Most shows involving people are primarily focused on their dysfunction. Conflict is the basis of the Western narrative tradition. Al Bundy, Doug Hefferman and Walter White aren't great people.
The difference is the elites have money so existential threats come from things like cheating (loss of a partner), plagiarism (loss of career) etc. A widow killed her husband and gain full control over his assets rather than having to sell weed because he died of an heart attack.
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Reply to comment by FakkoPrime in The Decline of British Blue Collar Stories On Screen: 25 years since NIL BY MOUTH first hit screens, Gary Oldman’s film has become a relic of a time when working-class stories were major cinematic events. What happened? by Bullingdon1973
Most shows involving people are primarily focused on their dysfunction. Conflict is the basis of the Western narrative tradition. Al Bundy, Doug Hefferman and Walter White aren't great people.
The difference is the elites have money so existential threats come from things like cheating (loss of a partner), plagiarism (loss of career) etc. A widow killed her husband and gain full control over his assets rather than having to sell weed because he died of an heart attack.