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S-Branham Elite user Folsom, CA 456 Posts 
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Before you buy any new effects...Check out Penguin Magic Review with Rick Lax and Justin Flom reviewing them!
https://www.facebook.com/penguinmagic I love that they take a look at oldies but goodies you may have forgot about. ~Steve |
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Bande Elite user 431 Posts
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I was pretty disappointed in the show. Not really a review, more like a description of the products. A review would give strengths and weaknesses, difficulty levels, performance issues etc. Kyle's new reviews, Wizard review, Saturn reviews all much more helpful.
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Zombie Magic Inner circle I went out for a beer and now have 8733 Posts
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I liked the show. Remember, it's the first one. Ever see the first Wizard Product review Show, or even TV shows? It takes a little while to find your voice/character on these things. It is not as easy to do as we think.
On Envy-Lope Rick Lax talked about what he thought was the stronger version from the DVD and then he and Justin gave their feelings on how they thought it should be presented. I thought that was valuable input. On Sugar Rush they showed Justin at a tailgate party performing and he had the vanished candy appear on the guys shoulder. That was STRONG! I think they would welcome input about the show. I hope they do more of them. |
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ricklaxmagic Special user West Bloomfield, Michigan 690 Posts
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Hey guys. Thanks for watching. Gosh, I don't really think the review shows have to compete with each other; I think the more information that's out there, the better. But yes, one thing we do pride ourselves on is performing all/most of the tricks we review, and also giving constructive notes on how the tricks can be improved/performed strongly. Anyway, looking forward to sharing more episodes with you in the near future.
-Ricky |
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smullins Special user United States 678 Posts
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I agree Rick, it's you opinion and you're putting it out there. The show was good dude, keep going!
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ricklaxmagic Special user West Bloomfield, Michigan 690 Posts
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On 2013-10-12 17:08, smullins wrote: Thanks man. Glad you enjoyed. |
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Cassidy001 Loyal user 283 Posts
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I really like the approach of this show. They don't bring a negative vibe or any hostility. It's refreshing to see magicians just having fun performing tricks and giving their views without bashing anyone. I think that they gave positives and negatives in a more upbeat mood. We need to remember that everything that is out out is in fact someone's baby and nobody likes their baby to be beaten down. Whether a trick is the greatest thing that has ever been flourished or something that will just be tossed into a bottomless drawer to be forever forgotten it was still someone's idea that they had the courage to put out. I think this show will head in a great direction and we will be plenty informed. Maybe they will only decide to do "good" magic like Jamie D. Grant. Don't you guys miss his Magic Fridays? I know I do. Anyways. I look forward to a great show with positive people having fun with it and being honest about magic. Keep up the great work guys! I'm going to keep watching.
"You want to know the secret of the world. It's this: save it, and it'll repay you, every second of every day."
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MeetMagicMike Inner circle Gainesville Fl 3504 Posts
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Background music all the way through the show? Why? I know it might not bother some but for me it makes it unwatchable. Even if it doesn't bug some people I'd be surprised if any one said "Hey I love background music when people are talking".
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ricklaxmagic Special user West Bloomfield, Michigan 690 Posts
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On 2013-10-12 18:30, Cassidy001 wrote: Thanks Cassidy. Yep, that's what the show is about...having fun and performing tricks. We're going to give positives and negatives, but like I said in the show, we're going to focus on the tricks we like (as opposed to tearing apart the ones we don't...we've actually rejected a few tricks for review because we didn't care for them.) So, yes, I guess in that sense we're in line with the great Jamie.  Again, thanks for the kind words.
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MovieMan Special user 569 Posts
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I enjoyed it! Looking forward to seeing how the show develops in further episodes.
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Cameron Francis V.I.P. 7025 Posts
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Honestly, I didn't even notice the music. Great show, though. Rick, you are very funny.
MOMENT'S NOTICE LIVE 3 - Six impromptu card tricks! Out now! http://cameronfrancismagic.com/moments-notice-live-3.html
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MeetMagicMike Inner circle Gainesville Fl 3504 Posts
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I'm hard of hearing so my brain is working hard to understand the words. I guess I can't tune out background sounds as well as some.
So if people with good hearing don't even notice it and it's a problem for people with poorer hearing how about dropping it? |
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ricklaxmagic Special user West Bloomfield, Michigan 690 Posts
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Thanks Cameron and MovieMan. And Mike, I can look into dropping the background music a tiny bit so that you might be able to hear it a bit better. Right now I had it on 32...but will try dropping to 27. For most people, background music can have a subtle, subconscious effect of moving things along and keeping things engaging, but I can see where it doesn't work perfectly for everyone.
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Cassidy001 Loyal user 283 Posts
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Hi Rick. I sent you a PM with a few questions.
"You want to know the secret of the world. It's this: save it, and it'll repay you, every second of every day."
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dooblehorn Inner circle Pittsburg, CA 2481 Posts
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Unfortunate that its only available on Facebook...yes, there are plenty of people, who, for various reasons, don't have a Facebook account...good luck, though
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Magicsquared Inner circle 1262 Posts
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On 2013-10-13 21:48, dooblehorn wrote: First, you don't need a facebook account to watch it on facebook. Second, you can just watch it on youtube if you want. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl......ffKAUi8g |
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videoman Inner circle 6748 Posts
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I have found the loudness of the music bed can also have a lot to do with how you are listening to the audio, i.e. speakers vs. headphones, as well the type, settings and quality of your speakers.
In one system it could be annoyingly loud, while in another you can barely hear it. |
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J-Mac Inner circle Ridley Park, PA 5338 Posts
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Just watched the show. Not bad, really.
With regard to the background music, I don’t know where the info about such music having a "subconscious effect of moving things along and keeping things engaging" came from - first I have heard of such a benefit of background music. That said, at least the music was kept at a low enough volume that it didn't interfere with the voices. Generally I dislike background music when I am trying to listen to someone speaking. Regarding Cassidy's comment about bad products, e.g., "everything that is out out is in fact someone's baby", and "someone's idea that they had the courage to put out", I disagree completely! If those products were freely offered those comments might make some sense. But those products are in fact someone's attempt to make money from magicians. Many of them are created just for that purpose, and not at all for the furtherance of the art of magic. In my opinion exceedingly poor products do indeed need to be "bashed"! It doesn’t have to be offensive; just truthful! David Regal pulls no punches in his reviews in Genii Magazine nor Reel Magic, and he calls out poor products when needed. Please don’t gloss over the poor stuff that is emptying our pockets in return for junk magic! Also, publishing positive reviews only - like Jamie D. - is doing half a job and just perpetrates the creation poor magic. Please don’t do that! I don’t use Facebook but I used the YouTube link. Hopefully your reviews will not be too difficult to find. Thank you. Jim |
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MeetMagicMike Inner circle Gainesville Fl 3504 Posts
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Which broadcast television talk shows have background music on the whole time?
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videoman Inner circle 6748 Posts
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On 2013-10-13 22:55, J-Mac wrote: I agree with you, but I can certainly understand why a review show put out by a magic dealer would not want to bash tricks. So only doing good reviews (or half a job as you put it) is better than not doing a review show at all IMHO. I will continue to watch it. I enjoyed it. Also, like that it is kept short and hope that continues. Even though I like Craig and David's show very much, I confess that the length will often deter me from watching it. |
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