That Time They Did "The Truman Show" In Real Life

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The people who made Jury Duty didn't understand the message of the Truman Show.
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@XanBcoo Жыл бұрын

This show would not have been so good if they hadn't found literally the most affable human in existence

@argcargv Жыл бұрын

We are just one step away from “They are all actors and the viewer is the one being pranked”.

@Jacob-Sophia 10 ай бұрын

We’re slowly reinventing the concept of acting

@jazzjazzjazz 9 ай бұрын

Wild how the cash prize was the same as it was on Joe Schmo... 20 years later.

@HeisenbergFam Жыл бұрын

It would've been crazy if they did this with a real criminal, they get actors and judge says "im not real, you can go" and gets free

@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 Жыл бұрын

But wait, if he’s a “real criminal” wouldn’t he have to do a real trial after the fake one?

@joearnold6881 Жыл бұрын

That would be more of a _smooth_ criminal!

@finecommathanks Жыл бұрын

Lisa Gilroy had the funniest lines imo. The "bones and then bones with other bones and then bones" line had me dying.

@abbyl4621 Жыл бұрын

I laughed so much at her explaining the tweets. Kind of reminded me of the tiktok ceo questioning

@jakerz0 11 ай бұрын

This is pretty much exactly how I felt about the show. I think for what it is, it’s about as well executed as possible, and definitely is not aimed to humiliate. That said, Ronald was forming real bonds with fake people. I don’t think that can ever not be fucked up.

@meroplankton266 11 ай бұрын

they should do the reverse where the "Truman" is actually in on the prank without anyone knowing and the show is actually about them messing with the actors and producers who constantly scramble to maintain the illusion

@JovaniaGeorge 10 ай бұрын

That's actually a great concept

@Genesisorgin 6 ай бұрын

Something like this has actually been done it was a bit dark but the plot of the show was about a live audience that gets to choose how they would like to mess with what they assumed was some random innocent person (he was an actor and all the tasks/accidents that happened to him wasn't real) the audience kept on chossing more extreme accidents to happen to him until he ended up severely injured (again its not real but they think it is) so its a bit dark in the sense that people would injure someone just for entertainment the show was a British show and was aired either in the 90s or early 00s can't really remember

@matthiascerebri3315 5 ай бұрын

but then, the producers would place both against them

@tokyojudy 2 ай бұрын

@Genesisorgin can you please let me know the name of the show! I would love to watch that!!!

@LordJudgement1818 Жыл бұрын

me and my wife LOVED this show. Ronald has to be the nicesit human being ever. Its rough with what he dealt with after the show but i really do hope that passes because he in one of the most genuine people iv ever seen. You dont just show someone the bugs life you know.

@erikaenchante Жыл бұрын

What happened to him after the show? 😞

@LordJudgement1818 Жыл бұрын

@@erikaenchante he went through a period of not being able to figure out if stuff was staged or real. So he basically had a bit of some mild paranoia and some PTSD for the lack of a better term.

@The_SOB_II Жыл бұрын

@@LordJudgement1818that's pretty sad, damn. Hope he got good money, but the show itself was damn expensive. (I haven't watched the whole video due to someone else's spoiler concerns)

@LKYme Жыл бұрын

This kind, very naive man absolutely melted my heart.

@RaineStormFlood Жыл бұрын

I felt super bad for Ronald, he genuinely made friends with some of the other jurors while they were in character and seemed like a really sweet person, then had to find out his new friends were lying to him the whole time. Even though they went to decent lengths to not make Ronald the butt of the joke, you can see the betrayal cross his face when the big reveal happens. I agree we shouldn't do this kind of thing to people.

@StainlessBike 11 ай бұрын

at the end of the show, it shows that he actual is still friends with a lot of the people on the show including James Marsden

@Broken_robot1986 10 ай бұрын

Well yeah he's a sweet guy, I'd be pissed and never watch Marsden flick.

@krigs0910 Жыл бұрын

I couldn’t finish this show. Even if the subject had a good attitude about it playing games with someone’s mind for weeks seems wrong.

@crumbtember Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I love Eric Andre sometimes, but I can't believe he goes so far sometimes.

@nopewmopan Жыл бұрын

Then definitely don't watch Joe Schmo. They continually push him to see what they can get away with. And he's a genuinely good guy.

@NoodleMcGee Жыл бұрын

I feel like they probably couldn't keep this show going for multiple seasons, or people would start questioning their own jury duty service.

@israsaleh Жыл бұрын

this would probably haunt me for the rest of my life :( edit: idk how much this actually hurt him, but if a bunch of people i thought were my friends and kinda made community with were just characters, i’d actually break down and cry in front of everyone

@ronburgundy244 10 ай бұрын

Genuine question, how much would the hurt be lessened, if it turned out the people playing characters did actually like you as a person, like what happened with Ronald here?

@israsaleh 3 ай бұрын

@@ronburgundy244 i think when you get to a point where your sense of reality is so warped that you start to ask what is real and what isn’t, it might be hard to take people by their word… especially if you’ve already been wronged by them. on the other hand talking it out with the people involved might help with processing everything

@cronajj Жыл бұрын

James Marsden consistently makes me cry laughing 😂

@jcspoon573 Жыл бұрын

But ... did you buy Sonic, or rent it?

@crisrody852 11 ай бұрын

I lost it when the asain guy tried to get 20 bucks from him in a bet, he was willing to lose it just for fun. And then, somehow, he wins 100x and the asian dude has no idea how to pay that and is desperate for the rest of the show.

@manzell Жыл бұрын

Only a matter of time before someone goes psycho after this, and we'll all have seen it coming from a million miles away.

@nocontextwhatever Жыл бұрын

Uh yeah. Look up the Jenny Jones murder in 1995.

@brianbitner Жыл бұрын

Thanks for shouting out the podcast!

@Robert-hz9bj Жыл бұрын

I have to ask: is any of this actually legal? I mean, there are usually laws against impersonating government officials or police officers. One of these actors is straight-up impersonating a judge to an unsuspecting citizen.

@T1J Жыл бұрын

Well it's a fictional television show. And Ronald almost certainly signed some papers agreeing to having been a part of it after the ruse was revealed to him.

@under20over40 Жыл бұрын

I believe its only illegal if your impersonating a public officer in an actual court/legal setting. Otherwise no actor could portray them

@Robert-hz9bj Жыл бұрын

@@under20over40 I mean, in the case of things like scripted tv or movies, everyone involved is aware that none of this is real. But in this situation, they straight-up told some random guy that this was an actual, real life judge. That seems slightly off, somehow...

@thecoolestofthe834s2 Жыл бұрын

You mean they entrapped him with it

@sherbeartt Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you made this because when I watched Jury Duty I immediately thought of your video on the Joe Schmo show. That was an amazing video and I was so excited to see if you’d make a video on Jury Duty!

@lymb3914 Жыл бұрын

When did gaslighting someone become an acceptable form of entertainment for the mainstream?

@kyledewaal3426 Жыл бұрын

What a weird, paranoid trend of reality TV. Feels like these things are really troubling from an ethical POV, but I doubt that will stop them if they make money.

@WhichDoctor1 Жыл бұрын

yeah, I dont really think fucking up unsuspecting peoples grasp on reality for entertainment purposes is something that should be happening

@ronburgundy244 10 ай бұрын

@@WhichDoctor1I mean, Ronald's perspective on reality isn't all that damaged considering he's still friends with people involved in the show including James Marsden.

@jahipalmer8782 Жыл бұрын

If I were the dude being "pranked," I don't know if I would mentally recover. I have a weird fear that I am imagining everything that is happening and that none of it is real (prob from watching my dad decay and then die from dementia).

@BackForwardPunch 11 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that man

@juliadandy6019 11 ай бұрын

Man, as somebody with trust issues, I think something like this would ruin me psychologically

@gabrielleduplessis7388 5 ай бұрын

If james mardsen was in any room with me, I would be heavily distracted and be the creepy person who can’t stop looking at him, but I would try not to.

@OsirisMalkovich Жыл бұрын

Gaslighting as comedy is just the kind of thing you'd expect in post-truth America. This has big "Empire in Collapse" energy.

@riverw4721 Жыл бұрын

I always get to the end of the video then realise I could have been watching this on Nebula.

@joeydominguez1660 11 ай бұрын

Such a good video! I’m a subscriber and I’m sad that I didn’t see this on my feed until today

@The482075 11 күн бұрын

My favourite moment is when Ronald advises a juror to fake being racist. It is such a goofball moment. Ronald is the nicest guy, going out of his way to help everyone. He did so without expecting reward. It is a real shame that a whole month of his life turned out to be fake. Poor guy.

@keithdf2001 Жыл бұрын

Always look forward to one of your videos. Thanks!

@empatheticrambo4890 Жыл бұрын

I fear being the target of one of these shows. I shall simply never go on a show!

@thecoolestofthe834s2 Жыл бұрын

Simply sue this is so illegal

@andyb1653 Жыл бұрын

I never really liked reality TV. Even when it's about stuff I'm into, like cars or music. There's just something, IDK, "trashy" about them? I mean, I'm not exactly a high-class dude or anything (disabled former truck driver), but these shows come off as exploitative more often than not.

@alexparra15 10 ай бұрын

okay but imagine jury duty if the hero Role was also an actor pretending to be a regular guy to prank the others and the show kind of becomes a battle of improv

@jontrollinski9692 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this!

@Bee-ti7ox Жыл бұрын

Is it just me or was the actor who played Jack Limes featured in a close up when the Mom was on the stand crying about needing a change ?

@fernboy 8 ай бұрын

to me the funniest part of the show was james marsden acting like the sonic movie was his magnum opus. and ronald being like “yea i heard that sucked actually” only to watch it and apologise the next day bc he liked it

@armamentarmedarm1699 Жыл бұрын

Wow this seems like a really great way to further undermine jury participation.

@nocontextwhatever Жыл бұрын

This is unrealistic af!! Jurors are NEVER allowed to talk to each other until starting deliberations in the jury room. 🙄🙄🙄

@jackkerger164 Жыл бұрын

I don’t think that’s quite correct, though it’s possible I’m mistaken. They are allowed to talk to one another, but NOT about the case. If it ever comes out that the jurors have discussed the case at any point prior to deliberations, it can easily result in a mistrial. I believe they also monitor the jury to a minor extent to make sure they aren’t talking about anything regarding the case. Particularly in a situation like a sequestered jury, it would be too difficult and bizarre to ensure the jurors never talk at all, so the judge will just hammer home the point that there will be consequences for the case (and potentially the jurors) if the admonition against discussing the case is not followed.

@JawnLouis Жыл бұрын

This show was insane 😂😂😂

@orkodork2764 11 ай бұрын

How this video only get 12k views

@picahudsoniaunflocked5426 Жыл бұрын

This feels like paleo-Nathan Fielder, almost.

@cjamused7005 Жыл бұрын

The concept of this show is so uncomfortable to me. It's nice that we discovered the main person is a good person, but the idea of being able to lie to someone and sequestered without their consent (ie.with full knowledge of why they are pulled away from their work/family/etc) for reality TV is terrifying to me. Like what if instead of a month it was a year?

@ballman2010 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to read comments like these. My wife watched the show and enjoyed it, and I watched a couple episodes with her, but the whole premise freaks me out. Playing it fast & loose with someone's perception of reality for an extended period, for profit and entertainment...feels like we're just one step removed from The Running Man.

@Notcleverenough Жыл бұрын

Myatt becoming Sherlock Holmes when it came to women will always be a classic Joe Schmo moment

@harombee 10 ай бұрын

And it's not even the first time

@aspcia 3 ай бұрын

I enjoyed this one.. but I was constantly on the edge, worried that it would get mean or it would show a side of him that most wouldn't want to reveal.

@respectmychocolate Жыл бұрын

anyone remember that singing competition but they were actually all bad singers? that is my favorite "Truman show" show.

@MykiiMescal 10 ай бұрын

wait they let Kenny Boy on a jury?

@paleposter Жыл бұрын

What?!

@alarcon99 Жыл бұрын

Imagine cameras on the jury for Trump 😮

@YellowSpaceMarine Жыл бұрын

If this is real, how is this legal? Is this not fraud?

@rolirolster 9 ай бұрын

The whole point of the Truman Show, is that it was an awful thing to do to someone. I preferred Jury Duty to Joe Schmo, but I'm with you, these shows should stop. By the way I found out about Joe Schmo through your video, I like that you have moved back from the camera since then! 👍🏿

@jeyfromnowhere Жыл бұрын

Loved this show, found it hilarious. So much so that the cruel prank aspect of it was completely unnecessary. Cast Ronald with another actor and you have a brilliant, dry improv comedy instead of another series of lies around a poor mark.

@Kurosakidog 11 ай бұрын

Who’s that one actor in this idk his name but I know he’s an actor so I would’ve caught on

@FosukeLordOfError Жыл бұрын

1:14 I remember when the Simpsons made fun of the trend

@stephenkorky1014 Жыл бұрын

I watched Jury Duty a couple of months ago and I thought it was brilliant. KorkytheKat UK

@-gemberkoekje-5547 7 ай бұрын

I didnt recognise anyone else.

@Jay.B.2046 Жыл бұрын

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@Heothbremel Жыл бұрын

❤

@kimfalleiro Жыл бұрын

saw it and was surprised how good it actually was

@stevenkerr6467 Жыл бұрын

I just couldn’t believe Ronald was actually fooled

@GrandArchPriestOfTheAlgorithm Жыл бұрын

You have never heard of Florida, haven't you?

@Sandybowls_9001 Жыл бұрын

Yeah there's no way he believed it. But it's a pretty good show, Ronald feels more like the protagonist in the office than Joe Schmo

@laterkater4213 Жыл бұрын

I hate shows like this because IMO the people who are being tricked show a lot of features I recognise in myself as an autistic person. I'm not saying they all are undiagnosed autistic but damn they're good at finding people with those kinds of traits (naive, trusting, people pleasing etc).

@NoiseDay Жыл бұрын

That's incredibly scary tbh

@Vhlathanosh 11 ай бұрын

These kinds of shows erode people's ability to trust others, if you ask me.

@CristopherGore Жыл бұрын

so youtube recommended your joe shmoe show video and i check your latest video and its exactly the same also i like your omegle videos

@mike_sauce Жыл бұрын

3:07 bruh wasn't that James Marsden?

@LKYme Жыл бұрын

Yes! He plays himself!!

@BoobsIndeed 11 ай бұрын

I had a feeling you'd be talking about this show after seeing your video on the Joe Schmo show. It was the first thing I thought of when my wife and I started watching this show.

@appaatemomo-freePalestine 4 ай бұрын

I really wish this show had just been scripted. It would have been just as funny, and way less unethical! I still feel bad for enjoying it. If I had been in Ronald's position I don't think I would have forgiven any of them.

@ShadaOfAllThings Жыл бұрын

sitcoms are both more and less true to life than people think if only because dealing with humans on a regular basis will mean you get to deal with a number of bug fucking nuts humans

@jamescorvus6709 Жыл бұрын

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@Notcleverenough Жыл бұрын

Alot of Africans dont agree brother

@carsandsports123 Жыл бұрын

If you think everyone of the same race is the same your a racist. Get your bigotry out of here.