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'''South Central''': Basically, [[Gangsterland|Gangstaland]]. Made famous by ''[[Boyz N the Hood]]'', the [[Gangsta Rap]] scene, and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]]'', South Central is forever known in the hearts of concerned parents and rap aficionados alike as a hellish battleground between [[Gang-Bangers|rival gangs]]. Like some of the other [[Hollywood Atlas]] examples, South Central's plight [[Truth in Television|really happened]]. Recently, the Los Angeles government tried to rename the neighborhood "South Los Angeles" due to the negative connotations associated with South Central. (Seeing as how we're still calling it South Central, it didn't take.) The two most well-represented 'hoods in South Central are Watts (part of Los Angeles) and Compton (an independent city). Which one appears in a movie or TV show depends on whether it was made before or after the early '90s (before, and it's Watts, as the riots of 1965 were still in the audience's memory; after, and it's Compton, thanks to [[N.W.A.]]—and since [[Sarcasm Mode|this is a family website]], no, we are ''not'' [[N-Word Privileges|saying what "N.W.A." stands for]]). See also East Los Angeles, a.k.a. the Eastside, a.k.a. South Central {{smallcaps|[[Recycled in Space|WITH HISPANICS!]]}} Which, incidentally, is becoming increasingly true of South Central itself, due to immigration.
'''Hollywood/[[Los Angeles]]''': The place where it all happens. If a major movie or TV show doesn't take place in the [[Big Applesauce]], then it happens here. In movies, it's a given that New York and Los Angeles ''must'' be the first two targets on any terrorists' or aliens' hit list. Used as a commentary on Hollywood, it's either the setting of [[deconstruction]]ist work about how harsh the industry is, or the setting of a fluffy comedy piece about how great it is. Either/or. As something of a side-trope, in [[Real Life]], Los Angeles boasts some of the most affluent neighborhoods in North America. Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, and Holmby Hills form what is called the ''"Platinum Triangle"'' of adjoining wealthy communities. Yeah... If you have a series where dramatic conflict centers on purchasing crystal goblets or handblown glass flutes, chances are it takes place here. See [[It Came From Beverly Hills]]. Helpful tip, [[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air|should you be from West Philadelphia and you get in one little fight and your Mom gets scared; she could send you to live with your relatives here.]]
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* The [[Dirty Harry]] movies are set in San Francisco.
* [[La Mission]] subverts this by showing an area of [[San Francisco]] neglected by film and ending with a scenic shot of the main character driving along a Northern California highway.
* ''[[Mulholland Drive]]'' and ''[[L.A. Confidential]]''.
* ''To Live & Love in L.A.''
* ''[[Orange County]]'', a comedy about a kid trying to escape the titular California county.
* Subverted in the remake of ''[[The Parent Trap (1961 film)|The Parent Trap]]''. Hallie mentions that she lives in California. One of the other campers asks if she like, lives next door to a movie star or something. Hallie replies that she lives in Napa, which is in ''Northern'' California.
* Director Jon Favreau intentionally set ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]'' in Malibu, California rather than the [[Big Applesauce]] settings of previous Marvel movies.
* ''Collateral'' was set in Los Angeles, and showed much of the city from the lengthy cab ride that is the basis of the plot. Subverted that it showed deserted downtown at night, something moviegoers almost never see. Bonus points for the coyote running across the road in the middle of a major urban center... [[Truth in Television]].
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* ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' was set in Neptune, California, filmed in San Diego. "Neptune" could probably be read as Oceanside, a middle-sized city just north of San Diego, just without copious numbers of US Marines, since the real life Oceanside is just south of Camp Pendleton, one of the largest Marine Corps bases in the world. Oddly enough, the show was filmed in the suburb Chula Vista at Hilltop High School. However, Oceanside High School was used for exterior shots, so there's definitely plenty of evidence for faux-Oceanside.
* ''[[Chuck]]'' takes place in Burbank, a city of Los Angeles County on the north border of the city of Los Angeles.
* Every season of ''[[24]]'' revolves around an attack against, or originating in, Los Angeles. Other places have been visited or referenced. One season focused on Palmdale, an isolated but large desert community about 20 miles outside the Greater Los Angeles Area, so that the show could {{spoiler|nuke it. If you're not a part of the Big Three, you're expendable. To be fair to the terrorists, they didn't originally plan on targeting Palmdale.}}
* Averted in ''[[The Mentalist]]''. The crimesolving team is part of the [http://ag.ca.gov/cbi/ California Bureau of Investigation], and so its cases tend to focus on smaller cities in California where the local law enforcement are less prepared to deal with exceptional crimes.
* In ''[[Star Trek]]'' Starfleet Headquarters/Academy is based in San Francisco. ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home|Star Trek IV the Voyage Home]]'', in fact, was set mostly in 1986 San Francisco.
* ''[[Baywatch]]'' was shot in Venice (Los Angeles).
* ''[[The Sarah Silverman Program]]'' takes place in Valley Village (Los Angeles).
* ''[[Charmed]]'' is set in San Francisco. Lots of witches, demons, and the like... one could argue that it's California's version of New Orleans. It was, however, clearly filmed in LA. Even the exterior for the manor obviously wasn't shot in SF. A house that, if it were actually in San Francisco, none of the character could even afford the property taxes on. While set in San Francisco it also failed to correspond to any of the standard San Francisco tropes, seemingly less out of aversion than out of a laziness to even stereotype (e.g. all of the characters own cars and drive everywhere despite living in a very dense urban environment where parking is at a premium).
* ''[[Sliders]]'' was also set in San Francisco.
* ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]''
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* It's not mentioned in the series, but according to Christy Marx, the biggest writter for ''[[Jem and The Holograms]]'' series, the major home base for all three bands is Los Angeles.
* ''[[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]]'' was set in "Orchid Bay City", San Francisco with the serial number rubbed off.
* ''[[The Mighty B!]]'' takes place in San Francisco.
* ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' is set in San Francisco, specifically Chinatown, and makes use of the Golden Gate Bridge and Transamerica Pyramid in its opening credits.
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' episode about The Radioactive Man movie. In the ending, Hollywood is portrayed as a ''[[Utopia]]''.
* ''[[Totally Spies!]]'' has [[Valley Girl]] protagonists in Beverly Hills. And if it weren't for all the supervillains and such, it'd be an awesome life.
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