Has anyone ever had the experience, in any faucet of popular culture or fiction, of first seeing or hearing something (i.e. an iconic scene in a classic film) in parody form, and only finding out later the original context? I think it's been done enough to the point where any recent generation can relate, perhaps diluting the original intent.
I think it has also contributed to the phenomena trope Seinfeld Is Unfunny, where perhaps a piece of fiction is a little too good and/or iconic, to the point where everyone makes homages to and parodies of it. As a result, it seems stale or hard to take seriously after awhile.
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