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mindmetoo
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| If they did a version of Bullsh!t, they'd be chased out of town with the first kimchi episode. |
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Suwoner10
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| Could you imagine a "Korean Bu11sh1t" show? Show #1: Fan Death. Show #2: Dog soup make s your pen1s hard. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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There have been shows like that in the past, although not quite as caustic as Billshut. I know James Randi came here a few years ago and they did experiments on a variety of Koreans claiming to have psychic powers.
One exposee I'd like to see would be on all the Christian churches here that do the whole faith healing bit in the style of Peter Popoff. |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| I saw that on TV with my wife. Took me half a second to recognize it as the Penn and Teller magic trick and half a second more to change channel in disgust. It's quite a famous trick because it caused quite a bit of a scandal amongst magicians when it was first performed. They had broken the 'code' by showing to their audience how they performed that trick. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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Is there a single magic trick out there that's totally original? I'm sure Penn and Teller got that trick from someone else. These little tricks are handed down through centuries without changing too much.
And if they reveal how it's done, why wouldn't other magicians do it? |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
Is there a single magic trick out there that's totally original? I'm sure Penn and Teller got that trick from someone else. These little tricks are handed down through centuries without changing too much.
And if they reveal how it's done, why wouldn't other magicians do it? |
That's what I was thinking. Surely magicians just copy each others tricks. It's just the style and presentation that differs.
Although, I would guess, the top magicians put a lot of effort into taking basic trick techniques and reconfiguring them to create what looks like a new idea. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
Is there a single magic trick out there that's totally original? I'm sure Penn and Teller got that trick from someone else. These little tricks are handed down through centuries without changing too much.
And if they reveal how it's done, why wouldn't other magicians do it? |
I think as Penn says there is little honor among magicians. They copy each others tricks and claim they've improved it because their box is orange. |
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runlikegump
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: Seoul
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These are not tricks, they are effects. At least that's what my magic teacher told me.
Penn and Teller are incredible, and though their Bullsh@t series takes on many topics, these guys are true students of magic. Teller is one of the best sleight of hand and close-up magicians in the world. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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| According to the comments in the youtube page, it looks like Penn has been sending people to view it, and he approves of it. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Remember from his radio show where the chinese sex herb company was using his image? The Impetuous Man. |
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gypsyfish
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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I like Penn and Teller. Teller's a great magician and Penn's a good fire eater and funny. (Though that cackle of his in the video was as annoying a a Korean girl's Appa whine.) I like what they do on Bull shit! But Penn loses all moral authority when he reveals tricks.
Pot, kettle. |
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mindmetoo
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:43 am Post subject: |
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| But Penn loses all moral authority when he reveals tricks. |
They don't do it all the time. They basically reveal two tricks. The cup and balls (the single oldest magical trick in the world) and the box trick in the video. Both are rather tired staples and I think Penn's view is magicians should get crackin' on new tricks. |
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doggyji
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Toronto - Hamilton - Vineland - St. Catherines
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Anyone remember the Masked Magician Valentino who got sued for revealing lots of old magic secrets on FOX? His shows were great..at least for viewers.
If you are interested in checking out a talented Korean magician, here's one: Lee Eun-gyul(gyeol) (이은결). He won the first prize in general magic at FISM 2006 in Las Vegas. Lots of his vids on youtube. |
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itaewonguy
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