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United States of Al tried to capture the "unbelievable sense of waiting" during Afghanistan crisis
The CBS comedy had just 22 minutes to portray a week's worth of waiting for information from Afghanistan after the...
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A Special Episode Highlights Why United States of Al Is Such a Special Show
Chuck Lorre is an unapologetic Hollywood liberal with a Borscht-belt sense of humor and a damn fine ear for what...
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Posted Wednesday 10/06/21 at 7:18PM EDT
United States of Al will go without a laugh track for Thursday's Season 2 premiere tackling the Afghanistan pullout
Co-creator Maria Ferrari tells TV Insider laughter "didn't feel appropriate" for Thursday's emotional premiere, which had to be rewritten and...
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Posted Thursday 9/23/21 at 3:43PM EDT
Watch United States of Al's dramatic Season 2 promo reacting to the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan
The Oct.
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Posted Tuesday 9/21/21 at 3:30PM EDT
United States of Al had filmed an episode and a half of Season 2 when it had to start over after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban
"We guessed wrong and had to adjust our plans” when Kabul fell to the Taliban following the United States' withdrawal...
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United States of Al rewrites Season 2 premiere to give an "appropriate tone" to Afghanistan crisis
The Chuck Lorre comedy's Season 2 premiere, which tapes this week and airs Oct.
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Posted Wednesday 9/08/21 at 3:39PM EDT
Veteran who works on United States of Al: "I went to war again" in trying to help Afghan refugees flee their country
"When I left the military after three tours in Iraq, I thought my last battle was over," writes Chase Millsap,...
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Posted Thursday 9/02/21 at 7:35PM EDT
Why did TV news rely on former U.S. defense officials who botched the Afghanistan War as pundits on the withdrawal?
"A convoy of military experts have been invited onto cable TV shows to critique the calamitous end of the Afghanistan...
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Posted Thursday 8/26/21 at 1:11PM EDT
TV news pivots to covering the Kabul airport attack
NBC News and ABC News broke into regular programming to cover the terrorist attack that killed a number of people,...
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Posted Wednesday 8/25/21 at 1:25PM EDT
Vice announces a Return of the Taliban special report
Showtime's Vice is tackling the U.
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Posted Tuesday 8/24/21 at 1:57AM EDT
Study: CBS, ABC and NBC nightly newscasts combined for a total of 5 minutes of Afghanistan coverage in 2020
That's out of a combined 14,000-plus minutes of national evening news last year, representing a 19-year low for Afghanistan coverage on...
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John Oliver Says the Afghanistan Withdrawal is 'A Stain on Biden's Legacy'
For the second time this month, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver took aim at President Biden's effort to withdraw...
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Posted Friday 8/20/21 at 10:31AM EDT
CBS pulled this week's rerun of United States of Al: Does the Afghanistan War interpreter sitcom have an uncertain future following Taliban takeover?
A CBS spokesperson told Vice the network decided to pull the rerun “out of sensitivity to current events.
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Seth Meyers Dings the Media for Inviting 'Pro-War Liars' On-Air: 'Come On, CNN'
Seth Meyers is known for his passionate screeds about Republican hypocrisy, but last night, he flipped the script and took...
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Posted Wednesday 8/18/21 at 1:47PM EDT
CNN's Clarissa Ward reported from Afghanistan this morning amid gunfire
The CNN chief international correspondent's dispatch this morning from the Kabul Airport was interrupted by gunfire.