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I love Hulu and I love magic shows. When I was a kid, they used to have these magician specials on the Big Four now and then, and I bloody ate them up. I wish they still did them, because I got such a thrill from watching these gigantic, over-the-top performances where the impossible happened in the delightfully-controlled environment of the stage. I wanted to learn how to do this stuff. Ok, not the “impale myself on a giant drill” routine that Sabrina Mistress of Magic did, but, ya know, some of the stuff with cards. That’d be cool.
Which brings me to my point: Criss Angel: Mindfreek is now on Hulu. I refuse to watch this show because I’m about 80% convinced that Criss Angel is an evil wizard. I’m sure there’s a lot of special effects and camera tricks, but this show is so mind-bogglingly unsettling that I will not under any circumstances watch it. He’s a talented illusionist, so I’ll give him credit where credit is due. But let’s not forget that this is the show that featured a human torso crawling its way across the beach, and had him actually walking on water. So, um, yeah, I’m good.
Also, who the hell spells their name like that? No excuse for that.
