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== [[Fan Works]] ==

* ''Twilight The Musical'' is...[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|one of these for]] ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|and it's a musical.]]

** That's debatable though; the creators profess to love ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' in their [[Lying Creator|behind-the-scenes material]], but then, they also say that they were [[Everything's Worse with Bears|attacked by a bear]].

* The [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3140141/1/Calvin_at_Camp_Never_Had_a_Friend_Like_Ed movie] [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3475442/1/Calvin_at_Camp_The_Return_of_Bowser parodies] in ''[[Calvin at Camp]]'' are like this, complete with song parodies.

* ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'' is a fairly obvious example of this, it being a parody of the hard rock and [[Heavy Metal]] of the 70s and 80s. It's shown to be an affectionate parody by the sympathetic portrayal of the band towards the end of the film, and the fact that it references things that only fans of the genre could possibly get.

** Christopher Guest, who played Nigel Tufnel in the movie, has gone on to make several mockumentary's of his own, such as as [[Best in Show]] and [[A Mighty Wind]], all of whom can be considered affectionate towards their (rather daft) characters.

* In ''[[I Moved Your Cheese]]'' by Deepak Malhotra, characters speak of "the good book", strongly alluding to ''[[Who Moved My Cheese?]]''.

** Likewise, the episode "The Unicorn and the Wasp" is an Affectionate Parody of murder mysteries, especially those written by Agatha Christie.

** "Love & Monsters" straddles the line between this and [[Take That]] of the show's own fan-base. It affectionately parodies the 'good' fans, showing them to be, if socially awkward and a bit geeky, ultimately decent, likeable people who come together and form connections with each other based on their shared affection and love for 'The Doctor' and what he represents. Furthermore, these connections allow them to express and develop their creativity and even fall in love with one another. The 'bad' type of fan, who treats fandom as it were some kind of joyless, ritualistic vocation with themselves, naturally, the bullying egotists at the top of the hierarchy? Well, they're presented as a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ''monster''. Read into that what you will.

* ''[[Two Gentlemen of Lebowski]]'' is a loving tribute to both ''[[The Big Lebowski]]'' and the works of [[William Shakespeare]]. The affection for ''Lebowski'' is clear, but the affection for the bard really shines through in the print version, which features "annotations" explaining the then-current references Shakespeare was making as he wrote the play.

* ''[[Done to Death]]'' parodies all sorts of the [[Mystery Fiction]] genre. However it is also very much an [[Indecisive Parody]].

== [[Video Games]] ==

* The Capcom brawler ''[[God Hand]]'' glaringly mixes together nearly every classic [[Beat'Em Up]] [[Cliché]] in the book, including [[Pac-Man]]-esque [[Hyperactive Metabolism|food pickups]], [[Everything Trying to Kill You|outrageously silly enemies]] in far-fetched environments and a [[Excuse Plot|puddle-deep storyline]] that's only there to string together all the game's fighting. The game has also been speculated to be an affectionate parody of [[Shonen]] [[Fighting Series]] such as ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''.

** Speaking of Clover Studios, don't forget to mention ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]'', although whereas God Hand affectionately parodies the gameplay of old beat-em-ups, ''Viewtiful Joe'' affectionately parodies the plots, characters, and settings of [[Toku]]satsu and Comic Book heroes in general. The actual gameplay is a highly enjoyable twist on 2D beat-em-ups, however.

== [[Web Animation]] ==

* ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' features many affectionate parodies in its various cartoons, mostly of things from the creators' childhoods. A prime example would be ''Cheat Commandos'', a parody of merchandise-driven kids' TV shows such as ''[[G.I. Joe]]''.

== [[Web Comics]] ==

* [[Welcome To The Hereafter]] does this an arc with the sunism church and Christian/Jewish dogma—Jesus even lampshades it. What makes even funnier is that all (real) religions get a comedy treatment.

* ''[[Moonstuck]]'' is a [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|pony-centered]] parody of ''[[Homestuck]]''.

== [[Web Original]] ==

* ''[[Superjail]]'' Lord Stringray is a parody of ''[[G.I. Joe]]'''s Cobra Commander.

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