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A definition of "perverted" is not within the scope of this Wiki; what is relevant is that the show ''presents'' the subject as lurid or perverse, with the expectation that the majority of the viewers will be shocked, angered and/or titillated by it. |
A definition of "perverted" is not within the scope of this Wiki; what is relevant is that the show ''presents'' the subject as lurid or perverse, with the expectation that the majority of the viewers will be shocked, angered and/or titillated by it. |
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With nonfictional works, expect criticism to generate a response of [[ |
With nonfictional works, expect criticism to generate a response of [[The Tasteless But True Story]] |
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== Comic Books == |
== [[Comic Books]] == |
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* [[DC Comics]]' current [[Dork Age]] appears to support this belief, as several villains have been reinvented in disgusting ways to increase their popularity. [[The Joker]] went from the joke-themed villain he'd been in the [[Silver Age]] back to his |
* [[DC Comics]]' current [[Dork Age]] appears to support this belief, as several villains have been reinvented in disgusting ways to increase their popularity. [[The Joker]] went from the joke-themed villain he'd been in the [[Silver Age]] back to his original characterization as a murderous psycho, getting away with things like crippling [[Batgirl]] or killing Robin because of his [[Joker Immunity]]; Doctor Light, once one of DC's dorkiest villains, was reinvented as a rapist in ''[[Identity Crisis]]''; Killer Moth was turned from a garish masked villain into a cannibalistic moth-man by a [[Deal with the Devil]]; the list goes on and on. |
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== Live-Action |
== [[Live-Action TV]] == |
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* ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' |
* ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''{{context}} |
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* ''[[Profiler]]'' |
* ''[[Profiler]]''{{context}} |
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* ''[[The Inside]]'' |
* ''[[The Inside]]''{{context}} |
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* ''[[CSI]]'' |
* ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''{{context}} |
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* ''[[Dateline NBC]]'' |
* ''[[Dateline NBC]]''{{'}}s "To Catch a Predator" series, in which grown men are lured via the Internet to theoretically have sex with minors, is perhaps the shining example of this trope. |
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* During [[Sweeps|sweeps weeks]], news programs often do this as a [[Ratings Stunt]]. |
* During [[Sweeps|sweeps weeks]], news programs often do this as a [[Ratings Stunt]]. |
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Latest revision as of 00:41, 6 November 2023
Some shows go to detailed, explicit length to show how horrible perversions are, to the point where they're about one step away from "sideshow freak" territory. The repetition of the theme is the trope.
A definition of "perverted" is not within the scope of this Wiki; what is relevant is that the show presents the subject as lurid or perverse, with the expectation that the majority of the viewers will be shocked, angered and/or titillated by it.
With nonfictional works, expect criticism to generate a response of The Tasteless But True Story
Examples of Pervs Sell Products include:
Comic Books
- DC Comics' current Dork Age appears to support this belief, as several villains have been reinvented in disgusting ways to increase their popularity. The Joker went from the joke-themed villain he'd been in the Silver Age back to his original characterization as a murderous psycho, getting away with things like crippling Batgirl or killing Robin because of his Joker Immunity; Doctor Light, once one of DC's dorkiest villains, was reinvented as a rapist in Identity Crisis; Killer Moth was turned from a garish masked villain into a cannibalistic moth-man by a Deal with the Devil; the list goes on and on.
Live-Action TV
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[context?]
- Profiler[context?]
- The Inside[context?]
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation[context?]
- Dateline NBC's "To Catch a Predator" series, in which grown men are lured via the Internet to theoretically have sex with minors, is perhaps the shining example of this trope.
Real Life
- During sweeps weeks, news programs often do this as a Ratings Stunt.