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== [[Anime]] == |
== [[Anime]] == |
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* ''[[The Idolmaster (anime)|THE iDOLM@STER]]'' - The first episode. |
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* Played with in ''[[Aeon Entelechy Evangelion]]'', where Misato watches a [[Show Within a Show]] ''Instructional Lessons For the Youth of Today and Stuff'', which hilariously depicts the Hedgehog's Dilemma. |
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== [[Film]] == |
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** ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'', the story of an aging British rock group in their fading days of stardom. They struggle with playing continually smaller venues, incompetent band members, and the reality that they may be losing their fame. |
** ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'', the story of an aging British rock group in their fading days of stardom. They struggle with playing continually smaller venues, incompetent band members, and the reality that they may be losing their fame. |
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*** On the commentary for the episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' which features Spinal Tap, Matt Groening recalls people booing the film because they thought that it was real, and yelling "those are the dumbest rock stars I've ever seen!" |
*** On the commentary for the episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' which features Spinal Tap, Matt Groening recalls people booing the film because they thought that it was real, and yelling "those are the dumbest rock stars I've ever seen!" |
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** ''[[Waiting for Guffman]]'': A small-town play about the town's history (including their close association with the stool industry and the town's historical visitation by aliens) might be visited by a Broadway talent scout. |
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** ''[[Best in Show]]'', about a national dog show, and the the dog owners. |
** ''[[Best in Show]]'', about a national dog show, and the the dog owners. |
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** ''[[A Mighty Wind]]'': three fading folk music acts give a televised reunion concert after the death of their impresario. |
** ''[[A Mighty Wind]]'': three fading folk music acts give a televised reunion concert after the death of their impresario. |
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* ''[[Bob Roberts]]'' (1992) -- The rise of an ambitious politician who isn't all that he appears to be. |
* ''[[Bob Roberts]]'' (1992) -- The rise of an ambitious politician who isn't all that he appears to be. |
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* ''[[Death Of A President]]'' (2006) -- A highly controversial feature-film mockumentary, set in 2010, reflecting on the assassination of US president George W. Bush in 2007 and its aftereffects. |
* ''[[Death Of A President]]'' (2006) -- A highly controversial feature-film mockumentary, set in 2010, reflecting on the assassination of US president George W. Bush in 2007 and its aftereffects. |
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* ''[[CSA Confederate States of America]]'' (2006) -- A history of North America, and the role of slavery in particular, from the War of Northern Aggression to the 21st century. Warning: This documentary is a foreign program. The views expressed in it do not represent those of the network. |
* ''[[CSA: Confederate States of America]]'' (2006) -- A history of North America, and the role of slavery in particular, from the War of Northern Aggression to the 21st century. Warning: This documentary is a foreign program. The views expressed in it do not represent those of the network. |
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** Produced by [[Spike Lee]]. |
** Produced by [[Spike Lee]]. |
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* ''[[Medium Cool]]'' (1969) -- Filmed documentary-style during the Chicago 1968 riots, following the life of a [[Pinball Protagonist|TV cameraman]]. Possibly the greatest example of [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]. |
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* ''[[Confetti]]'', (c. 2006) -- A British film about three couples (including [[Naked People Are Funny|a pair of nudists]]) getting married. |
* ''[[Confetti]]'', (c. 2006) -- A British film about three couples (including [[Naked People Are Funny|a pair of nudists]]) getting married. |
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* ''[[Cloverfield]]'' (2008) -- [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever]], documented on a handheld camcorder by an ordinary schlub. |
* ''[[Cloverfield]]'' (2008) -- [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever]], documented on a handheld camcorder by an ordinary schlub. |
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* Peter Jackson's ''Forgotten Silver'', the story of a fictional New Zealand film pioneer Colin McKenzie. According to the material Jackson "discovered" in this movie, McKenzie was the first man to make audio film and color film, and one piece of footage proves that a New Zealandic inventor created the world's first working flying machine. |
* Peter Jackson's ''Forgotten Silver'', the story of a fictional New Zealand film pioneer Colin McKenzie. According to the material Jackson "discovered" in this movie, McKenzie was the first man to make audio film and color film, and one piece of footage proves that a New Zealandic inventor created the world's first working flying machine. |
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* ''[[Borat]][[Overly Long Name|: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.]]'' |
* ''[[Borat]][[Overly Long Name|: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.]]'' |
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** And ''[[Bruno]]''. |
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* A film called ''The National Film Board of Mars Presents: What on Earth?'' is a mockumentary where the supposed propaganda board of the Martian government does a documentary about the dominant form of life on earth: automobiles. Makes fun of the organization that did create it, the National Film Board of Canada, and the fact that the Martians have confused automobiles with the drivers that infest them. |
* A film called ''The National Film Board of Mars Presents: What on Earth?'' is a mockumentary where the supposed propaganda board of the Martian government does a documentary about the dominant form of life on earth: automobiles. Makes fun of the organization that did create it, the National Film Board of Canada, and the fact that the Martians have confused automobiles with the drivers that infest them. |
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** [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Did they try to shake hands?]] |
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* The Belgian [[Black Comedy|pitch-black comedy]] ''[[Man Bites Dog]]'' is about [[Affably Evil]] [[Serial Killer]] being followed around by a film crew. The documentary style made the [[Gorn|violence]] even more disturbing by giving viewers the uneasy feeling that they're watching a [[Snuff Film]]. |
* The Belgian [[Black Comedy|pitch-black comedy]] ''[[Man Bites Dog]]'' is about [[Affably Evil]] [[Serial Killer]] being followed around by a film crew. The documentary style made the [[Gorn|violence]] even more disturbing by giving viewers the uneasy feeling that they're watching a [[Snuff Film]]. |
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* ''Fear Of A Black Hat'' (1994) -- [[X Meets Y|Spinal Tap meets Hip-Hop]] |
* ''Fear Of A Black Hat'' (1994) -- [[X Meets Y|Spinal Tap meets Hip-Hop]] |
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* ''I'm Still Here'' chronicles Joaquin Phoenix's transition from actor to aspiring rap artist, which involved Phoenix's public persona and appearance changing drastically; he became introverted, mumbled uncomfortably through interviews, and apparently put a moratorium on personal grooming as evidenced by his disheveled hair and new, gnarly beard. During the filming period, few were certain as to whether Phoenix was serious about becoming a rapper or if the entire thing was a [[Andy Kaufman|Kaufmanesque]] ruse. Only after the film premiered did Phoenix confirm that the ordeal was a hoax, and he began appearing in interviews as his old, well-groomed, clean-shaven self. |
* ''I'm Still Here'' chronicles Joaquin Phoenix's transition from actor to aspiring rap artist, which involved Phoenix's public persona and appearance changing drastically; he became introverted, mumbled uncomfortably through interviews, and apparently put a moratorium on personal grooming as evidenced by his disheveled hair and new, gnarly beard. During the filming period, few were certain as to whether Phoenix was serious about becoming a rapper or if the entire thing was a [[Andy Kaufman|Kaufmanesque]] ruse. Only after the film premiered did Phoenix confirm that the ordeal was a hoax, and he began appearing in interviews as his old, well-groomed, clean-shaven self. |
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* ''[[REC]]'' is portrayed as a TV program where a journalist and a cameraman cover the night shift of one of Barcelona's local fire stations. |
* ''[[REC]]'' is portrayed as a TV program where a journalist and a cameraman cover the night shift of one of Barcelona's local fire stations. |
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* ''[[Lake Mungo]]'' |
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* In the ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' special DVD edition, there was a documentary of the movie within the movie and how it got derailed. {{spoiler|This had elements of [[Documentary of Lies]] at the end when it was implied that the actors disappeared into the jungle and got blown up.}} |
* In the ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' special DVD edition, there was a documentary of the movie within the movie and how it got derailed. {{spoiler|This had elements of [[Documentary of Lies]] at the end when it was implied that the actors disappeared into the jungle and got blown up.}} |
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* ''[[Get Ready To Be Boyzvoiced]]'' is about the rise and fall of a Norwegian boyband that performed songs that would get them booed off [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. It's all [[Played for Laughs]] of course. |
* ''[[Get Ready To Be Boyzvoiced]]'' is about the rise and fall of a Norwegian boyband that performed songs that would get them booed off [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. It's all [[Played for Laughs]] of course. |
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* The premise of independent UK thriller ''Exhibit A'' is that the footage we're seeing-- a series of recordings on a teenaged girl's handheld cam documenting the rising tensions in her once normal family and their tragic outcome-- actually is being presented as exhibit A in a murder trial {{spoiler|for [[Familicide]]}} |
* The premise of independent UK thriller ''Exhibit A'' is that the footage we're seeing-- a series of recordings on a teenaged girl's handheld cam documenting the rising tensions in her once normal family and their tragic outcome-- actually is being presented as exhibit A in a murder trial {{spoiler|for [[Familicide]]}} |
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* ''[[Cannibal Holocaust]]'' (1980) |
* ''[[Cannibal Holocaust]]'' (1980) |
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* The short film ''[[Badly Drawn Roy]]'' is about Ireland's first cartoon baby being interviewed for the first time for a documentary. Incidentally, [[Roger Rabbit Effect|his family is live-action]]. It's got more genuine drama in it than the premise would suggest. |
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* ''[[Behind the Mask]]: The Rise of Leslie Vernon'' is about a group of documentary filmmakers following a wannabe [[Slasher Movie|slasher killer]] who wishes to be the next [[Friday the 13th|Jason]] or [[A Nightmare |
* ''[[Behind the Mask]]: The Rise of Leslie Vernon'' is about a group of documentary filmmakers following a wannabe [[Slasher Movie|slasher killer]] who wishes to be the next [[Friday the 13th|Jason]] or [[A Nightmare on Elm Street|Freddy]]. Most of the movie is done in this style, showing his preparations for his coming killing spree, before turning into a conventional slasher flick in the last fifteen minutes. |
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* ''Las Hurdes'' by Luis Bunuel falls halfway between this trope and [[Documentary of Lies]]. He did actually go to poor areas of Spain to shoot and was addressing real social issues, but some events appear to have been staged or restaged and at least a few of the statements made by the [[Unreliable Narrator]] are [[Blatant Lies]]. How much is true and how much isn't is just part of a surrealist package. |
* ''Las Hurdes'' by Luis Bunuel falls halfway between this trope and [[Documentary of Lies]]. He did actually go to poor areas of Spain to shoot and was addressing real social issues, but some events appear to have been staged or restaged and at least a few of the statements made by the [[Unreliable Narrator]] are [[Blatant Lies]]. How much is true and how much isn't is just part of a surrealist package. |
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* ''[[Kenny]]'' is 2006 Australian mockumenray following the life of a plumber who works for a corporate bathroom rental company. |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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** ''[[Reno 911]]'', a specific parody of the ''[[Cops]]'' style reality-documentary. |
** ''[[Reno 911]]'', a specific parody of the ''[[Cops]]'' style reality-documentary. |
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** Canadian comedy series ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'' has the premise of being a documentary that follows the day-to-day lives of several guys who live in a trailer park. Occasionally, even the "film crew" gets involved, such as when the mike boom guy takes a stray bullet in the leg. |
** Canadian comedy series ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'' has the premise of being a documentary that follows the day-to-day lives of several guys who live in a trailer park. Occasionally, even the "film crew" gets involved, such as when the mike boom guy takes a stray bullet in the leg. |
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** ''[[The Office]]'' and all its imitators, including the German counterpart ''[[ |
** ''[[The Office]]'' and all its imitators, including the German counterpart ''[[Stromberg]]''. |
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** Both series done by [[Chris Lilley]], ''[[We Can Be Heroes]]'' and ''[[Summer Heights High]]'', as well as many other Australian series including ''[[The Games]]'', ''[[Frontline]]'', ''[[The Hollowmen]]'', and, to a lesser extent, ''[[Kath and Kim]]''. |
** Both series done by [[Chris Lilley]], ''[[We Can Be Heroes]]'' and ''[[Summer Heights High]]'', as well as many other Australian series including ''[[The Games]]'', ''[[Frontline]]'', ''[[The Hollowmen]]'', and, to a lesser extent, ''[[Kath and Kim]]''. |
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** ''[[Operation Good Guys]]'', a supposed fly on the wall documentary about an incompetent police unit. |
** ''[[Operation Good Guys]]'', a supposed fly on the wall documentary about an incompetent police unit. |
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** ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' purports to be a doc about the inner workings of a small-town government office. |
** ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' purports to be a doc about the inner workings of a small-town government office. |
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** ''[[Modern Family]]'' |
** ''[[Modern Family]]'' |
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** ''[[People Like Us]]'', a 1999-2001 British production that skewers the traditional BBC documentary style. |
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* The ''[[Time Trumpet]]'' was a British program that aired 18th August 2006, covering weighty topics, such as the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfSi0D7KESk Tesco vs. Denmark war]. |
* The ''[[Time Trumpet]]'' was a British program that aired 18th August 2006, covering weighty topics, such as the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfSi0D7KESk Tesco vs. Denmark war]. |
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* Coming in a few months before ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'', ''[[The Comic Strip Presents]] ...'' episode "Bad News Tour" (and the sequel several years later, "More Bad News") follows a group of heavy metal wannabes and willneverbees. There are a couple of scenes where the 'musicians' (actually comedians, though that didn't stop them touring) interact with the documentary makers. |
* Coming in a few months before ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'', ''[[The Comic Strip Presents]] ...'' episode "Bad News Tour" (and the sequel several years later, "More Bad News") follows a group of heavy metal wannabes and willneverbees. There are a couple of scenes where the 'musicians' (actually comedians, though that didn't stop them touring) interact with the documentary makers. |
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* ''[[The Canadian Conspiracy]]'' (1985) -- An HBO/CBC co-production, this comedy featured an "exposé" of the secret Canadian plan to overthrow the US through infiltration of the entertainment industry. All the people named as infiltrators who were "interviewed" or "ambushed" played themselves, from Eugene Levy, the defector revealing the conspiracy, to Lorne Greene, the godfather of the operation. Worked because, at least for the American audience, most probably weren't aware of how many Canadians there actually were (and are) working in Los Angeles and New York. |
* ''[[The Canadian Conspiracy]]'' (1985) -- An HBO/CBC co-production, this comedy featured an "exposé" of the secret Canadian plan to overthrow the US through infiltration of the entertainment industry. All the people named as infiltrators who were "interviewed" or "ambushed" played themselves, from Eugene Levy, the defector revealing the conspiracy, to Lorne Greene, the godfather of the operation. Worked because, at least for the American audience, most probably weren't aware of how many Canadians there actually were (and are) working in Los Angeles and New York. |
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* ''[[Ghostwatch]]'' (1992) -- A ghost story presented as a live TV broadcast. Caused much controversy, due to many people, again, not realizing it wasn't real. Even though the actor playing the ghost was credited. |
* ''[[Ghostwatch]]'' (1992) -- A ghost story presented as a live TV broadcast. Caused much controversy, due to many people, again, not realizing it wasn't real. Even though the actor playing the ghost was credited. |
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* ''[[Without Warning]]'' (1994) -- Telefilm involving a bunch of asteroids headed for Earth, made as a long special news report. Features a cameo from [[Arthur C. Clarke |
* ''[[Without Warning]]'' (1994) -- Telefilm involving a bunch of asteroids headed for Earth, made as a long special news report. Features a cameo from [[Arthur C. Clarke]]. |
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** Despite the commercial wipes clearly depicting it as a work of fiction, television networks received a high number of calls from viewers duped into thinking it was real. |
** Despite the commercial wipes clearly depicting it as a work of fiction, television networks received a high number of calls from viewers duped into thinking it was real. |
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* ''[[Curse Of The Blair Witch]]'' (1999) -- A Sci-Fi channel broadcast produced as a tie-in with ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'', itself a mockumentary of sorts. The program investigated the film as though it were an actual document of real events, investigates the history of the Blair Witch and other disappearances, and features faux "experts" and townspeople reporting their experiences. Caused much public confusion over whether the story was true or not, and to this day visitors to Burkittsville, MD ask to see fictional landmarks such as the "Witch's Rock". |
* ''[[Curse Of The Blair Witch]]'' (1999) -- A Sci-Fi channel broadcast produced as a tie-in with ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'', itself a mockumentary of sorts. The program investigated the film as though it were an actual document of real events, investigates the history of the Blair Witch and other disappearances, and features faux "experts" and townspeople reporting their experiences. Caused much public confusion over whether the story was true or not, and to this day visitors to Burkittsville, MD ask to see fictional landmarks such as the "Witch's Rock". |
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* ''[[Series/If|If]]?'' -- an entire series of the genre which the BBC ran for a while. |
* ''[[Series/If|If]]?'' -- an entire series of the genre which the BBC ran for a while. |
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* ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'' -- Canadian runaway success started out as a low-key mockumentary/comedy, but turned into more of a straight comedy when the actors stopped breaking the fourth wall and stopped acknowledging the camera. Earlier on the main characters regularly talked to and even on occasion assaulted the camera/sound-people. |
* ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'' -- Canadian runaway success started out as a low-key mockumentary/comedy, but turned into more of a straight comedy when the actors stopped breaking the fourth wall and stopped acknowledging the camera. Earlier on the main characters regularly talked to and even on occasion assaulted the camera/sound-people. |
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* ''[[The Lost World (novel)|The Lost World]]'' -- The Arthur Conan Doyle one, not the Michael Crichton one. The entire frame is a news reporter [[Scrapbook Story|writing letters]] back to his newspaper, with the climax being an article written by one of his colleagues (since he's in the debriefing conference). |
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* ''[[When Cars Attack]]'' -- Richard Belzer presents information and theories on alleged unprovoked assaults on humans by cars acting of their own accord. Quite hilarious. |
* ''[[When Cars Attack]]'' -- Richard Belzer presents information and theories on alleged unprovoked assaults on humans by cars acting of their own accord. Quite hilarious. |
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* ''[[Jimmy Macdonalds Canada|Jimmy Macdonald's Canada]]'' |
* ''[[Jimmy Macdonalds Canada|Jimmy Macdonald's Canada]]'' |
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* In the British series ''[[Prehistoric Park]]'', the main character uses a [[Time Travel|time portal]] to bring dinosaurs to a modern nature preserve. In spite of the ''[[Jurassic Park]]''--like premise, the show is filmed in the style of a realistic [[Nature Documentary]]. Further blurring the line between fact and fantasy, star Nigel Marven is an ornithologist and documentary host in [[Real Life]]. Egregious tagline: "Extinction Doesn't Have to be Forever". |
* In the British series ''[[Prehistoric Park]]'', the main character uses a [[Time Travel|time portal]] to bring dinosaurs to a modern nature preserve. In spite of the ''[[Jurassic Park]]''--like premise, the show is filmed in the style of a realistic [[Nature Documentary]]. Further blurring the line between fact and fantasy, star Nigel Marven is an ornithologist and documentary host in [[Real Life]]. Egregious tagline: "Extinction Doesn't Have to be Forever". |
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** This series follows from ''Walking With Dinosaurs'' and its sequels ''Walking with Beasts'' and ''Walking with Cavemen'', as well as its prequel, ''Walking with Monsters''. All of these were filmed like National Geographic-esque nature documentaries, complete with [[Camera Abuse]], except that they rotated around prehistoric life portrayed using a variety of special effects. Also in the series - and far more mockumentary in tone - was ''Chased by Dinosaurs'', starring Nigel Marven again, which was basically ''Walking with Dinosaurs'' [[X Meets Y|meets]] ''The Crocodile Hunter''; and ''Sea Monsters / Chased By Sea Monsters'', which also starred Nigel and was a countdown of the seven deadliest prehistoric oceans and their top predators (orthicones (shelled squids); ''Cymbospondylus'' (a type of icthyosaur); ''Dunkleosteus''; ''Basilosaurus'' (an ancient whale); ''Carcharadon megaladon''; ''Liopleurodon''; a menagerie of beasties (mosasaurs, sharks, monstrous fish, six-foot toothed seabirds). Nigel went shark-cage diving with a megalodon, and [[Shark Attack 3 Megalodon|John Barrowman]] wasn't invited. |
** This series follows from ''Walking With Dinosaurs'' and its sequels ''Walking with Beasts'' and ''Walking with Cavemen'', as well as its prequel, ''Walking with Monsters''. All of these were filmed like National Geographic-esque nature documentaries, complete with [[Camera Abuse]], except that they rotated around prehistoric life portrayed using a variety of special effects. Also in the series - and far more mockumentary in tone - was ''Chased by Dinosaurs'', starring Nigel Marven again, which was basically ''Walking with Dinosaurs'' [[X Meets Y|meets]] ''The Crocodile Hunter''; and ''Sea Monsters / Chased By Sea Monsters'', which also starred Nigel and was a countdown of the seven deadliest prehistoric oceans and their top predators (orthicones (shelled squids); ''Cymbospondylus'' (a type of icthyosaur); ''Dunkleosteus''; ''Basilosaurus'' (an ancient whale); ''Carcharadon megaladon''; ''Liopleurodon''; a menagerie of beasties (mosasaurs, sharks, monstrous fish, six-foot toothed seabirds). Nigel went shark-cage diving with a megalodon, and [[Shark Attack 3: Megalodon|John Barrowman]] wasn't invited. |
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* A local example: the comedy-sketch show ''[[Almost Live]]!'' used to be produced by and air on the NBC affiliate in Seattle, Washington. One week (on April Fools Day) they "interrupted" the show with a serious-seeming "newscast" which announced that the landmark Space Needle had fallen over in a windstorm. Enough people believed the report that the station later issued a formal apology. |
* A local example: the comedy-sketch show ''[[Almost Live]]!'' used to be produced by and air on the NBC affiliate in Seattle, Washington. One week (on April Fools Day) they "interrupted" the show with a serious-seeming "newscast" which announced that the landmark Space Needle had fallen over in a windstorm. Enough people believed the report that the station later issued a formal apology. |
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* ''[[Babylon 5]]'' did this for one episode: And Now For A Word. They used it to subtly establish the nature and biases of the in-universe mainstream media, before they became plot-important. |
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* The ''[[M*A*S*H|Mash]]'' episode "The Interview" was presented as a TV documentary in black & white. |
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* Also from ''[[The Comic Strip Presents]]'', the episode "Eddie Monsoon, A Life" is a mockumentary about an insane, failed TV host. |
* Also from ''[[The Comic Strip Presents]]'', the episode "Eddie Monsoon, A Life" is a mockumentary about an insane, failed TV host. |
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* ''[[Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real]]'', follows the discovery of the body of a real dragon, and shows the science that would justify the evolution of such a creature. |
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* ''T-Rex: A Dinosaur in Hollywood'' follows the artistic career of Mr. T-rex from his discovery to becoming one of the greatest stars in the world. Follows the [[Real Life]] story of how he became a cultural icon. |
* ''T-Rex: A Dinosaur in Hollywood'' follows the artistic career of Mr. T-rex from his discovery to becoming one of the greatest stars in the world. Follows the [[Real Life]] story of how he became a cultural icon. |
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* The ''[[Lost]]'' season 4 DVDs contain a mockumentary which exposes the lies of the Oceanic 6. It's essentially one big [[Lampshade Hanging]] on common fan nitpicks, such as the 6 not losing any weight and Jack being clean-shaven. |
* The ''[[Lost]]'' season 4 DVDs contain a mockumentary which exposes the lies of the Oceanic 6. It's essentially one big [[Lampshade Hanging]] on common fan nitpicks, such as the 6 not losing any weight and Jack being clean-shaven. |
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== [[Radio]] == |
== [[Radio]] == |
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* ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' (1938): This [[Trope Maker]] was a [[Radio Drama]] adaptation of the HG Wells novel, written and directed by Orson Welles as part of his Mercury Theatre of the Air program on CBS radio. The first half of the program was presented as a [[Phony Newscast]], the overwhelming versimilitude of which - coupled with heightened public anxiety over the prospect of war in Europe - resulted in many listeners believing the play to be an actual news broadcast on a Martian invasion. The resulting panic, though not nearly as wide-ranging or destructive as legend would later have it, boosted Welles' career and resulted in numerous FCC regulations requiring disclaimers in future mockumentaries. |
* ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' (1938): This [[Trope Maker]] was a [[Radio Drama]] adaptation of the HG Wells novel, written and directed by Orson Welles as part of his Mercury Theatre of the Air program on CBS radio. The first half of the program was presented as a [[Phony Newscast]], the overwhelming versimilitude of which - coupled with heightened public anxiety over the prospect of war in Europe - resulted in many listeners believing the play to be an actual news broadcast on a Martian invasion. The resulting panic, though not nearly as wide-ranging or destructive as legend would later have it, boosted Welles' career and resulted in numerous FCC regulations requiring disclaimers in future mockumentaries. |
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* ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]: In Search of Mornington Crescent'', in which BBC reporter Andrew Marr talks to great players of the Game from Humphrey Lyttelton to Dame [[Judi Dench]] in order to learn why the rules are [[Calvin Ball|so hard to discover]]. |
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== Video Games == |
== Video Games == |
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== Web Original == |
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9do_Hr3NaWY This Campus Movie Fest best comedy winner] uses the Mockumentary approach, detailing the careers of a fictional comedy duo from the early twentieth century -- the ''first'' comedic film duo, as it happens. The doc is presented without irony, but the content of it is [[Rule of Funny|so absurd]] and it turns [[Inherently Funny Words]] [[Up to Eleven|up so high]] that you can't help but laugh. |
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9do_Hr3NaWY This Campus Movie Fest best comedy winner] uses the Mockumentary approach, detailing the careers of a fictional comedy duo from the early twentieth century -- the ''first'' comedic film duo, as it happens. The doc is presented without irony, but the content of it is [[Rule of Funny|so absurd]] and it turns [[Inherently Funny Words]] [[Up to Eleven|up so high]] that you can't help but laugh. |
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* The "Trope Of The Week" series ''[[ |
* The "Trope Of The Week" series ''[[Echo Chamber]]'' is a [[Show Within a Show]] - the characters are creating a vlog for [[TV Tropes]], and ''[[Echo Chamber]]'' details the process the characters go through in order to make that vlog happen. {{spoiler|It doesn't.}} |
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* The amazing [[Harry Potter]] fanfilm [http://rhettswanson.com/Battle_of_Hogwarts__Harry_Potter_Documentary.html The Battle of Hogwarts], a fictional documentary, set in the present, that chronicles "the lives and stories of those who survived the fateful battle [[Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows|20 years ago]]". |
* The amazing [[Harry Potter]] fanfilm [http://rhettswanson.com/Battle_of_Hogwarts__Harry_Potter_Documentary.html The Battle of Hogwarts], a fictional documentary, set in the present, that chronicles "the lives and stories of those who survived the fateful battle [[Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows|20 years ago]]". |
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj8UOdFs5Go&context=C3de6871ADOEgsToPDskKNlqODDsL4mW0GosRCicuu Hearts of Dorkness], which has a [[Web Original]] page in progress, is a mockumentary akin to [[Tropic Thunder]]'s Rain of Madness, a satire of Hearts of Darkness, in this case being a teenager-produced shoestring-budget short that chronicles four geeks and their catastrophic efforts to create a 200 million dollar Skyrim film. .on a budget of their pocket change. |
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj8UOdFs5Go&context=C3de6871ADOEgsToPDskKNlqODDsL4mW0GosRCicuu Hearts of Dorkness], which has a [[Web Original]] page in progress, is a mockumentary akin to [[Tropic Thunder]]'s Rain of Madness, a satire of Hearts of Darkness, in this case being a teenager-produced shoestring-budget short that chronicles four geeks and their catastrophic efforts to create a 200 million dollar Skyrim film. .on a budget of their pocket change. |
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== Western Animation == |
== Western Animation == |
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* ''[[Surf's Up]]'' -- a rare animated example. Your basic sports story done in documentary fashion... [[Everything's Better with Penguins|with penguins!]] |
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** Which obviously owes something to the Eighties-era animated sports mockumentary ''[[ |
** Which obviously owes something to the Eighties-era animated sports mockumentary ''[[Animalympics]]''. With the major difference being that ''Animalympics'' had no central character, no unifying narrative, and was loaded to the brim with celebrity and pop culture references of the day. In contrast, ''Surfs Up'' follows a limited cast of characters on a definite story arc, with cultural references being narrowed to the archetypes often seen in sportsdocs. |
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* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'': The "documentary" episode ''Behind the Laughter'' from the 11th season. |
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* ''[[South Park]]'' gave us "Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow". |
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