I have not watched the reveals videos as posted above but Dynamo leaves stage performers for dead - out dated. I'm not sure if a want to know how it is done, takes the OMG out of it! Great entertainment, no glitter and glam, just like a normal??? person in the street.
Another good show which I stumbled on is Derren Brown on SBS 8.30 Mondays. Hypnotist but the show is mainly about manipulating situations to convince people that fiction is fact - scary stuff what can be done with enough resources....and I'm sure it happens in real life. Governments, CIA etc.....???????? who would know! A few weeks ago he had a guy believe he had murdered someone and actually confessed to the murder - all a set up and playing with his mind. This weeks show which is continued next week has a lazy "take everything for granted " guy believing the end of the world has come, his family hoping it will shock him into change:
"Derren Brown continues his odyssey beyond the end of the world, combining his customary inventive mix of thought-provoking entertainment with extraordinary psychological tricks and experiments. In this concluding episode, the unwitting participant continues his adventure in a post-apocalyptic world menaced by zombies. Meticulously crafted challenges and situations begin to transform his way of seeing himself and his life, as he hurtles towards the thrilling climax of his own horror story."