VH1 further cements their move toward more of an entertainment network than a music one. Rumors of a show by the name of Celebracadabra have been echoing across cyberspace for a couple months now. Finally, some official info has been released.
Right now, they're still being rather mysterious about it, but the show will be contest between 7 celebrities (the only one we can confirm for certain at this point is Kim Wyatt of The Pussycat Dolls). Each will be personally coached by a professional magician to learn new routines. At the end of each week, they'll perform in venues such as The Magic Castle to real audiences as well as a panel of judges that include Jeff McBride and Max Maven.
There's a $100,000 dollar prize for the winner, which if you think about it will probably go toward one of their favorite charities or pet causes.
Right now it's believed the show will air in April and (allegedly) will run as a 7-part series.
The producer is a magician himself and got it in writing that no effect will be deliberately exposed on the air.
Frankly, I'm looking forward to this. Phenomenon tanked in ratings and was ineptly handled. It was a colossal disappointment. Maybe now we'll get something worth watching.
I did some cruising around the blogosphere for more information. A couple of the coaches have been confirmed, but aside from Kim Wyatt, the identities of the other celebrities are still a mystery with only vague clues being dropped here and there. Speaking of, Miss Wyatt's fanbase is apparently getting pretty jazzed about this. If this is a success, it could be one of the best media events for magic in recent years.
Right now, they're still being rather mysterious about it, but the show will be contest between 7 celebrities (the only one we can confirm for certain at this point is Kim Wyatt of The Pussycat Dolls). Each will be personally coached by a professional magician to learn new routines. At the end of each week, they'll perform in venues such as The Magic Castle to real audiences as well as a panel of judges that include Jeff McBride and Max Maven.
There's a $100,000 dollar prize for the winner, which if you think about it will probably go toward one of their favorite charities or pet causes.
Right now it's believed the show will air in April and (allegedly) will run as a 7-part series.
The producer is a magician himself and got it in writing that no effect will be deliberately exposed on the air.
Frankly, I'm looking forward to this. Phenomenon tanked in ratings and was ineptly handled. It was a colossal disappointment. Maybe now we'll get something worth watching.
I did some cruising around the blogosphere for more information. A couple of the coaches have been confirmed, but aside from Kim Wyatt, the identities of the other celebrities are still a mystery with only vague clues being dropped here and there. Speaking of, Miss Wyatt's fanbase is apparently getting pretty jazzed about this. If this is a success, it could be one of the best media events for magic in recent years.
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