I recently saw an ad on the Sci-Fi Channel promoting the US debut of Derren Brown's Mind Control, which was his first show from 2000. A few years ago, a friend of mine sent me a clip of the zombie video game stunt Derren pulled, and I was immediately captivated.Soon after, I had watched every single episode of Mind Control and Trick of the Mind online. Sure, I didn't completely believe everything I saw, but the show was a refreshing change from the likes of Criss Angel and David Blaine. Brown wasn't striving for the same "magician as rock star" pretentiousness, priding himself mainly on his use of psychology and showmanship. The show is slick and super-cool, so I recommend it to anyone who has a fascination with things like the art of mind manipulation and subliminal messaging.
Mind Control debuts on Sci-Fi on July 26, 10PM EST. Check out the old Channel 4 site for lots of information and clips and visit the new Sci-Fi site for some pretty Flash graphics. After the jump, I've included the zombie video that prompted my own love for the program.
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7-09-2007 @ 4:56PM
seamus said...
That clip was ridiculous. It's impossible to "hypnotize" someone without their consent, especially just by flashing some lights at them in a game.
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7-09-2007 @ 5:06PM
jon said...
so is the show on sci-fi all new, or just a reply of his old stuff that has been shown in Britain.
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7-09-2007 @ 5:13PM
BartmanDK said...
I think the best of his shows where the one where he got 2 out of 3 people to steal some bags from a money transport they had set up.. I dont know it was real or not, but it was pretty cool! :D
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7-09-2007 @ 6:27PM
Mike said...
You guys will be in for a treat when this launches. I'm amazed that Derren Brown hasn't been on American TV before. He claims it's real, but sites like www.mindreadingexposed.com suggest it's really just trickery.
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7-09-2007 @ 8:19PM
MosquitoControl said...
As far as I am concerned this guy has NO credibility.
Everything he does is staged, but unlike Criss Angel he's incredibly reluctant to admit it (although he has.)
Drives me insane that so many people take what he does as gospel despite it so clearly being impossible.
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7-10-2007 @ 1:52AM
LordPaul said...
"Everything he does is staged, but unlike Criss Angel he's incredibly reluctant to admit it (although he has.)"
Not everything is staged, but he absolutely every time he's on TV specifically points out that none of it is magic & it's all trickery. The fun part is that it's pretty much a seamless execution of it.
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8-27-2007 @ 3:45PM
DerrenBrown24 said...
This guy's a master of NLP, Suggestion and Psychology. Want to know how
you can use mind control like Derren Brown? Check this out:
http://www.expert-advice-online.com/psychic/derrenbrown.html
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