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** The production is filmed in the city as the [[https://www.nyc.gov/site/mome/industries/ny-state-tax-credit.page state of New York offers a tax credit]] for film and television productions to work in the five boroughs
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** The writers are from New York.

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** [[CreatorProvincialism The writers are from New York. York.]]
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Was an example of Enforced Trope not Justified Trope and is already repeated in the relevant place, so worte a new example.


* '''Justified''': The writer lives in New York and is [[WriteWhatYouKnow writing what he knows]].

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* '''Justified''': The writer lives Bob is a detective in New York and the [=NYPD=], the main character in a PoliceProcedural, whose job is [[WriteWhatYouKnow writing what he knows]].to solve crimes within the jurisdiction of the city (and quite probably specifically his precinct).

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* '''Enforced''': The network needs a new show that will connect with a large amount of people. A large amount of people live in New York.

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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The network needs a new show that will connect with a large amount of people. A large amount of people live in New York.York.
** The writers are from New York.



* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The focus on New York is foreshadowing that Bob does not live in the real United States, but a fake.



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* '''Straight''': Bob only travels in the Five Boroughs of NYC.

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* '''Straight''': Bob only travels in the Five Boroughs of NYC.New York City.



* '''Downplayed''': Bob spends most of his time in New York, but goes to rural Long Island on occasion.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob spends most of his time in New York, NYC, but goes to rural Long Island on occasion.
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'''Basic Trope''': Nothing interesting happens outside of New York City.

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'''Basic Trope''': Nothing interesting happens outside of New York City.UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity.

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'''Basic Trope''': Nothing interesting happens outside the City of New York.
* '''Straight''': Bob only travels in the [[FanonDisContinuity four]] boroughs.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** FultonStreetFolly
** NewYorkIsOnlyManhattan

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'''Basic Trope''': Nothing interesting happens outside the City of New York.
York City.
* '''Straight''': Bob only travels in the [[FanonDisContinuity four]] boroughs.
Five Boroughs of NYC.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** FultonStreetFolly
** NewYorkIsOnlyManhattan
'''Exaggerated''': Bob only walks around {{Fulton Street| Folly}}, [[NewYorkIsOnlyManhattan Manhattan]].



* '''Parodied''': The villains, who are not from Earth, [[AliensStealCable do their research on the planet by watching movies and TV shows]], and therefore believe that it's the most important city in the world, which is why they attack it. (Alternately, their reason for focusing on New York is that they ''really'' like Mallomars.)

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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The villains, who are not from Earth, [[AliensStealCable do their research on the planet by watching movies and TV shows]], and therefore believe that it's the most important city in the world, [[AlienInvasion which is why they attack it. (Alternately, it]].
** Alternately,
their reason for focusing on New York is that they ''really'' like Mallomars.)

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* '''Exaggerated''': FultonStreetFolly

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* '''Exaggerated''': FultonStreetFolly'''Exaggerated''':
** FultonStreetFolly
** NewYorkIsOnlyManhattan
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Bob spends most of his time in New York, but goes to rural Long Island on occasion.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Alice the IntrepidReporter moves to New York because there's a good chance of something big happening there for her to make her big break.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''':
** With everything interesting happening in New York, people are swarming into the city, and overpopulation becomes a problem.
** Alternately: Everyone gets out of there because of the danger, causing the economy to collapse and New York to become a ghost town.
* '''Reconstructed''': The overpopulation or weak economy is the conflict of the week.



* '''Exploited''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''':
** With everything interesting happening in New York, people are swarming into the city, and overpopulation becomes a problem.
** Alternately: Everyone gets out of there because of the danger, causing the economy to collapse and New York to become a ghost town.
* '''Reconstructed''': The overpopulation or weak economy is the conflict of the week.



* '''Played for Drama''': Aliens arrive on Earth for the first time, and they start with New York, since they know [[AliensStealCable from TV]] that it's one of the most interesting places on Earth.

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* '''Played for Drama''': Aliens arrive on Earth for the first time, and they start with New York, since they know [[AliensStealCable from TV]] that it's one of the most interesting places on Earth.



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* '''Deconstructed''': With everything interesting happening in New York, people are swarming into the city, and overpopulation becomes a problem.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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With everything interesting happening in New York, people are swarming into the city, and overpopulation becomes a problem.
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* '''Straight''': Bob only travels in the [[DisContinuity four]] boroughs.

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* '''Straight''': Bob only travels in the [[DisContinuity [[FanonDisContinuity four]] boroughs.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob tells the tale of his intriguing job. When asked where he's from, he says New York. He's from Poughkeepsie. However, he says he drives to New York every time he has a shift. He is stationed in Yonkers. However, he only gets called to streets in the Bronx

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob tells the tale of his intriguing job.job has a FBI agent. When asked where he's from, he says New York. He's from Poughkeepsie. However, he says he drives to New York every time he has a shift. He is stationed in Yonkers. However, he only gets called to streets in the Bronx



* '''Enforced''': The station needs a new show that will connect with a large amount of people. A large amount of people live in New York.
* '''Lampshaded''': On a freeway, Bob sees a sign for "To New York City". Alice says, "Okay take the ramp to the only damn place in this state where things happen."

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* '''Enforced''': The station network needs a new show that will connect with a large amount of people. A large amount of people live in New York.
* '''Lampshaded''': On a freeway, Bob sees a sign for "To New York City". Alice says, "Okay "Okay, take the ramp to the only damn place in this state where things happen."


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* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob just moved to New York, but he treats it as if he's lived there for a ''long'' time.
* '''Played for Drama''': Aliens arrive on Earth for the first time, and they start with New York, since they know [[AliensStealCable from TV]] that it's one of the most interesting places on Earth.
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* '''Parodied''': The villains, who are not from Earth, do their research on the planet by watching movies and TV shows, and therefore believe that it's the most important city in the world, which is why they attack it. (Alternately, their reason for focusing on New York is that they ''really'' like Mallomars.)

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* '''Parodied''': The villains, who are not from Earth, [[AliensStealCable do their research on the planet by watching movies and TV shows, shows]], and therefore believe that it's the most important city in the world, which is why they attack it. (Alternately, their reason for focusing on New York is that they ''really'' like Mallomars.)
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* '''Parodied''': The villains, who are not from Earth, do their research on the planet by watching movies and TV shows, and therefore believe that it's the most important city in the world, which is why they attack it.

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* '''Parodied''': The villains, who are not from Earth, do their research on the planet by watching movies and TV shows, and therefore believe that it's the most important city in the world, which is why they attack it. (Alternately, their reason for focusing on New York is that they ''really'' like Mallomars.)
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???The villains, who are not from Earth, do their research on the planet by watching movies and TV shows, and therefore believe that it's the most important city in the world, which is why they attack it.

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Click '''Basic Trope''': Nothing interesting happens outside the edit button City of New York.
* '''Straight''': Bob only travels in the [[DisContinuity four]] boroughs.
* '''Exaggerated''': FultonStreetFolly
* '''Justified''': The writer lives in New York and is [[WriteWhatYouKnow writing what he knows]].
* '''Inverted''': Bob travels everywhere in America ''EXCEPT'' New York.
* '''Subverted''': The show starts out with a map of New York, then zooms in…
to start Poughkeepsie, where Bob lives.
* '''Double Subverted''': He takes the Taconic Parkway to his job in The Bronx, where the real action happens.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': With everything interesting happening in New York, people are swarming into the city, and overpopulation becomes a problem.
** Alternately: Everyone gets out of there because of the danger, causing the economy to collapse and New York to become a ghost town.
* '''Reconstructed''': The overpopulation or weak economy is the conflict of the week.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob tells the tale of his intriguing job. When asked where he's from, he says New York. He's from Poughkeepsie. However, he says he drives to New York every time he has a shift. He is stationed in Yonkers. However, he only gets called to streets in the Bronx
* '''Averted''': From the start, it is stated that Bob lives and works at his interesting job in Poughkeepsie, and the farthest he goes in the series is still within that city.
* '''Enforced''': The station needs a new show that will connect with a large amount of people. A large amount of people live in New York.
* '''Lampshaded''': On a freeway, Bob sees a sign for "To New York City". Alice says, "Okay take the ramp to the only damn place in
this new page. state where things happen."
* '''Invoked''': Bob avoids the airports and highways out of New York because he believes something will be interesting in New York.
* '''Defied''': Bob, in an effort not to be trapped in New York, becomes a storm chaser and moves to Kansas.
* '''Discussed''': "I'm so glad I moved to New York. It seems like every corner is another interesting landmark."
* '''Conversed''': "Man, another show about New York? You're obsessed with shows about New York, huh?" "No, but the writers are."
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