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===Influences on popular culture=== As with any popular long-lived work, contemporary culture abounds with references to the lion Aslan, travelling via wardrobe and direct mentions of ''The Chronicles''.<!--No need to explain what this culture is β obvious below β appearing in television, music, and gaming and [[anime]], with--> Examples include: <!-- NOTE TO EDITORS: Please do not add additional references to this list. If you find a reference that is more representative of the breadth of references or the mainstream nature of the references, please remove the most similar item from this list and replace it with your new item. --> [[Charlotte Lewis (Lost)|Charlotte Staples Lewis]], a character first seen early in the fourth season of the TV series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'', is named in reference to C. S. Lewis. ''Lost'' producer [[Damon Lindelof]] said that this was a clue to the direction the show would take during the season.<ref name="EW2">Jensen, Jeff, (20 February 2008) "[http://www.ew.com/article/2008/02/22/lost-s4-mind-blowing-scoop 'Lost': Mind-Blowing Scoop From Its Producers] ", ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. Retrieved 29 October 2008.</ref> The book ''Ultimate Lost and Philosophy'', edited by William Irwin and Sharon Kaye, contains a comprehensive essay on ''Lost'' plot motifs based on ''The Chronicles''.<ref>{{cite book| title = Ultimate Lost and Philosophy Volume 35 of The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series | last = Irwin| first=William|publisher=John Wiley and Sons|year= 2010|isbn=9780470632291|page=368}}</ref> The second [[SNL Digital Shorts|SNL Digital Short]] by Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell features a humorous [[nerdcore hip hop]] song titled ''[[Lazy Sunday (The Lonely Island song)|Chronicles of Narnia (Lazy Sunday)]]'', which focuses on the performers' plan to see ''The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' at a cinema. It was described by ''Slate'' magazine as one of the most culturally significant ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' skits in many years, and an important commentary on the state of rap.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.slate.com/id/2133316/ |title= The Chronicles of Narnia Rap|first=Josh |last=Levin |date=23 December 2005 |magazine=Slate |access-date=19 December 2010}}</ref> Swedish Christian power metal band [[Narnia (Swedish band)|Narnia]], whose songs are mainly about the ''Chronicles of Narnia'' or the Bible, feature Aslan on all their album covers.<ref>{{cite book |title=Through the Wardrobe: Your Favorite Authors on C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia |last=Brennan |first= Herbie |year=2010 |publisher= BenBella Books|isbn=9781935251682 |page=6 }}</ref> The song "Further Up, Further In" from the album ''[[Room to Roam]]'' by Scottish-Irish [[folk-rock]] band [[The Waterboys]] is heavily influenced by ''The Chronicles of Narnia''. The title is taken from a passage in ''[[The Last Battle]]'', and one verse of the song describes sailing to the end of the world to meet a king, similar to the ending of ''[[Voyage of the Dawn Treader]]''. C. S. Lewis is explicitly acknowledged as an influence in the liner notes of the 1990 [[compact disc]]. During interviews, the primary creator of the Japanese anime and gaming series ''[[Digimon]]'' has said that he was inspired and influenced by ''The Chronicles of Narnia''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Digimon RPG|url=http://www.gamershell.com/pc/digimon_rpg/|publisher=Gamers Hell|access-date=26 July 2010}}</ref> Its influence extends even to [[fan fiction]]: under the [[pen name]] Edonohana, Rachel Manija Brown wrote "No Reservations: Narnia", which imagined [[Anthony Bourdain]] exploring Narnia and its cuisine in the style of his ''No Reservations'' TV show and book. Bourdain himself praised the fic's writing and "frankly a bit frightening" attention to detail.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/recommends/read/no-reservations-narnia-a-triumph-of-anthony-bourdain-fan-fiction |access-date=2024-03-29 |title='No Reservations: Narnia,' a Triumph of Anthony Bourdain Fan Fiction |first=Helen |last=Rosner |date=2018-07-08 |magazine=[[The New Yorker|New Yorker]]}}</ref>
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