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1* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Netflix has chosen to not renew the show for a second season due to intentions to focus on scripted drama that are binge-watchable, although it is also widely believed that the hate mentioned in WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings below is also a major contributor to the cancellation.
2* ShortRunner: Grant revealed that due to various circumstances[[note]]Netflix wishes to focus on scripted shows that can be binge-watched, which ultimately means they'd rather be putting their money into ''Series/StrangerThings'' and ''Series/BlackMirror'' and not into factual shows like ''White Rabbit Project'', although all the hate received from WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings mentioned below clearly also played a part in the decision[[/note]], Netflix would not be renewing the show for a second season, leaving the show with only 10 episodes.
3* TechnologyMarchesOn: "Built Before Its Time?" showcases that various devices we use nowadays had their concepts applied many years ago, but modern technology has made them much more practical (such as on-board car navigation), while "Crazy UsefulNotes/WorldWarII Weapons" mentions that some of the devices the Allies tried to use as wonder weapons are being used today (such as helping deliver probes to Mars) or are still being researched (using stink bombs for riot use), but the tech base of the era made them utterly impractical. At the same time, "Where's My Hoverboard?" and "Superpower Tech" shows that devices exist that were totally in the realm of science fiction many years ago, but are still AwesomeButImpractical because of details like price range (i.e. the jetpack is estimated to cost a few hundred thousand dollars when it's initially put to mass manufacture in the next few years) or even ''safety'' (Grant's hoverboard can ''hurt'' the rider or ''anyone in the surrounding vicinity'' if improperly operated).
4* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: Once word of this "successor" started to get out, hate started to come streaming in, sadly. A small number of people are already complaining at several outlets (notably, the official Website/{{Facebook}} page as well as the [=Facebook=] pages of the hosts and even at the [=MythBusters=] [=Facebook=] page) about how the format of the show ''[[TheyChangedItNowItSucks isn't like]] Series/{{MythBusters}}''.

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