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Episodes of a [[Crime and Punishment Series]] focusing on a particular subculture. [[Did Not Do the Research|Accuracy is optional]], as the only research that goes into the episode is [[Ripped from the Headlines|reading the paper]]...especially when [[Cowboy Bebop at His Computer|even the paper wasn't right]]. This is also common on [[Medical Drama|Medical Dramas]] with the subculture having a connection to the [[Patient of the Week]].
The most important aspect of this trope is how the subcultures are ''always'' presented in a horrifically stereotyped manner. They aren't just [[Acceptable Targets|average people with non-mainstream interests]]. Rather, they are [[Straw Loser|total creeps with no social skills unrelated to their hobby]], which dominates their whole lives. For example, if it's a sexual subculture, they'll wear fetish gear to the supermarket and make inappropriate come-ons to the main character. If it's gamers ([[Video Games]] or [[Tabletop Games]]), they'll play to the point of addiction, [[Basement Dweller|live with their parents]] well into their 30's, possibly [[Murder Simulators|imitate the violence they commit in the game]], and are probably [[Nerds Are Virgins|virgins]]. If it's [[
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