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But it was writer Andrew Niccol who answered that question, in 1998sThe Truman Show: We dont.
And worse yet, that evil genius could work in television.
How accurately has this movie predicted the future?
Let us count the ways.
While the world he inhabits is, in some respects, counterfeit, theres nothing fake about Truman himself.
No scripts, no cue cards.
It isnt always Shakespeare, but its genuine.
220 countries tuned in for his first step!)
Robot,Star Trek: Discovery,Stranger Things, and even after WWE wrestling matches.
Today, that constant coverage is the norm.
It doesnt really matter; the medium itself has become the message.
We find many viewers leave him on all night, for comfort, Christof says.
Whats important is that hes available 24 hours a day.
Just as Truman is trapped in his own little world, so is his audience.
After being bombarded with these multiple layers of narrative, we have to sift to figure out the truth.
Whos real and whos pretending?
When you dont trust the system, how can you trust the news?
Nowadays, people dont.
In the 1940s, we believed the Japanese were using radio waves.
In the 1950s, the Soviets were thought to have satellites.
In the 1970s, the CIA had supposedly planted computer chips in peoples brains.
That is, when theyre not harvesting and selling our personal data.
The concept of celebrity itself has shifted from the inaccessible elite to the guy or girl next door.
Hundreds, if not thousands, have carved out careers as vloggers or YouTube personalities.
Others, including Justin Bieber and Kate Upton, were first discovered on social media.
Sometimes to their detriment, asRoseanne Barr recently learned.
The Truman Showis presented without commercial interruption, relying solely on extensive product placement within the show.
Within two years, Gold had interviewed close to 50 patients.
