Nah, it was Splash and Bachelor Party in the early 80s.

how is that an opening one-two ? hanks had been an established actor for over ten years by then

Totally agree. S2 felt odd, out of place wth the series as a whole.

Objectively, S2 was good television, but it didn't feel like The Wire.

That's the thing, they're *not* staged. I worked in broadcast television in the UK a while back, and I know people who've worked on his shows, they're not staged.

I myself was an audience member pulled up on stage during one of his tours. I've seen him at work literally inches away from me.

Many years ago I found a video "while sailing the salty seas of the internet". It was a semi-private video (ie not intended for retail) made by the Magic Circle. It was a 3 hour lecture by Derren Brown to the Magic Circle where he demonstrated all his then current material, looked to have been filmed in the early 2000s. He explained everything to a room full of his peers and experts, who were just a few feet away from him, there was no chance of deception and that was the point of the lecture. He used to give similar explanations to his audience in his earlier stage shows, he's open about what he does and how he does it.

He's just very very smart with an incredibly disciplined memory.

Derren Brown, hands down. He's the real deal. No one, and I mean no one else comes close to him. Just watch a couple of his shows and you'll see what I mean.

You had me at Connections.

Your definition of quality may not be everyone else's

You're not the intended audience.

You have too much perspective and objective criticality.