Blowdown is an internationally broadcast documentary

Documentary

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 television series that follows a team of explosive demolition experts as they prepare and implode iconic, complex and challenging structures around the world.

The series airs on National Geographic Channel International

National Geographic Channel

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, History Television

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 in Canada

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, DMAX

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 in Germany

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 and Five in the United Kingdom

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, and is produced by Parallax Film Productions Inc.

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The hour-long shows focus on the dangers, challenges, and inside strategies of this high-risk type of demolition

Demolition

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 by documenting the work of a specialized explosives team: Controlled Demolition Incorporated of Phoenix, Maryland, USA

Controlled Demolition, Inc.

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Using a combination of exclusive footage, high-concept visual effects and process-driven computer models, Blowdown explains the complex science behind CDI’s mission.

The series highlights obstacles the team encounters as they rely on experience and intuition to reverse engineer structures designed to be indestructible.

Season One

Season One episodes include the explosive demolition of:

• Four cooling towers at an active nuclear power plant
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• A rocket launch tower at Cape Canaveral
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• A landmark Las Vegas
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   casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip
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• A resort complex on Miami’s dense coastline

Season Two

A second season is in the works which is set to include episodes about the USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg

USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145)

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, a retired U.S. Navy spyship, and the RCA Dome

RCA Dome

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, former home of the Indianapolis Colts

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External links

• Parallax Film Productions Inc.
• Controlled Demolition, Inc.