FantasticMikey

I pitched an original routine to them and they liked it, but the producers went on my YouTube channel and wouldn't stop talking about how great the bottles would look on the show. They wanted the energy that this trick creates. So I decided to do it, knowing that 99.9999% of their audience are not magicians. Most of the magic that Fools P&T ends up being sort of procedural, lots of steps, instructions, exposition and can have a tendency to appear less energetic and flashy.

The original trick that I first pitched - I believe it may have fooled them. It's an original handling, method and a pretty original plot.

The other bonus for me is that the bottles are something I have performed more than anything else. So I knew I would rock it without shaky hands.

EDIT: I just want to reiterate - it was my choice ultimately to do the routine I did. I chose it because I thought it would make better television than my original choice.

Criss Angel

Apple Pie

For the most part, yes. That said, there are so many amazing magicians that still fool the pants off of me. Card guys like Juan Tamariz and Dani Daortiz are able to blow my mind. Copperfield makes a freaking spaceship float over your head in his new show and I have NO clue how.

Honestly, I've never met Criss Angel and I don't have an opinion on him or his show. We have mutual friends who really like the guy and I know people who don't. I just couldn't resist the perfect set up.