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Penn & Teller: Bullsh*t! - The First Season

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I have been a huge fan of the self-proclaimed "Bad Boys of Magic" ever since I first saw them on "Saturday Night Live" in the late eightites.

When I heard about "Bulls---" I was very anxious to see it. I was not disappointed.

"Bulls---" is very informative and also very funny. The topics presented are very well researched and get the point across quicky and easily. Nobody who believes Nostordomus could see into the future or that Johnathan Edward can actually talk to the dead will think that after watching the show.

Not only do you learn something when you watch "Bulls---" you have a lot of laughs too. I laughed myself silly while watching the episode "Environmental Hysteria." Penn & Teller showed how stupid and misinformed the environmetalists featured in the episode are by showing them signing a petition to ban water and asking them simple questions they could not answer such as why global warming is bad for the planet and why they were so dedicated to their cause. The laughs continue through other episodes especially the episode titled "The End of the World."

You will be entertained and you will learn a lot watching Penn & Teller's excellent show "Bulls---." I highly recommend everybody catches it

BS has been nominated for two Emmy awards - best non-competition reality show and best writing (for the 'War on Drugs' episode).

This show is very entertaining and informative. I completely disagree with the reviewer who claims Penn is a poor narrator. He does an excellent job, and pulls no punches.

This is truly the best show on TV.

Matt

Skeptics have twice the fun because they can explore the tantalizingly weird world of the occult, UFOs, alternative medicine, psi, fringe religious beliefs, bad science, etc. without the misery and expense of actually believing in them. Who better than the eminently entertaining Penn & Teller to serve as tour guides to this world of scams and delusions, and they do so with just the right combination of rude derision for the perps and respectful compassion for their victims.

Oh this is so sweet! Revenge on these *&^%*(%^('s that take people's money and somehow feel justified for (*^(*&^(*ing with people. (If you are offended by these comments...well, you need to watch some South Park and loosen up a bit, otherwise you'll never enjoy this show - and they use language for legal reasons!)

Anyway, if they didn't skewer what you believe in, well, you're next buddy. Just take it like a man and post 5 stars.

And I've had enough of these hippies pushing Global Warming.

This is a truly great show. It debunks everyone from Psychics to Creationists to Environmentalists. I can understand if someone would think "Well I can understand Penn and Teller being able to discredit psychics but they aren't qualified to debunk Environmentalists" but Penn and Teller don't go out and do this research themselves they have pretty smart investigators working for them to do this, and they use very qualified people who are interviewed on the show who by using facts, not predetermined assumptions, are able to prove many thing's we hold to in this country are not true when we look at them unbiasedly and while using common sense. The entertainment value of course is top notch, nothing less could be expected from Penn and Teller, but it's not a comedy show, this show deals with serious issues, even if it is presented in a comedy format. It's based on facts, data, research and common sense.

i was a little dissapointed this was not magic but it was still a great buy

New-agey folks aren't known for their senses of humor, but they ARE known for their die-hard devotion to doomsday gurus. Hence the coupla reviewers here who knock this series for having the audacity to talk to Bjorn Lomborg (GASP!!!!). Sorry, kiddies, he's not a "pseudoscientist," and if you'd read his book instead of just parroting the hysterical press releases condemning it, you would look a lot less foolish and obeisant yourselves. Lomberg started out like you guys, then changed his mind after he did some real research.

Almost nobody else in the public eye is willing to take on quacks and charlatans like Penn and Teller. These DVDs, like any series, are a little hard to take in a single sitting. But put on an episode every night or so, and you will get a refreshing take on some subjects that most "journalists" consider taboo.

I have been surveying this presentation by long-since favorite prestidigitation performers Penn & Teller, and have found it to be humorous, elucidating, and edifying. Entering the various realms of the paranormal racket, they tear the lid off of charlatans and hoaxers with a critical eye and incisive commentary spiced with their particuar brand of humor and intelligent, sarcastic wit. I find this to be useful as a form of stratification, dividing between all of the so-called "genuine" gobbledigook, and actual practitioners. But like LaVey said, "everybody is on the take", which I believe would account for about 99% of the genre, but there are certinaly diamonds in the rough, although a sizable minority at that.

Topics that are covered is the objective study of "Feng Shuey", which in My opinion, is simply nonsense; the power of suggestion is practiced in a segment about bottled water - My favorite is "Agua De Culo"; Creationism vs. Evolution {the latter simply makes more sense}; Apocalyptic mythologies; "self-helpless" programs; urban legends, The Ouija Board, ghosts, mediums, and much more.

Segments are introduced and concluded with sharp and concise commentary based upon subjective reasoning, scientific fact, as well as visual demonstrations illustrating the wonderful element of Doubt, through which truth is obtained. Thuroughly entertaining from beginning to end.

It is known that the sheeple desire to be fooled for some sense of closure for tragedies, and will frequently seek out various placebos to fill their empty lives with some sort of external 'meaning', which, if they cannot figure it out for themselves, is none, but to remain puppets for the clever who will prey upon the suckers of humanity. And this is how it has been since the beginning of human evolution.

Great show. Although on Creationism Buckminster Fuller not only proved that evolution is fallacious, but also PROVED CREATIONISM!! (SYNERGETICS) When Fuller met Eintein and explained his concepts, Albert responded,"young man, you amaze me!"

There are 2 DVD versions of this both are the same. The only difference is on the title to make it more marketable they put the word CENSORED over [an offensive word]. As for the program it was great well worth checking into. ENJOY!!!!!!