Celebrities--they're just like us! They drive cars. They enjoy an occasional trip to Starbucks. They film themselves having sex. They drunkenly head-butt people in bars. They have an insatiable need to perform magic tricks.Until Vh1 gives us I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of This Sex Tape or Celebrity Head-Butt Challenge, we'll have to be content with watching d-listers satisfy their magic cravings on Celebracadabra, the dumbest and most irritatingly compelling piece of celebreality trash the network has given birth to yet. Really--who was asking for this? I guess this question could be asked of any reality program, but seriously, isn't this, like, the weirdest?
I haven't seen a complete episode, but I saw way more of one then I intended yesterday while waiting for my baked potatoes to, um, bake. I did see C. Thomas Howell (no, really) fail at a dollar bill levitation trick. I also saw one of the Pussycat Dolls and Kid, of popular hip-hop comedy duo Kid 'n Play, perform two fairly amazing feats of illusion. I haven't been so impressed by street magic since my last visit to Heartland restaraunt on magic night when I was a child. When we lived in Michigan, my parents used to take us to this restaurant called Heartland which was supposed to be an eatery that focused on healthier eating choices. Ironically, they had the largest smoking section I have ever seen in my life, but that is beside the point. One night a week, some dude would walk around and perform simple little magic tricks while you waited for your food. I'll never forget the night he made two red balls appear in my fist. It blew my little mind!
I still don't know who this show (or Viva Hollywood) is for exactly. I think I'm going to pitch Celebrity Heat-Butt Challenge though. Look for it this summer.
