The Other Troper
Deconstructive Parody is a Sub-Trope of Affectionate Parody, not a separate trope.
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Since we lack the ability to read an author's mind - how do we know if any particular parody is affectionate or not?
Rhetorical, eh? ... Eight!
Well there's often a hearty splash of references and homages to the original around the parodic moments, frequent delving into the jokes of the original's fandom and not just the work itself, some aspects of the work played straight and reconstruction of the original work.
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Really? Why is that?
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@post 2: No, they're both subtropes of Parody.
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It all boils down to respect. Often you can tell whether or not whatever is parodying is still doing so with a measure of respect for the source material. Less meanspiritedness (or should I say, gags that poke rather than tear), keeping the defining essence of the source straight even though there is lots of parody, Reconstruction, etc...
Shows like Batman The Brave And The Bold, Darkwing Duck, or Tiger And Bunny, for example, are good examples.
edited 6th Sep '11 10:21:55 AM by KnownUnknown
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
Maybe Affectionate Parody should be a YMMV trope?
Why? What's even remotely subjective about it?
I think this thread deserves a lock rather than another bump. It's clearly stalled.
Affectionate Parody is about when a parody is clearly made by someone who likes what they are parodying, and the parody makes more sense if you are familiar with the original work. But you would have no idea from the wicks, as its often used for any parody at all, like on Vampires Suck, which is a Deconstructive Parody.