History Main / PeripheryDemographic

** In fact all Usages of Linux on [=PCs=] or embedded Systems are Cases of Periphery Demographics, because Linux was initially intended as an Unix Clone and Unix was only an Operationsystem for large Computers like Mainframes and Servers (Homecomputers used CP\\M or DOS). But TechnologyMarchesOn and now every PC with an 80386 or higher and other Microprocessors witch support some kind of protected mode can run Linux or Linux-ports.

** Mac OS X (along with iOS) is in fact UNIX-based. It's more or less a front-end for the Darwin OS, which is itself a descendent of both UNIX and FreeBSD. Also, from the perspective of the console, the filesystem and command structure of Mac OS X is obviously UNIX. While Darwin is largely open source, proprietary UNIX distributions do exist (i.e. HP-UX, pre-2005 Solaris). In any case, starting with Mac in particular can be a good way to ascend from casual userdom to geek level.

* William F. Buckley's run for mayor of New York City in 1965, for which he founded the state's Conservative Party, was intended to appeal to the sorts of people who embraced his brand of conservatism at the time—country-club patricians like Buckley himself, some businessmen and the odd intellectuals. But his platform [[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/02/magazine/02buckley.html turned out to have strong appeal]] to middle-aged white working-class men, sort of like [[AllInTheFamily Archie Bunker]]. The discovery proved key to the ascendance of the conservative movement nationally over the next decade and a half.

-->'''[[StatlerAndWaldorf Statler]]:''' I doubt this show will appeal to people outside of the target demographic
-->'''Waldorf:''' I doubt it will appeal to people inside of the target demographic!
-->'''Both:''' Do-ho-ho-ho-hoh!

When the Periphery Demographic is in another country, then you've got GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff. For specific example of {{Periphery Demographic}}s, see EstrogenBrigade and TestosteroneBrigade. Contrast PeripheryHatedom.

When the PeripheryDemographic is in another country, then you've got GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff. For specific example of {{Periphery Demographic}}s, see EstrogenBrigade and TestosteroneBrigade. Contrast PeripheryHatedom.

* In KimPossible Cuddle Buddies a Beanie baby expy attracts the attention of then 15 year old Kim as well as the 30 something villain [=DNAmy=]. As Kim gets older, 17-18 by the shows end, it's implied she hasn't grown out of them.

* In ''{{Foxtrot}}'', both Jason and Paige clashed over the LordOfTheRings movies. He went because it was LordOfTheRings, she went because of... Creator/OrlandoBloom.

** In fact all Usages of Linux on [=PCs=] or embedded Systems are Cases of PeripheryDemographics, because Linux was initially intended as an Unix Clone and Unix was only an Operationsystem for large Computers like Mainframes and Servers (Homecomputers used CP\\M or DOS). But TechnologyMarchesOn and now every PC with an 80386 or higher and other Microprocessors witch support some kind of protected mode can run Linux or Linux-ports.

* Old classics in the public domain like ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'', ''Literature/ThroughTheLookingGlass'', and Creator/LFrankBaum's long ''[[Literature/LandOfOz Oz]]'' series find their most hardcore fans among adult women around the world.

* Lemony Snicket's ''ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'' is considered by many to be far too dark and depressing for children. It's essentially a dark comedy about different ways the author can torment children and the unusual ways supporting characters can be killed.

* TheyMightBeGiants started out aiming at two separate audiences: New York hipsters and college-age alternative rock fans. But from the beginning, they've always managed to attract a huge cult following among teens. Then, when their original fans got older and started playing TMBG to their kids, the band was surprised to discover that they had a lot preteen fans too. Since then, they've started doing child-oriented work (albums, [=DVDs=], kids-only concerts, even some stuff for Disney) alongside their usual stuff. However, they've made a point of making their children's music accessible to their adult fans too.

* EmilieAutumn, despite probably, along with Otep, being the closest thing to riot grrrl today, has a rather large male fanbase.(according to a survey, as much as 60% of her fans were male). She has acknowledged this, calling them her "Asylum Boys".
* For most of the 1980s and 1990s, JohnnyCash was thought by most country music executives to be washed up and incapable of attracting younger fans. Then he hooked up with producer Music/RickRubin for a series of recordings featuring covers of artists like NineInchNails in classic Johnny Cash style. These were a huge success with young AlternativeRock fans, revitalizing Cash's career.
** In general, JohnnyCash has long been the one exception for people who say they don't like country.

* Rapper Too $hort's music is made up of stories about pimps and hoes. But you would be shocked to know that he has a disturbingly large racially diverse female fan base.

* ''TheFarSide'' gained a substantial following among biologists and other scientists, most particularly for cartoonist Gary Larson's humorous [[ShownTheirWork yet accurate]] depictions of anthropomorphic animals. Larson, himself a wilderness buff, was especially gratified by this, especially when one of his fans arranged to have a species of chewing louse named after him.

** Music/{{Cher}} is also inordinately popular with gay men, as is Music/BarbaraStreisand.

** In fact all Usages of Linux on PCs or embeded Sytems are Cases of PeripheryDemographics, because Linux was initially intended as an Unix Clone and Unix was only an Operationsystem for large Computers like Mainframes and Servers (Homecomputers used CP\\M or DOS). But TechnologyMarchesOn and now every PC with an 80386 or higher and other Microprocessors witch support some kind of protected mode can run Linux or Linux-ports.

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** It also has a ''huge'' [[FanYay gay fanbase]]. Many on the internet speculate that if Jacob and Edward had been the couple of the series instead, it would've been far more interesting.

* High-end digital still cameras are capable of recording HD video, making them popular with indie filmmakers, as the cheapeast high-end models cost only a few hundred dollars at the lowest, compared with HD cameras that start at multiple-thousand range.

* Many AlternativeRock fans like HipHop, largely thanks to the Music/BeastieBoys and their ''Paul's Boutique'' album in particular.

* Music/AvengedSevenfold has a surprisingly large female fanbase. Probably because their music, despite its fierce nature, generally averts the RatedMForManly trope. Usually, it instead follows the "sensitive tough guy" model of most post-grunge bands.

* Zombie movies, despite being targeted more at a male demographic, attract at least as many females. Film/{{Zombieland}}, in particular, is enormously popular with females. Probably because it's more of a chick flick than full-on zombie movie.

* Zombie movies, despite being targeted more at a male demographic, attract at least as many females.

* In ''{{Foxtrot}}'', both Jason and Paige clashed over the LordOfTheRings movies. He went because it was LordOfTheRings, she went because of ... OrlandoBloom.

* ''{{Batman}}''

** Jason Todd also has a large female fanbase. Pretty much because he is a DarkerAndEdgier PrettyBoy with daddy issues ([[JerkassWoobie and many others]]) and was voiced by JensenAckles in his [[BatmanUnderTheRedHood animated movie.]] Really all the Robins have a large female fanbase.

* Quite a few children enjoy ''Film/TheDarkKnightSaga'' simply because {{Batman}} is popular with kids to begin with. This resulted in a real-life CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming when [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/txblacklabel/christan-bale-fullfills-wish-of-young-batman-fan-28m7 Christian Bale visited a five-year-old cancer patient whose dream was to meet the real Batman]].

* ''PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' has a very large fanbase of older fans of high school and college age (as well as librarians and parents) who picked up the series and stuck with it not only for it's clever humor and being literally based on the idea of the MythologyGag, but also because of it's surprisingly deep character development and realistic responses to certain situations. It's a rare mixture of regular young teen action/adventure novels mixed with older demographic drama.

* TheyMightBeGiants started out basically aiming at two separate audiences: New York hipsters and college-age alternative rock fans. But from the beginning, they've always managed to attract a huge cult following among teens. Then, when their original fans got older and started playing TMBG to their kids, the band was surprised to discover that they had a lot preteen fans too. Since then, they've started doing child-oriented work (albums, [=DVDs=], kids-only concerts, even some stuff for Disney) alongside their usual stuff. However, they've made a point of making their children's music accessible to their adult fans too.
** This, of course, hasn't stopped people from [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks complaining]].

* A lot of fans of rave music have no interest in going to a club, they enjoy it for its energy. This is particularly notable amongst fans of metal and punk. As a result there are a lot of bands who cross over metal and dance music, and their fanbases are similarly entwined.
* Rapper Too $hort's music is basically made up of stories about pimps and hoes. But you would be shocked to know that he has a disturbingly large racially diverse female fan base.

* ''CabinPressure'' is a fairly gentle and traditional [[TheBBC Radio 4]] comedy, Radio 4's audience being memetically middle-aged, middle-class and terribly English. Presumably thanks to the presence of BenedictCumberbatch in the cast (as well as the program being good enough to sustain a devoted following, of course), the show has attracted quite a fandom on the notably international, all-comers, young people jamboree that is {{Tumblr}}.

* The model kit hobby, be it planes, cars, military figures, trains, or sci-fi subjects. During the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, putting together plastic models was a common children's pastime, while at the same time being enjoyed by older hobbyists. For instance, just about every American car or plane from the '60s was available in kit form. Then kids from the '80s and '90s turned their attention to other hobbies and activities such as video games, and therefore built models less and less. Today, more kits are bought by older hobbyists (who were young in the '50s, '60s, and '70s and nostalgic for that era) than by young modelers.

** Of course, the intended demographic usually only own one gun, or at least one at a time. The Periphery Demographic however usually owns (or has regular access to) at least two or more guns.

* {{Neopets}} Is a very odd case; although the site originated for college kids, the eponymous {{Ridiculously Cute Critter}}s attracted a Periphery Demographic of kids, and the site became LighterAndSofter as a result. This wasn't a bad thing, as TNT still got a lot of [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar crap past the radar]], but after Viacom started [[ExecutiveMeddling meddling]], the site became more focused to the kids and started neglecting the older fans, who had become a periphery demographic, and loyalists who started playing as kids but remained on the site through their teens. However, TNT started interacting with the new periphery demographic of older fans by setting up a [[http://www.facebook.com/Neopets facebook page]], and [[SoCoolItsAwesome The Faeries' Ruin]] did a great job of [[WinBACKTheCrowd winning back older fans]]. Not only that, but said older fans are the ones who play the most on the site. They're the writers for the Neopian Times, plot participants, and are basically the ones who don't get bored and leave after a few months. TNT's trying to reach a happy medium between appeasing the "preteen girl" fans who only want cute things, the "tween boy" fanbase who just like the games, and the older fans who love writing for the Neopian Times and Poetry Gallery, drawing for the Art Gallery and Beauty Contest, and participate in plots.

[[StatlerAndWaldorf Statler]] I doubt this show will appeal to people outside of the target demographic\\
Waldorf: I doubt it will appeal to people inside of the target demographic!\\
Both: Do-ho-ho-ho-hoh!

** [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome WIN.]]