Did you guess how ‘Derren Brown: The System’ worked? Did you spot it even before the coin toss trick?
[If you want to know more about how Derren does his crazy mind voodoo check out this video]
I did but then I’m used to spotting such things as the same trick is used by lottery system sellers.
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Derren Brown Reveals Secret Of Lottery System Scams
Cool glad not everyone believes this stuff.
Everything he does is a trick, and he normally shows it.
Almost turned the rubish off when he said he couldn’t reveal his prediction until after the results for legal reasons. Didn’t the advert say he would predict this before the draw?
Not a legal expert but assume that’s another lie. Who can tell Channel 4 they’re not allowed to predict winners? What about the pundits on the racing?
Derren Brown might be a good showman and entertainer, but he does a really bad job, claiming his tricks are based on some psychological processes etc, etc.
He’s feeding the audience horse-sh*t pseudo-science (and since it is partly right, it makes it more believable).
He himself has created one of the biggest scams in his life, claiming to have super-deep understanding in things he does. And since he claims to “teach people how to avoid scams and con artists” it is harder to prove him as fraud.
Also I just love how some of his “tricks” don’t even envolve him doing anything. Like “horse racing”. So? What did they prove? If you have some spare money you can fool a lot of people?
Why are people so annoyed with entertainment? This guy entertains for a living and does a hell of a job at it! He’s feeding the audience what they want, and what they want is a good show! He’s done well for himself, if he’s not your cup of tea then don’t watch, it’s simple!
It’s like people say ‘it’s a trick’… well yes we know that before even watching it, why state the obvious in such a negative way? Pointless if you ask me!
I’m going to see Derren Brown on 28th April and I cannot wait to see how he amazes me 🙂
Just watched Derren Brown’s Svengali was amazing; obviously it’s all tricks so dont get annoyed. He doesn’t claim to be a magician. He’s an illusionist.
Entertained? How, if you know it’s a trick, and know how it’s not truthful (he predicts nothing), how is it entertaining? It amuses that you know that the vulnerable… the old, infirm, and mentally ill and challenged who still have bank accounts, many employed, and victimized by slimey scam artists pushing lies, taking money from our most desperate who cannot afford to miss a rent or mortgage payment. This man and his kind, are evil predatory rapists of people’s fragile security.
Wow, erm, you know that it’s a TV show, right..? Ever seen a magic show before..? That’s not real either 🙂