The Magician (1973)
- Directed by
- Marvin J. Chomsky
- Genre
- action fiction
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 1 season, 21 episodes
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A stage magician uses his skills and knowledge of illusions to solve crimes. He helps people in trouble by combining showmanship with deception.
lightheartedcleverwhimsicaloptimisticslylow-stakesplayful
What happens
The Magician is an American television series that ran during the 1973–1974 season. It starred Bill Bixby as stage illusionist Anthony "Tony" Blake, a playboy philanthropist who used his skills to solve difficult crimes as needed. In the series pilot, the character was named Anthony Dorian; the name was changed due to a conflict with the name of a real-life stage magician. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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THEM (2004)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.