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There's No Fooling Us: Penn & Teller: Fool Us In The Media


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The season 2 trailer has been posted.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZy5oPasn2I

 

I'm really excited to see this return. I recognized 2 of the magicians, John Lovick (the bald guy) and Simon Pierro (the iPad guy). Pierro's stuff isn't my favorite style of magic, but he does some really clever stuff with technology, and you can see a performance of his from Ellen earlier this year: 

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This is about Episode 2, from a few weeks ago. Still if the show keeps this up, it's a shoe-in for a 3rd season.

The CW's 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' is the Most Watched Program in its Timeslot Since 2010

 

Last night's second episode of PENN & TELLER: FOOL US was The CW's most watched program (1.99M) in its time period in four and a half years (since 12/6/10).

PENN & TELLER rose +20% over last week in total viewers, and also rose a tenth in A18-34 (0.5/2), while holding steady in A18-49 (0.5/2). Last night was PENN & TELLER's most watched episode since 9/3/14 (aired on Wednesday night), and its highest rated episode in A18-34 since 9/3/14.

Coming here with congratulations!

 

http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/whose-line-is-it-anyway-penn-teller-fool-us-renewed-by-cw-37719/

 

August 11, 2015 (Beverly Hills, CA) – The CW has ordered new cycles of the hit improvisational comedy series WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? and the hit comedy magic series PENN & TELLER: FOOL US, it was announced today by Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW. The new episodes will debut in 2016.

 

Yay! Summer Fun 2016 ( and a distraction from politics at that point, too)!

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Excellent on both counts!

One of the things I'm mindful of about more episodes is how P&T need to keep coming up with new tricks since they finish every show with one. I know they can go deep with card tricks or taking classic stuff and giving it their own spin. But big stuff like Bullet Catch or detailed precision like Invisi-Ball Thread takes years of work. Even knowing they have a year I imagine it will be challenging to have enough for a new season.

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According to "Penn's Sunday School" (Penn's weekly webcast), everyone tried to move heaven and earth to get Ross's schedule and the taping schedule to coincide, but it just didn't work out. Penn is happy with the second choice of Hannigan because not only is she good, but she's in such a different direction than Ross that hopefully no one will think they were only trying to replace him because they were unhappy with his work. Penn wants Ross back for the next season for sure, he says.

So what do we think? Are these ratings good enough for a renewal (even on the CW and even considering how cheap the show is to make, since its even using Penn & Teller's existing theater)?  Are 1.4m viewers and .3 to .4 demos "enough" for a summer show?

http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/penn-teller-fool-us-season-three-ratings/

On 10/20/2020 at 12:03 PM, rmontro said:

Anybody have any ideas on how Garrett Thomas did the ring trick, if it wasn't a gimmicked ring?  I have a thought, but there were parts I can't explain.

Since no one answered, I've been reading about this a bit.  Thomas sells this trick on a DVD, and there is no gimmick involved.  So it really is sleight of hand apparently.  Impressive, but I still find it surprising he got the ring off of Teller's finger without him noticing it.  Also a little surprised he got a Fool Us trophy, because if he's selling it as a product I would have expected P&T to be aware of it.

Watched the most recent "History's Greatest Mysteries" from the History Channel.  It was about Houdini and his diary entries.  Both Penn and Teller provided some talking head commentary throughout the program.  It was especially interesting to hear Teller speak so openly.  He even got choked up a few times talking about Houdini's relationship with his mother.  He pointed out that a magician's first audience is usually his mother.

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