These shows are the equivalent of Vick's VapoRub, when you have a nasty cold. It won't cure you, but it does make you feel better.
While hailed by Asian-Americans the movie Crazy Rich Asians were panned by many in Asia.
The newly rebooted series Queer Eye shows what the world can look like if we can just be kind to ourselves and each other.
When 11 per cent of the population gets majority of screen time, it indicates a serious problem of inequity in media representation that contributes to the perpetuation of systemic oppression and injustice towards marginalized people in the country.
When public figures' speech or action may complicate his admiration, (feminist) superheroes restore his trust in fandom.
Why aren't we talking about the way 'sinetrons' have been normalizing toxic culture like abuse, sexism and classism for decades?
Touching on issues like equal pay for women, divorce and pre-marital sex, back when it was still controversial in 1970s' America, the legacy of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' lived on to this decade.