would anyone know of a book with the premise similar to The Truman Show?

I would. The Truman Show was a very eye-opening movie for me in terms of social existence and 3rd person.

That's the Jim Carrey movie, right? Very underrated.

That be true, that be tru. man.

zmbiejesus:
would anyone know of a book with the premise similar to The Truman Show?

Well, if you want to go down the Orwellian route, 1984 is about a man trapped in an oppressive regime where he and the rest of the general populace are monitored for any signs of disobedience. But you probably know that already. That's the most vaguely similar book I can think of anyway. Much, much, much darker though.

What's weird is, I was thinking about this last night, what if I was in my own kind of Truman show obviously not named the same (or is it?) or how do you know that your no "Truman" and this is all created to mess with your mind.... Now I'm paranoid again

FranicalFrazical:
What's weird is, I was thinking about this last night, what if I was in my own kind of Truman show obviously not named the same (or is it?) or how do you know that your no "Truman" and this is all created to mess with your mind.... Now I'm paranoid again

And then you get into the Descartes argument, what if everything around me is nothing but an illusion created by an evil demon outside of my sensory perception?

Down such roads, madness lies...

Strafe Mcgee pretty much said everything else that I had planned to say, but IMHO, The Truman Show is a very underrated movie. One of my all-time faves.

Strafe Mcgee:

zmbiejesus:
would anyone know of a book with the premise similar to The Truman Show?

Well, if you want to go down the Orwellian route, 1984 is about a man trapped in an oppressive regime where he and the rest of the general populace are monitored for any signs of disobedience. But you probably know that already. That's the most vaguely similar book I can think of anyway. Much, much, much darker though.

Seeing as 1984 invented the "Orwellian" story, as it was written by George Orwell.

Strafe Mcgee:

FranicalFrazical:
What's weird is, I was thinking about this last night, what if I was in my own kind of Truman show obviously not named the same (or is it?) or how do you know that your no "Truman" and this is all created to mess with your mind.... Now I'm paranoid again

And then you get into the Descartes argument, what if everything around me is nothing but an illusion created by an evil demon outside of my sensory perception?

Down such roads, madness lies...

Just a piece of advice, NEVER get involved in philosophy! Just reading this thread got me back to when i was a teenager, who filled his mind with philosophy to escape my oh so horrible life. I once suffered from insomnia because of philosophy. Just thinking about the concept of death makes me cringe :(-

Strafe Mcgee:

FranicalFrazical:
What's weird is, I was thinking about this last night, what if I was in my own kind of Truman show obviously not named the same (or is it?) or how do you know that your no "Truman" and this is all created to mess with your mind.... Now I'm paranoid again

And then you get into the Descartes argument, what if everything around me is nothing but an illusion created by an evil demon outside of my sensory perception?

Down such roads, madness lies...

Ummm... actually no I nevergot in to that I just tried to sleep without thinking that people were watching me...i failed

I hate this movie.Okay...it was awesome but right now I need to write a 1500-word essay about it for my Coursework.And I got six days left...
Goddamn you Truman!

Personally I loved the movie. One of my faves.

A book like it though? Can't think of one offhand...

"Time out of joint" by Phillip K. Dick uses similar themes.

This movie is in my top 10.
Fantastic movie.

I wuv that movie ^^, I got the same kind of vibe from reading Catch-22, even though there aren't really any similarities between the two.

nothing springs to mind but if you dug that flick, go adn watch eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, there carreys two best performances.

"Ubik" by Philip K. Dick

Fantastic movie. I was surprised that Carrey was able to pull off such a straight character so well, particularly following films like Batman Forever and Ace Ventura.
But he made it look easy, and made the character of Truman so empathisable (is that a word?) that it turned The Truman Show from a good film to a pretty awesome film.

exocel:
nothing springs to mind but if you dug that flick, go adn watch eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, there carreys two best performances.

2 of my fav movies. They both leave quite an impression if you're willing to think about the protagonists' situations.

There are a couple of video games that toy with the concept too, except you play the person controlling Truman's life.

L.B. Jeffries:
There are a couple of video games that toy with the concept too, except you play the person controlling Truman's life.

Is it made by EA? Does it have to many expansionpacks?