02. The Truman Show + EdTV

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? LINKSThis American Life - 677: Seeing Yourself In The Wild https://www.thisamericanlife.org/677/seeing-yourself-in-the-wildTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKSMeg's fave sad/whimsical TV drama 'Kidding': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywdShPl5HEwNoah's DVD extras featurette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frXlYeflkt4Eliza's pick for best show on Australian TV 'Gogglebox': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOBz0i3zC8EEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.