My new series
My dear bloggees.
I have, these past few months, been secretly ferreting away on a new series of four weekly specials (and they are specials) for Chanel no. 4. I have been up to all manner of no good, hiding out here and there and making people do all sorts of dreadful things. Trailers and whatnot will be emerging very soon, but I wanted you to hear it here first.
The shows are called Derren Brown: The Experiments. The ‘Derren Brown’ bit, you’ll be immediately relieved, refers to me; the ‘The Experiments’ part is what they are. Each special is an ambitious sociological experiment, in which the unwitting subject is a single person, a crowd, or even an entire town.
Unlike previous shows, these are driven by open-ended questions. They are experiments into whether certain things are possible, or what would happen if certain situations arose, or how people might behave under certain conditions. Three of the four very much look at the darkest edges of human behaviour, and given that, I’m sure there’ll be all manner of complaints. I, meanwhile, am rather fond of them.
We’ll be posting all information here on this site first. Details of the first show should be here tomorrow.
The Experiments start on Friday, October 21st at 9pm, C4.
I do hope you enjoy them.
At last some decent telly to look forward too!
When will this be available in the US (DVD, iTunes, Netflix, whatever) ?
How exciting!! 😀
At the darkest edges of human behaviour……I like the sound of this! 🙂 Also like that it’s so soon…not too long to wait.
I hope you didnt cause the riots in london town! cant wait for this though, and iv got a brand new tele to watch it on heh heh heh
I am looking to these very much 😀 X
Woops *forward got too excited there!
Brilliant! I cannot wait to see Derren back on the screen. Really looking forward to these specials, hope they get a lot of hype and talk about them afterwards.
Jipi!!!
Keep it up Derren.
I actually can’t wait to see this – I’m so giddy just thinking about it! eeeee
Wow, can’t wait!! Sounds extremely intriguing :-D. I’m sure, as always they’ll be absolutely amazing!! Roll on the 21st 😉 x
Sounds amazing – can’t wait to see! 😀
I’m terribly upset you don’t get seen in America…
Ahh just in time for my 26th birthday what a pleasant early birthday treat (2 days early) you are so good aren’t you 😀
gotta love you for that lol 🙂 xx
Really will be fab to see you on my screen again Derren dear, have missed your begoateed face loads!
& I have a bone to pick with you! Why you not getting your gorgeous ass down here to my hometown of Hull Sir Brown? hmm? make me a happy lil bunny & bring your beautiful mind bending self down here or I’ll have to have words with you when I see you in Leeds in Feb (yes 2 days before YOUR birthday)
& If you’re a good beardy I might take you out for a drink (If you’d like) 😉 x
Right then I shall let you get on with your marvellous mentalism & suchlike.
Come see me (& all other Hullensians SOON) You know you want to 🙂 x
Nice one Der 🙂 xxxx
Yipppeee! I’m looking forward to seeing them!
im pleased the new show is coming however i am genuinly gutted i wasnt picked to be in the show. im now going to cry. lots.
SQUEE! Ahem…
Delighted and excited in similar, but not quite equal measure.
I’m glad magicians of all kinds take little time to build up their specials. If this were any other kind of show the announcement would be made months earlier. My anticipation is built to a max now!
Can you please inform us of when the first trailer will be aired? I normally miss them then get angry that my friends saw it and it escalates from there, sometimes into a huge YOU themed riot in the middle of the maths corridor at school. Thank you! 🙂
YAY! 😀 a spanking new Derren Brownings tv show can’t wait! Please please wait until I come back off holiday though before you show it, or I shall have to ask the pilot to turn around! Xxx
I wanted to squeeeeeee but someone bet me to it ……. But YAYS!!!!!!!!!! U have been gone farrrrr to long Mr B !! I missed ya 🙁
“Each special is an ambitious sociological experiment, in which the unwitting subject is a single person, a crowd, or even an entire town”
Clearly Mr Brown you are going for Global Domination – Total control of the masses – DESTROY THEM ALL – RESISTANCE IS FUTILE – THEY WILL BE EXTERMINATED -EXTERMINATED -EXTERMINATED – and then we can all have a nice up of tea.
I saw you at Worthing a few years back and I know you saw me but obviously you were too busy doing your show to stop and chat. I did put my stainless steel colander, with wire coat hanger attached, on my head to try and communicate with you using mind powers but there was too much interference from the local taxi firm. (I had no problem getting a taxi after the show though)
Just Joking
Oh, look what I’ve noticed (I’m assuming no-one else has as they haven’t mentioned it): first one on the 21st, then the second on the 28th, the third on the 4th, then the finale on 11/11/11. This, Hero at 30000ft on 8/9/10 and How to Win the Lottery on 9/9/9 have led me to believe that Derren Brown is a SIGNIFICANT DATE WHORE!!!!!!! and we love you for it 😉
Brilliant. Cant wait (as long as its not me you trick!).
: )
AHH THIS SOUNDS AMAZING =D
I can already feel like it’ll be your best work…!!
OMG….. I swear my heart skipped a beat when I saw this….and when I screamed. Really excited now! ^_^ Hope it went well!!!!!!!!!
I have an idea about what one of the experiments could be. I did A level Psychology and can vaguely remember a study done about how a crowd mentality can rub off on an individual. The psychologists would get an actor to stand on top of a building and act like he was going to commit suicide.. They would then have actors pretending to be passers by who would shout “jump!” and then see if any normal people would join in with the taunting. Surprisingly they usually did.
I’m just guessing here but I think it could involve something similar. Anyway looking forward to it all the same.. I met Derren once, really cool.. We had a chat about Las Vegas and he told me to go see a magician called Mack King while I was there and I did and it was awesome.. Fig Newton Derren? x
Darker side of humanity? Are you going to make people eat eachother? Because cannibalism is creepy.
So excited to hear that you’ve been messing with our heads again Derren and I’m dying to find out what you’ve been getting up to. The old telly box is in dire need of some kind of ‘shake up’ and you’re just the man for the job.
I felt some goosebumps right now!!! And I’m miles and miles away!!!
Mr. Brown, I need to say that, you inspire me!
Thanks for being so talented, and sharing this with us!
Sure guy
You’re so entertaining Derren, I really can’t wait to see this, I’ve been transfixed by your shows ever since you hypnotized my friend to make him think his chair was boiling hot, brilliant.
Oh wow, I have been waiting for what seems like years to see some new mischief!
My god, re-read this again and just got goosebumps myself!! so glad I sent off my form now and well you know the rest!! 🙂
Amazing stuff as always….keep it coming.
Love x
Jen, now you’re making me even more curious, dammit. You’re evil. 😉
Sounds Fab!!
Shame you couldn’t do some experiments on the Government,
to get them running this country properly?
Looking forward to the series
he he!!!! it will be amazing 🙂 your all in for a treat.
Also Derren got something I would like you to read whats the best email to send it to so you can?
Love x
OO excellent – any idea which one is airing first? ( wonder if its the one i was at the recording of!)
Yay, only 17 more nights sleep, Yippee!
Now, would I have found out by now whether I was in the show? I made it to the audition thing but I’ve never been 100% sure whether I was unsuccessful. Or not.
‘…Three of the four very much look at the darkest edges of human behaviour, and given that, I’m sure there’ll be all manner of complaints…’
I’ll ink up the Pen of Rage 😀
Danielle
Quote: (from post: 4/10/11; 11:07)
“The psychologists would get an actor to stand on top of a building and act like he was going to commit suicide.. They would then have actors pretending to be passers by who would shout “jump!†and then see if any normal people would join in with the taunting. Surprisingly they usually did.”
Be careful what you wish for – just two days later: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-15188454
Looking forward to it
man i wish i lived in england and could watch this….stupid tv signals…dammit
My intense excitement is verging on being unhealthy.
AWESOME!!! I am really impressed with this new series. This is so good and worth show to watch. Thanks a lot for sharing the review and make it interesting by writing it in your own words.
Excellent Derren, I’m looking forward to this. Have a look at the Gunfire Graffiti website where it happens for real!