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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 1787966" data-attributes="member: 143">I'd heard some comments elsewhere that the show's message also may have been a contributing factor.  Especially in the post-9/11 world; the show glorifies essentially criminals (if noble criminals), and demonizes a quasi-fascist government that strongly controls civil liberties and restricts access to wealth and power.  The show's message is basically defiance of authority and a glorification of individualism over collective values.  There's prostitutes (who are considered "good guys"), foul language (admittedly in Chinese <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> ),  and a big corporate bad guy.  I can see why a bunch of suits who just want a cheap show that won't offend anybody might not "get it". I do notice how "The Simpsons" gets away with bashing Fox whenever it can, so maybe my tinfoil hat just needs adjusting.</blockquote>