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[–] spitzzball@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Thagomizer, it’s the end of stegosaurus. There was no scientific name for the spiked end, the paleontology side decided the Farside comic called it Thagomizer so let’s use that

[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 day ago
[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Idiocracy is at least more entertaining

[–] 5parky@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Remember when Idiocracy was a farce instead of a documentary?

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

people keep saying Idiocracy but i wouldnt consider it a parody, but a satire, and also i cant help but complain that the film makes more of an accidental pro-eugenics statement than anything about authoritarian politics

[–] TheFANUM@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] recentSloth43@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

FourStar Dragon Ball abridged parody

[–] discostjohn@programming.dev 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think the Documentary Now! episode, "Juan Likes Rice and Chicken" is better than Jiro Dreams of Sushi

[–] dlhextall@sh.itjust.works 37 points 2 days ago

The Onion is way better than real life, especially currently.

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

Might not be exactly what you're asking for, but if you've seen ever seen Rocky and Bullwinkle, you'll know the villain "Boris Badenov," but you might not know his name is a pun of a historical figure, "Boris Godunov". Old cartoons like that are great because they're full of these super obscure references and jokes that completely fly past you until years later when you encounter something in a history class and suddenly burst out laughing. Another example I remember from that show is "The Ruby Yacht of Omar Khayyam," a reference to "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam."

[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 32 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

As an animation nerd I gotta mention Shrek. As a parody of "Disney princess movies" it killed the entire genre dead.

The only time Disney tried to play the tropes somewhat straight again was the Princess and the Frog, and THAT was a major flop (though racism probably also played a part in that).

Since then Disney only made remakes or titles like Frozen that spend 70% of their runtime mugging at themselves and poking fun at their own tropes (... While still circling back to them anyway and failing to make any point or commentary)

On a less "this made a major cultural impact" note and more of a "this personally completely altered my entire sense of humour and replaced the original in my heart" -- SnapCube's Realtime Fandub Games Sonic Adventure 2

Oh oh ohohoh! Just remembered JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Very much a manga that was poking fun at contemporaries like Fist of the North Star... And while it didn't outlive or outdo them per se, it definitely gained a life of its own, continuing to this day and actually being quite influential in its own right.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

princess and the frog had no chance, disney wanted it to fail so they had an excuse to never go back to 2d animation again

[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago

That part I didn't know but it doesn't surprise me either.

Still, "Disney wanted to kill off their traditional animation department" might explain why every movie since has been CGI/Live Action. -- It does NOT explain why every movie since has been so metalinguistic and self-satirising. THAT can be laid at Dreamworks' feet entirely, with the influence of Shrek et. al. on the cultural zeitgeist.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago

Wrong game, but I always appreciate SnapCube regardless.

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[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 46 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

Amish paradise. I find the song better than the original(s)

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Man, thank you for adding that (s).

Stinks that almost no one knows Gangster's Paradise is a remake.

[–] BennyBnut@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

Also the Weird Al style parodies. Dog Eat Dog is one of the best Talking Heads songs ever.

[–] pzzzt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Also White And Nerdy

[–] Cyclist@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nobody every mentions "I Think I'm a Clone Now".

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I can be at home while I'm out of town

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 21 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Deadpool It was a parody of DCs Deathstroke, right down to the guy's name Slade/Wade.

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[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 days ago

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is better than Hamlet. Sure, it had the benefit of an extra couple of centuries of progress in art, but I think it still counts.

[–] Denjin@lemmings.world 8 points 1 day ago

On Cinema has better story telling and character development than most of Hollywood.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 42 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Blur - Song 2 was intended as a parody of American rock and is laden with nonsense lyrics. It's their most known song in America by a wide margin and might even be their most known song globally.

Woohoo

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

This happens every time an artist does a parody of popular music, see also Smells Like Teen Spirit and You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party. Turns out music that's in a popular style tends to be popular 🤔

[–] acchariya@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

You could say fans of the song might need to get thier head checked by a jumbo jet, even though it won't be easy.

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[–] cousinofjah@twit.social 3 points 1 day ago

American here. I first heard this in the soundtrack for FIFA 98 or 99

[–] buzz86us@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Idiocracy started as a parody, and is now becoming a reality.

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

Idiocracy is the only movie I’m aware of that was released as a comedy and became a horror movie.

[–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Idiocracy has transitioned from pessimistic take to optimistic. At least in Idiocracy everybody listened to the smart one and enacted changes that helped.

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[–] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 50 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bugs Bunny far surpassed It Happened One Night. His manner of speaking, saying “doc,” and his obsession with carrots are a direct parody of Clark Gable’s character from that movie, but modern audiences don’t realize he’s a parody at all and instead assume the carrot thing it based on rabbits’ real dietary preferences.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

now i gotta go watch that movie. it apparently cause undershirt sales to sharply decline

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