Derren Brown: Apocolypse

ScumLord

Derren Brown convinces a lad Asteroids have hit the British Isles and released a deadly virus that turns people into zombies.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/derren-brown-the-specials/4od#3430559

Always been a fan of Derren but this show is like the icing on the cake. He goes to great lengths including hiring 250 actors and watching the guy for 4 weeks.

The poor guy looks petrified so far looking forward to next week.

Tallon

Watched this last night, it was so damn good. So much work went into it

Can't wait for the finale next week!

Poor chap

Bobby42

Thought this was brilliant.

Can't believe the amount of effort they put in to convincing him something was going to happen, hacking his phone and everything.

Cant wait for the next episode. I wonder if he'll have to choose between reuniting with his family or helping the girl?

The paramedic lad is heading to Scotland but his family's headed to Wales. What will he do?

touts

I cant believe the amount of effort they have put into conning the public into thinking this guy is anything more than an actor in on the whole thing. It is a really well produced show.

Browne is a great showman and fairplay to him he is the best at what he does but I simply dont believe any of this hypnosis rubbish. Its entertainment in the same way Professional Wrestling is entertainment.

RandolphEsq

I wonder if it was real and not staged, and the guy killed one of the 'infected', would he be able to plead a defence to murder?

ScumLord

touts wrote: »

I cant believe the amount of effort they have put into conning the public into thinking this guy is anything more than an actor in on the whole thing. It is a really well produced show.

Browne is a great showman and fairplay to him he is the best at what he does but I simply dont believe any of this hypnosis rubbish. Its entertainment in the same way Professional Wrestling is entertainment.

I've researched a bit into the methods he uses along with reading his book and I believe he is genuine, the thing about people is that we follow predictable paths. Derren has been doing this work day in and day out on the road for decades now. You can even go off and do a course for learning the basic techniques involved.

I think given the amount of people involved it would be more difficult to keep the staged show secret.

Knowing that Derren has predicted what this guy will do and made allowances for him to act outside of his predictions means he'll keep everybody safe and not allow a really dangerous situation to occur.

degrassinoel

I used to like watching his shows, then i seen the russian roulette one he did. Turned me right off him.

Might tune in and see what's up for this though. It's got zombies..

ScumLord

degrassinoel wrote: »

I used to like watching his shows, then i seen the russian roulette one he did. Turned me right off him.

Might tune in and see what's up for this though. It's got zombies..

Well thought out zombies too, he went for the 3 day incubation period which is a bare minimum time needed for a virus to take hold.

daz801

Would there not be some legal issues involved? As in did he not basically kidnap this guy? (haven't watched it yet so don't know the story with it)

ScumLord

daz801 wrote: »

Would there not be some legal issues involved? As in did he not basically kidnap this guy? (haven't watched it yet so don't know the story with it)

He gets people to sign up for a TV show, interviews a group of people, picks the person he thinks will be most susceptible then after they sign their lives away he tells them they didn't make it.

7 weeks later he begins to watch them for another four weeks. So they've pretty much forgotten about him at that stage but they have given him permission to make a TV show.

degrassinoel

Always read the small print i guess.

ScumLord

degrassinoel wrote: »

Always read the small print i guess.

"Derren Brown reserves the right to **** up your life beyond all recognition.





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twistedbrains

he is brilliant check out on you tube the 1 he done last year on the girl who he had convinced she was dead after been in a car crash freaky or what!!!!

foxinsox

Second part on soon..9pm on CH4 tonight.I'd never seen any of his stuff before or ever heard of him.I loved last weeks show, hope this week is good.

twistedbrains

he is a freak check stuff he has done on you tube

Micky Dolenz

Missed this and don't want to watch it half ways in.

How many shows? When does it conclude?

foxinsox

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Missed this and don't want to watch it half ways in.

How many shows? When does it conclude?

It was an hour last week and an hour tonight..You probably can get it on 4OD or something techie like that

Micky Dolenz

foxinsox wrote: »

It was an hour last week and an hour tonight..You probably can get it on 4OD or something techie like that

o/ fox

Thanks.

maccored

degrassinoel wrote: »

I used to like watching his shows, then i seen the russian roulette one he did. Turned me right off him.

that was one of his first televised shows

An Coilean

RandolphEsq wrote: »

I wonder if it was real and not staged, and the guy killed one of the 'infected', would he be able to plead a defence to murder?

Murder needs intent, and in his own eyes at the time it could only have been self defence. So yes, He could have gone on a justifiable killing spree.

Chris_Heilong

so fake, its not natural how the people act or move, all scripted

enfant terrible

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

so fake, its not natural how the people act or move, all scripted

Yes its funny Derren goes to great lengths to show how silly it is to believe in mediums and the like, yet ironically after seeing this people believe Derren can do real magic because he says he uses psychology and suggestion

Well done Derren impressive.

ScumLord

The shows do look very staged, especially the latest one which has nothing to do with zombies. It's hard to know if it's because it's actually staged or just the way it's edited.

Crooked Jack

Part one was a great build up but I think part two was a bit of a let down. Pity

NicoleL88

I really enjoyed it.

My favourite Derren Brown show to date.