This seems true and fair, and some games will mine that material. But let’s think about another example:
The A Team. Did anyone ever stop and think about what’s really going on there? Would it have made the show better if they spent time thinking about their place in society, about corrupt cops and people stuck in terrible situations? Or was it OK that you got a 30-minute, somewhat-silly action show every week.
Maybe a bad example because I imagine someone is gonna say “Yeah, I would have preferred politics!” but you get it.