RTL CBS Extreme HD celebrates International Magic Day on 31 July Friday, with a 12-hour watchathon featuring the world’s most astounding illusionists including Criss Angel, Cosentino, Dynamo and Troy, among others. The Magic Watchathon starts from 2pm (1pm JKT/BKK).
About the Shows/Illusionists:
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
Tipped as the most exciting British magician to emerge in decades and with a list of celebrity fans that reads like a ‘who’s who’ of the Hollywood elite that includes Chris Martin, Will Smith and Natalie Imbruglia, Dynamo: Magician Impossible is the story of an ordinary boy from Bradford living an extraordinary life. Like his dear grandfather before him, Dynamo grew up practicing precision card-handling and developing powerful magical skills.
Cosentino – The Grand Illusionist
Cosentino will take you on a journey of incredible ingenuity, intimate magical mysteries and intense escapes – distorting all you thought was impossible for one man to achieve! Watch as he brings to life some of the most complex and riveting magic ever seen, with just the right amount of danger to keep you on the edge of your seat. With footage from one of his sold out theatre performances, street magic with unsuspecting shoppers, and a death defying escape that has to be seen to be believed, Cosentino proves why he is Australia’s number one illusionist and winner of prestigious international awards including International Magician of the Year in 2013.
Criss Angel: BeLIEve
Criss Angel sets out to confirm he’s the greatest magician of all time in the original series BeLIEve. Criss has been revolutionizing the art of magic for more than a decade, but in this series, Criss takes his demonstrations to the next level, with an entirely new look and feel. He will attempt bold and audacious demonstrations never attempted by any mystifier in history. For the first time ever in any magic programming, Criss will reveal the creative process beyond the magic as he lets the audience behind closed doors into the creative “think tank” where his team brainstorms, debates and prepares the most spectacular demonstrations in history. This unprecedented access will demonstrate the methods and secrets that go into designing, building and executing these incredible feats.
Troy
South Londoner Troy may look like an ordinary 24 year old but don’t let his unassuming manner fool you – he is one of the UK’s most impressive magicians. Be awed as he uses everyday objects and situations to baffle and amaze unsuspecting members of the public. With his distinctive blend of close-up magic, studio illusions and spectacular stunts Troy will make pulses race and jaws drop as he shakes up the magic world.
Close Up Kings
Take three best friends who are among the top sleight-of-hand artists in the US, send them from city to city with only a few dollars in their pockets and give them a goal. What do you get? Carefully orchestrated and artfully executed capers with tricks that become more complex as the stakes get higher. Whether they’re rearranging the print on a dollar bill and making it burst into flames, making a cell phone disappear and reappear in a fountain, switching places with a carriage driver, causing him to vanish instantly or executing a mesmerizing Houdini style jail escape in front of several witnesses, these amazing magicians are guaranteed to have audiences asking ‘how did they do that?’ In each episode, Magick Bailey, Loki and Johnny Blaze travel from city to city, performing magic and accepting challenges to perform certain feats.
Killer Magic
Filled with astonishing tricks and remarkable illusions, Killer Magic sees five talented young magicians compete against each other in a series of tasks, in the hope of avoiding having to face a killer trick that has jeopardized the lives of those who have tried to perform it throughout history. The contestants must create a trick that suits their unique, individual style to impress their conjuring comrades. Anything goes on Killer Magic – one-upmanship, trickery, and even outright sabotage. But who will fail to impress their fellow magicians, and risk it all recreating an infamous, breath-taking trick?
Show Schedule:
2:00pm (1pm JKT/BKK) Dynamo: Magician Impossible 3
2:50pm (1:50pm JKT/BKK) Cosentino
3:40pm (2:40pm JKT/BKK) Killer Magic
4:10pm (3:10pm JKT/BKK) Killer Magic
4:50pm (3:50pm JKT/BKK) Dynamo – Magician Impossible – Specials
6:00pm (5pm JKT/BKK) Troy
7:05pm (6:05pm JKT/BKK) Criss Angel – Believe
7:55pm (6:55pm JKT/BKK) Dynamo: Magician Impossible 3
9:00pm (8pm JKT/BKK) Cosentino
9:50pm (8:50pm JKT/BKK) Close Up Kings
10:55pm (9:55pm JKT/BKK) Troy
12:00mn (11:00pm JKT/BKK) Cosentino
12:50am (11:50pm JKT/BKK) Criss Angel – Believe
1:30am (12:30am JKT/BKK) Killer Magic
About RTL CBS Extreme HD
Launched in March 2014, RTL CBS Extreme HD is the destination for extreme and action-packed content with a combination of action series, extreme sports, world-famous illusionists, shockumentaries and action reality programs.
About RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network
RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network is a venture of two of the world’s largest content producers: RTL Group, the leading European entertainment network, and CBS Studios International, the leading supplier of programming to the international market place. The Network has two channels: the general entertainment channel, RTL CBS Entertainment HD and the male-skewed entertainment channel, RTL CBS Extreme HD.
Contact:
Omar Gepiga
RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network
T: +65 6421 8308
E: omar.gepiga@rtlcbsasia.com
Jarieul Wong
RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network
T: +65 6421 8314
E: jarieul.wong@rtlcbsasia.com