I haven't seen the show...However I expect it is awesome. I am in my early 30's and up till this past week, I had a "real" beard. I wished I hadn't cut it but my wife got a new job and I had to go to a barbeque with her new coworkers. So I had to trim it quite a bit. Here is what it looked like last week
http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile...9_584668_n.jpg

It's not totally gone, but it does not have the length that I had last week. Much like wearing a kilt, having a full 19th century styled beard is a definite attention grabber...I hope that "real" beards make a comeback. I look forward to cathing the show!