Up until recently we had no idea buildering was a word. Or that people scaling buildings has been a thing since the turn of the 20th Century. Learn along with us, and don't try it at home.
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# Builderings: When Extreme Sports Meets Skyscrapers
Josh and Chuck dive into the wild world of builderings—the illegal and absolutely terrifying practice of climbing the outside of tall buildings with little to no safety equipment. From the surprisingly long history dating back to Cambridge University in 1900, through famous daredevils like the original "Human Fly" and the toy maker who climbed the World Trade Center in 1977, these guys explore why people risk their lives scaling skyscrapers and how this extreme sport has evolved from underground college pranks to modern social media spectacles.
Casino Royale
2006
2h 24m
★ 7.6
"Christian Fourkin was the guy in Casino Royale. I just want to apologize to the entire country of France for this episode. — Chuck mentions a stuntman who performed parkour and building stunts in Casino Royale."
— Chuck
Man on Wire
2008
1h 34m
★ 7.4
"man on wire, great documentary, very bad movie. — Chuck references the Man on Wire film adaptation as being poorly made compared to the documentary."
— Chuck
No Country for Old Men
2007
2h 2m
★ 7.9
"he made a movie about a guy who was addicted to internet porn, but sort of dating Scarlett Johansson — Chuck describes a movie written and directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt about internet pornography addiction."
— Chuck
Spider-Man
2002
2h 1m
★ 7.3
"the new one's so good though. Is it? I haven't seen it. It's totally against the whole thing where it's like, and there's a new guy, but this new one really like kind of captured the comic book thing. — Josh praises a recent Spider-Man movie for capturing the comic book aesthetic well."
— Josh
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
TV-PG
★ 7.3
"He got work as a stuntman on a bunch of shows, including the $6 million man. — Josh mentions George Willig worked as a stuntman on The Six Million Dollar Man after his World Trade Center climb."
— Josh
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