Phenomenon

The title of this post comes from the Television show I am watching right now. I had a tough decision to make tonight - there were 5 shows I wanted to watch during the 8 to 9 hour. I decided to skip Mythbusters, since it is on often, and I eventually see all of them. I really enjoy Pushing Daisies, so I'm recording that and I can watch it later without distraction. I'm left with Wired Science, Phenomenon, and the World Series. Since I have DVR, I can watch or record only 2, and I'm already recording Pushing Daisies, so I have only one tuner left for 3 shows. I am going to skip Wired Science on PBS, which even though its a pretty cool show, it is the one I am least interested in tonight. I have decided to flip between the World Series and Phenomenon so I can watch both.

I wasn't sure what to expect from these "mentalists" and it turns out to be really cool! The judges are telling this guy that his act was boring and predictable - but it wasn't to me! I mean, maybe I could predict the outcome - but that doesn't change how amazing it was! The set up was 7 people holding envelopes. then he asked one person to throw 3 frisbees into the audience. the first frisbee catcher picked a number 1-4, to determine which phone book to use. the second picked a number 1-400ish to find a page in the phone book, and the third frisbee catcher picked a column 1-4 to pick a column from the page. Then the mentalist ran his finger down the column and a volunteer told him when to stop. Then the volunteer called out the phone number and someone wrote it down. Then each person opened their envelope and it was the phone number - in the right order! I thought it was pretty impressive. The show overall wasn't great, but I really like mind games and tricks, so I expect I'll watch it again.