Breaking the Magicians' Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed
| Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed | |
|---|---|
| Starring |
Val Valentino (Masked Magician) Mitch Pileggi (host) Mark Thompson (announcer) Sybil Azur Michelle Berube Denise Holland Jennifer Lee Keyes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 18 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Production company(s) |
Fox Nash Entertainment Don Weiner Productions Alfred Haber Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | AXN |
| Original release | November 24, 1997 - October 29, 1998 May 15, 2002 October 2, 2008 – February 21, 2009 |
Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed is a series of television shows in which the methods behind magic tricks and illusions are explained. In its original incarnation there were four shows in 1997-1998 and a special in 2002 broadcast on the Fox network in the United States, and on Sky and ITV in the United Kingdom. In 2008-2009, a new series of thirteen shows was broadcast by MyNetworkTV in the United States and ITV4 in the United Kingdom. On May 1, 2012, reruns of the first season began airing on BIO in the United States.
The first four specials and the full series featured incognito magician Val Valentino as the Masked Magician performing large-scale illusions and a few smaller-scale close up magic tricks before revealing the secrets of the tricks. The Masked Magician was promoted as a well-known magician who wore a mask to avoid recrimination from fellow magicians. He revealed his identity in the fourth episode. His assistants are also left unidentified. They are Michelle Berube, Denise Holland, Jennifer Lee Keyes, and Sybil Azur, in the first special. The fifth special featured a second unidentified Masked Magician, now sporting a silver and purple mask, a long black wig and a black outfit comprising trenchcoat, suit, and boots. His identity remains a mystery to this day and rumours has it, it may not be Valentino reprising this role. The assistants to this magician were Kelly Cooper, Kimi Bateman, Kadee Sweeney, and Noelle Naone..
The setting of the show is an abandoned warehouse set up with an eerie atmosphere in an undisclosed location somewhere in the United States. The show features a memorable soundtrack of ominous music.
The series is made by production company Nash Entertainment. The title alluded to the magician's code: the promise by working magicians not to reveal the basis of their tricks, or else risk getting blackballed by fellow magicians. Fox returned on May 15, 2002, with Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed 5. A new magician was wearing a new mask with artificial hair, and a purple glistening outfit. It was never revealed who portrayed the magician in this episode.
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