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When you try to make a show deconstructing reality TV and you go too far and deconstruct reality itself...

Nathan Fielder's The Rehearsal takes on a journey from Simulacra to Simulation, to a world of pure imagination.

References:
Vulture Profile: https://www.vulture.com/article/natha...
Darren Brown - The Heist:    • Derren Brown - The Heist | FULL EPISODE  
Synecdoche; New York (2008)
"Simulacra and Simulation" by Jean Baudrillard
Milgram, S. (1963). Behavioral Study of obedience. The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 67(4), 371–378. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0040525

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00:00 "Not Everything is Make-Believe"
01:25 I. The Dark Art of Misdirection
11:13 II. Simulacra and Simulation
15:41 III. Never Question The Premise
18:44 IV. Welcome To The Hyperreal