Masters of Illusion

The magicians who come in dont even try to impress the audience.. they just show some magic and run off the stage... this is supposed to be a better show than fool us but these people arent even trying. they seem to be funded a lot to even give a damn about the show. this is a really sad show. the producers and directors should be ashamed of themselves.. god given opportunity and they throw it in the trash.

There is one thing that I hafta say. It is that I find "Masters Of Illusion" to be a beautiful show to watch & it's all because of the magicians whom come on the show to showcase their magical talents, entertaining the audience including Dean Cain himself. I remember watching this show on MyNetworkTV when I was a little boy & it was so amazing. I'm also happy that The CW usually airs this show during Saturday Nites & that makes me feel good. I even like the background music which plays when the performers do their magic tricks & this ("Masters Of Illusion") happens to be the same show I decided to watch tonite as opposed to wasting my time with watching some stupidity called "The Kids Choice Awards".

I have fond memories of growing up watching the original run of this show. Unfortunately, it seems that the producers of this new version seem to be suffering from extreme adhd. It took me a couple of episodes to realize that it wasn't a clip show. It has been overly edited, with really bad cameras and cutaways that often cut just slightly too late allowing the TV audience to see a flash of how the tricks work. Another problem is that the acts are almost carbon copies of the original series...no innovation. Same tired tricks that were explained in the secrets revealed series. Most rushed with little craft.

While it may contain more performers than Penn and Teller's Fool Us, it lacks the continuity and polish.

It seems they intentionally want the show to appear cheesy, cheap with cheap acts, every now and again there is a winner but few and far between.

The title says it all! The title says it all! The title says it all!