That whole scene looked odd to me. Harrison was acting all strange like he was told to ad-lib his whole demeanor for the trick.

I kinda think that's just how he acts. He was on one of the late night shows recently - which Walmart looped constantly for whatever reason so I saw it more times than I can recall (even though I don't remember what show it was! ) and he seemed very sedate - almost obliviously out-of-it. Haven't seen enough of his personal appearances to make a determination though.

Yeah, Ford always seems high. I've heard he has anxiety during public appearances, so he's probably on something to calm his nerves when he does talk shows.

the one where he took a picture of wills son and the picture changed was definitely staged

I know in the past most of his street magic stunts relied heavily on "random man on the street" plants, very specific camera angles, and outright video edits to sexy them up for the at home audience. I don't doubt there was much of the same in this.

ABC is airing this again tonight for those that missed it. Or those that saw it might try to watch the tricks more closely knowing the outcome.

I couldn't stop thinking of this while watching the show.

I haven't seen his new show, but his old one (Mindfreak) was the worst tv magic show I've ever seen. Blaine's show is at least edited in a manner that the reactions/tricks are plausible. Many of Mindfreak's illusions seemed staged to the point that they seemed to be wholly scripted and storyboarded.

I didn't like Mindfreak either. I've watched a little of his new show. It's better but not by much.