I'm always delighted when I spot one of Derren Brown's tricks - like this one from his current Channel 4 show "Trick or Treat".
I noticed that the cards he was using for TRICK or TREAT were one and the same. It just depends which way up they are. This means that Derren can control whether the person chooses a trick or a treat. So far, he seems always have chosen to deliver a trick.
My guess is that the answer to the question posed for the series is definitely "Trick". It's all a trick - even some of the members of the public are actually stooges. This is a little disappointing, as I believe that his skills could be used to good effect without resorting to low trickery.
Still great to watch though.
He did actually give a litle old lady a treat this week; when he taught her how to play poker and she won £1000.
Posted by: Claire | May 03, 2007 at 05:06 PM
That's right - well spotted Claire. And he never uses stooges. The members of the public are there to make the subject feel like they're in a normal situation, but these actors are never part of the trick, and the effects are always on someone who doesn't know what's going to happen. If Deren were to read your blog it would make him cry, Andy. Is that what you want?
Posted by: Jason | May 03, 2007 at 05:49 PM
Oh, I dunno - in the Russian roulette, I think he admitted that the guy was in on it.
Posted by: AndyC | May 03, 2007 at 06:13 PM
Yes, I'd like to see him cry. Like a little girl. That would be so healing for me.
Posted by: AndyC | May 03, 2007 at 06:14 PM
I admire the typography on that card....clever!
Posted by: Tim the Enchanter | May 03, 2007 at 07:01 PM
That guy wasn't in on it in Russian Roulette, although he just about admitted he was using blanks.
Posted by: Jason | May 03, 2007 at 08:33 PM
We're going to so the trickster on Sunday. We'll let you know how tricky he really is!
Posted by: Claire | May 03, 2007 at 08:37 PM