Did you get stuck to your chair?
Derren Brown: The Events ‘How to Control the Nation’
Post a comment below and let us know if you got stuck to your chair, how long you were stuck for, or if you found it harder than usual to stand up, or if it didn’t work at all and you think it was all a load of rubbish.
It worked on my wife but not me. She couldn’t stand for a couple of minutes but got out of it before the ‘release’ images were shown. It made me howl with laughter to see her trying to stand up 🙂
It didn’t work on me, and I really wanted it to! I tired to concentrate, and thought I felt heavy until I just stood up with ease 🙁 maybe I waited to long in trying to stand, as was waiting for you to tell us to, and then you started taking the calls. x
p.s I’m loving the sad face
Hi Derren. Hi all
I was disappointed last last night. Not with the show, I thought that, as always from Derren, it was very entertaining. No, I was disappointed because it didn’t work on me. I really wanted it to, but I half suspected that I wouldn’t be open to it enough. In fact most of the week up to it I was telling myself and others that I feared it wouldn’t work for me.It’d be interesting to know the success rate.
My boyf got stuck & started laughing weirdly & my hands got stuck to my legs. I felt shakey afterwards x
It didnt work for me, but i couldnt stop laughing! Dont know if that means anything haha
I didnt get stuck but, first time i saw it but i felt little paniky and scared almost and my heart was beating very slowly but loudly.
The second time i watched it with my boyfriend and we sat closer to the tv with no lights and that time i got this very strange sensation in my bum cheeks and arms and hands, they felt extremely heavy and i felt very very calm, and again my heartbeat slowed down and was beating hard. I didnt get stuck but felt very strange.
My boyfriend suddenly burst out laughing!!
e was in a bit of a mood before he sit & watch it and he just started laughing so much, he was crying, ive never seen him laugh that much, i asked what he was laughin at after and he didnt know, he didnt get stuck though.
It was such a strange but amazing experience!!!
I love Derren!!
BOB! I saw that flashing image too during his show after the lottery prediction, i could not read it quick enough but i definately saw something flash up which i was telling my boyfriend about last night as he didnt see that show. I knew i saw something but nobody believed me!! I did forget what happened though for about 5 seconds and then it came back.
I also saw the diagrams on last nights show, as did my boyfriend. They actually scared me a bit coz i said it looked like rope around his neck which freaked me out but my bloke said he was just sat down, i saw it in more detail than he did. Loved it all though!
I do really enjoy both Derren’s and Andy’s work but what I enjoy more is the “trying to figure it out brigade” on here and the “wow that’s amazing I just don’t understand it…” brigade. You lot give me hours of endless free entertainment.
The Chair thing took me back to the mid 80’s and the Paul Daniels show (I think) when an old school hypnotist performed a similar stunt, I remember my mom telling me not to sit too close to the TV just in case I got stuck…
That said DB and AN, top job on all the “clues” you dropped throughout the show, even into the ads which CH4 must love you for as well as the takings from the phone lines…..you gave both the afore mentioned camps plenty of material to chew on. I was a little let down by the film though. spinny non descript things…grrr
I watched the programme right through the first time and it didnt work, so I watched the final 15 mins again on C4+1 and was completely stuck solid. I can only describe it as very similar to having an epidural. I found it hilarious and couldnt stop laughing. BRILLIANT. NO-ONE has ever managed to hypnotise me before.
It didnt work on me. I think it was because i taped it and watched live so i kinda knew it might not work
A bit disappointing really looking forwrd to it aswell
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Derren Brown your well good at this magic
Is there any way it will work on me?
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No well I guess it only affects people under certain conditions 🙁
I was the only one out of four of us that stuck, i don’t think my friends believed me i felt really embarrassed :/. Was a strange sensation though!
DIDN’T QUITE WORK BUT ME HEAD WAS A BIT HEAVY THOUGH-YAY
It did not work on me, this is probally because I was distracted by the thought of it working haha. although i have to say when i first watched the beginning bit I felt a strange sensation which I can’t really describe..
Worked on me but not the other half… he stood up straight away but I couldn’t even move my arms off my legs! Felt like I should be able to move but just couldn’t. Think the strangest bit was when he played the clearing noise and it just ‘lifted’…! stood up straight away then and stayed up for 15 mins…felt like going for a walk! Guess I’m responsive then…! I still believe in the DB 🙂
I had to try twice to get up, but my brother was completely stuck… Amazing… He got up when you started talking to people on the phone. Brilliant
Couldn’t get up but think it was more due to the cheesecake and wine, good fun though
Definitely had a strong effect on me, arms were acting strange during the video wanting to rise and float, hadn’t moved my back or legs at all during the video, waited a while to try standing up and when i did, my thighs kept me down as hard as they could, i tried using my arms and back i could not compete with my own lower body strength!, i managed to lift off about an inch sometimes but id be straining too much to even breath, it was a tight fix to the chair there was no way i could get myself off!, after the release noise/video too another minute to feel normal was a bit shaky when not sitting down, it was an amazing experience ! thank you very much!
Derren Brown
I can stand up you Liar
Thanks
I haven’t read everyone else’s comments but did no one else notice all the pictures that we were being flashed way before the film? There were lots of them, so I’m very surprised that no one mentioned it on the show.
I have a strong inkling that the trick had nothing to do with the film but to do with the flashing images and with the way that Derren was speaking with the audience.
Yes…my back and right leg were stuck. My left leg was fine but I couldn’t lift my right leg. I could push my head forward but my back (from the shoulder blade area down) wasn’t mine any more! Paul (my b/f) put his hand between my back and the sofa and tried to push me forward but couldn’t budge me at all. I was stuck for around 5-6 minutes. I wouldn’t say my leg felt heavy – it felt more like it just wasn’t there…that the leg I was looking at wasn’t mine. A very odd sensation and although I wasn’t scared by it, I did find myself repeatedly leaning forwards and lifting my legs every so often for the rest of the evening…just in case! We recorded the show and Paul wants to do a rerun to see if it happens again. I suspect he’s hoping I’ll be stuck there much longer next time! WTG DERREN!
Didnt get stuck sorry, however, did notice that throughout the show, there was several (i counted / noticed at least four), Black and white images flashed whilst Darren was Talking. There was also a basey type noise only momentarily though. The last image I tried to recall was either of a wheelchair or a burning bridge cant mentally recall what it was. I took a course in Marketing and was already aware of SA / PWA and I guess I was waiting to see if any of the techniques I learnt about were used, Missed a few in the Toy shop but nottice quite a lot (made me feel a bit better that my education had not been wasted entirely) i picked a giraffe after going up first flight of stairs told my partner (impressed or what)… Darren could you be honest how many black7white flashed images did i see/
Yaay, I got stuck. It didn’t work straight away though as I was able to stand up after the video. I sat back down again to listen to the callers and went into a kind of trance when all the words came on screen. I suddenly couldn’t move at all. I also had my hands clasped together on my lap and I couldn’t part them either! Great show Derren, thank you. xx
Hi Derren, Unfortunately I didn’t got stuck to my chair, bu I did experience a hard time getting up, as if my legs were numb and my body weighed several tons. thanks for the shows and all your brillant work, your absolutely fantastic!
Hi, I watched it with my husband and 4 kids aged 8-14 – nothing happened to 5 of us, but my 14 year old son was stuck fast for ages! We were all marvelling so much at the effect on him that we talked over the signal at the end to ‘snap out of it’, so he remained ‘stuck for at least 15mins! We gave him a blanket and some hot chocolate, he was shivering so much and getting quite panicky – he seemed in shock? He kept saying he felt incredibly sad, and that no-one else should try it as it was awful – then we replayed the release signal (hurray for sky+) and he just snapped out of it – he stood up and was all annoyed saying he couldn’t believe we’d watched it without him!! Afterwards all he could remember was a giraffe (from earlier in the show) and he said he felt fantastic – amazing!!
It really worked! I started to feel like I was sinking into the sofa from just before the film and when I tried to get up I could only manage to move my back off of the sofa by a small amount as my legs felt totally imobile. I managed to free myself by forcing my hands to my side and pushing but it required a lot of effort! I assume everyone saw the flashing images of the tied up man before the film twice and once after? It is obviously just about being open to it, nothing else. I have to say after the lottery prediction I had started to lose faith in Derren but I’m glad to say I’m now greatly anticipating next weeks show!
I must be VERY susceptible – my entire body was PARALYSED from head to toe, bar my eyes and mouth! Slowly the effect wore off from my head down. The strongest effect was on my hands – I just couldn’t unstick them from my lap!
During the program, I felt very ‘heavy’ mentally at points – how long had you been working on me???
didnt get stuck but did feel myself starting to feel dozy and sleepy during the film and my head was really heavy – worked on mum though and she struggled to get up. Cant you try it with everyone live when you come to MK theatre!!!
i was stcuk for about hakf an hour after it,
no jokes,i was in hysterics :L i was crying and laughing at the same time,and i was screaming for my brother
it was soo scary but so funny :L:L:L
Can’t say it worked on me either.But then it all just smoke and mirrors.If its a game then I suggest you should change the scenery physically.If you can’t do this then your just another gamer.Don’t you think it looks so Jove today, but not the Jove I know.You shouldn’t drive buses out that have double meaning that’s just pointless for people like me.
This one is a pretty good example of someone getting stuck. Looks genuine enough – what with the way she panics, and then finally gets released on the “clearing” tone. She’s a “dream” hypnotic subject, and would be great fun to work on! Ha ha haha haha!” (Laughs like evil Hollywood villain.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrSwRfLdBRY
It sadly didn’t work on me or my boyfriend, however my cat got stuck to the chair!!! But that was thanks to my damn fine cooking because she ate some potato bake and needed a nap 😉
I didn’t get stuck. You can’t control me! Get out of my head!!
Yes I got stuck, well kinda, my legs felt strange, when I tried to move them I couldnt at all. With all my might I tried, they just wouldnt budge! I kinda felt like my legs wasnt part of my body… I didnt have high hopes that I was going to be able to be suck but low and behold…it was a great experience!!!
I didn’t feel any different. Not one bit. Does this mean I’m not very susceptible?
I watched it with friends when it was live and nothing happened. Watched it on repeat and I didn’t blink once throughout the whole thing. Tried to get up and started crying then realised my arms were too heavy for me to be able to get myself up. ODD.
Neither me nor my partner got stuck, however the weirdest thing happened with our cat, don’t know if it was coincidence or what, but basically our cat never pays attention to the TV, but as soon as the video came on, he wouldn’t stop staring, and then it seemed like he lost control of his back legs as he started dragging himself towards the tv using just his front paws until he was just a foot or so away from it , then when the colourful screens with the words on appeared he remained fixated and dint look away until Derrens face disappeared and the credits rolled.
He has never watched tv for more than a few seconds before, so even though it didn’t work on us, we think it had some effect on our cat =D was pretty odd.
I didnt get stuck to my chair but my head felt like it was being pushed back and my neck muscles tensed so my neck got stuck :S it was weird, even after the clearing tone my neck kept getting stuck
Also come to think of it, when the blue screen appeared I found it very hard to get up and was “stuck” for about 10 seconds.. when it said i should be free =.
I didn’t get stuck, but I was sitting on a stool and my reception is terrible 🙁 However, felt the sensations at the start that you were talking about, got a bit dizzy but that was all. Being a psych student I think I was listening out for leading statements and whatnot instead of just letting the words wash over me.
Was stuck to my chair for the beginning of the show though – only because it was SO enjoyable! 🙂 thank you Derren xx
For some reason I saw a picture of the mad hatter from Alice and Wonderland when the flash came on, where others saw someone tied or glued to a chair. I think it may be because a similar picture is in the room where I was sitting. Well, I wasn’t as firmly glued as others, but every time I tried to stand up all my energy drained and I couldn’t. but the strangest thing is that about twenty seconds in, my arms gradually felt heavy but instead my legs just suddenly felt a huge force out of nowhere.then It was gone, and afterwards I couldn’t stand up.
These series of shows are going to be the end of Derrens prime time career if this is the standard he is setting.
Didnt work on me in the slightest sadly, good try tho Derren
no i wasn’t, but i saw both subliminal mesages pop on screen which was a person sketched in black n white straped to a wooded chair with rope or somthing simalar…. and thats without pausing the tv on catch up, its just stuck in my head.
tho please do somthing simalar in another show, im sure half the nation would like to try this again, and i would like to give this another chance !
I didn’t get stuck. But I think it’s because I was too excited and just kept thinking ‘Ooh I wonder if I’m stuck yet..’ I really hoped I would too 🙁 I bet I would have got stuck if I was there, I’d have been able to concentrate more, maybe…
I missed this! I tried it on 4od but he said it wouldnt wrok over the internet. Didn’t get stuck, but my head was so heavy after derren was talking before the film, it was like a trance or something. I’m hoping that these will be played on tv again some time so I can try it, how about if the programs are released on dvd? I saw the black and white image of the guy on the chair though, freaked me out to be honest…
loving the shows 😀 xx
loving the smiles!! 🙂
I did not believe I was stuck, and kept telling myself it’s all n my head. But in the end there was no 2 ways about it.. I only watched this morning on sky plus but it was really wierd. I was stuck from the end of the film to when the music came on to be realeased. After a few seconds of the music I felt really light and loose, and I was able to move my back and stand up. I cannot explain it but it is sligtly freaky to think that messages could be around us with out even realisin. Just makes you think. What else are we doing because we are brainwashed.
Didn’t get stuck but had a very strange dream about me & Derren!! :o}