Every show is about how 2008 is better and more civilized than 1973. Feminism, homosexuality, free sex, wrong-doers as victims, politics . . . those 1973 white males are just Neanderthals . . .
That’s not how I see it at all. While in many things it does show the modern to be better (and lets face it, in a lot of ways they are) it does NOT show the 73 guys as Neanderthals. Actually it’s exactly the opposite. Tyler keeps wanting to think of them as Neanderthals and keeps learning that they’re frequently smarter than him and better cops. The strongest message of the show is that while those 1973 guys might have some issues they’re basically good smart guys.