Scream 2.0

In looking up information for Scream, I came across some information for the Scary Movie series, which I had 90% forgotten. How strange is it that someone would decide to parody a movie that is essentially blank parody? This sort of layering reminds me of our talk about Baudrillard's simulacra. There are probably many people watching Scary Movie who have no idea what the jokes are referencing. For that matter, how sure am I that I know where they originally came from? When I see unkillable serial killers, I think Michael Meyers/Jason Voorhies. But are they the originals? I have no idea. We seem to have slid along the orders of simulacra to the point where the fact that there was an original has ceased to matter. As long as you know that it's nearly impossible to actually kill a serial killer, what more do you need?