02. The Truman Show + EdTV

Twin Picks

English - September 29, 2019 00:00 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Big Brother is watching...this week we delve into the concept of ‘twin films’ with ‘The Truman Show’ and ‘EdTV’, two movies with spookily similar stories of surveilling mundane human behaviour that both came out around 1999 (yikes!). But does ‘The Truman Show’ really deserve its status as the victor of the two movies? And, more importantly, is Ellen Degeneres a good actor?

LINKS
This American Life - 677: Seeing Yourself In The Wild https://www.thisamericanlife.org/677/seeing-yourself-in-the-wild

TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS
Meg's fave sad/whimsical TV drama 'Kidding': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywdShPl5HEw
Noah's DVD extras featurette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frXlYeflkt4
Eliza's pick for best show on Australian TV 'Gogglebox': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOBz0i3zC8E

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