Mandrake wrote: Hopefully it'll work out well.
Sadly my hopes were well and truly dashed. A rehash of earlier Magic and non magic programmes, far too much padding, a voice-over which was sarcastic, unfunny, crude and unnecessary, and some aspects in questionable taste. There were some good ideas and routines but even with talent like that of Dee Christopher, the programme (I refuse to elevate it to the status of a show) did nothing for me.
Contrast this with Dynamo on Parkinson Masterclass recently and at last we have a demonstration of, IMHO, how magic should be presented. Instead of the style of his TV shows full of padding and ancillary acolytes, the performance section was just him, the audience and Magic. Nothing complicated and many of you will be able to do most of what he did but it was pure magic to watch. As you might know, I don't have much time for card tricks but all the card stuff Dynamo did was engaging and watchable, even if I did know a method of achieving the same end result. He's talking of doing a stage tour at some future point so put me the list for tickets please!