Talking about exposure..What about P & T Show. Is it exposure show or what? Frankly I think they are pro exposure magician. Unfortunately they are famous in the magician circuit. What do you think? :angry:
Penn and Teller kick ass. They HAVE exposed lots of stuff, but then again, that's why they're labelled the "Bad Boys of Magic". They ARE infamous, but at the same time they're really respected around the magic fraternity. The shows they have kick ass and Penn is absolutely hilarious, while Teller is uber-skilled as far as sleight of hand goes. I don't really know how to explain it, but their style and approach to magic/comedy is...different
Their show at the Rio in Las Vegas is prolly my favorite Vegas magic show along with Mac King's. It ain't your usual time-to-get-uptight-and-sue-lots-of-people kind of exposure. They DO expose some pieces, and then present the same effect in a different way to the audience in an EVEN more impossible way.
Plus, their show, Bullshit! on the Entertainment network in the US (which is prolly banned in Singapore...psshh) is one of my favorite TV shows. It's a heads-up to Houdini and his tradition of exposing psychics and other frauds, which is exactly what P and T do in the show. Even if you don't agree with some of their views (I don't, especially their atheist-perspective), it's hilarious and pretty freaking enlightening. One of my favorite quotes also comes from one half of the duo -
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So...yeah. Penn and Teller rock.
C.
| QUOTE (zinally @ Feb 1 2005, 05:29 PM) |
| Frankly I think they are pro exposure magician. |
Dude, do you not get it? Penn and Teller are the Celebrity Deathmatch of magic.... satire at its worst, which incidentally is satire at its best :D
It's the irony of their presentation that I love: By denouncing magic and magicians as pure Bullshit, they are in fact entertaining their audiences as an even HIGHER form of magicians... just in a different way.
Remember, zinally... those who dance are considered crazy only by those who can't hear the music.
-Kev
As far as I remembered, P and T shows are interesting and most of all, funny. It's been a LONG time since they are featured in Singapore's TV...
I like the skinny one, what name is it?
Ling