So this is my first story ever. This idea just popped into my head one day after watching the Truman Show and I just couldn't shake it. Then Predict Ability came out, and I just had to write this, so here I am. This first chapter is mainly an interview. May be boring to some, but hopefully not. Sorry if I messed up the formatting. That's enough of me for now. Read on and enjoy.

"One point seven billion were there for his birth. Two-hundred-twenty countries tuned in for his first step. The world stood still for that stolen kiss. And as he grew, so did the technology. An entire human life recorded on an intricate network of hidden cameras. And on broadcast live and unedited twenty four hours a day, seven days a week to an audience around the globe. Coming to you now from Royal Woods Studios, now in it's eleventh year, it's the Lincoln Show! " an announcer proclaimed as the host came onto the stage.The host was a middle aged brown haired woman who wore a yellow coat,skirt, and headband. As she came onto the stage there was the usual fanfare common throughout most talk shows. She eventually made her way to the chair and desk that sat near the middle of the stage. Once she was seated she signaled towards the audience to quiet down. After a few seconds, she began to speak.

"What a week it's been for us Lincoln fans, hasn't it? I don't know about you, but I've been on pins and needles this entire time.Hello, and good evening. I'm your host, Katherine Mulligan here, and welcome to Loud Talk, our forum for news and issues coming out of the show. But tonight, something very special, a rare exclusive interview with the show's conceiver and creator. We're about to go on a live video chat with the world's greatest televisionary, the designer and architect of the world within a world that is Royal Woods, Michigan, it's Chris Savino."

As she said this, the video feed was split into two sections, one with Katherine Mulligan and the other had a tired looking 47 year old white man with brown hair, it was Chris Savino. Not many people would have recognized him. Most have actually never seen him; there were only a few photos of the man in circulation and he had never done an interview before.

"So where shall we begin?" asked Savino.

"Well, before we begin, I'd like to thank you on behalf of our audience for granting this exclusive interview. We know how demanding your schedule is and we all know how jealously you guard your privacy. This sir, is indeed an honor," Katherine said with a slight amount of excitement.

"Don't mention it, now can we begin the interview," he said as he glanced at his watch, " I have a busy schedule you know."

"Yes,yes, of course. Okay," she glanced down at the sheet of paper on her desk, " Let's begin with your inspiration for the Lincoln Show. What gave you the idea for this type of show?"

"Hmm," He rubbed his chin in concentration for a few moments as he pondered the question. "Well you see, it all began around 14 years ago. I was looking through the TV guide attempting to find something to watch on a Monday afternoon. But what I realized was that nearly every channel was showing a soap opera or a reality TV show, and it got me thinking. What aspect of reality TV do people find appealing? That's when the idea hit me," he laughed as he slapped his forehead, "the aspect that people find appealing isn't the drama or the anything like that, but the realism, the ability to peak into another's life and be able to relate to it. The more realistic and relatable, the more enjoyable it was to the common person. Of course the producers of those shows missed this obvious fact somehow, and instead of making a realistic TV show, they opted for confusing storylines that created drama. No one wants to see that! People became bored of watching actors give phony emotions. They grew tired of cheap pyrotechnics and special effects. They wanted something realistic, and I gave it to them. On the Lincoln Show there's no scripts, no cue cards," he paused as he looked at the camera with a faint smile, " it may not always be Shakespeare, but it's genuine. It's a life. And people loved it. In fact, we've found that many viewers leave the show on all night for comfort."

"Wow, that is fascinating," she said in a calm tone. She was hiding her embarrassment quite well, she was guilty of just changing the channel to the Lincoln Show just to fall asleep as he was.

"Any other questions?"

"Yes, now that you've told us how you formed the idea for the Lincoln Show, tell us, how do you make the show?"

"Well, I began by purchasing a large amount of land in Michigan, from there I began to construct a small suburban neighborhood. I nearly bankrupted myself in the process," he chuckled. "We finished construction of the Loud House in around 7 months. During this time we began to look for suitable 'parents' for the baby. There were so many applicants, but eventually we chose Lynn and Rita. Once we had the house and parents, we looked for the 'perfect' baby. We had four major requirements. The first and foremost requirement, the baby had to be birthed as close to the expected air date as possible. Secondly, it had to be a boy.Third, it had to be up for adoption. Fourth, it had to have no major health defects. Funnily enough Lincoln almost didn't make it past the 4th requirement due to his white hair."

"Interesting, coincidentally Lincoln Loud was the first baby to have ever been adopted by a corporation. Correct?"

"Yes, that is correct. Royal Woods Studios was the first corporation to ever legally adopt a child. Of course nowadays others have followed suit. Coca-Cola has their official Coca-Boy mascot now, Wendy's has their little redhead girl they adopted, and many others have their own child mascots," he glanced at his watch yet again, "What's next?"

"You stated previously that the process of making the Lincoln Show almost bankrupted you, yet today the revenue created by the Lincoln Show is equivalent to the Gross National Product of a small nation, how did this happen?"

"First off many people forget that it takes the population of a small nation to keep the show running," he said with a laugh, " but to answer your question, the way we made money at first was through product placement. Everything shown on the show was and is for sale. At first it was only established brands that were shown. But we didn't stop there. Eventually anything, from the actors' wardrobes,food products like Zombie Bran, and even homes based off the Loud residence. Nowadays we even make money from the 'fake' shows, comics, and movies Lincoln watches. Today the Loud brand is no longer just the Lincoln Show, but also includes the Dream Boat TV show, Ace Savvy comics and movies, Muscle Fish video games, Blarney TV, and much,much more," he moved off camera for a few seconds as he grabbed something. As he sat back down he was holding a massive catalog.

He held up the catalog with a smile, "This massive catalog, around 3,000 pages, is a collection of everything for sale on the Lincoln Show. With prices ranging from 15$ to 50,000$. Not including shipping of course," he said the last line with a wink. He set the catalogue down.

"I may have nearly bankrupted myself in the beginning, but today I'm one of the richest men in the world," he said while smiling. "Any more questions?"

"One question that many viewers have been wondering is how you ended up casting the 10 girls who co-star with Lincoln Loud. What was the process for their selection?"

"The process for the original 5 older girls was quite simple. We simply looked for girls aged from 2 to 6 years old whose families were willing to give them up. Lori's parents gave her up for 3,000$, visiting rights, and a home in Royal Woods. Leni's parents gave her up for just 1,000$, they didn't want a slow daughter. Luna's parents gave her up 5,000$ and visiting rights. Luan's parents gave her up for 8,000$ and visiting rights. And Lynn Jr. was given to us in exchange for a home in Royal Woods."

"And now of those original 5 sisters, only Leni has stayed, correct?"

"Yes that is correct. The original Lori left at 13 year old, we replaced her with the current actress for Lori and just explained away the difference in appearance as a result of puberty to Lincoln. The original Luan left at age 8, when we replaced her with the young comedian actress who plays her today. Luna left at age 12, we explained her change of appearance with her new found love for rock. And finally, the original Lynn Jr. left at age 8, we explained her subtle change of appearance with her newfound passion for sports. Frankly, I'm still surprised that Lincoln hadn't noticed the changes in his sisters, but I suppose he didn't notice the changes because he was still young and naive. If we tried pulling any actress switches today, I'm sure that Lincoln would notice the change and realize something is up, and we can't have that. SInce we're not going to be able to pull off any more actress switches, every new sister after Lynn had a contract that states that they'd be a part of the show until they're 18 years old or until the show ends."

"Did this clause make it more difficult to find actresses for the younger sisters?"

"Not at all, in fact it drew parents in. In what other show would you have the guarantee of having your child being in a show and not being replaced once they're too old? None that I know of. You must remember that by the time we began to look for Lucy, the Lincoln Show was a worldwide success. Every parent who couldn't afford to take care of their child sent us their application. But it didn't stop there, even parents who could take care of their children wanted to have them on the Lincoln Show. That's how we got Lola and Lana. Their parents were millionaires who wanted to jumpstart their little girls into stardom. We accepted them because they paid us 1,500,000$ and because they are twins, and that added a little bit of spice into the Loud House."

" And the two youngest, Lisa and Lily?"

"Those are actually the only 'real' kids of Lynn and Rita. Before you ask, no, Lisa is not an actual genius toddler, although she is pretty smart for a 4 year old. She's smart enough to understand that she needs to act smart, but she's not a genius 4 year old as her interactions with Lincoln would make you believe. We have to feed her lines and even taught her how to speak with a lisp whenever Lincoln is around. Meanwhile Lily just plays her part as the family baby, naturally."

"That truly is interesting. Now before we end this interview, I need to ask the one question that has been on everyone's mind since the beginning of the show: how many cameras are there and how do you prevent Lincoln from finding them?"

"In total, there are around 5,000 cameras within the vicinity of Royal Woods."

"Five thousand cameras! That sure is a lot."

"Yes, that is true. But we didn't start off with 5,000. In the beginning of the show, we only had one camera. As Lincoln grew older we installed a total of 30 cameras inside the Loud House, along with some cameras inside the family van. Once he was 5 years old, we installed some in his Kindergarten class, his school bus, the local park, and any place that he would frequent. Now that he is 11 years old, we have at least one camera in every room, vehicle, and lampost inside of Royal Woods. We also upgraded the amount of cameras inside his house from 30 cameras to over 100."

"And how has Lincoln not noticed these 5,000 cameras in Royal Woods, or the 100 cameras in his own home? Surely a smart boy like him would have noticed a suspicious amount of cameras by now."

"We were actually brainstorming for a possible solution to this problem a couple of years ago when Luan came up for the perfect solution to our problem. It's quite simple actually, the best place to hide the cameras in his home was in plain sight. Lincoln would be under the impression that any cameras he sees in his home belong to Luan, who is supposedly recording everything for potential humor. Once Lisa was 'added' onto the show as the child genius, she also became part of this system. If Lincoln sees a camera in his home he thinks nothing of it, he just assumes it's Luan's or Lisa recording for an experiment."

"And has Lincoln ever come close to discovering that he is on television?"

"No. He has not."

"And if I may ask you, why do you think Lincoln has never come close to discovering the true nature of his world?"

"Well you see, besides the fact that we have taken great efforts to conceal our activities to Lincoln, the truth is that we simply accept the reality of the world with which we're presented. It's as simple as that. If I told you right now that your entire life has been a television show would you believe me?" He waited for a few seconds to get his point across, "Chances are, you wouldn't believe me if I told you that."

"Of course if at any time Lincoln ever decided to investigate his circumstance, if he was ever absolutely determined to discover the truth, there's no way we could prevent him from finding out.But even if he did find out, he most likely wouldn't want to leave Royal Woods. Why would he? There's no reason for him to leave. We've worked hard on making Royal Woods the perfect place to live" He looked down at his watch, "Well, I'm sorry but I'm going to have to end this interview now, it appears that I have to go attend to business now."

"Oh Okay then, well Chris I can't thank you enough for giving so generously your time tonight.It has been a singular honor and pleasure sir. Great. Thank you.

"Thank you, Katherine for having me on the show, now goodbye," and with that the split screen that had both Katherine Mulligan and Chris Savino side by side was transformed back into one singular stream with Katherine Mulligan.

"Well viewers, that was our exclusive interview with televisionary Chris Savino. The first interview Chris Savino has done for live television! Now, to return to our usual content," she shuffled the papers lying on the desk while looking at them, "Today was an interesting day for fans of the Clincoln McCloud duo as Lincoln spent the majority of his afternoon with his friend Clyde, who was prepping Lincoln for his ascension to the 'grown-up' table tomorrow evening…".

Here I am again. You've read this far, which means it wasn't too bad,right? I just hope everything is formatted correctly. I'm thinking this fic will alternate between the actual story and interviews of the Loud actors. Of course, leave your thoughts about my fic. Thats about it, until next time.