If anything the shows you list are exceptions that prove the rule. Parks and Rec, Desperate Housewives and the Office are not exactly aspirational portrayals of

If anything the shows you list are exceptions that prove the rule. Parks and Rec, Desperate Housewives and the Office are not exactly aspirational portrayals of non-city living. Modern family is about people older than Gen Y members and is set in Hollywood. While they're not downtown, they spend "fun" time there.