# Was there a thread about derren brown's 'messiah'? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 8, 2005, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-thread-about-derren-browns-messiah/283664 "2005-01-08T00:17:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-thread-about-derren-browns-messiah/283664/1 "2005-01-08T00:17:10Z")
And is it ok to ask this type of question in ATMB? If not this will be the last one. I did a search but only found an old thread about his ‘russian rulette’ show. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-thread-about-derren-browns-messiah/283664/2 "2005-01-08T02:08:35Z")
I don’t see one, either. Why? Did you want to start one? Be my guest. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-thread-about-derren-browns-messiah/283664/3 "2005-01-09T22:46:35Z")
Well I was hoping I wouldn’t have to. A show about an atheist (brit) magician making a mockery of belief in America. Surely that would have stirred controversy with _some_ of the SDMB, er, faithful? ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2005, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-thread-about-derren-browns-messiah/283664/4 "2005-01-09T23:52:43Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > Well I was hoping I wouldn’t have to. > > A show about an atheist (brit) magician making a mockery of belief in America. Surely that would have stirred controversy with _some_ of the SDMB, er, faithful? Did it air in the States? ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-thread-about-derren-browns-messiah/283664/5 "2005-01-11T00:01:36Z")
Since you’re too lazy to do it yourself… 🙂 [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5703616) ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-thread-about-derren-browns-messiah/283664/6 "2005-01-11T01:34:02Z")
> [@Futile Gesture](#): > > Since you’re too lazy to do it yourself… 🙂 > > [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5703616) I saw it earlier. Thanks for finding it though 🙂 , (just in case I didn’t see it) ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-thread-about-derren-browns-messiah/283664/7 "2005-01-11T01:36:14Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > I saw it earlier. Thanks for finding it though 🙂 , (just in case I didn’t see it) I don’t think he found it, I think he founded it.