The fact that Ellusionist indeed started as a company that was selling secrets to the tricks that David Blaine made popular is what I find wrong. The site gave the impression that Blaine had given his permission to do that but it was later found out that he had not.
Also renaming other peoples effects and teaching them without a permission is equally not-cool.
This is what's called picking at an old scar.
The issue has long since been corrected. To continue harping on it is classless.
It doesn't broadcast worldwide. I would propably have a lot more to say about that if it ever did.
So you haven't watched the show, but you will gladly criticize it? Am I the only one who sees the faulty logic there?
A good trick doesn't need advertisement.
Bull****. If good tricks don't need advertising, then why does every magic messageboard have a review section?
All aboard the clue train! Reviews are a form of advertising.
Are seriously saying that tricks like Kaos, Axis Change, Fallen, King Rising etc. are good tricks?
The only one I own is King Rising, and I can't perform that because of wardrobe restrictions. I won't go into it any further because that would entail exposure. Since I don't own any of the other effects, I can't judge.
That said, do you want to tell me that Silver Dream sucks? Or the Scorpion kit? How about the Loops trilogy? Flow? Stigmata?
In your efforts to fulfill a vendetta, you're aiming a shotgun blindly.
XCMrs might like them, but Elluionist sells them for magic. Card magic is about doing magic with ordinary cards...
That's what Jay Sankey says, but you'll notice that Justin Miller uses Vipers and Guardians. Ever read Capricornian Tales by Christian Chelman? Ever read any of Mark Edward's books?
I've been using Ghosts for about 2 years now and no one has accused me of using a trick deck in about a year and a half.
I have no problem with people who don't use custom props or prefer only borrowed objects. That's their personal style. But mine is just as legit, and it's disengenuous to tell me otherwise when you've never seen me perform.
Right, but as you can clearly see the fact that this is a forum and there is no way to go directly face-to-face with our Ultimate Street Magic Guru and share my views.
You're talking to me right now. It doesn't have to be face-to-face.
Actually you didn't. All you did was criticize other people's statements.
Since you refuse to believe I asked before, then I'm asking you now.
How does advertising detrimentally affect magic and what proof do you have of that? What counts as good advertising and what is bad? What are you basing these observations on?
If you don't care, then why are you still on this thread?
Because I want an answer.
In lieu of that answer, all you've done is yell at me.
