里昂(Antoine L'Écuyer 饰)是一个普通的不能再普通的十岁男孩,出生在一个平凡的家庭之中。里昂的父亲菲利普(Daniel Brière 饰)和母亲玛德琳娜(苏珊妮·克莱门特 Suzanne Clément 饰)之间的感情似乎并不是很好,无数个夜晚,里昂都是伴着两人激烈的争吵声入眠的。 里昂认识一个名叫莉亚(Catherine Faucher 饰)的小姑娘,这个姑娘早熟、骄傲,似乎什么都懂,在她的面前,里昂变成了一个无知的小鬼头,这种感觉让里昂十分不爽。某日,玛德琳娜终于决定离开这个让她伤痕累累的家庭,前往风景如诗如画的希拉。从这一天起,里昂的人生发生了翻天覆地的变化,与此同时,他和莉亚之间的关系也有了微妙的转变。
男主人公乔·赛佛(蒂姆·艾伦 Tim Allen饰)是个中规中矩的中年男人,他像所有失败的小人物一样,做梦都想成为一名“大人物”。他一直工作在明尼苏达州的一家制药公司,感叹怀才不遇,得不到应得的赏识。乔的老板本来许诺给他晋升的机会,最后却食言了。而且他的个人生活更是一团糟,他跟妻子凯丽(凯莉·林奇 Kelly Lynch饰)最后还是以离婚收场。本来这不好不坏的工作和浑浑噩噩的生活,如一汪死水般平静。直到他的同事马克(帕特里克·沃伯顿 Patrick Warburton饰)霸占了他心爱的私人泊车位,还在他早熟的女儿面前羞辱乔时,他的怒火终于被点燃了。忍无可忍的乔,决心改头换面,跟马克“决一死战”。 乔是否能像所有人证明:他现在是个“大人物”?而这样的改变,到底好坏与否呢?
Massive machines require engineering extremes. The massive man-made satellite, commonly known as the International Space Station, hurtling around the Earth at 27,600 km an hour, has been a temporary home for humans for the last 20 years. The biggest land vehicle on earth, a bucket excavator titled Bagger 293, that can move 240,000 cubic meters of dirt each day. Innovation has always meant building bigger, faster, taller, longer and stronger than anything that came before. We’ve seen them in dramatic visual fashion. But how do these actually work? What sets each machine apart. What big ideas drove its evolution and what limitations did this machine overcome? What forces was it built to withstand and where is the breaking point? Using CGI and expert insights, we ‘strip down’ the design of some of the world’s unique colossal machines and reveal mechanical secrets that not only made them work, but also changed the world in a big way! Each episode explores four incredible machines, linked thematically. From sea and space faring designs, to mega airborne, mining and industrial machines, we’ll break down what they can do as well as key inner mechanics and materials that make it all possible. Dynamic archival footage featuring; slow motion, aerials, and time-lapses get us past the ‘caution’ tape and up close and personal with these compound monsters. CGI provides breakouts and blueprints and a look at hidden mechanisms. Adding expertise of structural, mechanical, chemical and forensic engineers to help reveal what’s at stake when these colossal constructions are put work, and how all the pieces come together to make a big impact. EPISODES: S1 E1 Sea Monsters S1 E2 Astronomical Engineering S1 E3 There Be Dragons S1 E4 Sub-Zero Supermachines S1 E5 Earth Biters S1 E6 Mammoth Manufacturing