Derren Brown - Tonight

[clapham_gull]

Surely not a hoax, as many on here seem to believe. Truth is, he would get found out. As DB says on his blog today:

I don’t use actors in that way, and it would be stupid to do so, as I’d have to find, kill or silence all their friends, families and acquaintances too.

He is however quite happy for an editor and a cameraman to help him produce a "magic trick"

.. I haven't got a lot of time for Paul Daniels, but I remember him talking about a certain American magician and how if you simply edit something to make it look like an Illusion, well then I could make the Statue of Liberty disappear.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

I usually enjoy Derren Brown's shows, but that was pretty rubbish

 

[Robot Chicken]

Goodness...

Ofcom is investigating illusionist Derren Brown's latest show over a scene which showed a man in a strait jacket, chained to a rail track.

The Channel 4 programme, Hero at 30,000 Feet, followed a volunteer with an "unconfident character" as Brown built up his courage, enabling him to take on a series of personal challenges.

The scene in question saw him escaping from an oncoming train in the scene.

Ofcom received 11 complaints from viewers about the safety of the stunt.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11319747