What movies, books or tv shows are meant to spoof/parody a particular genre while actually being a great example of the genre?
What movies, books or tv shows are meant to spoof/parody a particular genre while actually being a great example of the genre?
The 3 that come to mind for me are Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The Princess Bride. All three are poking fun at their respective genres but also are great examples of the genre. I'm curious if Lemmy has other such examples.
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Everybody is talking about movies so here's some books: Discworld by Terry Pratchett started as a parody of the fantasy genre but evolves into one of the richest fantasy worlds you'll even have the pleasure to read.
I've been considering reading these books. This might just be the thing that pushes me to start.
Just to let you know, Pratchett's writing improves massively over the series. This means, if you read it in chronological order, you start with the least good books (Colour of magic, and light fantastic).
There are multiple story arcs, however, that can be read semi-independently. The "Witches" arc, or "City guards" arc are an easier in point for many people.
I personally read them in chronological order. I knew the earliest books wouldn't be as good, so got to watch his writing improve, and the world crystallise. I knew about the slow start however, and so wasn't put off by the "average" level writing, at the start.
https://www.hookedtobooks.com/discworld-reading-order/
I've always read them in published order personally, books tend to reference earlier novels in the series and a lot of little in jokes appear as the series progresses.
The first 2 novels have a slightly different "feel" to the others, then he settles into a style that continues to the end.
The first thing I thought when reading this question! Discworld is amazing
For sure, it's one of the greatest fantasy series ever written.