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* Note also that the appeal of the show for audiences was that it was a 'real life' -- the fact that Truman didn't know what was going on meant it was unscripted and genuine, which is where a lot of the appeal came from. If Truman comes back knowing full well what the score is, that appeal is completely lost; the new show would probably haemorrage viewers since it'd be no different to anything else that was on.

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* Note also that the appeal of the show for audiences was that it was a 'real life' -- the fact that Truman didn't know what was going on meant it was unscripted and genuine, which is where a lot of the appeal came from. If Truman comes back knowing full well what the score is, that appeal is completely lost; the new show would probably haemorrage haemorrhage viewers since it'd be no different to anything else that was on.




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* [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} "NEWMAN!!"]]
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* But not only that: The show [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt is going to be cancelled]] due very bad audience ratings your show is getting: The show indeed jumped the shark long time ago, and was a FranchiseZombie. The Covid disease is just a CHEAP way to end the show: Masks allowed producers did reduce the number of extras (Diferent shirt, diferent hairstyle and a mask, and an extra can play 5 or 6 diferent roles)

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* But not only that: The show [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt is going to be cancelled]] due very bad audience ratings your show is getting: The show indeed jumped the shark long time ago, and was a FranchiseZombie. The Covid disease is just a CHEAP way to end the show: Masks allowed producers did reduce the number of extras (Diferent (Different shirt, diferent different hairstyle and a mask, and an extra can play 5 or 6 diferent different roles)

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* This actually fits really well with the common fan belief that there are Free Truman activists who have gone double agent and work on the show--in particular, a lot of people think Creator/PaulGiamatti's character is secretly a Free Truman activist, or at the very least, beginning to have second thoughts about his role in the deception. Maybe it's not just one rogue crewmember, but ''several'', all working in tandem in the hopes that, if enough weird shit happens in a few days, Truman will start to question things.
* This could also explain why Sylvia is watching the show when we see her--she's part of Free Truman, so she'd be privy to any concentrated attempts to rescue him. It'd make sense for her to watch sometimes to get to see Truman and make sure he's okay, but she'd ''definitely'' tune in when she knew something big was about to happen. She'd also be the most likely of anyone to be able to tell whether Truman was starting to figure things out or not. That's why she's ''dead certain'' that Truman will prove Christof is wrong about him.
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[[WMG: ''The Truman Show'' (the show itsself, not the movie) is trying to attract a PeripheryDemographic of {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s.]]

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[[WMG: ''The Truman Show'' (the show itsself, itself, not the movie) is trying to attract a PeripheryDemographic of {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s.]]
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*** Don't be ridiculous? We're on a WMG page, being ridiculous is our thing.
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** This makes a lot of sense! An alien invasion or a Kaiju Apocalipse would need a lot of SFX. Natural disasters are expensive hard to film (You have to break a lot of things in order to film the visit of a hurricane, and you can film those just ONCE) Zombie apocalipse costs a lot in zombie make-up. But a disease? People just go to hospitals.

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** This makes a lot of sense! An alien invasion or a Kaiju Apocalipse would need a lot of SFX. Natural disasters are expensive and hard to film (You have to break a lot of things in order to film the visit of a hurricane, and you can film those just ONCE) ONCE). Zombie apocalipse costs a lot in zombie make-up. But a disease? People just go to hospitals.
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The only way the Truman Show exists is if American society has become a horribly disgusting nightmare, which ''The Running Man'' very much is. Maybe Ben Richards next goal will be to spring Truman from his captivity.

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The only way the Truman Show exists is if American society has become a horribly disgusting nightmare, which ''The Running Man'' very much is. Maybe Ben Richards next goal will be to spring Truman from his captivity.captivity.

[[WMG: Hannah's past as a child star is what [[FreudianExcuse drives her to be Truman's sham wife]] ]]
Hannah probably had a lousy childhood and was pushed around by an abusive stage mom who exploited her child for her own ends. This is an all too common fate for child stars which leads to them having issues into adulthood. In her trauma, Hannah became an extremely vindictive woman who would exploit an unwitting man for the fame, money, and attention she feels can fill the void in her soul.

Granted, this doesn't excuse her actions but it can show how the entertainment industry can damage a lot of people.
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[[WMG: The Truman Show and ''Film/EDtv'' share the same universe.]]

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[[WMG: The Truman Show and ''Film/EDtv'' share the same universe.]]]]

I mean, if filming a man all the time is acceptable, then filming him without his consent is the next logical step.


[[WMG: The Truman Show is set in the same universe as ''Film/TheRunningMan'']]
For those who don't know, the Running Man was a dystopian 80s movie set in a totalitarian America of blood sports and public execution. Here was what was "acceptable" in the world of the ''The Running Man'':
* "Criminals" (read: political dissidents) can be sent into brutal death games where they have to fight for survival. The worst part is [[spoiler: the winners are still often executed, but the public isn't told this]].
* The government funds these games for BreadAndCircuses: it distracts the population from their tyranny, kills the undesirables, and sets an example for would-be dissidents.
* The public and the executives are so twisted they consider death games and blood to be acceptable forms of tyranny.
* Everyone in the system is a ConsummateLiar: [[TheHero Ben Richards]] was not only framed for a massacre he tried to stop, the government falsely accused him of killing people when he escaped from the airport [[spoiler: as well as lied about letting the other dissidents live]].

The Truman Show features..
* A television network that is allowed to commit all kinds of immoral acts: keep someone in a glass jar their entire life, impede them from escaping, and [[spoiler: straight-up murder him on camera with no one trying to stop them]].
* A television show that also has the goal of indoctrinating people with traditional American values, complete with vapid messages about "staying true to your town" and "have a baby becomes your mom told you to". A totalitarian American government would love this kind of show.
* A society that somehow has no real morality beyond enjoying entertainment, even if the entertainment is achieve through profoundly awful acts.
* Everyone, even the select few who show the tiniest hint of remorse, on the show being compulsive liars to Truman.

The only way the Truman Show exists is if American society has become a horribly disgusting nightmare, which ''The Running Man'' very much is. Maybe Ben Richards next goal will be to spring Truman from his captivity.

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\n[[WMG: Producers made Truman believe that Seahaven is in Africa.]]
Truman has said that Fiji is in the opposite part of the world from where he lives and that is the furthermost place he can travel from where he is. In the opposite part of the world of Fiji is Mali. Maybe producers made him believe that he lives in Liberia since it was a colony of the United States (maybe they made him believe that Liberia never got independence), has a connection to the ocean, and is not so far from Mali.

Or maybe if Truman believes that he lives in the USA, producers made him believe that Fiji is in the Indian Ocean.


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[[WMG: There are no coincidences.]]

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[[WMG: There are no coincidences.ThereAreNoCoincidences.]]
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What are the chances that in such short period of time three unusual things (object falling from sky, wrong radio frequency broadcasting, dead dad appearing) would happen? Low, and without that it is not good when a plot of a movie is moved forward by coincidences. That implies that someone was trying to inform Truman about his true existence. Person working responsibly for lighting, radio, person who hired actor of Truman's dad or the same actor himself, policeman who addressed Truman they all were part of ''Free Truman Movement''.



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What are the chances that in such short period of time three unusual things (object falling from sky, wrong radio frequency broadcasting, dead dad appearing) would happen? Low, and without that it is not good when a plot of a movie is moved forward by coincidences. That implies that someone was trying to inform Truman about his true existence. Person working responsibly for lighting, radio, person who hired actor of Truman's dad or the same actor himself, policeman who addressed Truman they all were part of ''Free Truman Movement''.


Movement''. It was revealed that there were straightforward efforts made to inform Truman about his true life, but after all of them failed, tactics were changed.


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What are the chances that in such short period of time three unusual things (object falling from sky, wrong radio frequency broadcasting, dead dad appearing) happen? Low, and without that it is not good when a plot of a movie is moved forward by coincidences. That implies that someone was trying to inform Truman about his true existence. Person working responsibly for lighting, radio, person who hired actor of Truman's dad or the same actor himself, policeman who addressed Truman they all were part of ''Free Truman Movement''.



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What are the chances that in such short period of time three unusual things (object falling from sky, wrong radio frequency broadcasting, dead dad appearing) would happen? Low, and without that it is not good when a plot of a movie is moved forward by coincidences. That implies that someone was trying to inform Truman about his true existence. Person working responsibly for lighting, radio, person who hired actor of Truman's dad or the same actor himself, policeman who addressed Truman they all were part of ''Free Truman Movement''.


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[[WMG: There are no coincidences.]]
What are the chances that in such short period of time three unusual things (object falling from sky, wrong radio frequency broadcasting, dead dad appearing) happen? Low, and without that it is not good when a plot of a movie is moved forward by coincidences. That implies that someone was trying to inform Truman about his true existence. Person working responsibly for lighting, radio, person who hired actor of Truman's dad or the same actor himself, policeman who addressed Truman they all were part of ''Free Truman Movement''.


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[[WMG: The Truman Show and ''Film/EDtv'' share the same universe.]]
Why not?

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[[WMG: The Truman Show and ''Film/EDtv'' share the same universe.]]
Why not?
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