Criss Angel is the biggest douche bag since John Edward. He does a lot of tricks and is somewhat talented, but he also relies on camera tricks and having a crowd that is partially in on his tricks.
Oh, and he dresses like he’s still a 7th Grade Emo student.
Ah yes. I knew I knew him. He was the private eye on this season of House and he was the short-term memory loss war veteran on Scrubs. Thanks.
Criss Angel looks almost exactly like the magician who was hanged on the ceiling fan (as if there’s a ceiling fan that strongly anchored anywhere on the planet), but somehow even douchier.
OMG, I just looked up his website to see if I could show you a picture and I promise you, the website will answer all your questions, and possibly make you pee yourself laughing. Hoo boy, the opening animation at the top, the section for “The Loyal”…I think I’m going to die of shame.
Not just a douchebag, but The Biggest Douche in the Universe.
Well, I’m not going to argue with that. If they’re going to be so stupid (and they are), maybe they could do it with their shirts off more often. 
(If you’ve ever seen Criss Angel, you’d know what a douchebag he is.)
Not much new to say, but I can’t resist a Supernatural thread.
I didn’t love this episode (although that might be just because I’ve spent the last two weeks wondering WHERE THE HELL CASTIEL IS!?!?!), but it certainly is the greatest title ever.
I also turned to my daughter during the first Sam/Ruby scene and asked “Is it me, or is she awfully lispy tonight?”
And yes, the boys should be *shirtlessly *stupid.
Oh, one other note that made me sort of sit up and take notice - what was it, 34 seals broken already? Oh my. Things aren’t looking good for our Shirtless Wonders.
Can Castiel be shirtless and stupid too please?
Well, he’s amply fulfilling half of those requirements with his “I’m going to give you doom-laden pronouncements about stuff you must stop, without giving you any hint or direction as to how” shtick.
And I have the sneaking suspicion he wouldn’t be nearly so attractive without the trench coat …
Is there a petition we can sign?
I’m all about the scientific method.
OK, enlighten me; why, exactly, does everyone seem to hate Criss Angel so much?
Because he’s a pretentious, self-important twat who acts like he’s all ‘young’ and ‘cutting edge’ despite the fact that he’s in his 40s.
If you don’t think his site screams douchebaggery - well, your standards are different than mine.
What **Orual **said. And in case it isn’t clear from the rest of the thread, “Criss Angel Is A Douche Bag” was the title of the latest episode of the TV show Supernatural, the plot of which involved a bunch of stage magicians, including a douchey Angel-type guy.
I’m well aware of Supernatural; I’ve been a big fan for years now, so of course I know the connection.
As for him being pretentious…well, sorry, but isn’t that almost EVERY magician’s presentation? I mean, David Blaine is a douchebag too, right? Doug Henning, David Copperfield, Penn and Teller, Lance Burton…it’s a stage persona.
As for him acting all young and cutting edge despite being over 40…well, maybe you feel the same way about aging rock stars. Maybe it’s true. But he’s playing to an audience, just like those aging rock stars. His livelihood depends on it. And he’s got a smoking hot girlfriend, lots of money, and tons of fans. If being a douchebag has so many benefits, maybe more people ought to try it.
I think it goes deeper than a stage persona for Criss Angel - he seems to be steeped in douchebagginess. I don’t actually know what makes him so douchebaggy; I just know it when I see it, and he’s got it.
Of course mileages vary. I tend to think most stage musicians are douchish, Angel a bit more than most. Still, David Blaine takes douchebaggyness to soaring, Olympian heights that pretentious emo-boy can only dream of.
I’m sure he’s not crying his eyeliner off because I think he makes his money behaving like a dick and playing to moronic adolescents. Doesn’t mean I can’t point and laugh.
(The fact that he chooses to date a polymer-based Hugh Hefner castoff is eminently mockable as well.)
Yeah, when I hear “magician” and “douchebag” in the same sentence, I immediately think of Blaine.
Criss Angel gets special mention because he stands out as a douche AMONG MAGICIANS. And I don’t really think of Blaine as a magician at all!
Didn’t want to start a new thread, and this seems an appropriate place to post this - Kim Manners, Supernatural/X-Files director, died of lung cancer a couple of days ago.
A moment of silence for the man who helped bring me many hours of geeky entertainment with beautiful men.
You do know it said Supernatural in the title of the thread, right? This thread wasn’t even about Criss Angel actually being or not being a douche bag, but rather a thread about the TV show.