Big Brother

THE BLURB:
Imagine playing a reality TV game with your audience...

Imagine allowing 9 truly randomly selected members of your
audience to genuinely choose which 9 celebrity photos on
display to "Evict" from your Big Brother House leaving the
10th as the winner...

How amazing would it be if, when replaced on the easel, the
backs of all the eliminated photos were marked "Evicted" but
the 10th had "Winner" written on the back?

The Holy Grail of Big Brother effects:

No stooges, no forces, every choice is genuine, no dice
rolling, no change bags, no word play or equivoque: You ask
them which one they want to eliminate and they answer.

No rough and smooth,no photos switched in, no photos
switched out, the very same photos taken off the board go
back on the board, no need for multiple outs, nothing added,
nothing taken away.

Pure. Simple. Direct. Commercial.

You Get:

All the hand finished photos, gaffs, props and materials you
need to perform the effect (Even the Blu-Tack!). The only
things you'll need to provide is a piece of paper, a pen and
a easel or other flat surface to Blu-Tack the photos to).

Full instructions including the complete scripting I use in
my show, insights into the psychological forces used & tips
on how to make this a feature effect with lots of audience
involvement (and humour if that's your style - It is mine).

PLEASE NOTE: I AM A BUSY FULL TIME WORKING PROFESSIONAL AND
EACH SET IS HAND MADE. YOU SHOULD ALLOW A WEEK FOR CREATION
AND DESPATCH. PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE A DEADLINE TO MEET
AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT I CAN DO.

MY COMMENTS:
Doug Segal performs this regularly and you can see him
perform it on his website. It's garnered very strong
reactions, because quite frankly it is indeed a very strong
effect. Certainly, there are no new principles here, but
it's a fun and direct presentation. The blurb is quite
accurate. It's very easy to do.

One note: The blurb seems contradictory in that it claims
there are no forces, yet there are "insights into the
psychological forces used." To be more specific, nothing
needs to be forced, but there are forces in play. If they
don't work out, there are still plenty of ways to get to the
end result, which is that the winner will have been
predicted. By no means is the winner forced. It can be a
different outcome each time.

If I had to find some constructive criticism with this, it
would only be that the selection of celebrities could have
been a bit more multi-cultural. The celebrities included
are Paris Hilton, Josh Holloway, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie,
Kylie Minogue, Johnny Depp, Daniel Craig, Jessica Alba,
Keira Knightley, and Orlando Bloom. This is nit-picking, of
course. It doesn't matter who the ten are if audiences
recognize them, but I know that there may be some who are
concerned by this.

The package comes with all the photos you need and the
Blu-Tack. The 5.5" x 8.5", 16-page instructions is a desk
published booklet, and it's not the prettiest, but it
doesn't need to be. All the info is there, it's quite
clear, and it contains color photos. Additionally, you will
need to obtain some material that's easily obtained from an
art supply store to maintain the props, but the props are
ready to go right out of the package. For performances,
you'll also need a surface to post the photos on, such as an
easel.

Now, if you need any further convincing that this is a fun
and worthy effect suitable for your act, go to Doug's
website and watch him perform this. Or just take my word,
and go to his website and order it. This is a highly
entertaining, simple-to-do, packs flat-plays big routine
that I most heartily recommend.