Hrm. I mean, yeah, definitely, but at the same time, the degree definitely makes a difference. No show's ever going to be perfect on all fronts, but there are certainly some shows making more of an effort than others.
Personally, I've no problem with people just watching something because it hits their storytelling kinks. Lord knows my taste can be pretty lousy. If someone can just say, without defensiveness, "yeah, it fails a lot on Issue A, but it uses Theme Z and Character Type N, so it's pretty much crack for me," I tend to have a lot more respect for them. BtVS fails hard on race -- a whole show set in SoCal and we get one Latina, in a bit part in the seventh season, no Asians, and one Black (again, bit part in the seventh season)? REALLY? -- and frankly I think Joss's feminist cred is overrated, but A) he tries, which is more than certain other showrunners do, and B) much more importantly, he uses characters and issues that appeal to me on a very fundamental level, so I'm (usually) willing to grit my teeth and recognize the fail while getting what enjoyment I can.
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Personally, I've no problem with people just watching something because it hits their storytelling kinks. Lord knows my taste can be pretty lousy. If someone can just say, without defensiveness, "yeah, it fails a lot on Issue A, but it uses Theme Z and Character Type N, so it's pretty much crack for me," I tend to have a lot more respect for them. BtVS fails hard on race -- a whole show set in SoCal and we get one Latina, in a bit part in the seventh season, no Asians, and one Black (again, bit part in the seventh season)? REALLY? -- and frankly I think Joss's feminist cred is overrated, but A) he tries, which is more than certain other showrunners do, and B) much more importantly, he uses characters and issues that appeal to me on a very fundamental level, so I'm (usually) willing to grit my teeth and recognize the fail while getting what enjoyment I can.