The Next Uri Geller February 17

German show.
Not bad though can't say that I am much impressed. It's already difficult to amaze or shock me.

Most of all I liked Ully Loup with a crystal ball. Ully was great like usual, the act was beautiful, and I especially enjoyed the camera's round.



Jan Rouven - "Nervenprobe" - act with paper cylinders and knives. I have seen the act before but it was not bad. Nasty Jan made a man - celebrity risk his hand:)

Manuel Horeth - who wanted to "prove that fear weighs heavy". Act with Vanessa and a spider.

Jan Becker - Psychometrie - he was going "to sense the energetic trace of fingerprints" - asked celebrities to give him rings, other small items and told something about them.

Waayatan - shaman, act with fire and runes. Celebrity had chosen a rune and he figured it by fire. Well, nice, beautiful, not more. He is out.

The Next Uri Geller February 10

German show. Very nice.
I enjoyed most acts.
The best, to my mind, was Waayatan - "King of Shadows" who guessed by shadow what weapon a person keeps (knife, revolver, ax, etc.) The act was impressive in spite of mistakes - staging, music, and the mentalist looked great.



Second good act - Daniel & Gabriel
"Mentales Rendevous"

It was about the same perfomance like Jochem's in a Dutch show but new creative ideas (with photos and especially twins) made it still interesting for me.



Jan Becker which had found in audience a person with a photo was also strong. And I liked all people in masks. It was original.



As for acts which I liked not so much,

Ully Loup was great like usual with his big eyes but I didn't like the small items.

Manuel Horeth
"Rockband" (act with CDs)
It's a pity I didn't hear the music in the end. And it would be nice to add more dynamism. A little boring.

Jan Rouven
"Burning Ropes"
He was going to show something dangerous and interesting, but Uri... stopped the act. Still don't believe that it could happen. Maybe Uri was right, I don't know, but I am sorry about Jan because for me he was one of the best and I expected him to win the show...
Ok, he stays, Daniel & Gabriel are out. Hope next time Jan will show something great.

The Next Uri Geller February 3

German show.

Not bad.

Though I was impressed more by charisma of celebrities - 2 pretty blondes and an old imposing man - than by contestants (except Amila). But I liked all acts.

Waayatan - "dangerous path". I have watched this act before but liked this version more. At first - jolly blondes which set barriers. Music (drum) was very good and together with fires created an aura of something wild and primal. Though I suppose he could watch everything from under bandage, so at first I didn't worry but when he had to step scorpions... yes, it was something special.

Daniel and Gabriel - painting at 2 boards. In the beginning I thought maybe they have a code signal, and one informes another about a shape which a girl drew so it could be not telepathy at all. But last task (the sun with clouds and rain) was more complex, and I am not sure how they did this. I liked his hesitation even if it was acting.

Manuel Horeth - act with a girl on a chair and a book with flowers. I didn't understand exactly what it was about but the girl, the book and flowers were very nice.:)

Amila

Child's game - "Guess what hand?". But Amila is so charming that it was affecting. In spite of her mistakes in the end. Amila's image is so sexy that makes me think maybe she really danced stripping in her youth? Though I can't call her a good mentalist and don't think she could be "the next Uri Geller" but she obviously adorned the show. Amila is out. Ok, it was her time.