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Podcast: Left of the Projector
Episode: The Truman Show: There's really nothing left to explore
Description: In 1998, Jim Carrey was in the midst of his peak comedic film era and yet he opted to join on The Truman Show, a film far from funny. At that time, we thought of Carrey as Ace Ventura or Lloyd Christmas and not as the sad sack that was Truman Burbank who, unbeknownst to him, was being broadcast to billions of people every second of the day. I talk to Zoo about the implications of this depressing "comedy."Â The Truman Show is a reminder of the commercialization that was seen to this day. Everything is for sale, e...