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Is Parody Dead?
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May 8, 2013
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12:38
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(shortened version of the opening)
NC: Hello, I'm the Nostalgia Critic, I remember it so you don't have to. Well, I think since this last weekend we all know what the big blockbuster to beat this year is:
NC (vo): Scary Movie 5 the fifth in the record breaking saga that seems to bring in less and less money every single time one is released.
NC: Wait a minute, how can that be? The other spoof movies have been doing so well like
NC (vo): Haunted House, and Vampires Suck, and Van Stelsing,
NC: and--by God! What the hell happened!? What the hell happened to good spoof movies!?
NC (vo): Some of our best jokes, satires, and even characters used to go into them. Even legendary comedian Mel Brooks made some of his biggest hits with spoof movies. But, now it seems like when ever someone hears terms "spoof", "satire", or "parody"; the first thing that pops into their heads aren't great classics like Airplane or Spaceballs. It's films that have become almost like bad words like Epic Movie or Meet the Spartans.
NC: Which is why I have to ask the painfully sad question.....is parody dead?
NC (vo): It certainly seems that way. I'm noticing more and more that when people even see parodies attempted there's this big resitence to them, like they're afraid all the satarists is just make references to other things and not do anything comedic with it.
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