Just noticed, for those that care, that BBC One HD is currently DOGless, repeat, DOGless!
And that is the most exciting thing I can say about Magicians.
What would have happened if 'The Boys from Outnumbered' had received the fewest votes yesterday? Would the BBC have had two kids eating fire and turning liquid metal in to a solid in their mouths? I imagine they wouldn't get away with fixing it like they might have done a few years ago.
Also, what is the point in the voting element of this programme? The BBC make no money from it, as their own guidelines say they are not allowed to, so it really is only for the benefit of the telephone company providing the lines. I'm not sure the BBC should be doing this.
If they want a random way of picking someone to do a stunt at the end of the programme, why not just spin a wheel, draw a straw or toss a coin? None of these make particularly exciting television but they are all infinitely more interesting than hearing someone reading out numbers and telling us calls cost more from mobiles several times an episode.
Just noticed, for those that care, that BBC One HD is currently DOGless, repeat, DOGless!
And that is the most exciting thing I can say about Magicians.
What would have happened if 'The Boys from Outnumbered' had received the fewest votes yesterday? Would the BBC have had two kids eating fire and turning liquid metal in to a solid in their mouths? I imagine they wouldn't get away with fixing it like they might have done a few years ago.
http://www.tvforum.co.uk/forums/login?action=logout Also, what is the point in the voting element of this programme? The BBC make no money from it, as their own guidelines say they are not allowed to, so it really is only for the benefit of the telephone company providing the lines. I'm not sure the BBC should be doing this.
If they want a random way of picking someone to do a stunt at the end of the programme, why not just spin a wheel, draw a straw or toss a coin? None of these make particularly exciting television but they are all infinitely more interesting than hearing someone reading out numbers and telling us calls cost more from mobiles several times an episode.
Have to agree about the vote - felt very laboured and was only there just to prove the fact the show was live. It doesn't need to be live - not in its current format anyway as it doesn't seem to carry the pace. I understand it's nice for it to be live to show the audience there's the potential for tricks to go wrong but I don't see the point myself.
And what would be wrong with a Stars In Their Eyes style audience vote to determine the winner/loser for the forfeit at the end of the show?
Just noticed, for those that care, that BBC One HD is currently DOGless, repeat, DOGless!
And that is the most exciting thing I can say about Magicians.
What would have happened if 'The Boys from Outnumbered' had received the fewest votes yesterday? Would the BBC have had two kids eating fire and turning liquid metal in to a solid in their mouths? I imagine they wouldn't get away with fixing it like they might have done a few years ago.
Don't know if it was mentioned on a show but in an interview the new host said he had to do the forfeit if the celebrity refused - so guess that would have happened if the kids weren't allowed - though the older kid might now be 16, so in that grey 16-18 area.
What would have happened if 'The Boys from Outnumbered' had received the fewest votes yesterday? Would the BBC have had two kids eating fire and turning liquid metal in to a solid in their mouths? I imagine they wouldn't get away with fixing it like they might have done a few years ago.
Don't know if it was mentioned on a show but in an interview the new host said he had to do the forfeit if the celebrity refused - so guess that would have happened if the kids weren't allowed - though the older kid might now be 16, so in that grey 16-18 area.
He is 16 at the end of this month according to Wikipedia. I wonder if The Inbetweeners will let him hang around with them when he is 16. I can't imagine he is happy having to do magic with a 12 year old boy and appearing in festive idents with a 10 year old girl. He is a young man, he needs to be out there fire eating and crashing buses before he gets typecast. He should have a word with the writers of Outnumbered (especially the improvised bits) and see if they can give his character a heroin addiction or an unwanted pregnancy in the next series, something to get his teeth in to.
How easy is it to drive a bus? Regarding the bloke that had a bus drive in to a wooden crate that he was in and then it turns out he is the bus driver (see Paul Daniels 20 years ago), would he need a PCV license? I understand that it was on private land but I imagine there would be some health and safety issues to consider, especially as there were passengers involved. I can only imagine there was no professional bus driver, the bus driver must have been the magician right from the start of the journey. It was only a couple of laps of an oval circuit but he had to avoid the crates on the first lap, which (if seeing is believing) had at least one person in at some points in the trick.
It was a pretty boring trick on television, but I imagine it probably took bloody ages to set up.
What would have happened if 'The Boys from Outnumbered' had received the fewest votes yesterday? Would the BBC have had two kids eating fire and turning liquid metal in to a solid in their mouths? I imagine they wouldn't get away with fixing it like they might have done a few years ago.
Don't know if it was mentioned on a show but in an interview the new host said he had to do the forfeit if the celebrity refused - so guess that would have happened if the kids weren't allowed - though the older kid might now be 16, so in that grey 16-18 area.
He is 16 at the end of this month according to Wikipedia. I wonder if The Inbetweeners will let him hang around with them when he is 16. I can't imagine he is happy having to do magic with a 12 year old boy and appearing in festive idents with a 10 year old girl. He is a young man, he needs to be out there fire eating and crashing buses before he gets typecast. He should have a word with the writers of Outnumbered (especially the improvised bits) and see if they can give his character a heroin addiction or an unwanted pregnancy in the next series, something to get his teeth in to.
What's with this talk of the idiots from the inbetweeners? He's an actor, and in his current role he has to act with younger kids. So what? Just because he's appeared on a magic show with his co-stars doesn't mean he'll get typecast....
And an unwanted pregnancy or even worse a heroin addiction?!! This is Outnumbered, not Eastenders. You appear to have no idea what you're talking about.
How easy is it to drive a bus? Regarding the bloke that had a bus drive in to a wooden crate that he was in and then it turns out he is the bus driver (see Paul Daniels 20 years ago), would he need a PCV license? I understand that it was on private land but I imagine there would be some health and safety issues to consider, especially as there were passengers involved. I can only imagine there was no professional bus driver, the bus driver must have been the magician right from the start of the journey. It was only a couple of laps of an oval circuit but he had to avoid the crates on the first lap, which (if seeing is believing) had at least one person in at some points in the trick.
It was a pretty boring trick on television, but I imagine it probably took bloody ages to set up.
And none of the 'passengers' on the bus were wearing any kind of body restreignt either - which given the speed he was driving, and having to go close to smash the crate meant he wasn't that far from the nice and soft metal fence...
..I'm sure it was 10% illusion and 90% edit job.
And none of the 'passengers' on the bus were wearing any kind of body restreignt either - which given the speed he was driving, and having to go close to smash the crate meant he wasn't that far from the nice and soft metal fence...
..I'm sure it was 10% illusion and 90% edit job.
I wonder who the people in the crowd were and what they actually saw on the day. It was strange to see so many kids in the studio audience. I wonder why that was, this wasn't obviously a kids show, in fact it contained what is nowadays called 'mild peril'. Why don't we normally see kids in tv audiences (apart from kids shows of course). Is it up to the production or up to the studio? The Magicians was made at Shepperton Studios, could they have a different policy compared to BBC Television Centre for example.
And none of the 'passengers' on the bus were wearing any kind of body restreignt either - which given the speed he was driving, and having to go close to smash the crate meant he wasn't that far from the nice and soft metal fence...
..I'm sure it was 10% illusion and 90% edit job.
...but I suspect the steps that were against the box the magician was supposed to be in were the key. I suspect that the box the magician went into had a trapdoor which allowed him to slide into a compartment within the steps. (Note that once the bus is moving around the track there are no steps present next to the boxes.) The steps would have been moved to somewhere away from the spectators (assuming their not actors on the pay role), where the magician could get out and change into the bus driver's outfit.
The ghost box trick has also previously been revealed by Breaking the Magicians Code, along with the walking on water trick which has featured in the programme trailers.
It was strange to see so many kids in the studio audience. I wonder why that was, this wasn't obviously a kids show, in fact it contained what is nowadays called 'mild peril'. Why don't we normally see kids in tv audiences (apart from kids shows of course). Is it up to the production or up to the studio? The Magicians was made at Shepperton Studios, could they have a different policy compared to BBC Television Centre for example.
I've noticed in the past a lot of the 'BBC Studio Audiences' shows have tended to have a minimum age of 16 as default. Maybe it's a policy to cover for any swearing or adult humour which might be said by a cast member in between (usable) recordings / live sections.
He [Tyger Drew-Honey] is 16 at the end of this month according to Wikipedia. I wonder if The Inbetweeners will let him hang around with them when he is 16. I can't imagine he is happy having to do magic with a 12 year old boy and appearing in festive idents with a 10 year old girl. He is a young man, he needs to be out there fire eating and crashing buses before he gets typecast. He should have a word with the writers of Outnumbered (especially the improvised bits) and see if they can give his character a heroin addiction or an unwanted pregnancy in the next series, something to get his teeth in to.
What on earth are you talking about?
Bearing in mind the younger children on Outnumbered resemble part of its charm and appeal (perhaps not as much in the recent Special and Series 4 that went out not too long ago), I should argue Tyger is simply a passenger in the vehicle that is Outnumbered and a main driver in his other vehicle that is Friday Download.
Very little danger of Tyger being typecast, bearing in mind his professional history.
As to heroin addiction/unwanted pregnancy in Outnumbred, you have either not paid any great attention to Outnumbered or you clearly think it's E20 in different colours.
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How easy is it to drive a bus? Regarding the bloke that had a bus drive in to a wooden crate that he was in and then it turns out he is the bus driver (see Paul Daniels 20 years ago), would he need a PCV license? I understand that it was on private land but I imagine there would be some health and safety issues to consider, especially as there were passengers involved.
You can drive "buses" with a standard Category B on your licence under specific circumstances on the public highway. On private land it doesn't appear to apply.
Thought I'd dig up this thread now the show is a few episodes in.
Watching back last Saturday's episode via the iPlayer I noticed the start of the show has been tweaked. Now pre-titles Darren McMullen did a piece walking from backstage onto the stage (rather similar to X-Factor results), where the forfeit was unveiled to the 'celebrities' (curtain being dropped to reveal it). I presume the piece was pre-recorded as it ended with the words "we're about to go live".
I may be imagining it but I think they've cut back on the number of times they mention they're "live". I think after watching Barry & Stuart's studio trick go wrong (though well handled by the pair) it's very clear the show is live and not pre-recorded.
I'm quite liking Darren McMullen as host of the show. It's nice to see a relatively unknown person presenting a prime-time(?) programme for a change.