merari42toAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world·1 month agoWhat are your favorite examples of 'media within media' (e.g., shows, stories, or movies inside of other shows or books)?message-squarearrow-up1184arrow-down14message-square209file-textfedilink
arrow-up1180arrow-down1message-squareWhat are your favorite examples of 'media within media' (e.g., shows, stories, or movies inside of other shows or books)?merari42toAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world·1 month agomessage-square209file-textfedilink
Examples: Itchy & Scratchy from The Simpsons, The Scary Door from Futurama, or The Grand Inquisitor from Dostoevsky.
minus-squareMeldrikEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down0·1 month agolinkfedilinkWormhole X-Treme! from Stargate SG-1
minus-squarehalendosarrow-up13arrow-down0·1 month agolinkfedilinkIn-universe, creating that show was a genius move, if anything legit leaked they can just say it’s some fan fiction from the show and not from the real Stargate program.
minus-squareslazer2auEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down0·1 month agolinkfedilinkMakes you wonder what the Stargate show was hiding :P
minus-squarebatmaniamarrow-up10arrow-down0·1 month agolinkfedilink“what do you mean it’s not a real show? Does my agent know? I still get paid with real money though right?”
minus-squaredeadbeef79000arrow-up10arrow-down0·1 month agoedit-21 month agolinkfedilink Well I grew up on a farm… That’s the Wizard of Oz. You got that from “I grew up on a farm”? If you’re going to rip something off, choose something no-one knows. Farscape flashback. Gold.
Wormhole X-Treme! from Stargate SG-1
In-universe, creating that show was a genius move, if anything legit leaked they can just say it’s some fan fiction from the show and not from the real Stargate program.
Makes you wonder what the Stargate show was hiding :P
“what do you mean it’s not a real show? Does my agent know? I still get paid with real money though right?”
Farscape flashback.
Gold.