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bjb406 t1_iyevjja wrote

I don't know what that has to do with poorer backgrounds. But I know TV in general the last few years has become fucking obsessed with "dark" shows. Like Stranger things and American Horror Story, okay, they did really well financially and a lot of people like them because they're really out there. Squid Game more recently, there's a niche for that, but its like everything now. They turned the Sabrina remake into a dark show. They made Riverdale a dark show, which is just bizarre. I don't watch tv so that I can experience a pervasive, never ceasing sense of existential dread. I get enough of that from my life.

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Turqoise-Planet t1_iyf1yfq wrote

I think the implication is that poorer people generally have unhappier and less fulfilling lives. So, they're less likely to want to indulge in dark and depressing shows, since their real lives are already depressing enough. Instead, they might prefer lighter escapist stuff to take their minds off their problems.

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Lamacorn t1_iyfct75 wrote

TIL that I am poor by these standards, as are post people I know.

A dark show here and there is great, but for fuck sake can we just have something fun once in awhile?

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Skavau t1_iyf403b wrote

Ted Lasso, Pachinko, Heartstopper, Schmigadoon, The Good Life, Schitt's Creek, My Brilliant Friend

I mean most sitcoms too

And a lot of Korean TV is slushy as hell

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speedheart t1_iyf3c0x wrote

I strongly feel that Riverdale does not belong on this list lol. mainly because Riverdale is perfect and has never done anything wrong ever

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