merari42@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agoWhat are your favorite examples of 'media within media' (e.g., shows, stories, or movies inside of other shows or books)?message-squaremessage-square209fedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1179arrow-down1message-squareWhat are your favorite examples of 'media within media' (e.g., shows, stories, or movies inside of other shows or books)?merari42@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square209fedilinkfile-text
Examples: Itchy & Scratchy from The Simpsons, The Scary Door from Futurama, or The Grand Inquisitor from Dostoevsky.
minus-squareMeldrik@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·3 months agoWormhole X-Treme! from Stargate SG-1
minus-squarehalendos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·3 months agoIn-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-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoMakes you wonder what the Stargate show was hiding :P
minus-squarebatmaniam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 months ago“what do you mean it’s not a real show? Does my agent know? I still get paid with real money though right?”
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-23 months ago 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.