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From: Richard XXXXXX
Date: Tue Nov 26, 2002 2:04am
Subject: Magic Man, David Blaine
When David was in the jungle or wherever, and he did a trick with a boy and
drew a little red circle on his hand. Did anyone else notice the girld, to
the far left had spotted how Blaine did the trick?
I think perhaps she had fewer preconceptions, and so was more able to see
what was really going on.
The chicken trick was a bit obvious I think.
Richard
>From: "gilraenc"
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: [Derren Brown] Re: Friday Night with Jonathan Ross show
>Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 19:47:25 -0000
>
>--- In a previous message mjm710 wrote:
> > > Yes Blaine did have a major communication gap to fill - but I
>think
> > > he did so rather well.
> >
> > I dunno. It was a long way to go to bring back very little usuably
> > footage.
>
>True - but its all in the presentation in the end - its all based on
>different places (the show0 and the guy can't just stay in america
>the whole time - besides which i did like the way he told about the
>culture being deep rooted in magic etc - it didnt come as much of a
>shock when the people he performed too thought he was dealing in
>black mgic.
>
> > > As for the scary bits - well the card tricks weren't really
> > anything
> > > new to me - but the way that Blaine performed them was very good,
> > and
> > > i enjoyed them greatly.
> >
> > I think a lot of it is presentation. The same card trick done by
>Paul
> > Daniels would undoubtably be absolute bobbins.
>
>Don't talk to me about paul daniels lol - sure he was good for his
>time - but im just fed up of seeing him still popping up - there are
>only a few magicians from "history" you might say that I still enjoy
>watching today, and suffice to say Daniels aint one of em!
>
> > >The fly coming to life bit - well i should
> > > stop watching those magic secrets revealed programmes, cos i know
> > how
> > > he did that too (can anyone say cryogenics?)
> >
> > hmmmm - it does kind of spoil the "magic" a bit but I can't stop
> > watching them. The street magic revealed show was good, if only to
> > show the Balducci levitation plus the heavy editing David Blaine
>did
> > in his version.
>
>Yes I loved it! I believe we are indeed thinking of the same show -
>It's a shame that I only caught parts of it - was channel surfing to
>find something of interest - i am definately going to watch more,
>even if it does spoil it, it helps to show just how much you don't
>see on the tv. I have no doubt that even our derren is guilty of that
>once or twice in the show (obviously not often.... but then... no
>wait dont kill me"! PLEASE dont kill me!!! ;)
>
> > > But the scary bits - well pulling a thread out of your stomach
> > > probably isnt the best tricks to do at a dinner party, and
>sticking
> > a
> > > pen through your tongue - ick - i know he has a way of doing
> > things,
> > > but it doesnt stop me from getting a bit freaked out by some of
> > them -
> >
> > Good job you didn't see the Jonathan Woss show then. Blaine "put a
> > surgical needle through his hand". He said the trick was still in
> > development which would explain why the needle seemed to have
>doubled
> > its length by the time it had "passed through" his hand.
>
>*snigger* and *eeeeeeeww* at the same time - it doesnt seem right to
>me though - why would an established and well-known performer bring
>to light a trick that wasn't perfected? he's just asking for a lot of
>criticism for it!
>
> > > All in all it was a very good programme - the name dawn written
>on
> > > the taxi held me flabbergasted for a while to!
> >
> > Was that when he read someone's mind for a name and the taxi went
> > past in the background of the shot? I'm still flabbergasted!
>
>YES thats the one! I loved it! Was a bit curious as to why the camera
>went off the girl's face for a bit - thought there was some
>trickiness involved, then when she made no reaction at first (to the
>name on the taxi) i entertained the thought that it could have been
>dubbed in later - but then she did react to SOMETHING - but we didn't
>really see what it was...
>
>By that time the taxi was (at an esitmate) too far away for her to
>casually spot the name on the taxi - and we don't see what david is
>doing off shot - it could have been anything to make them
>go "argh"... i dunno - it still intrigues me but i imagine there's
>some trickiness involved there...
>
>Enjoying this btw ;)
>
>Gilraen
>
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| Replies | Author | Yahoo! ID | Date | Size |
| 1729: Re: Magic Man, David Blaine | gilraenc | gilraenc | Tue 26/11/2002 | 2 KB |
| 1730: Re: Magic Man, David Blaine | Richard XXXXXX | borntoquestion | Wed 27/11/2002 | 3 KB |
| 1742: Re: Magic Man, David Blaine | alex cahill | alex_magic01 | Sat 30/11/2002 | 2 KB |
