I've even had to give up some period dramas because some idiot director thinks people that watch them like to see "realism," which is just filth and unnecessary misery just for the sake of adding dirt.

I'm in the minority, but I couldn't even get into Downton Abbey. It just turned my stomach - nearly everyone was vicious and cruel, even to their own sisters or to the crippled valet. The costumes and sets were beautiful, but I couldn't stand to see so many awful people.