merari42@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat are your favorite examples of 'media within media' (e.g., shows, stories, or movies inside of other shows or books)?message-squaremessage-square204fedilinkarrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square204fedilinkfile-text
Examples: Itchy & Scratchy from The Simpsons, The Scary Door from Futurama, or The Grand Inquisitor from Dostoevsky.
minus-squareRBWells@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoYes, with a fictional Public Radio host, his show is the podcast.
minus-squareI_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoNot really media within media then is it? It’s just plain media.
minus-squareRBWells@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoDunno, I think a fake radio show inside a podcast is media inside a different media. But yes it’s the whole thing, and a favorite.
minus-squarekralk@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoRegardless of the technical definition of media-within-media, it’s rad!
Welcome to Nightvale.
Isn’t that a podcast?
Yes, with a fictional Public Radio host, his show is the podcast.
Not really media within media then is it? It’s just plain media.
Dunno, I think a fake radio show inside a podcast is media inside a different media. But yes it’s the whole thing, and a favorite.
Regardless of the technical definition of media-within-media, it’s rad!