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This is one of the simplest ways of naming a work of fiction. Like [[Character Title]], where the story is named after the main character in the story, [[The Place]] is where the main location is used as the title. [[The Place]] need not be where most of the action is set, it is sufficient for it to be important to the plot. If we don't know that the title is a place until near the end, then this place is [[The Namesake]].
[[File:Laputa english poster.jpg|frame|link=Laputa: Castle in the Sky|The location is so ubiquitous it's a [[Castle in the Sky|trope]].]]
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This is one of the simplest ways of naming a work of fiction. Like [[Character Title]], where the story is named after the main character in the story, '''The Place''' is where the main location is used as the title. '''The Place''' need not be where most of the action is set, it is sufficient for it to be important to the plot. If we don't know that the title is a place until near the end, then this place is [[The Namesake]].


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== Anime & Manga ==
== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Sakigake Cromartie Koukou|Cromartie High School]]''
* ''[[Macross]]''
* ''[[Cromartie High School]]''
* ''[[Metropolis (Anime)|Metropolis]]''
* ''[[Macross]]''
* ''[[Metropolis (anime)|Metropolis]]''
* ''[[Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]''. Only the last third is set there, but the initial two thirds are all about ''getting'' to the titular location.




== Comics -- Books ==
== Comic Books ==
* ''[[Creature Tech]]''
* ''[[Creature Tech]]''
* ''[[Ghostopolis]]''
* ''[[Ghostopolis]]''
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* ''[[Gorky Park]]''
* ''[[Gorky Park]]''
* ''[[Gosford Park]]''
* ''[[Gosford Park]]''
* ''[[House of Wax (Film)|House of Wax]]''
* ''[[House of Wax]]''
* ''[[House On Haunted Hill (Film)|House On Haunted Hill]]''
* ''[[House on Haunted Hill]]''
* ''[[Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (Film)|Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom]]''
* ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]''
** ''[[Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull (Film)|Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull]]''
** ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]''
* ''[[Jurassic Park]]''
* ''[[Jurassic Park]]''
* ''[[LA Confidential]]''
* ''[[L.A. Confidential]]''
* ''[[Lakeview Terrace]]''
* ''[[Lakeview Terrace]]''
* ''Manhattan''
* ''Manhattan''
* ''[[Metropolis]]''
* ''[[Metropolis]]''
* ''[[Moulin Rouge]]''
* ''[[Moulin Rouge]]''
* ''[[Mulholland Drive]]''
* ''[[Mulholland Drive]]''
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== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* ''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea]]''
* ''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea]]''{{verify|reason=Isn't that a distance, not a location?}}
* ''[[Abarat (Literature)|Abarat]]''
* ''[[Abarat]]''
* ''Barchester Towers''
* ''Barchester Towers''
* ''[[Vorkosigan Saga|Barrayar]]'', ''Komarr'', and ''Cetaganda'' by [[Lois McMaster Bujold]].
* ''[[Vorkosigan Saga|Barrayar]]'', ''Komarr'', and ''Cetaganda'' by [[Lois McMaster Bujold]].
* ''Brighton Rock''
* ''Brighton Rock''
* ''[[Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (Literature)|Callahans Crosstime Saloon]]'' (the second time the Saloon moved locations, they did in fact decide just to call the new building The Place)
* ''[[Callahan's Crosstime Saloon]]'' (the second time the Saloon moved locations, they did in fact decide just to call the new building The Place)
* ''[[Chasm City]]'' by [[Alastair Reynolds]].
* ''[[Chasm City]]'' by [[Alastair Reynolds]].
* ''Cold Comfort Farm''
* ''Cold Comfort Farm''
* The ''[[Discworld]]'' series in general and at least one book, ''[[Discworld (Literature)/The Last Continent|The Last Continent]]'', in particular.
* The ''[[Discworld]]'' series in general and at least one book, ''[[The Last Continent]]'', in particular.
* The [[Divine Comedy]]: ''Inferno'', ''Purgatorio'' and ''Paradiso''.
* The [[Divine Comedy]]: ''Inferno'', ''Purgatorio'' and ''Paradiso''.
* ''[[Elantris]]''
* ''[[Elantris]]''
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* ''The House of the Seven Gables''
* ''The House of the Seven Gables''
* ''Howards End''
* ''Howards End''
* ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Literature)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''
* ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (novel)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''
* ''Main Street'' by Sinclair Lewis
* ''Main Street'' by Sinclair Lewis
* ''[[Mansfield Park]]''
* ''[[Mansfield Park]]''
* ''Middlesex'' by Jeffrey Eugenides
* ''Middlesex'' by Jeffrey Eugenides
* ''[[Mistress Mashams Repose (Literature)|Mistress Mashams Repose]]''
* ''[[Mistress Masham's Repose|Mistress Mashams Repose]]''
* ''[[My Side of the Mountain (Literature)|My Side of the Mountain]]''
* ''[[My Side of the Mountain]]''
* ''[[The Mysterious Island]]''
* ''[[The Mysterious Island]]''
* "New Archangel", a 2009 short story by Desmond Warzel, takes place in Sitka, [[Alaska]], which [[Tsarist Russia|at the time the story is set]] was called Novoarkhangelsk, or New Archangel.
* "New Archangel", a 2009 short story by Desmond Warzel, takes place in Sitka, [[Alaska]], which [[Tsarist Russia|at the time the story is set]] was called Novoarkhangelsk, or New Archangel.
* ''[[Northanger Abbey (Literature)|Northanger Abbey]]''
* ''[[Northanger Abbey]]''
* ''Poland'' (Michener again)
* ''Poland'' (Michener again)
* ''Pompeii''
* ''Pompeii''
* ''[[Redwall]]'' and its sequel ''Mossflower''. Also the later books ''Salamandastron'' and ''Loamhedge''.
* ''[[Redwall]]'' and its sequel ''Mossflower''. Also the later books ''Salamandastron'' and ''Loamhedge''.
* ''[[Ring World]]''
* ''[[Ringworld]]''
* ''[[Salems Lot]]''
* ''[['Salem's Lot]]''
* ''[[The Secret Garden]]''
* ''[[The Secret Garden]]''
* ''[[Solaris (Literature)|Solaris]]''
* ''[[Solaris]]''
* ''[[Sophies World|Sophie's World]]''
* ''[[Sophie's World]]''
* ''[[Earthsea Trilogy|The Tombs of Atuan]]''
* ''[[Earthsea Trilogy|The Tombs of Atuan]]''
* ''Texas'' (Michener yet ''again'')
* ''Texas'' (Michener yet ''again'')
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* ''Waverley''
* ''Waverley''
* ''Twilight'' book 1 was originally named Forks, but Stephenie Meyer changed the name since.
* ''Twilight'' book 1 was originally named Forks, but Stephenie Meyer changed the name since.
* ''[[Wuthering Heights (Literature)|Wuthering Heights]]''
* ''[[Wuthering Heights (novel)|Wuthering Heights]]''
* ''Berlin Alexanderplatz''
* ''Berlin Alexanderplatz''
* ''[[The Dark Tower]]''
* ''[[The Dark Tower]]''
* ''[[Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets]]''
* ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (novel)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Two Towers]]'' (Notable in that we don't know for certain ''which'' two towers it refers to. It could have been any pair out of Orthanc, Barad-Dur, Minas Tirith, Minas Morgul, or the Tower of Cirith Ungol. [[The Movie]] definitively identifies it as the first two, but Tolkien himself [[wikipedia:The Two Towers#Title|named different pairs at different times.]])
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Two Towers]]'' (Notable in that we don't know for certain ''which'' two towers it refers to. It could have been any pair out of Orthanc, Barad-Dur, Minas Tirith, Minas Morgul, or the Tower of Cirith Ungol. [[The Movie]] definitively identifies it as the first two, but Tolkien himself [[wikipedia:The Two Towers#Title|named different pairs at different times.]])
* ''[[Perdido Street Station]]'' and ''[[The Scar (Literature)|The Scar]]'' by [[China Mieville]]
* ''[[Perdido Street Station]]'' and ''[[The Scar]]'' by [[China Mieville]]




== Live-Action TV ==
== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[21 Jump Street]]''
* ''[[21 Jump Street]]''
* ''[[30 Rock (TV)|Thirty Rock]]''
* ''[[30 Rock]]''
* ''[[Babylon Five]]''. It even includes the phrase "the place" right in the [[Opening Narration]]: "The year is 2260. [[The Place]]: Babylon FIVE."
* ''[[Babylon 5]]''. It even includes the phrase "the place" right in the [[Opening Narration]]: "The year is 2260. The Place: Babylon FIVE."
* ''[[Beverly Hills 90210]]''
* ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]''
* ''[[Boston Legal]]''
* ''[[Boston Legal]]''
* ''[[Boston Public]]''
* ''[[Boston Public]]''
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* ''[[Dollhouse]]''
* ''[[Dollhouse]]''
* ''[[Eastenders]]''
* ''[[Eastenders]]''
* ''[[Eerie Indiana]]''
* ''[[Eerie, Indiana]]''
* ''[[ER]]''
* ''[[ER]]''
* ''[[Eureka]]''
* ''[[Eureka]]''
* ''[[Fantasy Island]]''
* ''[[Fantasy Island]]''
* ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'' (also an [[Epunymous Title]])
* ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'' (also an [[Epunymous Title]])
* ''[[Firefly (TV)|Firefly]]'' (''[[Serenity (Film)|Serenity]]'')
* ''[[Firefly]]'' (''[[Serenity]]'')
* ''[[Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (TV)|Garth Marenghi's Darkplace]]''
* ''[[Garth Marenghi's Darkplace]]''
* ''[[General Hospital]]''
* ''[[General Hospital]]''
* ''[[Gilligans Island]]''
* ''[[Gilligan's Island]]''
* ''[[Godivas (TV)|Godivas]]'' (also a [[Character Title]], since the owner of the restaurant named it after herself)
* ''[[Godiva's]]'' (also a [[Character Title]], since the owner of the restaurant named it after herself)
* ''[[Green Acres]]''
* ''[[Green Acres]]''
* ''[[Harpers Island]]''
* ''[[Harper's Island]]''
* ''[[Haven]]''
* ''[[Haven]]''
* ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''
* ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''
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* ''[[Mercy]]'' (which takes place in Mercy Hospital)
* ''[[Mercy]]'' (which takes place in Mercy Hospital)
* ''[[Miami Vice]]''
* ''[[Miami Vice]]''
* ''Midsomer Murders''
* ''Midsomer Murders''
* ''[[NCIS Los Angeles]]''
* ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]''
* ''[[The Office]]''
* ''[[The Office]]''
* ''[[Oz]]''
* ''[[Oz]]''
* ''[[Petticoat Junction (TV)|Petticoat Junction]]''
* ''[[Petticoat Junction]]''
* ''[[Red Dwarf (TV)|Red Dwarf]]''
* ''[[Red Dwarf]]''
* ''[[Rome]]''
* ''[[Rome]]''
* ''[[Roswell]]''
* ''[[Roswell]]''
* ''[[Smallville]]''
* ''[[Smallville]]''
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''
* ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
** [[Star Trek Voyager]] and [[Star Trek Enterprise]] also count, albeit loosely since [[The Place]] in question isn't always in the same... uh... place.
** [[Star Trek: Voyager]] and [[Star Trek: Enterprise]] also count, albeit loosely since The Place in question isn't always in the same... uh... place.
* ''[[St Elsewhere]]''
* ''[[St. Elsewhere]]''
* ''[[Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip]]''
* ''[[Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip]]''
* ''[[Summer Heights High]]''
* ''[[Summer Heights High]]''
* ''[[The OC]]''
* ''[[The OC]]''
* ''[[3rd Rock From the Sun]]''
* ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''
* ''[[Treme]]''
* ''[[Treme]]''
* ''[[Twin Peaks]]''
* ''[[Twin Peaks]]''
* ''[[Waterloo Road]]''
* ''[[Waterloo Road]]''
* ''[[The West Wing]]''
* ''[[The West Wing]]''
* ''[[The Wild Wild West (TV)|The Wild Wild West]]'' (A [[Epunymous Title|play on words]]: The main character is named Major James West.)
* ''[[The Wild Wild West (TV series)|The Wild Wild West]]'' (A [[Epunymous Title|play on words]]: The main character is named Major James West.)
* ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]''
* ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]''
* ''[[Zoobilee Zoo]]''
* ''[[Zoobilee Zoo]]''
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== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]''. Three of the games are named after places in Tamriel.
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]''. Three of the games are named after places in Tamriel.
** ''[[The Elder Scrolls II Daggerfall (Video Game)|Daggerfall]]''
** ''[[The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall|Daggerfall]]''
** ''[[The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind (Video Game)|Morrowind]]''
** ''[[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind|Morrowind]]''
** ''[[The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim (Video Game)|Skyrim]]''
** ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim|Skyrim]]''
*** ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion (Video Game)|Oblivion]]'' is also a place name, albeit in a different dimension.
*** ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|Oblivion]]'' is also a place name, albeit in a different dimension.
*** Even ''[[The Elder Scrolls Arena (Video Game)|Arena]]'' counts since it's the Ehlnofey word for Nirn.
*** Even ''[[The Elder Scrolls: Arena|Arena]]'' counts since it's the Ehlnofey word for Nirn.
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]: Vice City'' and ''San Andreas''
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]: Vice City'' and ''San Andreas''
* ''[[Halo]]''
* ''[[Halo]]''
* ''[[LEGO Island]]''
* ''[[Lego Island]]''
* ''[[The Oregon Trail]]''
* ''[[The Oregon Trail]]''
** ''[[The Yukon Trail]]''
** ''[[The Yukon Trail]]''
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* ''[[Super Robot Wars]] [[Super Robot Wars Original Generation|OG Saga]]: [[Endless Frontier]]''
* ''[[Super Robot Wars]] [[Super Robot Wars Original Generation|OG Saga]]: [[Endless Frontier]]''
* ''[[Devil May Cry]]''
* ''[[Devil May Cry]]''
* ''Gorky 17'', the European title of ''[[Odium]]''. It refers to a secret Russian city which features in the backstory, but isn't actually visited in the game.
* ''Gorky 17'', the European title of ''[[Odium]]''. It refers to a secret Russian city which features in the backstory, but isn't actually visited in the game.




== Web Comics ==
== Web Comics ==
* ''[[Achewood (Webcomic)|Achewood]]''
* ''[[Achewood]]''
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)|Gunnerkrigg Court]]''
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''
* ''[[Wapsi Square (Webcomic)|Wapsi Square]]''
* ''[[Wapsi Square]]''




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== Western Animation ==
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Code Lyoko]]''
* ''[[Code Lyoko]]''
* ''[[Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends]]''
* ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]''
* ''[[South Park]]''
* ''[[South Park]]''
* ''[[Transformers]]: Cybertron''
* ''[[Transformers]]: Cybertron''
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[[Category:Title Tropes]]
[[Category:Title Tropes]]
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[[Category:The Place]]
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

Latest revision as of 22:42, 12 August 2023

The location is so ubiquitous it's a trope.

This is one of the simplest ways of naming a work of fiction. Like Character Title, where the story is named after the main character in the story, The Place is where the main location is used as the title. The Place need not be where most of the action is set, it is sufficient for it to be important to the plot. If we don't know that the title is a place until near the end, then this place is The Namesake.

Examples of The Place include:

Anime and Manga


Comic Books


Films -- Animation


Films -- Live-Action


Literature


Live-Action TV


Puppet Shows


Video Games


Web Comics


Web Original


Western Animation

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