Examples: Itchy & Scratchy from The Simpsons, The Scary Door from Futurama, or The Grand Inquisitor from Dostoevsky.
The lusty argonian maid
from morrowind :3 (and not skyrim >>:c)
The Princess Bride is one of my favorite examples of this, especially because the “story within the story” is the main story, which is unusual.
The Never Ending Story too.
I was so disappointed when that ended
Yeah, talk about false advertisement!
I’m still watching it. What are you talking about?!
Also, there is a second and apparently a third?
When I was a kid I absolutely loved movies with this format. It was like I was learning the story along with the characters on screen, and it just made it feel more real. Like the story was so old and with enough truth to it that they made a movie just about people learning about said story. It let you feel like the caring, kind old narrator was your adoptive grandpa, and he was revealing to you some ancient, fantastical part of our history. One that you could imagine really happened, even if the story had some exaggerations. Those opening sequences where they show a big old, leather bound book opening up to the first chapter (e.g. The Sword in the Stone)? HOOK IT TO MY VEINS
This is a literary device called a “bookend narrative.” If you want more stories like that, there’s your search term.
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.
Community has Inspector Spacetime and the Kickpuncher movie series.
Troy and Abed in the Morning!
Nights
If it’s just general media within media, that Ben folds five ass crack bandit song was fucking killer
I always wondered if that was supposed to be Dave Matthews (real fans call him Dave) but the whole plan fell apart.
“The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”
by Douglas Adams is a book about a book called “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”
Tool Time in Home Improvement
Yeaaaaah
This was so impactful that I only recently realized the title of the actual TV show wasn’t “Tool Time”. People talked about a mysterious show called “Home Improvement” and I didn’t even suspect it was the one I watched with my parents all those years ago
Control: Threshold Kids
and Bitch Hunter from 30 Rock
By the same token, Night Springs from Alan Wake
Threshold Kids is delightfully creepy but ultimately painful to watch, which perfectly fits the setting.
What about Milf Island?
shüm
When does the Rural Jourer come out?
Tropic Thunder movie previews
Gems
“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
“Ya Heard? With Perd!” in parks and recreation.
More like Turd Crapley!
The Adventures of Captain Proton from Star Trek: Voyager!
Yes! Much better than Flotter anyway.
the Wall in Solar Opposites.
Way more interesting than the actual Solar Opposites. 😂
I might actually stick just those parts end to end and put it in a bottle and throw it into the high seas. 🦜☠️
“Invitation to Love”, the soap opera within the show “Twin Peaks”.
Thank you!!! I was going to post this but figured I’d make sure nobody else had already. Terrific taste, Twin Peaks is my all-time favorite tv show 😗🤌
This is what I was going to say. It’s so weird, I love it.
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.
All the ads in Robocop and Starship Troopers really
