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Essay heading: Truman Show
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January 11, 1996 |
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Another reason for the popularity is that viewers like to see the emotions of others through vicarious living. Whether it is seeing someone that is a “train wreck” or seeing someone filled with such happiness that brings them to tears, it creates high ratings for the television stations. The article states that the “The Truman Show” was ahead of its time in forecasting the popularity of reality television...
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The article states that the “The Truman Show” was ahead of its time in forecasting the popularity of reality television. The theory resides on the fact that the reality show phenomenon took off right after the movie released. Although television creators have never been able to build a world that is similar to the one that Truman lives in, they have been able to put people in awkward situations in order to generate pure emotions...
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