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* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: The television channel which comes up with the idea for [[ |
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: The television channel which comes up with the idea for [[EDtv]] is named "True TV", and its intent is to constantly air what happens in a normal person's life. A case of [[Defictionalization]] occurred in 2008 when the actual television network CourtTV changed it's name to "truTV", which places a heavy focus on "caught-on-video" reality programs, just like the film! |
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* [[Older Than They Think]]: When it was released, the film was criticized for being a derivative knockoff of ''[[ |
* [[Older Than They Think]]: When it was released, the film was criticized for being a derivative knockoff of ''[[The Truman Show]]''. Most people who saw the film didn't realize that Edtv was based off a little-known French-Canadian film called ''Louis 19'', which was made five years before either film was released and dealt with the same subject matter. |
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* [[Values Resonance]]: In 1999, this film portrayed a world where an individual who tries out for a casting call, and has his life turned into a circus for the benefit of television audiences. Ten years later, in the wake of the [[Reality Show]] concept being played to death, [[ |
* [[Values Resonance]]: In 1999, this film portrayed a world where an individual who tries out for a casting call, and has his life turned into a circus for the benefit of television audiences. Ten years later, in the wake of the [[Reality Show]] concept being played to death, [[EDtv]] seems oddly prescient about the entire genre. |
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* [[Vindicated by History]]: The film bombed at theatres when it was released, but has gone on to become a foretelling look at the reality television craze of the 2000's. |
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Latest revision as of 13:37, 9 April 2014
- Hilarious in Hindsight: The television channel which comes up with the idea for EDtv is named "True TV", and its intent is to constantly air what happens in a normal person's life. A case of Defictionalization occurred in 2008 when the actual television network CourtTV changed it's name to "truTV", which places a heavy focus on "caught-on-video" reality programs, just like the film!
- Older Than They Think: When it was released, the film was criticized for being a derivative knockoff of The Truman Show. Most people who saw the film didn't realize that Edtv was based off a little-known French-Canadian film called Louis 19, which was made five years before either film was released and dealt with the same subject matter.
- Values Resonance: In 1999, this film portrayed a world where an individual who tries out for a casting call, and has his life turned into a circus for the benefit of television audiences. Ten years later, in the wake of the Reality Show concept being played to death, EDtv seems oddly prescient about the entire genre.
- Vindicated by History: The film bombed at theatres when it was released, but has gone on to become a foretelling look at the reality television craze of the 2000's.