merari42@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 days agoWhat are your favorite examples of 'media within media' (e.g., shows, stories, or movies inside of other shows or books)?message-squaremessage-square205fedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1172arrow-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 · 8 days agomessage-square205fedilinkfile-text
Examples: Itchy & Scratchy from The Simpsons, The Scary Door from Futurama, or The Grand Inquisitor from Dostoevsky.
minus-squarehihi24522@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·8 days ago“Scary door” from Futurama It’s a play on the twilight zone and it’s quite something. “A casino where I’m always winning? This must be heaven!” “A casino where I always win… I must actually be… IN HELL!” “No Mr. smith. You’re not in heaven or hell. You’re on an airplane!” “Help! There’s a gremlin destroying the plane! You’ve gotta believe me!” “Why should I believe you?! You’re Hitler!” For those interested: The Scary Door
minus-squaremerari42@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 days agoIt’s Twilight Zone, but only the twists
“Scary door” from Futurama
It’s a play on the twilight zone and it’s quite something.
“A casino where I’m always winning? This must be heaven!” “A casino where I always win… I must actually be… IN HELL!”
“No Mr. smith. You’re not in heaven or hell. You’re on an airplane!”
“Help! There’s a gremlin destroying the plane! You’ve gotta believe me!”
“Why should I believe you?! You’re Hitler!”
For those interested: The Scary Door
It’s Twilight Zone, but only the twists
Saw it coming