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SciFi Channel is running Derren Brown's Mind Control series. Now, this is no John "Cold Reader" Edwards--but he does what Edwards does, what Sylvia "I talk to your angel in heaven" Browne does, and what James "Ice Cold Reader" VanPraagh does...only he does it without claiming that he's psychic. He'll show you just how easy it is to fool the human brain into thinking magically, when there is really nothing magical occurring at all.

Marc said about 5 hours later

I watched some of the episodes online. When he was taking the stuff from those people on the street, I couldn't imagine doing that, same thing with the paper money. The hand raising in the mall seemed ridiculous too... definitely going to have me watching. I wish he would explain what exactly he's doing to cause the misdirection.
Geoff said about 7 hours later

I watched this first episode...are they trimming the clips down, because I don't see any mind control tricks. He walks up, asks them how much money they have, and boom he has it right....?

Ok.....seems stupid to me, I'm not impressed, other than the taking of wallets. I'd rather watch Blaine.

Marc said about 9 hours later

I'll agree there...the guessing money thing isn't impressive.
GJ said about 9 hours later

Mind tricks. Go to youtube and watch him emulate John Edwards. He left 'em crying...they said he was the most accurate psychic they'd ever dealt with.

Go to youtube and catch the out-of-body trick they played on a gal. Boy, what the power of suggestion can do to someone with magical beliefs.
GJ said about 9 hours later

And as far as the guessing of how much cash--he's doing it to show that it's really not that hard...but people are still shocked at how accurate he is. He must be "psychic!"