Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed (2008– )

A unknown masked man (Val Valentino) known only as the masked magician shows you the most amazing magic tricks and then shows you how they are done showing people how tricks are pulled off ... See full synopsis »

Stars:

Mitch Pileggi, Allie Cohen, Lauren Melendez

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mitch Pileggi	...	Narrator (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Allie Cohen	...	Magician's Assistant (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lauren Melendez	...	Magician's Assistant (13 episodes, 2008-2009)

Storyline

A unknown masked man (Val Valentino) known only as the masked magician shows you the most amazing magic tricks and then shows you how they are done showing people how tricks are pulled off is breaking the magician's code... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

how to | magic | punctuation in title | don't try this at home | advice | 

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed

Company Credits

Production Co:

Don Weiner Productions, Nash Entertainment, Masked Magician Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed 2 (1998)

User Reviews

It'll spoil you for magic acts, so tread carefully!

If you're the kind of person who likes to know the how of magic is done, don't miss this show! Once you watch a few of these shows, it becomes fun to try watching the show then pausing and figuring it out before the reveal. You'll start to notice a pattern and start thinking more like an illusionist. I definitely don't get all of them, but a fair number after the demonstration I can pick out how it's done.

Really this is B-level camp. The show doesn't take itself too seriously, and as a viewer you shouldn't take it super seriously either. (I think that's part of the show's charm.) Yes at times it makes fun of magicians (especially the assistants), but there is usually a valid thought behind the criticisms.

The show is well shot considering how dark many sets must be for the illusions to function. Occasionally they'll completely blow the explanation for a trick, but the vast majority (95%+) are understandable on the first pass. Thoroughly enjoyable if you really *want* to know how a trick is done!

One thing that watching this show regularly does is kind of destroys the mystique (for the viewer) for common magicians. My local TV station used to show "Masters of Illusion" directly before MBSFR, and the two in rapid fire didn't work well. MBSFR survived, but Masters of Illusion was dropped from the schedule, mainly because I think MBSFR shows how many of the performers on MOI were just complete hacks.

I suspect working magicians have a similar reaction to this show. But if you're part of the howdy-do-dat crowd, it's fun to see the curtain pulled back!