“by having the type of complicated messed-up characters who aren’t necessarily embraced on broadcast.”
Sounds like a character decision to me. I don’t know how you got where you got from that.
You’re right, they aren’t saying flat out that they’re doing it “just because,” there’s a difference between “with this medium we have different opportunities” and “with this medium there’s different opportunities so we need to force them in because they can.”
ALTHOUGH just because that’s what they’re saying doesn’t mean that’s actually the case with this show. These characters aren’t that complicated or messed up - the character that says the f word would basically feel right at home in a CBS sitcom. But that’s all way beside the point.