[FreeReign]

I wouldn't say it glorifies drugs. Everyone on the show is dysfunctional. All the families are dysfunctional. One (reasonably good) reason not to watch the show is that it is — despite occasional humor — quite dark and depressing. These are messed up people living sad and desperate lives.

It's depressing that this very successful show is about sad and desperate people.

[Borges]

It's depressing that this very successful show is about sad and desperate people.

Are you depressed that Shakespeare, Ibsen and Chekhov are popular?

[stellaluna]

Have you ever seen Macbeth or Anna Karenina?

[discostu]

Not everybody likes happy entertainment. As the lead singer of Metallica said “we can’t all sing songs about puppies and flowers”. Some people are drawn to a more honest less rose colored version of reality. And keep in mind that success is a relative thing, for most of its run BB scored less than 3 million viewers, it’s doubling that for this last half a season, but that’s still only 2% of the country.