In Responce to PVB Waltz post.

I too know what its like when pop culture ruins something deep for you. I had just begun playing guitar at the time Guitar Hero 3 was released, and I remember the constant barrage of "Play Through Fire and Flames, and Play Freebird" long very difficult songs no one actually wants to hear the duration of.
It is a bummer but you cant let a few people ruin things for you. Pyongyang is a brilliant novel that manages to explain the isolation of North Korea while keeping it humorous enough for a comfortable and enjoyable read.
Secondly Team America is a pretty funny movie and its not supposed to be taken seriously at all. It uses puppets and intentionally terrible acting for goodness sake. So don't let people ruin Pyongyang or The Team America movie for you.
What I learned from my experience is that even if people who play guitar hero are a bit lame about the real thing, they have at least been exposed to music. Likewise realize that before seeing that movie most people in our generation had no idea what was happening in North Korea, at the very least they now know who the leader of the country is, a small few may have looked further into the situation over there. Some may have even picked up Pyongyang or other literature from seeing the movie. Its a long-shot, but it is a possibility you might find comfort in. After all I still like my Skynyrd CD's.