Now, there can be good and sensible reasons why some things will not be shown onscreen in our favorite television shows. Cost is one of them. And a third reason is contractual obligations . It just ain't gonna happen, and everyone knows it. The fourth reason is censorship .
American society is currently in a state of contraction in many ways.
More than that, they're insisting that other people do the same thing, and show real hostility to people who'd rather not isolate themselves from what they want to learn. However, in reality, what I don't know can change my life whether I want it to or not. In terms of television, censorship and advertising dictate that shows will not deviate from the norms more than a certain amount. Because television shows are considered to be time-fillers between commercials, which are what pay for all of it. Demographics play into this also.