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Erik10101 wrote:

Curious Poker Chip wrote: Then how do you explain the judges/audience reactions to the trick if it was all done in post? Exactly. Plus, it's just as feasible that the recording on the screen was somewhat modified. But again, that would have been filmed before the performance, not in post-editing. Of course it is deceptive, but that's how magic tricks are. I don't buy that the producers purposefully modified the magic after the performance since the audience clearly loved it.

Questions of the integrity of the show come all the time. Yes, sometimes the producers do some mean things. They may edit performers to look bad, limit their creative freedom, or push certain agendas. But that doesn't change why I watch the show: to see some true talent and see people step up to the plate.

Very much agree. Regardless of the integrity of the show, I also enjoy watching to find out about talent (American or not) that I otherwise wouldn't know about. For instance I probably wouldn't have heard about Tape Face last year if it weren't for the show.