News Brief: 'United States of Al' and the Persistence of the Good Muslim Native Informant
Added 2021-04-02 23:47:38 +0000 UTCIn this Patron News Brief, we discuss Chuck Lorre's new three camera sitcom United States of Al and the three acceptable Muslim characters: terrorists, victims and––as CBS carefully crafts for Thursday primetime viewing––the Trustworthy Native Informant.
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United States of Al Tests the Limits of Good Representation - Roxana Hadadi, Roger Ebert (March 30, 2021)
Comments
The patronizing attitude towards Muslims is so damn disgusting. That article linked is great and really nails the brain dead white supremacy in sitcoms
Andrew Davis
2021-04-09 14:10:00 +0000 UTCGreat episode. The trailer reminded me of the TV execubots from Futurama boasting about putting a laugh track over a sitcom that didn't have a single joke.
Ciaran Colley
2021-04-03 13:07:21 +0000 UTC
