“ United States of Al ,” premiering April 1 on CBS, is the latest sitcom from Chuck Lorre Productions that both seems to anticipate possible criticisms and walk right into the traps that would ...

"That's the plan at least," Aslan responded. CBS did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request to comment. United States of Al premieres on Thursday, Apr. 1 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Making a sitcom about the consequences of war is definitely an uncommon choice, and after seeing “United States of Al,” it’s clear why. The show focuses on Al (Adhir Kalyan, “Rules of Engagement”), an ...

United States of Al had already wrapped production on Season 2 by the time CBS pulled the plug on May 11, so it came as little surprise that Thursday’s finale offered nary an ounce of closure ...

If you stay with United States of Al through three episodes, you’ll see that it’s in many ways aspiring to be a (less funny) version of Parker Young’s still-much-loved Fox series Enlisted ...

For more of Major's conversation with the creative team of "United States of Al," Petraeus and Crocker, download "The Takeout" podcast on Art19, iTunes, GooglePlay, Spotify and Stitcher.

Yet it’s possible to come away thinking “United States of Al” has its heart in the right place, and still conclude, strictly in TV terms, that it simply isn’t very good.