Uncertain Audience takes place when producers have not positioned a certain enough target for their work's release. Occurs when a form of media seems unaware of its target demographic, appealing to a wide range of different people. It can be a candy-coated Squee with a Squick center for some people (Like a Tootsie Roll lollipop for those who don't like chocolate, or prefer real chocolate) or vice versa (Like salted peanuts that you can't eat until you bust em open.) For chocolate-munching, peanut-swallowing people on the other hand, this genre blend can be the perfect flavor for you. On the other hand, if you have diabetes or high blood pressure, your best bet is to stay away from this.
Uncertain Audience takes place when producers have not positioned a certain enough target for their work's release. Occurs when a form of media seems unaware of its target demographic, appealing to a wide range of different people. It can be a candy-coated Squee with a Squick center for some people (Like a Tootsie Roll lollipop for those who don't like chocolate, or prefer real chocolate) or vice versa (Like salted peanuts that you can't eat until you bust em open.) For chocolate-munching, peanut-swallowing people on the other hand, this genre blend can be the perfect flavor for you. On the other hand, if you have diabetes or high blood pressure, your best bet is to stay away from this. Food metaphors aside, it generally comes in three forms:
* The direct result of a Genre Shift.
* The media's style was predetermined from before the author started by a gigantic melting pot of various genres combined into one.
* The author/writer/producer/what-have-you simply not considering their audience when writing the story. Compare Multiple Demographic Appeal.