Derren Brown The Gathering

[polarbert]

just watched this and thought that it was pretty damn good, but i remember seeing some things flashing up during the programme, but can't for the life of me understand what was flashed up, looked like words of some kind, but they were gone before i saw anything.


did anybody with a sharper eye catch them?

[victormeldrew]

That'll be subliminal then. It'll come to you when you least expect it!

[aranell]

I think "Forget" was flashing up.

I find him slightly unnerving...

[polarbert]

it did look something like that was a good show nevertheless

[icamm]

Well none of the audience could remember the show afterwards (if you watched the interviews at the end).

[trackcar]

Derren Brown is fantastic.

he told me to say that ..

[mxdi]

So how does he do it?

[Extra 300 Driver]

Saw him in London, I was a big fan before but after I just thought he was odd, a very strange man, but very clever.

Some of his live stuff was very hardcore.

[ian_s]

I checked it on Sky + it was the word "forget", it looked like it was aimed at the studio audience flashing up for them.

[up-the-dubs]

Missed the show, Does anyone know if it's to be repeated anywhere?

[R555SSH]

Good showman, a lot of crowd manipulation psychology and 'suggestion techniques'.

All is not what it seems...and I guess the creepy image is also a carfeully studied one.

Still when it goes wrong it is very shallow- remember when he screwed up on the Channel 4 Russian Roulette thing?

[mxdi]

up-the-dubs said:

Missed the show, Does anyone know if it's to be repeated anywhere?

I think that was the repeat from a show aired at the beggining of the year.

[bmw114]

I watched him once on a daytime TV programme and he gave a simple demonstration.

He said "This is for those people watching at home, look at something in the room, anything," so i looked at a large white candle infront of the fire (unlit)on my right.

He then said " You are probably looking at something on your right that is light coloured".

I nearly shat myself.

[Gasblaster]

bmw114 said:

I watched him once on a daytime TV programme and he gave a simple demonstration. He said "This is for those people watching at home, look at something in the room, anything," so i looked at a large white candle infront of the fire (unlit)on my right. He then said " You are probably looking at something on your right that is light coloured". I nearly shat myself.

Anybody else choose the green triangle? I did.

I think the taxi thing could have been just conjuring though.

[polarbert]

Gasblaster said:

bmw114 said: I watched him once on a daytime TV programme and he gave a simple demonstration. He said "This is for those people watching at home, look at something in the room, anything," so i looked at a large white candle infront of the fire (unlit)on my right. He then said " You are probably looking at something on your right that is light coloured". I nearly shat myself. Anybody else choose the green triangle? I did. I think the taxi thing could have been just conjuring though.

i chose that as well! bloody square! as if

[ofcorsa]

R555SSH said:

Good showman, a lot of crowd manipulation psychology and 'suggestion techniques'. All is not what it seems...and I guess the creepy image is also a carfeully studied one. Still when it goes wrong it is very shallow- remember when he screwed up on the Channel 4 Russian Roulette thing?

His psycology and suggestion techniques are overatted, most of his effects are based in magic, using magicians techiniques with a twist

Andy Nyman was originally going to be the frontman for the c4 series and he also is co producer on the live tour

edited to add, Sounds like i was slating him, But far from it,I have seen him live and he is very slick and great showman too, his card work from what i have heard is also top notch

>> Edited by ofcorsa on Monday 5th December 10:51

[Plotloss]

A man at the absolute TOP of his game.

A very clever mix of NLP and classic magic routines.

Make no mistake he knows his onions very well indeed.