English Teacher on FX

[jeezifonly]

Brian Jordan Alvarez has seemingly struck gold with his new series. ”English Teacher” on FX. 
He’s been a reliable source of online laughs for me on YT and the Twitz - his extreme filter characters kill me - but this writing, the unforced gay theme, and his cast assembly brings realness to the funny. I’ve crushed on him since he played the sex-worker in Special. He’s put in the work, and I hope this makes him a star. ⭐️ 

 

 

[samhexum]

32 minutes ago, jeezifonly said:

Brian Jordan Alvarez has seemingly struck gold with his new series. ”English Teacher” on FX. 
He’s been a reliable source of online laughs for me on YT and the Twitz - his extreme filter characters kill me - but this writing, the unforced gay theme, and his cast assembly brings realness to the funny. 

Thankfully, it has been long enough that I was able to watch him without throwing up from the memory of his portrayal of Yack's indescribably annoying husband on the horrifically awful final final season of Will and Grace

Edited September 4, 2024 by samhexum
Because accuracy about nauseating things is always important.

[samhexum]

On 9/4/2024 at 6:02 PM, jeezifonly said:

Brian Jordan Alvarez has seemingly struck gold with his new series. ”English Teacher” on FX. 
He’s been a reliable source of online laughs for me on YT and the Twitz - his extreme filter characters kill me - but this writing, the unforced gay theme, and his cast assembly brings realness to the funny. I’ve crushed on him since he played the sex-worker in Special. He’s put in the work, and I hope this makes him a star. ⭐️ 

I like the characters more than the scripts so far, but it's watchable.

[samhexum]

Season finale tonight.  It hasn't been picked up or cancelled yet.

[Ali Gator]

Just started watching this tonight. I'm on the fence with this. I'm finding it borrows a lot from 'Glee', but tries too hard to be funny. I'm not liking the main character, as I never liked Brian Jordan Alvarez . I'll give it a few more episodes.

[TonyDown]

I want to see this! 

I have always liked Brian Jordan Alvarez.  So funny.   

He was on Morning Joe this morning.  Sounds like the NYT gave some good press.  

Love his wacky, clever YT content.  I see English Teacher brought some of the players from "Gay and Wondrous Life...." 

 

I hope the jealous gays don't come for him.  😉

 

 

...or the antigay crowd

 

 

[Manhattan]

I think the show is pretty funny. It's a good sign that the show makes fun of super "woke" values. 
The weak link is Alvarez. He's not charming or appealing or attractive enough to play the lead. This is what happens when writers insist on starring in their own material. 

[samhexum]

FX is on the verge of renewing freshman comedy English Teacher for a second season, multiple sources confirm to TVLine exclusively. We hear that production is tentatively set to resume later this month.

[samhexum]

On 9/4/2024 at 6:02 PM, jeezifonly said:

Brian Jordan Alvarez has seemingly struck gold with his new series. ”English Teacher” on FX. 
He’s been a reliable source of online laughs for me on YT and the Twitz - his extreme filter characters kill me - but this writing, the unforced gay theme, and his cast assembly brings realness to the funny. I’ve crushed on him since he played the sex-worker in Special. He’s put in the work, and I hope this makes him a star. ⭐️ 

 

 

 

On 10/16/2024 at 9:49 PM, Ali Gator said:

Just started watching this tonight. I'm on the fence with this. I'm finding it borrows a lot from 'Glee', but tries too hard to be funny. I'm not liking the main character, as I never liked Brian Jordan Alvarez . I'll give it a few more episodes.

 

On 10/18/2024 at 10:23 AM, TonyDown said:

I want to see this! 

I have always liked Brian Jordan Alvarez.  So funny.   

He was on Morning Joe this morning.  Sounds like the NYT gave some good press.  

Love his wacky, clever YT content.  I see English Teacher brought some of the players from "Gay and Wondrous Life...." 

 

I hope the jealous gays don't come for him.  😉

 

 

...or the antigay crowd

 

 

 

On 10/19/2024 at 11:30 AM, Manhattan said:

I think the show is pretty funny. It's a good sign that the show makes fun of super "woke" values. 
The weak link is Alvarez. He's not charming or appealing or attractive enough to play the lead. This is what happens when writers insist on starring in their own material. 

Season 2 of the FX comedy will premiere Thursday, Sept. 25 at 9/8c with the first three episodes, the network announced on Monday. And good news for all you binge-watchers: The following day, the full 10-episode Season 2 will be available to stream on Hulu.

[+ MikeThomas]

On 9/4/2024 at 5:34 PM, samhexum said:

Thankfully, it has been long enough that I was able to watch him without throwing up from the memory of his portrayal of Yack's indescribably annoying husband on the horrifically awful final final season of Will and Grace

For me, Estefan was the only thing that made the last dreadful season of W&G watchable.  Poor Will... shacked up with the awful Grace in a suburban hellhole raising their kids together.  I imagine that McCoy got wise and ran for the hills.

[+ MikeThomas]

On 9/4/2024 at 5:02 PM, jeezifonly said:

Brian Jordan Alvarez has seemingly struck gold with his new series. ”English Teacher” on FX. 
He’s been a reliable source of online laughs for me on YT and the Twitz - his extreme filter characters kill me - but this writing, the unforced gay theme, and his cast assembly brings realness to the funny. I’ve crushed on him since he played the sex-worker in Special. He’s put in the work, and I hope this makes him a star. ⭐️ 

 

 

Never heard of it until this topic.  Just watched S1 E1.  Loved it.  No sacred cows.