Derren Brown: Archive
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From: cannibal787
Date: Sat May 10, 2003 10:09pm
Subject: Re: You're all very attractive...
I don't agree with that. The difference is that Blaine and
Copperfield don't actually claim that they are levitating or walking
through stuff.
If the ad guy thing was completely fake I'd be quite pissed off 'cos
that isn't impressive in the slightest. Anyone could do that.
BTW, what evidence is there that it was faked?!?
--- In a previous message, nxnzerx
wrote:
>
> > If that is the case, then it's far from genius.
>
> I would disagree, it's genius that he persuaded YOU that it was not
> a setup but a real trick. By you I don't mean you especially, I
> refer to the viewers who assume that everything that DB says or
> offers as an explanation must be the truth. ("I memorized the
entire
> phone book" from the live show springs to mind, hohohho).
>
> Think about it this way, when Blaine first floated onto our screens
> people were truly amazed and felt that the audiences reactions were
> genuine and justified. A few "Learn Blaines secret's" ebooks later
> and we realise that the audience members are either stooges or
> reshot and that Blaine is far from astounding.
>
> Repackage the Blaine idea for an "English" mentality and
> presenation and you have Derren...An actor/magican (Mactor?,
> acgician?) like Blaine but aimed at people with a slightly higher
IQ
> than the average American.
>
> David Copperfield didn't really walk through the Great Wall of
China.
> Derren Brown didn't really influence the media guys using
> schoolkids, messages written in dirt and other subliminal pointers.
>
> That doesn't detract from the overall entertainment value, and
> remember, Derren is not a mystic but an entertainer.
| Replies | Author | Yahoo! ID | Date | Size |
| 5333: Re: You're all very attractive... | Derek | derek_heron | Mon 12/05/2003 | 5 KB |
| 5334: Re: You're all very attractive... | Derek | derek_heron | Mon 12/05/2003 | 4 KB |
| 5338: Prove it's a dodgy clipboard? | dale_kingstons_world_of_art | dale_kingstons_world_of_art | Mon 12/05/2003 | 2 KB |
| 5340: Re: Prove it's a dodgy clipboard? | Derek | derek_heron | Mon 12/05/2003 | 2 KB |
| 5341: Re: Prove it's a dodgy clipboard? | Derek | derek_heron | Mon 12/05/2003 | 2 KB |
| 5348: Re: Prove it's a dodgy clipboard? | evilk3fka | ekefka | Mon 12/05/2003 | 3 KB |
| 5352: Re: Prove it's a dodgy clipboard? | claudine4u2001 | tossedsalads2001 | Mon 12/05/2003 | 2 KB |
| 5368: Re: You're all very attractive... | cannibal787 | cannibal787 | Mon 12/05/2003 | 5 KB |
| 5373: Re: You're all very attractive... | cannibal787 | cannibal787 | Mon 12/05/2003 | 5 KB |
