Kristoff is not very good. His show is not very good. It's not very interesting. He, when he decides they're done with Laura Linni, they just introduce a beautiful woman for him to meet at the office. It is boring. He's not willing to push the boundaries. He creates the most

boring version of a 1950s television show that he can, but makes one of the characters a real person.

That's not that good. Right? He's a real Ryan Murphy.

Murphy.

No, hey, now, what, people are just catching strays.

Ryan Murphy's taking it?

That's not fair to Ryan Murphy.

He's that, but with it like just outlandish shit you're just like oh really

this is oh we're gonna hack saw Ariana Grande to death in episode three oh so

exciting I just think it is creative.

I'm just think it is creative.

I'm Max Fisher, I'm John Lovett. I'm Aaron Ryan. This is offline movie club. Every

episode we discuss one of our favorite movies and how it reflects or shapes how we

think about technology and the internet.

This week we are talking about the Truman Show, the 1998 movie about a reality show

contestant who realizes he must escape the show whatever it takes in order to get back to the

progressive podcast company he co-owns in time for the election.

Thank you for dawning that. It's not going to be the last I'm so sorry.

I know I felt I was watching I was like oh this is going to bite me now. Yeah, no, it's a it's a Truman

shows about a man who realized his entire life has been an elaborate reality

showing which everyone around him is an actor. John, Aaron, it's time to accept the reality

of the world with which we are presented.

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