A Gazillion Reasons to Smile

Unlike many other things in life, the little soapy, gas-filled spheres known as bubbles never get old. Regardless of where you are in life, there’s just something fun and cool about them that inspire smiles.

Considering that, it’s not a remarkable endeavor when Bubble artist Deni Yang promises in the beginning of “The Gazillion Bubble Show” that he’ll make you happy through his artistry with both bubbles and laser lights. That fact that he ultimately does in what ends up an entertaining show is all that matters.

Nonetheless, there are some missteps along the way in his presentation that hamper the show’s overall appeal, making it more of a child-friendly performance than anything truly satisfying for adults. You will however, regardless of your age, leave with a smile on your face.

Charismatic, Yang has excellent stage presence and captivates doing what he does best. From the very start of the show, he tells us his story of world bubble domination and quickly, we see that he is a master. Lets face it, blowing huge bubbles and bubbles inside of other bubbles, some with smoke inside and so forth, is no easy task. The look on the kids’ faces in the crowd says it all during this process, as their shock and disbelief is truly heartwarming. Just to witness this as an adult is a delight, a reminder of simpler times, when something so insignificant could bring so much laughter and happiness.

One child’s mouth was open in fascination for so long, you would have thought a bubble would have ended up in there.

Because of this, it’s incredibly hard not to like the feast for the eyes and imagination this show is. The problems with the presentation are a bit of an eyesore however, as misspellings in the video montages hurt the product’s overall credibility. The pacing of the show is a bit on the sluggish side as well. Many of the stories told in-between the bubble exhibitions and laser show lack the same polish and flair as the live demonstrations. It’s understandable that these elements are needed, as the stage is prepared for the next scene, but it’s obvious that something else added in their place would have kept adults a bit more entertained throughout.

Nevertheless, in spite of these problems, by the end of the show, between the brilliant bubble bonanza and the enlightening lucid laser exhibition, “The Gazillion Bubble Show” is far from a waste of time and something that your kids will remember for a long time.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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