I worry that we are approaching a time when that which is shocking is squeezed out by the Stalinism of political correctness.
People often ask me about what constitutes a nerd-friendly show - like, does it have to have sci-fi elements? But I think it's just a show that satisfies the secret craving we all have to be obsessed with something and not feel at all stupid about it.
If such a young nation as the U.S. could make it to superpower status, we could do it as well.