Examples: Itchy & Scratchy from The Simpsons, The Scary Door from Futurama, or The Grand Inquisitor from Dostoevsky.
“Sick, Sad World” from Daria
30 Rock has quite a few good ones:
- M.I.L.F Island
- Bitch Hunter
- TGS
- The satirized version of NBC in the show (lots of ‘biting the hand’ humor)
Can’t forget The Rural Juror
“Invitation to Love”, the soap opera within the show “Twin Peaks”.
Sick Sad World from Daria. I’d love that show
Ow! My balls! from Idiocracy
There’s been some stuff coming out lately that makes me think this show isn’t far off.
Invitation To Love the soap opera that a lot of residents of Twin Peaks, especially Nadine, seemingly adored.
The “Busty Asian Beauties” running gag in supernatural. Was a magazine, website etc. Always gave me a chuckle.
Tales of the Black Freighter from the Watchmen comics is pretty awesome.
All My Circuits on Futurama is one of my favorites on tv. Dramatic beeping intensifies.
The hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy
“Well, that about wraps it up for God” by Oolon Colluphid
The book House of Leaves is presented as a documentary within a book within a book. Really fun read, too
I wonder how many times someone has tried to turn House Of Leaves into a movie or a series. It would be pretty wild no matter how they tried it.
I’m sure plenty of times, but the horror in HOL is pretty minimal tbh, I can’t imagine it would be easy to do.
Someone did make a phenomenal DOOM mod inspired by it though
After watching this very playthrough of MyHouse a few months ago, I still remember a few scenes. So very unsettling. buddy’s narration style is really compelling too.
The poems of Thomas Zane in the old gods of asgard concert in the book about max Payne in the video game Allen wake in the video game control in the amazing TV series the threshold kids in that song the janitor is singing.
… Pretty sure that’s the continuity.
Wormhole X-Treme! from Stargate SG-1
“what do you mean it’s not a real show? Does my agent know? I still get paid with real money though right?”
Control: Threshold Kids
and Bitch Hunter from 30 Rock
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By the same token, Night Springs from Alan Wake
Threshold Kids is delightfully creepy but ultimately painful to watch, which perfectly fits the setting.
