Quote Originally Posted by koshea
lol that dosent apply to basic cable
Yes, it does. They want to attract the largest possible audience as well, and will not make any series that openly defies majority opinion. Sure, they have a little more liberty to express what views they want to, but they still won't make a program based on the idea that most people's view on a controversial issue is just plain wrong.

They won't paint the pot scene as it is. They won't show prohibition as the cause for all this organized crime, or show dying people denied the only medicine that works for them by the federal government. They won't argue that pot causes virtually no ill effects. Pot smokers/dealers will probably be portrayed as criminals, people who like to act stupid and whose lives are seriously complicated for having gotten into the "bad crowd".