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Old 29-05-2016, 00:16
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the best bit of Richard's trick for me was the last part when the brave soldier he was talking about appeared , up until then as he had been speaking about him in the past tense and I was fearful that the brave man had passed away so he was so great to see him still with us. (Unfortunately the brave elderly chap did unsurprisingly seem a little disorientated as I think I heard the other soldier standing next to him instructing him to salute. But it was of course great to see him alive and well!)
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Old 29-05-2016, 00:27
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the best bit of Richard's trick for me was the last part when the brave soldier he was talking about appeared , up until then as he had been speaking about him in the past tense and I was fearful that the brave man had passed away so he was so great to see him still with us. (Unfortunately the brave elderly chap did unsurprisingly seem a little disorientated as I think I heard the other soldier standing next to him instructing him to salute. But it was of course great to see him alive and well!)
It was very moving. It was a brilliant story from one soldier to another and very appropriate bearing in mind the red white and blue aporoach to the whole show. Context is everything.
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Old 29-05-2016, 00:41
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It was a masterclass in magic.
I think Penn and Teller explained that the grand illusion was that Richard made us think that we were watching him perform a magic trick as he messed about with some cards shuffling them about, laying them out on a table, and whatever other time-wasting nonsense he could think of. But that wasn't the trick at all and all that stagecraft was just sleight of hand used to distract us from what was really going on backstage.

While he held our attention little did anybody know that a war veteran was being carefully prepared backstage. Then before we knew what was happening he hit us with the reveal as the curtain was drawn back.
The war veteran. He was there backstage all that time and nobody knew. Did you know? No, neither did I.
If you examined him for yourself you'd find out that he was actually real.
He then topped it off by getting the war veteran to salute us, Richard also saluted.
We salute you Richard for what magic you have delighted and enthralled us with this evening sir.

A young student of magic need look no further than tonight's performance for a source to gather valuable notes from on how to become a master of the craft.
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Old 29-05-2016, 00:55
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It was a masterclass in magic.
I think Penn and Teller explained that the grand illusion was that Richard made us think that we were watching him perform a magic trick as he messed about with some cards shuffling them about, laying them out on a table, and whatever other time-wasting nonsense he could think of. But that wasn't the trick at all and all that stagecraft was just sleight of hand used to distract us from what was really going on backstage.

While he held our attention little did anybody know that a war veteran was being carefully prepared backstage. Then before we knew what was happening he hit us with the reveal as the curtain was drawn back.
The war veteran. He was there backstage all that time and nobody knew. Did you know? No, neither did I.
If you examined him for yourself you'd find out that he was actually real.
He then topped it off by getting the war veteran to salute us, Richard also saluted.
We salute you Richard for what magic you have delighted and enthralled us with this evening sir.

A young student of magic need look no further than tonight's performance for a source to gather valuable notes from on how to become a master of the craft.
It was telegraphed from the start.
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Old 29-05-2016, 08:24
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The best part of this cynical, badly performed trick was when it ended.
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Old 29-05-2016, 08:42
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the best trick was when he stole it from other magicians
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Old 29-05-2016, 08:57
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Using a disoriented pensioner to win yourself a quarter of million pounds is a bit low.
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Old 29-05-2016, 08:59
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Using a disoriented pensioner to win yourself a quarter of million pounds is a bit low.
To be fair, he looked fairly compos mentis to me, for 97
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Old 29-05-2016, 09:00
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I absolutely loved the trick and when Fergus came out at the end I was in tears. I can remember saying in the live thread that if he had been given the "pimp" slot he would have walked it. As it was the trick/story was so memorable it didn't need any help and I'm pleased for Richard. More importantly I'm glad that Fergus' story was heard by millions.

Well done.
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Old 29-05-2016, 09:01
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the best bit of Richard's trick for me was the last part when the brave soldier he was talking about appeared , up until then as he had been speaking about him in the past tense and I was fearful that the brave man had passed away so he was so great to see him still with us. (Unfortunately the brave elderly chap did unsurprisingly seem a little disorientated as I think I heard the other soldier standing next to him instructing him to salute. But it was of course great to see him alive and well!)
How was that a trick? Did he bring him back from the dead? Just looked like Fergus plus soldiers were standing behind the curtain and he introduced him a la Ant and Dec to me.
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Old 29-05-2016, 09:02
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the best trick was when he stole it from other magicians
What was the trick?! Aside from putting a 'ripped up' card back together, what illusions did he do?
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Old 29-05-2016, 09:05
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It was a masterclass in magic.
I think Penn and Teller explained that the grand illusion was that Richard made us think that we were watching him perform a magic trick as he messed about with some cards shuffling them about, laying them out on a table, and whatever other time-wasting nonsense he could think of. But that wasn't the trick at all and all that stagecraft was just sleight of hand used to distract us from what was really going on backstage.

While he held our attention little did anybody know that a war veteran was being carefully prepared backstage. Then before we knew what was happening he hit us with the reveal as the curtain was drawn back.
The war veteran. He was there backstage all that time and nobody knew. Did you know? No, neither did I.
If you examined him for yourself you'd find out that he was actually real.
He then topped it off by getting the war veteran to salute us, Richard also saluted.
We salute you Richard for what magic you have delighted and enthralled us with this evening sir.

A young student of magic need look no further than tonight's performance for a source to gather valuable notes from on how to become a master of the craft.
Perhaps I'm taking crazy pills but lining people up behind a curtain isn't a trick... If they'd walked out a box or something after he'd turned it around to show us that it wasn't a trick box, yadda yaddathen maybe. I loved his audition and semifinal but this one was a lot of sentimental fluff and a poor card trick.
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Old 29-05-2016, 09:17
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What was the trick?! Aside from putting a 'ripped up' card back together, what illusions did he do?
i agree with you

ripping off the act of another magician is a disgrace

it is not the same as singing a song another person has written, its like a commedian winning by repeating jimmy carr jokes.

BGT is full of rip offs, george sampson won it by ripping off a VW advert!
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Old 29-05-2016, 09:21
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i agree with you

ripping off the act of another magician is a disgrace

it is not the same as singing a song another person has written, its like a commedian winning by repeating jimmy carr jokes.

BGT is full of rip offs, george sampson won it by ripping off a VW advert!
Oh, I was talking about him putting the card he supposedly ripped up, that was obviously palmed in his right hand, back together
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Old 29-05-2016, 09:31
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Oh, I was talking about him putting the card he supposedly ripped up, that was obviously palmed in his right hand, back together
yes, it was an obvious palm


he ripped off paul daniels, twice in the first audition

he ripped off collins key in round 2, who had done the exact same trick on americas got talent

he ripped off justin flom almost word for word in the final

what a disgrace
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Old 29-05-2016, 09:34
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Some serious wooshing going on in this thread.
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Old 29-05-2016, 09:36
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Some serious wooshing going on in this thread.
Yes, I think "disgrace" is taking it a bit far!
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Old 29-05-2016, 09:38
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Oh, I was talking about him putting the card he supposedly ripped up, that was obviously palmed in his right hand, back together
perhaps it was but then perhaps it wasn't?

can we be sure ?

I for one didn't see he put it in his right hand-he tricked us all!
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Old 29-05-2016, 09:38
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Yes, I think "disgrace" is taking it a bit far!
are you saying stealing another persons act is not disgraceful?

he has done this three times in a row, even having the brass neck to rip off an act from Americas got talent almost word for word!
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Old 29-05-2016, 09:39
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I for one didn't see he put it in his right hand-he tricked us all!
really? it was telegraphed and an obvious move.

no talent here
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Old 29-05-2016, 09:47
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perhaps it was but then perhaps it wasn't?

can we be sure ?

I for one didn't see he put it in his right hand-he tricked us all!
I didn't 'see' it either but his palm was cupped and his movements weren't natural, then he switched the folded up one with the ripped up one by moving the back piece to the front before putting the ripped up card in his pocket while getting the lighter out. I've never been a magician but that was painfully in-my-face - couldn't ignore it. I stuck up for him after the page in a bottle trick but this one was like a school talent contest. I was so disappointed.
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Old 29-05-2016, 09:48
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Some serious wooshing going on in this thread.
Please enlighten me.
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Old 29-05-2016, 10:27
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It was a masterclass in magic.
I think Penn and Teller explained that the grand illusion was that Richard made us think that we were watching him perform a magic trick as he messed about with some cards shuffling them about, laying them out on a table, and whatever other time-wasting nonsense he could think of. But that wasn't the trick at all and all that stagecraft was just sleight of hand used to distract us from what was really going on backstage.

While he held our attention little did anybody know that a war veteran was being carefully prepared backstage. Then before we knew what was happening he hit us with the reveal as the curtain was drawn back.
The war veteran. He was there backstage all that time and nobody knew. Did you know? No, neither did I.
If you examined him for yourself you'd find out that he was actually real.
He then topped it off by getting the war veteran to salute us, Richard also saluted.
We salute you Richard for what magic you have delighted and enthralled us with this evening sir.

A young student of magic need look no further than tonight's performance for a source to gather valuable notes from on how to become a master of the craft.
Great post.
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Old 29-05-2016, 10:37
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It was a masterclass in magic.
Absolutely, probably one of the finest illusions to ever appear on British television, evidenced by the fact that days later, people will still be scratching their heads wondering how he did it.
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Old 29-05-2016, 11:28
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It was a masterclass in magic.
I think Penn and Teller explained that the grand illusion was that Richard made us think that we were watching him perform a magic trick as he messed about with some cards shuffling them about, laying them out on a table, and whatever other time-wasting nonsense he could think of. But that wasn't the trick at all and all that stagecraft was just sleight of hand used to distract us from what was really going on backstage.

While he held our attention little did anybody know that a war veteran was being carefully prepared backstage. Then before we knew what was happening he hit us with the reveal as the curtain was drawn back.
The war veteran. He was there backstage all that time and nobody knew. Did you know? No, neither did I.
If you examined him for yourself you'd find out that he was actually real.
He then topped it off by getting the war veteran to salute us, Richard also saluted.
We salute you Richard for what magic you have delighted and enthralled us with this evening sir.

A young student of magic need look no further than tonight's performance for a source to gather valuable notes from on how to become a master of the craft.
What have you been smoking? There was no magic in his act.

"If you examined him for youself you'd find out that he was actually real" - thank you for clarifying that because for a moment I thought it was a mannequin.

There was no magic in the reveal of the war veteran. A huge curtain was drawn across the stage and they simply walked behind it. If he had opened the act by showing us an empty box, covered it, did the card show and then pulled away the curtain to reveal the veteran, that would have been something at least.
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