Well, it's not that they're solely looking for original tricks. They're looking for methods that they can't detect of doing the tricks. Things they may not have thought of.
On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Pete Ahles <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't understand the objection. > > Penn & Teller are only looking for original tricks, so an amateur > performing a known trip from a book will always lose unless P&T have never > seen it. > > They are skirting a fine line with the "Magician's Code". They just show > that they know how the trick's done. They never said that they would tell > the audience how it's done. > > > Pete > > > On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 11:04 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Yeah, I know. On his podcast, Penn has been talking about the edits CW >>> made to the series (to make it less British), and said he was told by CW's >>> powers-that-be that if the series does merely OK, they will give the go >>> ahead for a second (American) season. >>> >> >> I've watched two episodes of the show on the CW. It's a decent summer >> diversion and put together well enough, though Jonathan Ross can become >> annoying. I find the premise fishy, though. >> >> I think they started with an idea of doing a talent show for magicians >> with celebrity judges assessing the acts in a competition. I don't know if >> Penn & Teller were part of the show throughout its development, but they >> make good judges and offering winning acts a chance to open for them at the >> Rio is a good enough prize to attract top talent. When they see an act they >> like they proclaim themselves fooled, even if they know how the trick is >> done. For those who have not seen the show, when P&T are asked if they know >> how the trick is done they don't reveal details. They will use a phrase >> from magicians' jargon and the contestant will own up or dispute it. So a >> magician who uses a trick from a shop or book is at a disadvantage to one >> who creates an original trick. >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- +++++++++++++++ Joe Coughlin http://www.twitter.com/inturnaround -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
