Specifically, Stephen King claimed that this angle is one that most network shows “can’t or won’t do.”
The source material for AMC’s short-lived NOS4A2 came from Joe Hill, i.e. the author’s son (who’s also a fan).
Granted, Stephen King is awfully biased here.
Therefore, he appreciates NOS4A2 for being willing and able to reflect this side of living for many hard-working Americans who, as King notes, simply wanna be decent folk.