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Derren Brown - outdone himself this time?
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Am I supposed to know this Darren fella?
A bit of both it would seem...
"I am often dishonest in my techniques, but always honest about my dishonesty. As I say in each show, 'I mix magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection and showmanship'. I happily admit cheating, as it's all part of the game. I hope some of the fun for the viewer comes from not knowing what's real and what isn't."
"I am often dishonest in my techniques, but always honest about my dishonesty. As I say in each show, 'I mix magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection and showmanship'. I happily admit cheating, as it's all part of the game. I hope some of the fun for the viewer comes from not knowing what's real and what isn't."
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He fuses magic, suggestion, misdirection and showmanship - make of that what you will.
I personally love him.
I personally love him.
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Thats how I see it too, He even says at the start of each show that the episodes have elements of misdirection and suggestion. Im pretty certain he can influence some people, However influencing them to withdrawl 5k seemed a little OTT didnt it
true - well I think if anyone actually believed the lottery thing they might be a bit speshul tbh.....
He used to be a hypnotist and I guess does use it sometimes however a lot of what he does is basically regular magic tricks....
I do love how NLP loonies think he's some sort of master NLP practitioner - erm no he's basically a magician - the manipulation/psychology stuff is mostly used as misdirection to cover up his magic tricks...
I believe he used to be Darren Brown, and changed his name.
Well in his book he does mention attending an NLP course with bandler.
yes he does, he also reveals himself to be a massive skeptic and rips apart stage hypnotists, NLP practitioners etc...
If casinos are secure enough to detect people using electronic equipment, how did he get in with a camera? And why did this casino seems to consist of nothing but one roulette table?
I really like Derren Brown, and have found his previous word fascinating and genuinely interesting. His book is also brilliant and informative and he is very open about his skepticism and the underhand techniques he uses. I didn't think much of this series of events however; nothing seems to be as well explained as usual and some of it smacks of being too unbelievable to be true.
I really like Derren Brown, and have found his previous word fascinating and genuinely interesting. His book is also brilliant and informative and he is very open about his skepticism and the underhand techniques he uses. I didn't think much of this series of events however; nothing seems to be as well explained as usual and some of it smacks of being too unbelievable to be true.
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He's a **** jockey.
It was an interesting programme, of course there was no way he was going to 'win', as publicly airing that his technique had had worked would have alerted the 'casino' to the fact subsequently
just to leave it a little open ended he 'got' the number next to the one he betted on - to let us think 'wow that was close' and thus can make you think that it was 'close' and indeed was more likely to be real - clever stuff thinking persons TV
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just to leave it a little open ended he 'got' the number next to the one he betted on - to let us think 'wow that was close' and thus can make you think that it was 'close' and indeed was more likely to be real - clever stuff thinking persons TV
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Just how many times did he re-iterate that he was in a secret location somewhere in europe?
By the time he actually placed the bet I couldn't have cared less because I had been battered with his repetitive yapping.
By the time he actually placed the bet I couldn't have cared less because I had been battered with his repetitive yapping.