A 2013 Spike TV Reality Show following stage magician and illusionist Criss Angel; it was a Spiritual Successor to his A&E series Criss Angel Mindfreak, with each episode focusing on the development and execution of a major illusion. It also featured segments where Criss performed street magic acts for members of the public, and demonstrated how the illusions worked.
The series was produced to mark the five-year anniversary of Criss Angel's Las Vegas stage show of the same name, with Angel conducting activities on the Las Vegas strip and a personal warehouse. 11 episodes were planned for the first season, but the planned season finale "The Trinity" left unaired. Only 10 episodes aired, and the show magically disappeared without a second season.
This series provides examples of
- Animate Dead: One episode featured Criss "reviving" a dead body for a few moments.
- Bullet Catch: The subject of one of the episodes.
- Enforced Plug: Every episode featured commercials at some point for its namesake Vegas show, and his FloatIt "anti-gravity" floating card.
- Russian Roulette: One episode featured a presentation homaging Lord of Illusions, where Criss was strapped to a platform with six swords hanging above him, and had to predict the order that a group of randomly selected audience members would drop the swords.
- Viva Las Vegas!: Most of the series was set in Las Vegas, centered upon his residency at the Luxor, and a warehouse where he stores props and develops his illusions. Several episodes took place outside of Vegas, including the Double Straightjacket (which took place at New York City's Times Square) and "Ship Appearance" (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico).
