Dean Dill - A New World

There's no doubting that Dean Dill has some good ideas. Most well known for his 'Deans Box' and his highly acclaimed gospel routine for Goshmans sponge dingdong, there's no doubting this guys talents.

But you've got to seriously question his latest release which is a joint product with Michael Weber.

It's called 'A New World' and is a version of the Paul Curry classic 'Out of this world' although I believe the patter has been changed and the original segregation and apartide jokes have been removed.

I don't own the trick, but the effect description was enough to put me off...

For more than twenty years, Dean Dill and Michael Weber have kept their original method for Out Of This World a secret. Their secret can now be yours. Discover A New World. The Paul Curry classic made perfect, plus special gaffs, secret marks, hidden codes, subtle cues, and a built-in memory-free version of the Aronson Stack. The deck includes a photo-illustrated instruction booklet that details the effect and method created by Dill and Webber. This trick is a must have!

Let's consider "out of this world." The original used a regular deck with a little pre-arrangement. Later variations provide a way to go into the routine with a shuffled deck at any time. The original knocks people for six, packs a punch and works well.

So why does anyone want a method that involves gaffs, marks, hidden codes, cues and some stack?

How is this an improvement on the original?

Which would you rather do;

A) perform some card tricks with a regular deck and go straight into out of this world.

B) Perform some tricks, do a deck switch and perform a trick that could be done easier and without having switched the deck?

$29.95 to work harder - how pointless is that?

MW.