: "He has 5 minutes to find the error in cell B12... or the whole department goes down." Writing Tips for Parody If you are drafting the script or lyrics yourself, expert advice from "Weird" Al Yankovic and other creators suggests: Identify the "Problem"
The TV Tropes community refers to this as a sequel taking a "full-blown parody" direction. For example, it notes that while the first Borderlands game was "little more than an IndecisiveParody with an ExcusePlot," its sequel, Borderlands 2 , leans entirely into its comedic identity. It retains all the action but wraps it in a "legitimate plot that takes what little elements the first game gave it and makes it work". The result is a game where "just about everything is better than the original", proving that for some parodies, the second chapter is where the magic really happens. nothing better than parody 2