But in all seriousness, there are only so many plots. Where the original element comes in is how those plots are dressed up. Plots are the skeletons and they're pretty much ready-made. The stories, which involves the physical details, are pretty much up to the writer.
But, yeah, you're right. There's plenty of instances in RL or the professional sphere where homages are embedded in the text (didn't know that about the Daleks...hunh), especially when you watch a show where there's a lot of pop references (Farscape pop-referrenced Buffy a couple of times). There's nothing wrong with homages at all, but I just think if you're going to use them, it should be clear.
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But in all seriousness, there are only so many plots. Where the original element comes in is how those plots are dressed up. Plots are the skeletons and they're pretty much ready-made. The stories, which involves the physical details, are pretty much up to the writer.
But, yeah, you're right. There's plenty of instances in RL or the professional sphere where homages are embedded in the text (didn't know that about the Daleks...hunh), especially when you watch a show where there's a lot of pop references (Farscape pop-referrenced Buffy a couple of times). There's nothing wrong with homages at all, but I just think if you're going to use them, it should be clear.