Author: Alabama Liberal
Now That Bill Maher is Dead, Who Should Replace Him?
After losing a long and tragic battle against irrelevance, Bill Maher finally died while “sane washing” Trump on last week’s “Real Time.” In the last minute or so of this video, Alabama Liberal looks at some potential candidates to replace him, and thinks he may have the perfect one who should: Ziwe Fumodoh
When Will Trump Start Pretending his Tariff Screw-Ups are Just “Sarcasm?”
In this brief “Big Question” video, Alabama Liberal points to the predictable pattern of Trump being dead wrong about something, but pretending it was just “sarcasm” that he ever said it, and then wonders when that will happen for the tariffs?
“‘The White Lotus’ is a Spiritual Thriller that Gets Better Every Season”
Note: Massive spoilers for the “White Lotus” season three finale, but after watching that, check out this video I made rebutting the critics that the third season was “slower” when it was actually darkly thrilling to push materialistic characters into philosophy, existentialism, and (scariest of all) introspection
“Severance” Became Apple+’s Best Show by Subverting Their Oppressive Product Formula”
In the first half of this video, Alabama Liberal explains why too many Apple+ shows feel as machine-made and interchangeable as Apple’s physical products. In the second half, he reveals that “Severance” became a great show by subverting their oppressive formula altogether–especially in the exhilarating second season finale.
Why “The Brutalist” Should’ve Won Best Picture (and Explaining the Ending)
Note: If you have not yet seen “The Brutalist,” this video discusses the ending from about the mid-point onwards. Here, Alabama Liberal explains how “Anora” continues the recent trend of Best Picture winners that are forgotten a few months after you watch them (and blames rank choice voting for it) whereas “The Brutalist” is a…
The Best TV Shows of 2024
Honorable Mentions: “Bob Hearts Abishola” is probably the last laugh-track sitcom I’ll ever watch, and it’s true that many critics weren’t exactly wrong when they said the jokes were repetitive. However, I still feel compelled to have warm feelings towards one of the only TV shows I’ve ever seen that’s even remotely similar to my…
The Best TV Characters of 2024
Best character twist: John Sugar (Colin Farrell) in “Sugar”…Is the overall series “Sugar” very good? No, no it isn’t. But I admit I was genuinely surprised when the series abruptly changed genres in the middle of its first season. It’s a bold swing that I wish more series would attempt in this age of “we’ve…
The Worst TV Characters of 2024
Note: I do this countdown of the worst every year, and almost always do individual characters more than overall series, but this year I felt the problem was more systemic to the entire series. This list could almost double as “the most disappointing TV shows” of the year. As always, the 10th spot is not…
Guilfoyle’s “Engagement” to Don Jr. is Done Because Daddy Won’t Need Dirt on Gavin Newsom Anymore
I’m definitely not surprised the “engagement” between Kimberly Guilfoyle and Don Jr. is over now that the election is over. In fact, I was predicting it all along… For a while now, I’ve maintained that Don Jr. was only “engaged” to her because they were worried about Gavin Newsom being the 2024 nominee, and needed…
Trump Should Not Be Time’s “Person of the Year” Because His Impact Was NOT the Biggest of 2024
Many people don’t think Trump should’ve been chosen as Time’s “Person of the Year” because he’s a horrible person who will do nothing but make the country worse over the next four years. But my take is different than most because even though I also don’t think Trump should’ve been chosen at all, it’s not only because he’s…
A Letter to Kamala Harris: Thank You So Much, and Please Consider Running for Governor of California
Dear President Harris, I have never in my life donated money to a political campaign, bought campaign merchandise, made an explicit point of telling everyone I know to vote, helping them get registered if they needed it, and then even feeling disgusted with my country when a candidate I love lost. It was THAT important…