Former Stunt Junkies host

GTO@2 · August 9th, 2006, 01:48 PM

I was wondering who the former Stunt Junkies host was and why he stopped being the host. He was some famous BASE jumper but I forgot his name. Thanks in advance.

**truckerbase** · August 10th, 2006, 12:21 AM

Havent really been watching it, but the host was Jeb Corliss. If he is no longer hosting it, I dont know why...

GTO@2 · August 10th, 2006, 08:06 AM

Now its Eli Thompson

GTO@2 · August 10th, 2006, 08:17 AM

Ahh, a little google-ing- and I found this on some website:

Next up, on April 27, Stunt Junkies host Jeb Corliss headed to the observation deck of the Empire State Building wearing a disguise—and a fat suit to hide his BASE-jumping rig. Sans suit, and with helmet cam rolling, he climbed over the rails before guards wrestled him into custody. (Discovery Channel, which claimed ignorance of all this, fired Corliss the next day.)

I personally don't think they should have fired him, he was the perfect image to base the show around. Eli Thompson doesn't look right on Stunt Junkies, he really isn't. Regular Skydiving is not really a death-defying stunt, you have a backup chute and you are 12,000 feet up...BASE jumping, although I have never jumped either yet (I want to get into it), is a much more extremem and deadly sport.

**Mac** · August 10th, 2006, 08:35 AM

Is Eli Thompson the Eli that was attached to the FlyBoyz?

GTO@2 · August 10th, 2006, 09:57 AM

I have no idea what you are talking about...

**mikki_zh** · August 11th, 2006, 05:09 AM

Originally Posted by Mac

Is Eli Thompson the Eli that was attached to the FlyBoyz?

I think so.

**edge** · August 15th, 2006, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by Mac

Is Eli Thompson the Eli that was attached to the FlyBoyz?

Yes it's the same Eli.E

**airdog07** · August 21st, 2006, 09:09 PM

Eli tompson from the flyBoys he has been doing stun work for tv. and movie for many years and the format for the show is stun junky so he fit in relly well I think. be for you talk abut some body you need to find out Who He really is.

**dbrutherford** · August 26th, 2006, 06:22 AM

Yeah they fired Jeb. I was bettingthat the whole stunt was for te show... Who knows?

Eli is the Fly Boyz dude. He is also a BASE Jumper. What they need to do it fire that Perry, the "stunt coordinator" guy! He totally doesn't have a clue about half of the stuff they are doing.

As for the new episodes... That helichopter jump was done 20 years ago by Johnny Air time.