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** ''[[Power Rangers Samurai (TV)|Power Rangers Samurai]]'': Power Rangers <small>AS [[Everything's Better With Samurai|SAMURAI]]</small>! ([[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Obviously.]]) |
** ''[[Power Rangers Samurai (TV)|Power Rangers Samurai]]'': Power Rangers <small>AS [[Everything's Better With Samurai|SAMURAI]]</small>! ([[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Obviously.]]) |
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** Future seasons, based on the ''[[Super Sentai]]'' source material, would be [[Tensou Sentai Goseiger|Power Rangers]] <small>AS [[Our Angels Are Different|GUARDIAN ANGELS]]</small>!, [[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (TV)|Power Rangers]] <small>AS [[Space Pirates]]</small>!, and [[Tokumei Sentai Gobusters (TV)|Power Rangers]] <small>AS</small> ([[Overt Operative|not-so-]])<small>[[Espionage Tropes|SECRET AGENTS]]</small>! |
** Future seasons, based on the ''[[Super Sentai]]'' source material, would be [[Tensou Sentai Goseiger|Power Rangers]] <small>AS [[Our Angels Are Different|GUARDIAN ANGELS]]</small>!, [[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (TV)|Power Rangers]] <small>AS [[Space Pirates]]</small>!, and [[Tokumei Sentai Gobusters (TV)|Power Rangers]] <small>AS</small> ([[Overt Operative|not-so-]])<small>[[Espionage Tropes|SECRET AGENTS]]</small>! |
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* Many episodes of ''[[ |
* Many episodes of ''[[Battlestar Galactica Classic]]'' are lifted from classic movies; |
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** "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero" = ''[[The Guns of Navarone]]'' and ''[[Ice Station Zebra]]''. Both movies were based on books by Alistair MacLean. |
** "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero" = ''[[The Guns of Navarone]]'' and ''[[Ice Station Zebra]]''. Both movies were based on books by Alistair MacLean. |
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** "The Magnificent Warriors" = ''[[The Magnificent Seven]]'', which itself was a western version of ''[[Seven Samurai]]''. |
** "The Magnificent Warriors" = ''[[The Magnificent Seven]]'', which itself was a western version of ''[[Seven Samurai]]''. |
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*** Hmm...the twelve <s>tribes</s> colonies, originated from <s>Eden</s> Kobol, was forced to move from their homeland to find <s>a promised land</s> Earth that only was known from legend, all due to the actions of a certain man, who after receiving visions and power from a higher being, eventually become the founder and leader of <s>Judaism Christianity</s> a monothestic religion and preach about grace, and after wandering around <s>the desert</s> space for <s>forty</s> four years, manage to arrive on a lush green <s>place</s> planet {{spoiler|that is eventually OUR Earth}}, all according to the plan of the higher being. Hmm, sounds like a [[The Bible|familiar book]]... |
*** Hmm...the twelve <s>tribes</s> colonies, originated from <s>Eden</s> Kobol, was forced to move from their homeland to find <s>a promised land</s> Earth that only was known from legend, all due to the actions of a certain man, who after receiving visions and power from a higher being, eventually become the founder and leader of <s>Judaism Christianity</s> a monothestic religion and preach about grace, and after wandering around <s>the desert</s> space for <s>forty</s> four years, manage to arrive on a lush green <s>place</s> planet {{spoiler|that is eventually OUR Earth}}, all according to the plan of the higher being. Hmm, sounds like a [[The Bible|familiar book]]... |
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** The re-imagined series gave us the episode "The Captain's Hand" = ''[[Crimson Tide]]'' <small>IN SPACE</small>! |
** The re-imagined series gave us the episode "The Captain's Hand" = ''[[Crimson Tide]]'' <small>IN SPACE</small>! |
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** Re-imagined ''[[ |
** Re-imagined ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]]'' is original ''[[Battlestar Galactica Classic]]'' <small>TAKEN SERIOUSLY</small>! |
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*** Hardly "seriously" when you have Cylon fetish-dungeon ships, and crank the [[Fan Service]] [[Up to Eleven]]. More like a [[Darker and Edgier]] version. |
*** Hardly "seriously" when you have Cylon fetish-dungeon ships, and crank the [[Fan Service]] [[Up to Eleven]]. More like a [[Darker and Edgier]] version. |
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*** With the revival of serial-formatted TV such as ''24'' and others, rather than episodic tales, the Re-imagined Series and J.J. Abrams's ''Lost'' were can't-miss-an-episode shows at the time. The subject matter and [[Mind Screw]] plots between these two shows were too similar for some fans, jesting that the new BSG was [[Incredibly Lame Pun|"LOST:]] <small>IN SPACE</small>!" |
*** With the revival of serial-formatted TV such as ''24'' and others, rather than episodic tales, the Re-imagined Series and J.J. Abrams's ''Lost'' were can't-miss-an-episode shows at the time. The subject matter and [[Mind Screw]] plots between these two shows were too similar for some fans, jesting that the new BSG was [[Incredibly Lame Pun|"LOST:]] <small>IN SPACE</small>!" |
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** Or, according to [[Mitchell and Webb]], it's ''[[Gilbert and Sullivan|HMS Pinafore]]'' <small>IN SPACE</small>! |
** Or, according to [[Mitchell and Webb]], it's ''[[Gilbert and Sullivan|HMS Pinafore]]'' <small>IN SPACE</small>! |
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* The much-maligned ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine (TV)|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "Meridian" was, as admitted by producer Ira Steven Behr, ''[[Brigadoon]]'' <small>IN SPACE</small>! Recalling this idea at a later date, Behr admitted: "I am a moron." |
* The much-maligned ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine (TV)|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "Meridian" was, as admitted by producer Ira Steven Behr, ''[[Brigadoon]]'' <small>IN SPACE</small>! Recalling this idea at a later date, Behr admitted: "I am a moron." |
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** The original concept for ''Deep Space Nine'' (before they shifted the location from a Federation colony planet to a space station after [[J Michael Straczynski]] pitched ''[[ |
** The original concept for ''Deep Space Nine'' (before they shifted the location from a Federation colony planet to a space station after [[J Michael Straczynski]] pitched ''[[Babylon 5]]'' to Paramount) would have been ''Star Trek'' <small>ON LAND</small>! |
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** The episode "Starship Down" is basically ''[[Das Boot]]'' <small>IN SPACE</small>. |
** The episode "Starship Down" is basically ''[[Das Boot]]'' <small>IN SPACE</small>. |
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* ''[[Sea Quest DSV (TV)|Sea Quest DSV]]'' is ''[[Voyage to The Bottom of The Sea (TV)|Voyage to The Bottom of The Sea]]'' <small>IN THE FUTURE</small>! Or ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'' <small>UNDER WATER</small>! |
* ''[[Sea Quest DSV (TV)|Sea Quest DSV]]'' is ''[[Voyage to The Bottom of The Sea (TV)|Voyage to The Bottom of The Sea]]'' <small>IN THE FUTURE</small>! Or ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'' <small>UNDER WATER</small>! |
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** The "you can't go home again" and "big ancient structure with lots of rooms to explore" premise means that ''Universe'' is ''Stargate Atlantis'' <small>IN SPACE</small>! |
** The "you can't go home again" and "big ancient structure with lots of rooms to explore" premise means that ''Universe'' is ''Stargate Atlantis'' <small>IN SPACE</small>! |
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* The [[In Name Only]] film version of ''[[The Lawnmower Man]]'' is best summed up as, "the first two thirds of ''[[Flowers for Algernon (Literature)|Flowers For Algernon]]''...<small>IN CYBERSPACE</small>!" |
* The [[In Name Only]] film version of ''[[The Lawnmower Man]]'' is best summed up as, "the first two thirds of ''[[Flowers for Algernon (Literature)|Flowers For Algernon]]''...<small>IN CYBERSPACE</small>!" |
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* Half of all ''[[ |
* Half of all ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episodes ever are "Hammer Horror/Classic Literature/Contemporary Movie/Greek Mythology etc., <small>WITH ALIENS</small>!" Doctor Who author Ben Aaronovitch once said that "Talent borrows, genius steals, and ''Doctor Who'' authors get it off [[Fell Off the Back of A Truck|the back of a lorry]], no questions asked." |
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** The ''[[ |
** The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "Voyage of the Damned" was ''The Poseidon Adventure'' <small>IN SPACE</small>! It's even lampshaded, since the space ship is appropriately named ''The Titanic''. |
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** Its seems to be a recurring theme for the specials, 2010 had "A Christmas Carol" which was, of course, [[A Christmas Carol]] <small>IN SPACE</small>! ...[[Everything's Even Worse With Sharks|WITH A FLYING SHARK]]! |
** Its seems to be a recurring theme for the specials, 2010 had "A Christmas Carol" which was, of course, [[A Christmas Carol]] <small>IN SPACE</small>! ...[[Everything's Even Worse With Sharks|WITH A FLYING SHARK]]! |
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** The Third Doctor story "The Daemons" is ''[[Quatermass and The Pit]]'' <small>IN WILTSHIRE INSTEAD OF KNIGHTSBRIDGE</small>! |
** The Third Doctor story "The Daemons" is ''[[Quatermass and The Pit]]'' <small>IN WILTSHIRE INSTEAD OF KNIGHTSBRIDGE</small>! |
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** The Tenth Doctor [[Playing With a Trope|plays with this trope]] in "Smith and Jones": |
** The Tenth Doctor [[Playing With a Trope|plays with this trope]] in "Smith and Jones": |
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{{quote| '''Doctor:''' Have you seen?! There are these things, these great big space Rhino things, I mean, Rhinos from space, and we're on the moon! Big space Rhinos, with guns! <small>ON THE MOON</small>!}} |
{{quote| '''Doctor:''' Have you seen?! There are these things, these great big space Rhino things, I mean, Rhinos from space, and we're on the moon! Big space Rhinos, with guns! <small>ON THE MOON</small>!}} |
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** The Eleventh Doctor story "The Lodger" is lampshaded as ''[[ |
** The Eleventh Doctor story "The Lodger" is lampshaded as ''[[Doctor Who]]'' <small>ON EARTH</small>. |
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** [[The Movie|The Fox TV movie]] is ''[[ |
** [[The Movie|The Fox TV movie]] is ''[[Doctor Who]]'' <small>IN AMERICA</small>! |
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** Alright, let's get this over with...The TARDIS is [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Time And Relative Dimensions ]]<small>[[Incredibly Lame Pun|IN SPACE]]</small>! |
** Alright, let's get this over with...The TARDIS is [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Time And Relative Dimensions ]]<small>[[Incredibly Lame Pun|IN SPACE]]</small>! |
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** In-show examples; In "The Big Bang"(not really spoilers since they don't involve the main plot), we learn that the Doctor had previously taken Amy to "Miami <small>IN SPACE</small>"(with "automated sand"). At the very end of the episode, the Doctor is informed of an "[[Noodle Incident|Egyptian Goddess on the Orient Express--]]<small>[[Noodle Incident|IN SPACE]]</small>". |
** In-show examples; In "The Big Bang"(not really spoilers since they don't involve the main plot), we learn that the Doctor had previously taken Amy to "Miami <small>IN SPACE</small>"(with "automated sand"). At the very end of the episode, the Doctor is informed of an "[[Noodle Incident|Egyptian Goddess on the Orient Express--]]<small>[[Noodle Incident|IN SPACE]]</small>". |
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* ''[[Blake's Seven|Blakes Seven]]'' was ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]'' mixed with ''[[Robin Hood]]'' <small>IN SPACE</small>! |
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* ''[[Homeboys in Outer Space]]'' was, well...ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. |
* ''[[Homeboys in Outer Space]]'' was, well...ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. |
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* Parodied on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' during a short in which Jon Stewart, Steve Carell and [[Stephen Colbert]] are TV producers trying to come up with a new reality show. At one point, Colbert complains that "Every pitch [Stewart] makes is just one of mine with the words <small>IN SPACE</small> added to the end." |
* Parodied on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' during a short in which Jon Stewart, Steve Carell and [[Stephen Colbert]] are TV producers trying to come up with a new reality show. At one point, Colbert complains that "Every pitch [Stewart] makes is just one of mine with the words <small>IN SPACE</small> added to the end." |
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** In that case, ''[[Mystery Diagnosis]]'' is ''House'' <small>AS A [[Documentary|DOCUMENTARY]]</small>! |
** In that case, ''[[Mystery Diagnosis]]'' is ''House'' <small>AS A [[Documentary|DOCUMENTARY]]</small>! |
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** Also, ''[[House (TV)|House]]'' is ''[[Black Jack (Manga)|Black Jack]]'' <small>IN REAL LIFE</small>! |
** Also, ''[[House (TV)|House]]'' is ''[[Black Jack (Manga)|Black Jack]]'' <small>IN REAL LIFE</small>! |
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* ''[[Earth Final Conflict]]'' has the 4th season episode "Phantom Companion" which is basically the ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]'' set on the Taelon mothership, or to put it simply, <small>IN SPACE</small>! |
* ''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]'' has the 4th season episode "Phantom Companion" which is basically the ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]'' set on the Taelon mothership, or to put it simply, <small>IN SPACE</small>! |
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* ''[[Code Red]]'' is ''[[Bonanza]]'' <small>IN CONTEMPORARY TIMES WITH THE CARTWRIGHTS AS A FAMILY OF FIREFIGHTERS</small>! |
* ''[[Code Red]]'' is ''[[Bonanza]]'' <small>IN CONTEMPORARY TIMES WITH THE CARTWRIGHTS AS A FAMILY OF FIREFIGHTERS</small>! |
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* ''[[The Big Valley]]'' is ''[[Bonanza]]'' <small>WITH FEMALE CHARACTERS IN THE FAMILY</small>! |
* ''[[The Big Valley]]'' is ''[[Bonanza]]'' <small>WITH FEMALE CHARACTERS IN THE FAMILY</small>! |
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* ''[[Kings]]'' is the biblical story of King Saul and David in <small>IN THE MODERN DAY</small>! |
* ''[[Kings]]'' is the biblical story of King Saul and David in <small>IN THE MODERN DAY</small>! |
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* ''[[The Mentalist]]'' is any old [[Police Procedural]] <small>WITH A PSYCHIC</small>! <small>AND WITH BETTER JOKES</small>! |
* ''[[The Mentalist]]'' is any old [[Police Procedural]] <small>WITH A PSYCHIC</small>! <small>AND WITH BETTER JOKES</small>! |
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* ''[[Torchwood (TV)|Torchwood]]'' is ''[[ |
* ''[[Torchwood (TV)|Torchwood]]'' is ''[[Doctor Who]]'' <small>ON EEEEEEEARTH</small>! <small>WITH MORE SEEEEEEEX</small>! |
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** ...or [[Angel (TV)|Angel]] <small>IN WAAAAAAAAALES</small>! |
** ...or [[Angel (TV)|Angel]] <small>IN WAAAAAAAAALES</small>! |
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* ''[[Law and Order Criminal Intent]]'' is ''[[Columbo (TV)|Columbo]]'' <small>WITH [[UST]]</small>! <small>AND JEFFGOLDBLUM</small>! |
* ''[[Law and Order Criminal Intent]]'' is ''[[Columbo (TV)|Columbo]]'' <small>WITH [[UST]]</small>! <small>AND JEFFGOLDBLUM</small>! |