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* The titular ''[[Pet Shop of Horrors]]'' is in Chinatown. |
* The titular ''[[Pet Shop of Horrors]]'' is in Chinatown. |
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* ''[[Kaleido Star]]'' is set in "Cape Mery", which is identified as being somewhere in Los Angeles when the cast is visiting [[Vancouver]]. |
* ''[[Kaleido Star]]'' is set in "Cape Mery", which is identified as being somewhere in Los Angeles when the cast is visiting [[Vancouver]]. |
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⚫ | * ''[[Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew]]'' often featured Los Antelopes, Califurnia, Earth-C's Los Angeles. Los Antelopes' various neighborhoods and suburbs were often featured in stories, including Saint Bernardino (San Bernadino), Bel-Airedale (Bel-Air), Beaverly Hills (Beverly Hills) and Follywood (Hollywood), the latter where the Zoo Crew's headquarters were located. |
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== Film == |
== Film == |
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* ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'' |
* ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'' |
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* The film ''Los Angeles Plays Itself,'' done by Thom Anderson, takes a look at Los Angeles as it is shown in the movies—not Los Angeles pretending to be other cities There is, a marked divide between Los Angeles and Hollywood - Hollywood seems to find a perverse delight in destroying Los Angeles every chance it gets - ''[[Armageddon]]'', ''[[Independence Day]]'', you name it. They'd do it more, but the dearth of tall buildings makes it somewhat anticlimactic to watch. The film also points out that only a city with an inferiority complex would allow itself to be called L.A. so frequently. |
* The film ''Los Angeles Plays Itself,'' done by Thom Anderson, takes a look at Los Angeles as it is shown in the movies—not Los Angeles pretending to be other cities There is, a marked divide between Los Angeles and Hollywood - Hollywood seems to find a perverse delight in destroying Los Angeles every chance it gets - ''[[Armageddon]]'', ''[[Independence Day]]'', you name it. They'd do it more, but the dearth of tall buildings makes it somewhat anticlimactic to watch. The film also points out that only a city with an inferiority complex would allow itself to be called L.A. so frequently. |
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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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* The Philip Marlowe novels of [[Raymond Chandler]], including ''[[The Big Sleep (Literature)|The Big Sleep]]'' and ''The Long Goodbye''. Chandler was a poet before diving into hard-boiled detective fiction, and it shows in his narrative descriptions of the City of Angels. |
* The ''Philip Marlowe'' novels of [[Raymond Chandler]], including ''[[The Big Sleep (Literature)|The Big Sleep]]'' and ''The Long Goodbye''. Chandler was a poet before diving into hard-boiled detective fiction, and it shows in his narrative descriptions of the City of Angels. |
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* [[Michael Connelly]] has written a long series of mystery and detective fiction novels in the Raymond Chandler spirit, most of which are set in Los Angeles and which display a deep familiarity with the city's history and culture. |
* [[Michael Connelly]] has written a long series of mystery and detective fiction novels in the Raymond Chandler spirit, most of which are set in Los Angeles and which display a deep familiarity with the city's history and culture. |
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* The Alex Delaware novels of [[Johnathan Kellerman]] and the Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus novels of Faye Kellerman. Since the Kellermans are husband and wife, their characters have had at least one [[Crossover]]. |
* The Alex Delaware novels of [[Johnathan Kellerman]] and the Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus novels of Faye Kellerman. Since the Kellermans are husband and wife, their characters have had at least one [[Crossover]]. |
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* Many of LA-native [[Harry Turtledove|Harry Turtledove's]] short stories and novels. In particular, ''The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump'', and "Counting Up/Counting Down" are full of references to San Fernando Valley landmarks. |
* Many of LA-native [[Harry Turtledove|Harry Turtledove's]] short stories and novels. In particular, ''The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump'', and "Counting Up/Counting Down" are full of references to San Fernando Valley landmarks. |
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* The majority of ''Snow Crash'' is set in Los Angeles. (Geographically, at least. ''Politically'', it's mostly set in [[Balkanize Me|Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong, Cita di Cosa Nostra, The Farms of Cloverdell, The Clink, and, very occasionally, the United States of America.]]) |
* The majority of ''Snow Crash'' is set in Los Angeles. (Geographically, at least. ''Politically'', it's mostly set in [[Balkanize Me|Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong, Cita di Cosa Nostra, The Farms of Cloverdell, The Clink, and, very occasionally, the United States of America.]]) |
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* The main characters of [[A Wind Named Amnesia]] visit L.A early in the story. |
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* In ''[[Shanghai Girls]]'', sisters Pearl and May Chin move to Chinatown in 1938. |
* In ''[[Shanghai Girls]]'', sisters Pearl and May Chin move to Chinatown in 1938. |
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* In ''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'', Percy and his friends travel to L.A--- which is the current location of the Underworld. |
* In ''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'', Percy and his friends travel to L.A--- which is the current location of the Underworld. |
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* ''[[Southland]]'' |
* ''[[Southland]]'' |
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* Some ''[[Zorro]]'' series took place here. At the time, Spanish was the de jure language. |
* Some ''[[Zorro]]'' series took place here. At the time, Spanish was the de jure language. |
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== [[Music]] == |
== [[Music]] == |
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* [[Tool]]'s song "Ænema" is one giant [[Take That]] at the city which fantasizes about it being buried beneath an ocean. This song is an [[Homage]] and [[Shout-Out]] to [[Bill Hicks]], as mentioned below. |
* [[Tool]]'s song "Ænema" is one giant [[Take That]] at the city which fantasizes about it being buried beneath an ocean. This song is an [[Homage]] and [[Shout-Out]] to [[Bill Hicks]], as mentioned below. |
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== [[Stand Up Comedy]] == |
== [[Recorded and Stand Up Comedy]] == |
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* [[Bill Hicks]], born in Texas, spent several years in Los Angeles and never tired of reminding his audience how much he hated it. ''Arizona Bay'' is a borderline [[Concept Album]] which repeatedly comes back to the subject of how much better off the country and the world would be if Southern California sank into the Pacific. |
* [[Bill Hicks]], born in Texas, spent several years in Los Angeles and never tired of reminding his audience how much he hated it. ''Arizona Bay'' is a borderline [[Concept Album]] which repeatedly comes back to the subject of how much better off the country and the world would be if Southern California sank into the Pacific. |
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