The best 2 1/2 minutes in magic

Morrigoon · 12-18-2007, 01:15 PM

It's a fine line... but I think one of the things I admire is his ability to pull of "classic" as well as he does, given its tendency towards cheesiness.

It's comparably easy to "deconstruct" the classic magic act and make a mockery of it like so many comic magicians (though I have to give it to Penn & Teller... they strike a pretty good balance between deconstructing it, and still keeping a few special bits in there to keep it magical). But by contrast, it's much harder to be "different" while being classic.

12-18-2007, 01:15 PM	#1
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	It's a fine line... but I think one of the things I admire is his ability to pull of "classic" as well as he does, given its tendency towards cheesiness. It's comparably easy to "deconstruct" the classic magic act and make a mockery of it like so many comic magicians (though I have to give it to Penn & Teller... they strike a pretty good balance between deconstructing it, and still keeping a few special bits in there to keep it magical). But by contrast, it's much harder to be "different" while being classic. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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