Mind Control with Derren Brown

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Season 1
  • Network: SyFy
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 26, 2007
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
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  1. go
    Jul 27, 2007
    4
    For the most part, you get the feeling that they tried the same trick 100 times and only showed us the one or two times it actually worked.
  2. CiaranG.
    Aug 1, 2007
    10
    So good it has put me off the idea of Christianity! If Derren Brown can do it, then Jesus could have fooled us back then too1
  3. TKD
    Jul 28, 2007
    9
    A man so honest about his dishonesty that simply watching him go about his work is like a sinsiter artform. Clever and funny, this is a show i could watch again and again, whilst Derren laughs at us all with that huge, mind-reading brain of his. Is it misdirection? Or magic? Or showmanship? The answer is all and none, and woe betide anyone who tries to figure it out.
  4. JohnF
    Jul 28, 2007
    10
    Mind Control with Derren Brown is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. I had read about Brown before and seen some clips on the internet, but to see an entire show of his.....I don't even know what to call them, as they aren't really "tricks" or "stunts," is just not to be believed. I will definitely be watching every episode of this fascinating series.
  5. JamesP
    Sep 1, 2007
    5
    Ok. Can anyone say Chris Angel rip off but without any of the really cool stunts?
  6. SeanB
    Jul 28, 2007
    9
    Derren Brown is great he does this live as well just to show he doesn't go around 100 time intil he gets it rite but he does get it wrong sometime like every one
  7. FinalCountdown
    Sep 3, 2007
    9
    Kudos to civik's post. Job vs. DB what a duel that would be. On to Derren Brown, the show is fascinating and though some of his mind tricks are obvious to me (defeating the chess players) the majority are great fun to decipher. I enjoy when he shows his failures too. I'm sure women would love to hang around this guy and part of that is his schtick...his voice and demeanor works Kudos to civik's post. Job vs. DB what a duel that would be. On to Derren Brown, the show is fascinating and though some of his mind tricks are obvious to me (defeating the chess players) the majority are great fun to decipher. I enjoy when he shows his failures too. I'm sure women would love to hang around this guy and part of that is his schtick...his voice and demeanor works like a vampire upon his victims. He "controls" the talk and occupies people's minds with his talk so he can manipulate them. Though I'm not sure it was on the series (I haven't seen all the shows), the heist caper he pulls off is amazing and disturbing...luckily only a few in his complex hypnosis fell for it. The manipulation of the marketing guys by manipulating the street they drove on was classic. I fear he will run out of material though...not sure how long he can keep it up. Better than Chris Angel (who I'd give a 6 to), and a great learning experience for those who watch.… Expand
  8. JaneK.
    Dec 7, 2007
    7
    Entertaining. I never remember to watch it, but I confess when I find it's on, I sit through the entire show.
  9. civik
    Jul 29, 2007
    7
    I keep thinking of Job from Arrested Development when I see him. I keep expecting "The Final Countdown" to begin playing at any time
  10. RobA
    Aug 21, 2007
    10
    This show is simply amazing. His books are astounding as well. This is a must see series and something that you don't want to miss.
  11. JoshuaR.
    Aug 4, 2007
    10
    Derren Brown is an extraordinary talent. With an increasingly inventive and shocking repertoire of illusions, he is surely the dark overlord of
  12. QuennF
    Jul 28, 2007
    10
    brilliant!
  13. oliver1h
    Apr 24, 2013
    0
    Derren Brown is an unethical scam artist like person. Do not like him at all. He can only mess peoples mind, because medias made them weak-willed. He would never be able to mess with a mentally strong person...

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Joanna Weiss
    80
    It works largely because his victims are the ones doing the work, offering body language clues, lapping up subliminal messages, and proving their capacity for distraction.
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  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    75
    The stunts (or whatever they're called) Brown performs, especially on tough, cynical New Yorkers, are hilarious and astounding.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Susan Stewart
    80
    Mr. Brown has bought into something real: our childlike joy in being fooled.
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