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Eddie Garland Inner circle Hells Kitchen, New York City 4207 Posts 
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Onewonder New user 2 Posts
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Does anyone have any info on this event? Won't be on Tv, Is their magic to be presented during the event? Or will this probably be shown on the Discovery Channel or Travel channel at later time?
Love David Blaine but his advertising and marketing for this event is not very good. |
Mr. Mystoffelees Inner circle I haven't changed anyone's opinion in 3623 Posts
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Updates, anyone?
Also known, when doing rope magic, as "Cordini"
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Eddie Garland Inner circle Hells Kitchen, New York City 4207 Posts
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Ends in 6 hours...
http://www.youtube.com/user/ultrabookexp......dmtwT2fM |
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Mr. Mystoffelees Inner circle I haven't changed anyone's opinion in 3623 Posts
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I wonder why there has not been much more hype on this event. Has society finally gotten terminally jaded, or is this an example of how the information age makes most people too knowledgeable to be hyped?
Jim
Also known, when doing rope magic, as "Cordini"
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Magicbarry Loyal user Toronto 276 Posts
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I think it's a combination of two things: first, David Blaine's been around for a while, and has done endurance stunts before; it doesn't capture the public's imagination like it used to. Second, most of the press before and during the event was somewhat negative, pointing out the the electricity wasn't actually much of a danger. (The endurance element was actually the most difficult aspect, but all the attention went to the Tesla coils.)
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Magicbarry Loyal user Toronto 276 Posts
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Added note ...
It's also possible people have lost interested in public stunts. They exploded on television in the mid-90s and early 2000s with guys like Robbie Knievel and Blaine getting prime-time TV specials around their stunts. After a while interest waned. Now, one guy stands in Tesla coils for three days, and another guy is about to fall to the earth from the edge of space, and interest is lukewarm. On that note, if the public were to grab on to one of the stunts over the past few days, the space jump would be the more compelling of the two. |
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The Drake Inner circle 2274 Posts
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You are also forgetting that Networks promoted his other stunts because they were lead ups to an airing of a television special. This was not a network stunt but rather sponsored by a corporation. Big difference is that network news doesn't have a lot of interest promoting stuff that doesn't benefit them.
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bigjay1974 New user Worcestershire. UK 85 Posts
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Loved his street magic stuff but the challenges seem to go over me
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bigjay1974 New user Worcestershire. UK 85 Posts
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Who knows a tv special may show up soon
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ringmaster Inner circle Memphis, Down in Dixie 1974 Posts
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I like David, but maybe, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ8KWmOxynI
One of the last living 10-in-one performers. I wanted to be in show business the worst way, and that was it.
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Mr. Mystoffelees Inner circle I haven't changed anyone's opinion in 3623 Posts
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Good points you make, Magicbarry...
Also known, when doing rope magic, as "Cordini"
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L Trunk Loyal user Australia 207 Posts
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On 2012-10-13 14:26, ringmaster wrote: Bill Maher just nailed it for me. |
Posted: Sep 25, 2012 01:46 pm 