Edtv

It's not THE TRUMAN SHOW all over again, but it also doesn't break new ground. What can anyone say about the pursuit of fame for fame's sake that contemporary events haven't already made all too clear to us? A producer (Ellen DeGeneres) for struggling cable channel True TV comes up with a brilliant ratings booster: Pluck some boob from obscurity and train multiple cameras on him all the time. True TV's new star: Underachiever Ed (Matthew McConaughey), who spends his time at the local pool hall with his obnoxious brother, Ray (Woody Harrelson), drinking domestic beer and acting like they're from their native East Texas, not San Francisco. Though Ed excels at every-m...