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What are your favorite examples of 'media within media' (e.g., shows, stories, or movies inside of other shows or books)? (lemmy.world)

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Examples: Itchy & Scratchy from The Simpsons, The Scary Door from Futurama, or The Grand Inquisitor from Dostoevsky.

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[-] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 34 points 2 months ago

Wormhole X-Treme! from Stargate SG-1

[-] halendos@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

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.

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Makes you wonder what the Stargate show was hiding :P

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 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.

[-] batmaniam@lemmy.world 10 points 2 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?"

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