Masters of Illusion

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.

I checked out an episode because magicians Barry and Stuart were on it and I'm a huge fan. While some of the acts are decent (others seem like they're stuck in the 80s) I could not get past the constant background music that played through the entire episode. Not only was it mixed WAY too loudly, to the point of actually making it difficult to follow what the acts were saying, but it was cheesy; it killed the mood; it was distracting and was completely unnecessary in the first place.

It's a shame because this show could do a lot to promote magic, especially new and fresh acts, but the execution is just terrible. They need to fire their sound editor. It's OK to kill the music during a performance, and pick music that is more appropriate and less cheesy when there's a reason to have it.

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.

Watching this show is like eating popcorn. Delicious popcorn. You can't get enough. You keep stuffing more and more into your mouth and still you can't get enough. It's fun. It's fast. It's magic! OK,so some people take the title too seriously and object that these aren't really "masters" of magic. Uh, that's called salesmanship, kids. Don't take it so literally. Some of the magic on this show is truly amazing. Some of it is kind of cheesy. But it's all good. Oh, and one more thing. You want beautiful girls? This show has more beautiful girls than any other show on TV! It's retro. It's future. It's now. It's cool. It's hip. It's jazzy. So watch, relax....and enjoy the magic!

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".