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hkwiles Special user Howard Wiles 797 Posts |
Tonight on channel 5 in Uk...Britain's Psychic challenge. The largest ever national search for people who claim to have psychic powers.. Contestants have to demonstrate their skills as well as face questions from a panel of experts in the field (a debunker, mind reader illusionist and an ex-police officer)
The top eight will compete to be Britains best psychic in the follow up series beginning in the new year. Sounds fun! Howard |
cardiac Loyal user Reading, U.K. 250 Posts |
Thanks for the heads up Howard.
At least Channel 5 have the decency to list it under 'Entertainment' on their website. Perhaps there's a clue there as to whether or not the contestants are genuine lol. There was some kerfuffle recently with Channel 4's website and their decision to relocate Derren Brown under Entertainment when previously he'd been listed under Science or something similar. Anyone know who the 'mind reader illusionist' is on the channel 5 programme ? |
Andrew Richmond Loyal user Birmingham - UK 252 Posts |
No idea although you can bet it's not Derren as he's signed with CH4..
A.R.
"Take a card any card!"
"Why?" "So I can find it." "Why?" |
Harry H Inner circle 1526 Posts |
Philip Escoffey is the mind reader/magicican fetured.
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RickThibau Loyal user Brazil 255 Posts |
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I'm sad Im not in Uk anymore. Can someone please record this and then give us a link after? |
cardiac Loyal user Reading, U.K. 250 Posts |
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CALENIG Regular user UK 199 Posts |
It was just an intro into the series, Trisha Godard was the presenter and Produced it with another. Full series will be shown I think it was 15th January. Looks OK.
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Harry H Inner circle 1526 Posts |
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On 2005-12-04 13:24, cardiac wrote: He may as well not be there, don't think he said much! Load of one sided, loosely controlled garbage is what the show was. |
cardiac Loyal user Reading, U.K. 250 Posts |
I'd have liked Mr. Escoffey to demonstrate a 'psychic' effect or two.
Thinking about it, he probably did and it was edited out. It was just the usual nonsense, interesting though how people (the guy who worked for Nebworth Hall) 'help' the psychics inadvertantly. |
Harry H Inner circle 1526 Posts |
You could be right cardiac about the editing! Wasnt it mentioned that he would do some effects later in that show? Cant recall.
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Doctor Whoston Regular user Leeds, England 149 Posts |
You didn't need to be psychic to predict that something that Trisha was involved in would be of poor quality. Every test they did with the psychics was hugely flawed.
Well, if they weren't then the psychics wouldn't succeed and Trisha wouldn't have a series next year... Hmmm... |
cardiac Loyal user Reading, U.K. 250 Posts |
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On 2005-12-05 02:41, Doctor Whoston wrote: Of course, but it made better telly didn't it. I loved the 'reading' in that bedroom with two little beds and old fashioned boys toys; "Is it something to do with two brothers ?" Wow - how did you know ??!?? The other great bit was when one of the brothers had died in a biplane crash and the medium said she could see a boat without sails, just the rigging and in a classic style, the great grandson inferred that by rigging she could see the biplane wings and cables...so she must be psychic ! |
Doctor Whoston Regular user Leeds, England 149 Posts |
I liked the reading of random shoppers.
Psychic: Does the name Toby mean something to you? Shopper: Yes! Psychic: It's your dog's name isn't it? Shopper: No it's my maiden name. A hit's still a hit - even if it's a miss! |
Andrew Richmond Loyal user Birmingham - UK 252 Posts |
I know the production team on this and all of what you guys have said makes clear sense and I thought exactly the same. However think about it this way..
If they didn't show any 'psychic' success but instead showed them failing time and time again with the panel watching them squirm throughout their military tests who would phone up to take part in the next shows?? As I understand it none of the panel created the tests shown last night, however once they have their applicants they will design every test or walk from the show.. So stay tuned for some psychic squirming in January.. A.R.
"Take a card any card!"
"Why?" "So I can find it." "Why?" |
Doctor Whoston Regular user Leeds, England 149 Posts |
Andrew,
Can you find out why all the psychics tested were women? (It's interesting that mentalists are mostly men and psychics are mostly women.) DW |
cardiac Loyal user Reading, U.K. 250 Posts |
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Psychic: Does the name Toby mean something to you? I'd forgotten that bit. Beautiful |
graemesd Veteran user 369 Posts |
Is anyone still watching this
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