari Byron was at first only an irregular guest on the MythBusters show. Only in the second season did she begin to have an active role in MythBusters episodes.

Thankfully, the directors and producers of the MythBusters show looked past Kari Byron’s inexperience and lack of acting or on camera ability and slapped her into a bodysuit for a butt cast, prominently displaying her winning personality.

Although she traveled all around the world, the trip was not all fun and games as she conducted all manner of work on sculptures and collaborations and other projects as well as research and acquisitions for other art related projects and investors. During this time, she spent a tremendous amount of her available free time hiking and backpacking across these new and exciting areas and regions of society, finding out more about the world and herself. Once these travels were completed she turned her efforts toward settling down and leading some type of normal life.

After her extensive travels, she participated in all manner of odd jobs, delivering roses, painting faces as a clown, working in department stores as a mannequin and even conducting secret shopping for a martini company. She even starred in and directed some horror films of the B quality. All these extensive and unrelated jobs had very little to do with the degree that she had worked so hard for in her university experience. But, typical to the college graduate, she had to work to support herself and took the jobs despite the fact that she was somewhat overqualified for the positions. These somewhat menial jobs provided a wealth of experience and character that many would enjoy having in their life experience. Despite all these facts, at some point she knew she had to look for some type of permanent and meaningful work to base her life on. Thankfully, her work in making prototype toys for Dungeons & Dragons fans, extensive modeling of dragons and other fantasy oriented products and her experience wit making models sparked an interest in the show MythBusters, where myths were debunked in real life to great results on television and displayed for all to see.

Putting her efforts into procuring work with the M5 production company that creates many of the products and effects seen in the television series, Kari would spend all her free time around the visual effects company and participate in whatever work was being done, simply to gain an egress into the work being done on the show. Finally, she was hired and subsequently participated in modeling for the airplane toilet experiment, in which she was required to wear a formfitting bodysuit and have a perfect scan made of her posterior.

After the airing of her first episode, Kari Byron’s career was set and a new moniker was coined, as she became the ”Hot Chick on MythBusters.”

This focus on Kari Byron is not unique to any one starlet, but it is slightly unusual in considering that she has only been a member of the MythBusters cast for a short period of time. This phenomenal success and popularity with the general public comes largely from her appeal with the 18 to 35-year-old demographic, which is considered to be the compass of the advertising and marketing executive world. This all-important demographic is considered to be the most important indicator of popularity, as users from this user base tend to have the highest level of discretionary income and are easily swayed by images of beautiful women and other hot button topics, such as cars, gadgets and entertainment.

But the level of admiration and adulation that Kari Byron receives is somewhat staggering, considering the levels of success that other stars have enjoyed, yet have not received the type of fan base that Kari Byron engenders. Internet websites have popped up all over, referring to Kari Byron as the redheaded goddess of television, a red hot strumpet of sexual desire and even referred to as the root of all geek lust. The amount of fans who simply fell head over heels in love with the MythBusters star has given her a tremendous leg up in the world of celebrity stardom. Creative, low maintenance and fun, the quirky California native is the object of the affections of millions of MythBusters fans across the world, who never stop discussing her in Internet chat rooms and forums, as well as building websites and blogs dedicated to information specifically about Kari Byron.

Considering her popularity with her fans, Kari Byron can likely write her own ticket in Hollywood. Fans would likely show up for any movie or program that she starred in as well as cheer her on and any other efforts that she made to establish a larger market share. This tremendous amount of fans can be a big help in the future of the starlet, as wherever she goes, her fans would likely follow and support her. This wealth of support is a blanket of security for many actresses, who depend on the opinions of their fans and support of their cult following to maintain their show business career.

If fan support is any indication of show business popularity and success, then surely Kari Byron has reached the apex of popularity, as the all important 18 to 35-year-old demographic braces the MythBusters star with open arms.

While her role on MythBusters might be somewhat tame, her personality is certainly wild and unfettered as she bounces around the MythBusters set during filming. It is easy to see what the producers and directors had in mind when they brought the tall leggy redhead sculptress to the already popular MythBusters program. As evidenced in her first appearance, where she had a scan made of her butt and spent inordinate amounts of time having her butt mapped and scanned and otherwise surveyed in great detail and put on display for MythBusters viewers. It is easy to see how Mrs. Byron has such a tremendous drawing power on members of the opposite sex. Since adding Kari Byron to the MythBusters formula, the show has increased tremendously in popularity and ratings share, very likely the intended impact that the producers wanted to have when they added her to the MythBusters cast.

Kari Byron is every geek’s dream girl, smart, sexy and smoking hot and every television viewer who has spent one too many hours in front of a computer or otherwise involved themselves in the geek lifestyle has a place in his heart for Kari Byron. With the mass appeal that she has on members of both sexes from all walks of life, Kari Byron is possibly the perfect addition to the MythBusters formula. While the show was not doing too poorly, it certainly wasn’t garnering the types of ratings that it currently does since Kari Byron has been added to the show’s cast. While she may have had somewhat of a less than auspicious beginning, posing for a digital butt cast, she has gone on to become the drawing power for the show, bringing new viewers from all walks of life although most are considered to be self-proclaimed nerds and geeks. Regardless of the makeup or the demographics of the viewer base, MythBusters is no doubt glad that they made the decision to hire the phenomenally attractive Kari Byron, as the show and its multimedia appeal has done nothing but increase since hiring her and making her the centerpiece of the MythBusters experience.

While it is obvious that the MythBusters program itself could certainly exist without her, it is plain to see that not only the viewers but the cast numbers as well enjoy her presence on the show. The overwhelming reaction of the fans has been positive to the addition of the sultry and smoking red head to the predominantly male cast of the somewhat geek audience oriented television program.

After attending and graduating from San Francisco State University with a bachelor of the arts degree in film and sculpting, Kari Byron had the good fortune to travel around the world with little more than a backpack and the accompaniment of a close friend. This wealth of experience no doubt brought her that much closer to the skills and abilities that she would eventually bring to bear in her position as cohost and builder on the MythBusters popular television program. Participating in various projects and odd jobs for several years after graduating university magna cum laude, Kari Byron landed the job at MythBusters through repeated attempts to break in to the build team position of modeler and sculptor. After eventually getting hired as a modeler, she spent her first day having scans made of her posterior, a noble and admirable profession.

Although after the famous scanning episode involving airplane toilets with the rest of the season seemed somewhat dull without Kari’s presence, the second season saw her become a regular cohost and member of the team, as she designs, constructs and tears apart all manner of bizarre and unnaturally engineered gizmos, machines and gadgets. From grinders to tape measures, computers to multi-meters, Kari Byron has shown great affinity for all manner of technological gadgets and mechanical gear. It is this technical orientation of her skill set that so fascinates so many of her fanatical male fan following. Pictures and photos of Kari Byron are traded throughout the Internet on fan sites as she is adored by nearly every geek, nerd and egg head that has ever blogged or posted on a four on. The amount of fan sites and blogs dedicated to her and her alone is staggering, not to mention the amount of MythBusters and Discovery Channel fan sites that have pages or portions of their websites dedicated to her presence.

Despite all this fame and popularity, it remains to be seen how well her reputation will be upheld in the geek community. After getting married in 2006, many nerd hearts were broken and the Internet gave a collective sigh, as the most eligible geek bachelorette went off the market. Despite her marriage, the nerd community still ranks Kari Byron very high on the dream girlfriend list. After all, everyone can dream of a world where Kari Byron is still single and available.

This extreme fascination with Kari Byron in the nerd community is very likely a byproduct of the technical admiration of her technical skill and prowess, a quality that many wish was present in their significant others.