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‘The Magicians’ Renewed for Season 2 on Syfy..

‘The Magicians’ Renewed for Season 2 on Syfy..

Syfy has renewed freshman drama “The Magicians” for Season 2, the cabler announced Monday.

The show will return for 13 episodes, slated to air in 2017. Based on the bestselling series of novels from Lev Grossman, “The Magicians” hails from Universal Cable Productions and is executive produced by John McNamara, Sera Gamble, Henry Alonso Myers and Groundswell Productions’ Michael London and Janice Williams.

“Thanks to an extraordinarily gifted creative team of executive producers and our partners at Universal Cable Productions, ‘The Magicians’ has become a buzzed-about hit, enchanting fans of the novels as well as attracting new and younger audiences to Syfy,” said Dave Howe, President, Syfy & Chiller.

The contemporary fantasy drama is currently airing Mondays at 9 p.m. on Syfy, and has debuted three episodes to date.  Read more…..

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/the-magicians-season-2-renewed-syfy-1201699942/

How Twitter got William Shatner to watch ‘The Magicians,’ and the lovefest that ensued..

How Twitter got William Shatner to watch ‘The Magicians,’ and the lovefest that ensued..

On the heels of the news of The Magicians’ renewal and just ahead of today’s big news about the showrunner of the new Star Trek series, the worlds of Magicians and the final frontier collided on Monday night.

It all started when Star Trek icon William Shatner posed this question out to the TV-watching Twitterverse: “So what’s on tonight?” The official Magicians account quickly replied with the recommendation to watch the new Syfy show, along with an on-point gif of Eliot welcoming Alice and Quentin to the Physical Kids’ house with cocktails.

.@WilliamShatner #TheMagicians is all-new at 9/8c on @Syfy and it’s about time you got hooked. ????????????? pic.twitter.com/i5KH9EHjSz

Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/the-dartboard/how-twitter-got-william-shatner-to-watch-the-magicians-and-the-lovefest-that-ensued#MMrZz6Kh6qRlfqUp.99

DAN SPERRY’S MAGIC IS MARILYN MANSON MEETS DAVID COPPERFIELD…

DAN SPERRY’S MAGIC IS MARILYN MANSON MEETS DAVID COPPERFIELD…

(The Illusionists – Live From Broadway™ )

THE ILLUSIONISTS, which is produced by Simon Painter, Tim Lawson, and MagicSpace Entertainment, offers audiences of all ages a show that is filled with comedy, death-defying stunts, live music, and performances by seven illusionists — each with their own specialty. Among the seven is Dan Sperry (aka The Anti-Conjuror). Sperry, whom has been described as Marilyn Manson meets David Copperfield, has a very colorful resume, which includes: headlining at the Magic Castle when he was only 17, multiple appearances on the TV series “Masters of Illusion,” an appearance on “America’s Got Talent,” and creating illusions for Jane’s Addiction’s “Great Escape Artist” tour. Recently, the Weekly spoke with Sperry about working with Jane’s and about THE ILLUSIONISTS. ..Read more

http://www.ocweekly.com/music/dan-sperrys-magic-is-marilyn-manson-meets-david-copperfield-6939557

7 Questions With … Cody Clark, who mixes magic with storytelling to talk about living with autism..

7 Questions With … Cody Clark, who mixes magic with storytelling to talk about living with autism..

There’s much more to Louisvillian Cody Clark’s magic than pulling a rabbit out of a hat. Clark, 22, has been performing magic for more than 11 years, but his show is a bit different — much like his life. He combines traditional magic show components with theater and storytelling to share his story on how living with autism has shaped his experiences. His one-man show, “Cody Clark: A Different Way of Thinking,” tells the story of his life through card tricks and illusions from birth through his recent graduation from the University of Louisville. It takes place Friday, Feb. 12, at the Alley Theater.

Clark tells Insider he got bit by the magic bug at age 11 while on vacation at Gulf Shores, Ala. He and his family were attending a show by magician Bart Rockett, and Rockett pulled Clark up on stage to help him out with his tricks.

“All my life, I had tried to find what I was good at, but to no avail until I succeeded at helping out this magician,” he says. “So from that point on, I’ve vigorously pursued the art of magic. A lot of magicians bring up audience participants to be the butt of their jokes. So the fact that Bart didn’t, instead using our moment on stage to empower me, is what inspired me to become a magician.”

http://insiderlouisville.com/lifestyle_culture/7-questions-cody-clark/