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[–] robbinhood@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

lmao I would absolutely watch a satire like this.

Does anyone know if any series ever satired itself? Especially with the same actors?

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 6 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Ian Fleming crated the characters in "The Man From UNCLE" Napoleon Solo and April Dancer. The UNCLE shows were pretty tongue-in-cheek.

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 3 hours ago

[nsfw] there's an episode of Mad Men where young Sally Draper finds her womanhood while watching a young David McCallum fighting the forces of evil.

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 4 points 19 hours ago

There are a lot of things close to that in scifi. The Starship Troopers movie is a satire of the book it's based on, and the Orville is a satire of Star Trek with a lot of Trek actors taking part.

The pinnacle of self-parody though is, of course, Star Trek: Lower Decks