Phumfeinz Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Someone care to sum up what the problem is with Derren Brown's latest show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 That was beautiful, wind in US Open, lift up sharapova's skirt, nice bit of arse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 8, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted September 8, 2010 Someone care to sum up what the problem is with Derren Brown's latest show? It wasn't in anyway even vaguely believable. It got so absurdly stupid that really, it's hard to even give it any merit as entertainment. If ever you've seen his old skit about a guy playing a zombie arcade game and then hypnotising him to believe he was in the game, imagine that on a grander and even less believable scale. I really like Derren Brown's stuff normally, he's had the odd miss (the zombie thing for example) but his older stuff is at least either believable to an extent, or entertaining. This was just shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 That Derren Brown show stunk of a bitchy girlfriend wanting to change her loser boyfriend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 8, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted September 8, 2010 The guy involved, was at times unintentially hilarious. He was... well, mongy is probably the best term I've heard. Who goes to work (as an insurance advisor) in a pair of fashion boots, G-Star beanie and dungarees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 9, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted September 9, 2010 Job centre wasn't too bad in the end, ended up being sent to the one in Perry Barr but will have to sign on at a different one, apparently. Can't say I'm terribly keen to be doing it once a fortnight regardless, too much waiting around and hassle getting there and back for my liking. Still, fingers crossed won't have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I saw two dead bodies on the M6 South today, about 8 miles away from Keele Services.. was very surreal. Stay safe everyone x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 The guy involved, was at times unintentially hilarious. He was... well, mongy is probably the best term I've heard. Who goes to work (as an insurance advisor) in a pair of fashion boots, G-Star beanie and dungarees? I don't get your point. You're saying it's fake but also calling him a mong. If he was an actor then maybe he acted like a mong. On the flip side if it's fake, they'd have made sure the actor wore the proper attire. I don't see what the issue was, all he did was take a loser and give him confidence by subliminal methods. People watching saying 'OMG FAKE' are implying DB has done something amazing, whereas I found it quite dull, nowhere near as impressive as The Heist and other stuff he's done. FYI I'm pretty sure parts of the show were embellished, edited a certain way or re-shot, like most shows, but don'tthink the whole thing was a set up, what'd be the point? Nowhere near as impressive as predicting the lottery or playing Russian roulette (both of which were fake, at least the former) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Job centre wasn't too bad in the end, ended up being sent to the one in Perry Barr but will have to sign on at a different one, apparently. Can't say I'm terribly keen to be doing it once a fortnight regardless, too much waiting around and hassle getting there and back for my liking. Still, fingers crossed won't have to. Just wait till you have to do it once a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 9, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted September 9, 2010 The guy involved, was at times unintentially hilarious. He was... well, mongy is probably the best term I've heard. Who goes to work (as an insurance advisor) in a pair of fashion boots, G-Star beanie and dungarees? I don't get your point. You're saying it's fake but also calling him a mong. If he was an actor then maybe he acted like a mong. On the flip side if it's fake, they'd have made sure the actor wore the proper attire. I don't see what the issue was, all he did was take a loser and give him confidence by subliminal methods. People watching saying 'OMG FAKE' are implying DB has done something amazing, whereas I found it quite dull, nowhere near as impressive as The Heist and other stuff he's done. FYI I'm pretty sure parts of the show were embellished, edited a certain way or re-shot, like most shows, but don'tthink the whole thing was a set up, what'd be the point? Nowhere near as impressive as predicting the lottery or playing Russian roulette (both of which were fake, at least the former) The guy involved, Matt, I was just saying was hilarious. If, as I suspect, he was an actor, it wouldn't surprise me if they made him dress like that to make it all the more believable that this bloke was that dull. I'm fairly sure it was all fake as hell, the holes you can pick in it are obscene. The bit with the alligator, at one point it starts pissing it down while Derren is speaking to him, yet only Derren gets wet, all the cut backs to Matt show him dry as a bone. And as they walked off with the shot above them after that, they're both dry. No simulator has graphics convincing enough to be reality. No-one, on hearing a voice in their room, goes out to the garden. No-one randomly walks into a house and watches a guys TV. I guess the whole thing took the suspension of disbelief well beyond where it holds up. And neither, as you say, was it interesting, at all. He's done so much better than this, even the more blatently fake stuff (the zombie game) was at least interesting, this was almost like he wasn't trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Someone care to sum up what the problem is with Derren Brown's latest show? It was shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaninireland Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I **** hate Ticketmaster , robbing bar stewards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 10, 2010 Moderator Share Posted September 10, 2010 I've lost 10lbs in less than 3 weeks. Not particularly heavy. It's more of a game to me. Still interesting to see what can be done when you bother though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 This book burning thing, is it actually illegal? do they have any grounds to stop them? Or is it just a case of "don't be a nonce"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villahero Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 i don't know why the muslims are so unhappy...The ' Kerrang ' is a shite magazine anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 i don't know why the muslims are so unhappy...The ' Kerrang ' is a shite magazine anyway That tickled me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I have a fiver to my name at the moment. I'm also over drawn by €15. I've emptied all pockets of every trousers and found precious little. No money again til Friday and I need milk, spaghetti, cheese, naan bread and ham. The ham alone is going to be €2.50. I'd better bring my calculator to lidl. Worst bit is that I've got €20 credit and no one to call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I'm going to base my parenting skills on furious styles from boyz n the hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Dont be a menace is a quality film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 This book burning thing, is it actually illegal? do they have any grounds to stop them? Or is it just a case of "don't be a nonce"? If you hold a public gathering of this nature, you need to get a permit, which he did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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