Blog 6: The similarities and differences between Truman’s life in Seahaven and a reality TV shows

      Not many people cherish their private life, people try to sell their personalities or personal belongings for fame, money, or for both. They sell their handcrafts, or used stuff on websites like ebay. Places where they "sell" or "earn" fame or money with their persona is Television.      The similarities between Truman's life in Seahaven and reality TV show are that they both display life of people and how they deal with their life, with pain, or happiness. To see how other person reacts, teaches us how to react,or how not to react, to similar situations. I have seen on TV how people were throwing plates, cursing, or throwing punches at each other, just because the other person said something mean to them. Truman reacted the way his mind told him, he acted as there was no cameras in the room. They usually have limited space because the camera won't follow them through the entire world because that would cost much more money. Some reality shows have a house for the contestants to live in, for example "The Big Brother", but the people were not allowed to communicate eith the outside world, no TV, phones, or radio. They live on an islands, like "Survivor", or they live in a house but they are allowed to communicate with the outside world, like in "Jersey Shore". Truman also had limited space even though he lived in Seahaven and he worked and had access to TV and telephones, he couldn't leave the TV studio.
      What is different between The Truman Show and any other reality TV show is that Truman did not sign up for that, he was adopted by the TV company who started from one camera to around 5,000 cameras that followed Truman around. The Truman Show was on TV 24/7, without any break. Reality shows that are played now in TV, they pick different people from different backgrounds. Some of them might be rich and snobby, others might be poor and funny. The TV directors always make this mix of different people, just to spice up the show. Truman was the only one who did not know whats going on, everyone around him was playing a role, like in the movie. In todays reality shows, there are no actors, it's normal regular people who agreed to be in TV.
      This is selling your personality, it's an easier way to get famous and be recognized on the street. Instead of going to school, or developing your singing or acting talent people take the easy way to become famous. It's either getting the status of a party person by getting drunk everynight in a bar and dancing topless or bottomless, or pretending to be someone who they are not, just so the outside world will fall to your feet. This is not how the society works. there will never be a TV show like The "Truman Show", because it is against the human rights. It is one of the most important rights that should never be taken away from the people, the right to privacy and freedom at home.