| MUMBAI:
In a bid to add further excitement to its programming lineup, English general
entertainment channel Star World will air the show Criss Angel: Mindfreak
every Tuesday at 8 30 pm from 18 July. From levitating ordinary
American citizens, to literally dangling by his skin from a helicopter one thousand
feet above the Valley of Fire in Las Vegas, magician Criss Angel brings his talents
to the streets of America, live, unstaged and without the use of any camera tricks.
Each episode captures the
creative genius at work, preparing and training for his often death-defying feats.
The 16 episodes will have several elements - reality, focusing on Angel's street
demonstrations and the way people are mentally affected; surreality, a look into
Angel's mind's eye as he contemplates his upcoming feats; and behind-the-scene
glimpses - a candid and captivating look into the trials and tribulations that
Criss and his team face from the moment he conceives of impossible, death-defying
stunts to the actual performances of those stunts. In the first episode, Criss
Angel takes on levitation. He executes maneuvers, such as levitating up an escalator
while not touching any part of it, and grabbing people off the street and completely
levitating them off the ground. The other mind-blowing demonstrations this season
include Burned Alive, Bullet Catch (which will have Angel catching a bullet in
a cup held by his mouth), and Body Suspension (featuring Angel suspended from
a helicopter by four fish hooks through his skin while being flown over the Nevada
desert). Special celebrity guests, such as rock group Korn's Jonathan Davis
(who also co-produced the show's theme music), Rob Zombie, Amazing Jonathan, Mandy
Moore, Penn & Teller and Lance Burton will take part in the series. In
the US, A&E Network will pick up the show for a third season. | 
