In an age of a thousand TV channels, it’s become harder than ever to really break out and enjoy that fleeting sensation known as “success” in television—-the kind of thing that can get Mad Men’s Matthew Weiner and The Sopranos’s David Chase enough money to never have to work for five lifetimes—-and that can guarantee…
Author: Alabama Liberal
Why “Mad Men,” Gets the Difference Between the 60’s Fantasies of the Past and Realities of the Future
By now so many shows have been set in the 50’s and 60’s that they’re practically a sub genre of their own (albeit not usually a successful one). The “60’s set shows” often showcase intact nuclear families being as wholesome and perfect as the time allows while grappling through a series of “world changing events”…
TV Review: “Touch,” a Show Worth Saving
It’s that time of year when the broadcast networks (ABC, Fox, pitiful-ratings-wise-but-decent-creatively NBC, and pitiful-quality-wise-but-explosive-ratings-wise CBS) begin to schedule their shows for the upcoming Fall season, and that means that within a couple weeks we’ll know the fates of all the “bubble” shows that could either get renewed or get put out to pasture. Now…
Mom Jokes: Running Naked
A woman was having a daytime affair with her boyfriend. One rainy day she heard her husband pull up outside while she was in bed with him. “Oh my God, it’s him. You have to get out of here!” “I can’t jump out the window. It’s raining out there!” “My husband’s got a hot temper…
Bubba’s Sex Tips: On Cinco De Mayo, Bubba Tries his Charms on a Latina
Whelp, today is Cinco De Mayo, some type of Mexican holiday where they learned to count to five or something…I’m not a Mexican historian. What I do know is that it’s a great excuse to fire up the grill and make some delicious pork tacos, pork burritos, pork quesadillas, and deer fajitas (made with pork…
Larger Editorial: I May “Like” Romney More, but Santorum Was the Better Candidate Against Obama
Immediate Disclaimer about the headline of this article: 1. I do NOT like Mitt Romney, only that I think he would be a better president than Santorum (a man who has no equal in ignorance and hypocrisy). 2. I do NOT think Santorum would be a better president, merely a better candidate. To explain further:…
Petty Issues: Bill Maher Quotes
Is it lazy to just use a bunch of Bill Maher quotes to fill up this article? Sure, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth reading. The man is better than any other political commentator on the planet, and appropriate respect should be paid now before the rightwing eventually runs him off the air… “This…
Book Reviews of “Defending Jacob,” “Gods Without Men,” “Savages,” “Start Shooting,” and “Raylan”
While in the search of selections for Alabama Liberal’s “Book of the Month” club list, I come across books that don’t quite make the cut (either by an inch or a mile) but are worth discussing here anyway. [Note: April’s Book Selection is “C-Street” and May’s hasn’t been decided yet, none of these are official…
TV Review: “30 Rock”‘s Live Episode East Coast Version Vs. West Coast Version
So hopefully people watched 30 Rock’s live episode last Thursday night, but they may not have known that there was an East Coast version and a West Coast version, both of them done live and slightly different from each other. After watching the East Coast version live and the West Coast version On Demand, I…
Monday Morning Movie Reviewer: The Five Year Engagement
Note: I’m reviewing this based off an early screening I saw a month ago, so I’m not sure that the version in theaters is exactly what I watched (they said the movie would be edited from what we saw). I feel like it’s 95 % the same movie, and I don’t foresee any big changes…
Mom Jokes: The Last Penny
The last penny A father walks into a restaurant with his young son. He gives the young boy 3 pennies to play with to keep him occupied. Suddenly, the boy starts choking, going blue in the face. The father realizes the boy has swallowed the pennies and starts slapping him on the back.. The boy…
Bubba’s Sex Tips: Bubba Goes “Redneck Green”
So last weekend was Earth Day, and today I’d like to talk about it nearly a week after the fact. [What, you expect a redneck to do something before its too late? Hell, I don’t my file my taxes until June, and don’t celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day until…phew…how’s never sound?] Since everyone’s out…
Larger Editorial: Why (Unfortunately) Dick Clark Will Be More Imitated Than Mike Wallace
We’ve lost two icons of media in just as many weeks, but (sadly) the wrong one will leave the much bigger legacy on the pop cultural landscape. When you contrast two figures as stylistically and substantially different as Dick Clark (the New Year’s Eve countdown guy, the guy who paved the way for American Idol,…