{"id":14285,"date":"2020-10-28T16:12:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T21:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=14285"},"modified":"2020-10-28T16:12:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T21:12:56","slug":"magic-is-pushed-to-the-limit-as-trutv-presents-big-trick-energy-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/28\/magic-is-pushed-to-the-limit-as-trutv-presents-big-trick-energy-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic Is Pushed to the Limit as truTV Presents &#8220;Big Trick Energy&#8221; [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uxpiy5oXKqY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>truTV has ordered 10 episodes of the comedic and outrageous unscripted illusionist stunt series &#8220;<strong><em>Big Trick Energy<\/em><\/strong>.&#8221; Best friends for more than 10 years, master magicians and mischievous daredevils Chris Ramsay, Eric Leclerc, Wes Barker and Alex Boyer venture into the real world to both shock and awe unsuspecting spectators &#8211; and each other &#8211; with their unique brand of extreme, provocative, mind-blowing magic. 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