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Parodies of fantasy tropes: which have been overparodied, and which have escaped it?

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#1
julescarv
Mar 03, 2009 16:18:38 When parodic or semi-parodic fantasy stories are written, they do parodies of certain fantasy tropes. I'm wondering:

1. Do you think that there are certain fantasy tropes that have been satirized so much that it's really no longer funny to make fun of them -- the sort of "airline food jokes in stand-up routines" of fantasy parodies?

2. Do you think that there are certain fantasy tropes which could be parodied, and are rich material for parody, but which haven't been parodied much by authors?

There are also some, presumably, between the two categories -- stuff that has been parodied somewhat, but is still reasonably fresh material for further parody.
#2
cherubaddon
Mar 03, 2009 16:32:49 Rogues doing it from behind definitely falls into the first category.
#3
MusicOfCreation
Mar 03, 2009 22:53:56 Unintelligent monosyllabic brute types that refer to themselves in 3rd person and female Dwarves with beards both fall into the overparodied tropes. The first gets me fired up while the second one puts me in a much worse mood. If the first group I join when I get back home has one of these stereotypical predominantly Half-Orc Barbarian types, then I will eviscerate him and/or her until they either stop playing that character or stop moving, whichever comes first.
#4
toastedamphibian
Mar 04, 2009 13:31:11 Mabey then you will be able to join that prison group they where talking about!
#5
MusicOfCreation
Mar 04, 2009 21:49:02
Mabey then you will be able to join that prison group they where talking about!

SWEET! :D

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#1 julescarv Mar 03, 2009 16:18:38	When parodic or semi-parodic fantasy stories are written, they do parodies of certain fantasy tropes. I'm wondering: 1. Do you think that there are certain fantasy tropes that have been satirized so much that it's really no longer funny to make fun of them -- the sort of "airline food jokes in stand-up routines" of fantasy parodies? 2. Do you think that there are certain fantasy tropes which could be parodied, and are rich material for parody, but which haven't been parodied much by authors? There are also some, presumably, between the two categories -- stuff that has been parodied somewhat, but is still reasonably fresh material for further parody.
#2 cherubaddon Mar 03, 2009 16:32:49	Rogues doing it from behind definitely falls into the first category.
#3 MusicOfCreation Mar 03, 2009 22:53:56	Unintelligent monosyllabic brute types that refer to themselves in 3rd person and female Dwarves with beards both fall into the overparodied tropes. The first gets me fired up while the second one puts me in a much worse mood. If the first group I join when I get back home has one of these stereotypical predominantly Half-Orc Barbarian types, then I will eviscerate him and/or her until they either stop playing that character or stop moving, whichever comes first.
#4 toastedamphibian Mar 04, 2009 13:31:11	Mabey then you will be able to join that prison group they where talking about!
#5 MusicOfCreation Mar 04, 2009 21:49:02	Mabey then you will be able to join that prison group they where talking about! SWEET! :D