I have to disagree with it being a bad idea. E is out to make money, that is obvious by charging what they charge. If anything it is a marketing ploy to say come to our site to buy our ticks.
It would be a dumb move to be showing the gimmicks and revealing tricks. However, I don't think they would be any more revealing than going on Youtube and typing in Blaine Revealed or searching on Ebay to find everyone and there mother trying to sell a $4.99 .pdf on "Street Magic".
A small (very small) percentage of the population actually wants to know how magic works, most people just want to be entertained. I mean when you are performing a card trick, not very many (other than the obnoxious 12 yr old or drunk guy) want to scream to everybody how it is done.
If people would keep it in the realm of entertainment and not summoning the demons of hell to change the 8 of clubs into the Jack of spades magic on TV would be a lot better. Phenom killed it for me on the first episode when the best mentalism performance of the night was ripped by Angel and Geller saying it he was just using parlour magic. BUT THAT'S WHAT IT ALL WAS.
I am keeping my fingers crossed that this will be good, BUT the first episode they bring out Flavor Flav or Bret Michaels I will be the first in line to write that e-mail to Brad Christian himself.
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