in this context, it is simply a general way to say acting. Come on sweetie, honey. Two common words for "dear" used among couples. The sky, the sea, everything. It's a set. It's a show. Here, short for a "movie set," the fake background where movie studios make films. The most famous ones are in Los Angeles. Schizophrenia. It's an episode. "Schizophrenia" is a horrible mental disease in which people lose track or reality. To have "an episode" of a disease is to have a bad attack of it. I can't believe he married Meryl on the rebound. "To rebound" is to literally bounce back. If you marry or date someone "on the rebound," you do so just after breaking up with someone else. We've already got this on the greatest hits tape. A tape of an artist's best loved songs, or in this case, TV shows. Truman hears and sees some very strange things... A beautiful day in paradise folks, but don't forget to buckle up. "Folks" is an old fashioned but still used word for people, or perhaps parents. To "buckle up" refers to seat belts in a car. Wait for the cue. A "cue" is a signal or reminder, used often when making movies to tell actors when to begin saying their lines. Stand by, all extras. "Stand by" are the words used on a movie set when the director is just about ready to shootthe next scene. "Extras" are actors who have small parts in the background of a film. Change frequencies! A "radio frequency" is the place on the radio band where a station is located. We're back on the air. The expression used when a radio or TV or radio station is actually broadcasting. I have an appointment. The word used for a pre-scheduled, official meeting (ie...you have appointments with doctors, lawyers, etc.). It's none of your business. One way to say "I don't want to tell you"! I'm on to something, Marlon. "To be on to something" is a good expression that you use when you think you are discovering something important that you did not know before, perhaps because it was kept a secret. You look like shit. "You look horrible." Vulgar, but common, even among friends! Truman, if this is one of your fantasies... A "fantasy" is a wild dream, or an unrealistic wish. You're going to get both our asses fired! "If you keep acting that way, we will both lose our jobs!" Maybe I'm being set up for something "To set up" somebody is a wonderful but complicated phrasal verb that means to arrange to trap, or to fool." A "set up" can also mean to make somebody look like they are guilty of a crime, even if they are completely innocent. You would haul chickens in the summer for Kaiser? "To haul" is to transport, often by truck. Kaiser is a company. Just between you and me… An excellent way to tell the person you're speaking to t
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