Editing David Blaine (section)

===''Street Magic'' (1997) and ''Magic Man'' (1998)===
On May 19, 1997, Blaine's first television special, ''David Blaine: Street Magic'', aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/want-to-know-how-david-blaine-does-that-stuff-dont-hold-your-breath-7083351|title=Want to Know How David Blaine Does That Stuff? (Don't Hold Your Breath)|last=Liner|first=Elaine|date=January 13, 2012|website=Dallas Observer|access-date=March 9, 2020|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112034300/https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/want-to-know-how-david-blaine-does-that-stuff-dont-hold-your-breath-7083351|url-status=live}}</ref> "It really, really does break new ground," said [[Penn Jillette]] of [[Penn & Teller]].<ref>[http://bigthink.com/ideas/20805 What Will Magic Be Like in the Future?] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712223633/http://bigthink.com/ideas/20805 |date=July 12, 2010 }} [[Big Think]], July 8, 2010</ref> When asked about his performance style, Blaine explained, "I'd like to bring magic back to the place it used to be 100 years ago."<ref name="query.nytimes.com">[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/11/arts/if-he-can-conjure-magical-ratings-that-s-some-trick.html If He Can Conjure Magical Ratings, That's Some Trick] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701083544/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/11/arts/if-he-can-conjure-magical-ratings-that-s-some-trick.html |date=July 1, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 11, 1997</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' commented, "His deceptively low-key, ultracool manner leaves spectators more amazed than if he'd razzle-dazzled."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121105192428/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986363,00.html?iid=chix-sphere The Wizard of Grunge], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', May 19, 1997</ref>

In ''Magic Man'', aired January 16, 1998, Blaine is shown traveling across the country, entertaining unsuspecting pedestrians in [[Atlantic City]], [[Compton, California|Compton]], [[Dallas]], the [[Mojave Desert]], New York City, and San Francisco, recorded by a small crew with handheld cameras. Jon Racherbaumer commented: "Make no mistake about it, the focus of this show, boys and girls, is not Blaine. It is really about theatrical proxemics; about the show-within-a-show and the spontaneous, visceral reactions of people being astonished."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.magicdirectory.com/blaine/magic1.shtml |title=Bingo Bango! |publisher=Magicdirectory.com |date=May 27, 2002 |access-date=October 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130134636/http://www.magicdirectory.com/blaine/magic1.shtml |archive-date=November 30, 2010  }}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' called Blaine the "hottest name in magic right now".<ref>He's a nice guy, that David Blaine, [[USA Today]], November 20, 2000</ref>