"I have a slightly uncomfortable relationship with my father but I know that he loves and supports me and he's also where I get my sense of humour from." CALLOUT MUCH
The most relatable part of this is Caleb eagerly anticipating Benicio’s call all day but still being out and about with his phone battery dangerously low when he gets the call
3:59 I know exactly what article he’s talking about and it’s not Bisexual, it’s Bipolar. People who are Bipolar are more likely to be successful in business. They tend to overwork themselves to run out the thoughts in their head and keep from stopping and then finding yourself in bed for 30 consecutive hours.
Why this masterpiece didnt get picked up by Netflix is a mystery to me. If the cringy af Eastsiders with its awful acting can be made, why cant this with its incredible cast?!?
I agree. Funny, compelling characters. Classic storyline organization - several different characters' stories merge (all ended up on the date together). Very much like a sitcom. This guy's skits always entertain me. Also the dialogue was casual, flowed, and every sentence felt necessary and delibarately written. Felt like real conversations
When, Brian, are we going to have a Season 2?? Or a Netflix series?? Or SOMETHING?? Literally, this series is the most underrepresented cultural icon of the 21st century and that is a hill I am prepared to die on.
Imagine if big production corporations picked n shows like these and not those weird stereotypical ones... ( I do love the tales of the city tho, but aside from that there's nothing new or good)
Every so often, I go back and rewatch all of Caleb in one or two sittings. When I first watched it, I was struggling a lot with my gender identity, shame about my addictive tendencies, and so forth. Seeing Freckle, even though I turned out to be a lot more masculine than them, I felt so reassured that I was allowed to exist like that. It made feel like a little bit less of a freak. Now I'm 21, and I still come back, finding securities in other things; jobs, school, always being broke, struggles in love, and more. It feels like coming home, like a hug from a friend who I haven't seen in months (it's sept2020, the Netherlands in neck deep in a second covid wave, I refuse to go outside). I was crying today, but now I feel comforted. Thanks Brian
At 23, I've been rewatching this series for six years and every time I return I find I've become a little more comfortable in my own sexuality and gender, I love it
my BF and I quote this series CONSTANTLY!!!!!!!!! seriously though - this series brought us closer together in our appreciation that the characters are so honest, so open, so vulnerable and amazing - role models literally role models.
i used to watch this thinking it was just funny and overdramataic but now i’m in a queer poly relationship in brooklyn and my life really is like this.
I just returned to this series after about four years, and it is just as good now as the first time I saw it. Congratulations to everyone for making a certified classic.
I do not understand why episode 2 on the side of my screen right now says *5 years ago* but shieeet this is some amazing writing, timing, and acting!!!!!!
I went into this expecting to just watch a funny series, and while I got what I expected, I also got a newfound obsession with that girl's ginger hair. Oh. My. God. Why is it so perfect? What is her secret? What is this witchery?
Ah nooo! You lost all the views due to that one song? BOOOOO!!! I'll watch a zillion more times to keep the views high! This is AMAZING WORK!!!! People need to see it!
Wow. You wrote, directed, acted this? This is SO not cliche and stupid like most content. This is BRILLIANT. This is as well constructed and finished as the best of Old Hollywood but with a realness of modern film making.
Why has no one told me about this show before now? Billy - "So, are you ok?" Freckle's vulnerable expression silently chews the scenery for an interminable instant before snapping into a perfect blue steel - "I'm perfect" I'm obsessed with Brian's writing.
Having “I could fall in love” play as Freckle meets Len and then having her sing it while climbing on top of Len in the finale is such amazing attention to detail
I’m going through a personal metamorphosis right now and I’m still trying to find my footing with who I wanna be - but the answer is freckle. I wanna be like freckle.
I mean the acting, the dialogue, the comedy and the way it's directed is just SO FUCKING GOOOD, it's all so natural and perfectly balanced and timed, I love it
I honestly don’t know why this doesn’t have millions of views. I absolutely love all of it. The general tone is the perfect blend of a RUclips video and a TV show which I think puts it in a category of its own. Fabulous :)
Stumbling upon your youtube content has been such a joy. Thank you so much for the way you tell and dissect stories, connection, friendship, community, identity. I love, love watching pretty much everything you make ! P.s your dance videos are like antidepressants
So Billy's definitely not straight and definitely into Caleb AND Benicio wants to be exclusive! I am already so invested! Where the fuck was I when this first came out?!
i love this so much! it’s such an over the top journey through los angeles as we see characters you’ve never seen before, you’re really taking stereotypes and flipping them on their head!
This is hands down my favourite youTube channel. Sharp, witty, and a welcome addition to my life. You are a genius and I love your "I don't give a f**k" attitude to life. It's infectious. Thank you!
"I have a slightly uncomfortable relationship with my father but I know that he loves and supports me and he's also where I get my sense of humour from." CALLOUT MUCH
LITERALLY ME AND DADDIO
I felt that so hard.
I feel seen and attacked 😂
i feel SO CALLED OUT
WHHY WAS THAT SO ACCURATE
The most relatable part of this is Caleb eagerly anticipating Benicio’s call all day but still being out and about with his phone battery dangerously low when he gets the call
it took me whatever number rewatch this is the realise that Karen's "standing desk" is a laptop on a chair lmao
laptop on a chair ON A TABLE lol
literally came here just to comment that ahahahah
I just clocked that too! 😂
I'm glad I'm not alone lmao
@@jenniferm99 p
when freckle's face sparkles..... i felt that
AND I'M A COOL DRINK............. I am!
I'M A PIZZA
Clearly based on your pfp lol
I mean, yes, I'll watch this again even though I've seen it 5 times.
Josiah McCarthy rookie numbers! 😉
More than 5 tbh tho
more like 25
Josiah McCarthy same
Same
If anyone bothered to read the description, he re-uploaded because he had to replace a song.
That's all.
Sweet Epiphany yeah we know but a girl can dream
Yes, us simple brain plebs didn't think that far ahead 🙄
Which song?
I MISS THE OLD SONG
Simon The Best I miss Joan....
the heart of this series comes from how realistic all the dialogue is and how consistent the characters are; gay people really act like this
Imagine if straight normies knew how much we douched and did things drunk
@@quietquitter6103 hahahha
wait, these people are gay?
@makoto naegi stop being boring
@@Bicho-paulo stop putting people in boxes :P
Freckles eyes have this beautiful mysterious quality to them that has me SHOOK to the core of my very soul
Omg I thought I was the only one like..
i know right
omg i felt the same.
“He’s so deeply straight, and I’m so deeply in love with him” just calling me out💀💀
very real
VERY real
I can't get over one of my straight friends, with whom I could have ruined our friendship kinda confessing
It was me when this was first released. It's also me as of the repost. My character progression is horribly stunted.
yeah, i fell in love with this homophobic straight girl who was my best friend and it was torture
Im actually in love with my friend... straight friend....he's homophobic (i think) and I'm dying
3:59 I know exactly what article he’s talking about and it’s not Bisexual, it’s Bipolar. People who are Bipolar are more likely to be successful in business. They tend to overwork themselves to run out the thoughts in their head and keep from stopping and then finding yourself in bed for 30 consecutive hours.
Haha
That's sad, but it makes more sense.
that makes it more funny
If this tidbit of information is true…That is beyond hilarious!
Holy shit, there are layers to the joke
Freckles' way of greeting / not greeting guests but just staring into the middle-distance planning the next conquest is goals
i feel like it is all happening in the same universe as The Onion
That’s an excellent observation.
I started watching the onion first, then clickhole, then youtube brought me to BJA - and I finally feel at peace with the world.
Lol this is gay the onion
@@ashawilliams4683 whats bja?
@@Otra_Chica_de_Internet the guys name is Brian Jordan Alverez
*L E N J A M I N*
😂
MCBUTTONS
I LOVE THIS SERIES SO MUCH
So hot
L E N N I HHHHHHHHH
Me: minding my own business
Brian: reuploads episode one
Me: rewatches the whole thing
Brian: worked like a charm
Literally me
"So you won't manifest that."
"So i won't manifest that, yeah."
⚰️
Love.
Every girl and her gay
they were ahead of their time with that line
that conversation felt too real 😭
“Tell me about gender fluidity”
“I mean I’ve worn skirts to events”
“Yeah that’s it”
Lmfaoooooooo
"these are real tears"
"yeah they are liquid"
💀💀
Why this masterpiece didnt get picked up by Netflix is a mystery to me. If the cringy af Eastsiders with its awful acting can be made, why cant this with its incredible cast?!?
👏👏👏👏👏
Agree!
I agree. Funny, compelling characters. Classic storyline organization - several different characters' stories merge (all ended up on the date together). Very much like a sitcom. This guy's skits always entertain me. Also the dialogue was casual, flowed, and every sentence felt necessary and delibarately written. Felt like real conversations
The eastsiders shaaade hahaha I live
I love Eastsiders! But I 100% agree this is way better and deserved more.
That facetime call felt SO real.
Karen: the earth is populated with hundreds of thousands of men
Caleb: well, it's actually millions
*it's actually billions*
to be fair billions of men are in fact also millions of men
@@isaacdeutsch2538 to be fair millions of men are in fact also hundreds of thousands of men
@@NotAFanNAF Also true but if I had said both I would have lost the witty succintness of my comment
@@isaacdeutsch2538 Also true but if I hadn't said my response we wouldn't have this funny chain
That’s the joke
The fact that Freckle’s name is Freckle is nonbinary culture
Apart from maybe the rampant alcoholism freckle is absolute goals
@@sorr0we they are goals because of it
@@cherryjawbreakalt can‘t say i haven‘t developed a functional alcoholism in the meantime
@@sorr0we It might not be a goal but I feel it nonetheless
A freckle in space is a star. That's how mama freckle chose her name. It's true, you can look it up 😃✌
SEASON 2 PLEEEEAASE
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE I LITERALLY would pay $$$ to see a season 2 ;_;
@@joeylopezdesign SAME
Berit Bassinger where can I donate my 5 whole dollars to my name for szn 2 Brian plEASE
This would croudfund so fast.
yes! someone tap Jordan about S2
I love that every single character is consistently unhinged, but they all seem to have moderately stable lives. I related to that so freaking much!
This was my Heartstopper
When, Brian, are we going to have a Season 2?? Or a Netflix series?? Or SOMETHING??
Literally, this series is the most underrepresented cultural icon of the 21st century and that is a hill I am prepared to die on.
Christopher Anderson he’s in special on Netflix. He’s also pretty good on Will and Grace. He’s in basically every episode now.
Omg right?? I need moooore!!
as a genderfluid monster i'm glad and honored that freckle is the representation we get
As a trans girl who doesnt present in a normative femenine way i feel very represented by freckles idk what it means for me but its cool
Imagine if big production corporations picked n shows like these and not those weird stereotypical ones... ( I do love the tales of the city tho, but aside from that there's nothing new or good)
I’m incredibly attracted to Freckle.
it really took till this rewatch to notice he started a facetime at 8% battery?? are you a CRIMINAL??!
‘Nip slip’
‘Is it?’ Lmao
'I don't know...is it?' 👁️👄👁️
Every so often, I go back and rewatch all of Caleb in one or two sittings. When I first watched it, I was struggling a lot with my gender identity, shame about my addictive tendencies, and so forth. Seeing Freckle, even though I turned out to be a lot more masculine than them, I felt so reassured that I was allowed to exist like that. It made feel like a little bit less of a freak. Now I'm 21, and I still come back, finding securities in other things; jobs, school, always being broke, struggles in love, and more. It feels like coming home, like a hug from a friend who I haven't seen in months (it's sept2020, the Netherlands in neck deep in a second covid wave, I refuse to go outside). I was crying today, but now I feel comforted. Thanks Brian
Love this story! 💕💕💕
At 23, I've been rewatching this series for six years and every time I return I find I've become a little more comfortable in my own sexuality and gender, I love it
I’m 21 and we’re on the same ride it seems
Same here. I'm 26 and rewatching this now and I'm much more secure in who I was then when I first watched this.
Btw for those wondering, the changed song is at 3:00
It used to be Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper, now it's I Could Fall in Love by Selena
Connor James thank you!! It was bugging me so much trying to remember lol
It was also changed at 9:03 if anyone’s wondering 😁
That’s surprising. We should call Cyndi. I’m sure she would love to be part of this epic piece of gay culture. But I’m sure it’s record label stuff.
I’m also pretty sure he changed the song in the beginning when he gets in his car, used to be Eddie money!
YES!
my BF and I quote this series CONSTANTLY!!!!!!!!! seriously though - this series brought us closer together in our appreciation that the characters are so honest, so open, so vulnerable and amazing - role models literally role models.
I aspire to have a relationship like this
I was so scared the song that needed to be replaced was Loco in Acapulco
Oh thank god I was scared it was that too
What was the song and what was it replaced with?
@@weirdorangeyankabetch I think it was the scene with freckle and lenjamin where the music got replaced, cant remember the songs though, sorry
Same I was so scared
Glad im not the only one lmao
God I forgot how awesome the ending is. The fake-out 4th wall break and then freckle being ICONIC
My heart skipped a beat when I saw the notification before I realised it's a reupload. Don't toy with my emotions like this Alvarez!
This is good shit
unjokingly this is a part of gay history! I'm so glad you reuploaded!
Gay and queer and bi and pan and just joy and love!!! 😍😍💕💕🔥🔥
coronavirus and quarantine were making me so sad and angry until I found your channel you're like my jesus, I swear, I love you
same
i used to watch this thinking it was just funny and overdramataic but now i’m in a queer poly relationship in brooklyn and my life really is like this.
honestly inspiring
Live in Queens, also queer af with a super queer friend group, and I swear to God I literally have had conversations like this TODAY...
as good an excuse to rewatch this incredible series as any
I just returned to this series after about four years, and it is just as good now as the first time I saw it. Congratulations to everyone for making a certified classic.
I do not understand why episode 2 on the side of my screen right now says *5 years ago* but shieeet this is some amazing writing, timing, and acting!!!!!!
This episode had to be reuploaded because a song was copyright claimed, it originally is 5 years old
And to think now, you are finally headlining your own show on FX! It really seems like you paid some silent homages to Caleb too.
reupload, time to rewatch the whole show sjdhjdhd
obiyaa same. I also rewatched grandmothers gold and bought everything is free again because fuck it. BJA and crew bring me joy.
This is like, the show on HBO I never knew I wanted and needed
I went into this expecting to just watch a funny series, and while I got what I expected, I also got a newfound obsession with that girl's ginger hair. Oh. My. God. Why is it so perfect? What is her secret? What is this witchery?
I want alternate universe series where Benicio doesn't call before Billy tells Caleb how he feels about him and they get together instead
ehm, YES PLEASE
Billy is such a crazy douche tho 😭
Honestly I’m surprised about how underrated this is. Like dude what.
Why? What is it rated?
Ah nooo! You lost all the views due to that one song? BOOOOO!!! I'll watch a zillion more times to keep the views high! This is AMAZING WORK!!!! People need to see it!
Gonna chime in with everyone else: I would literally sell my soul for a season 2
Also ngl I had a minor heart attack when ep 1 was taken down a week ago or so for copyright violation and I’m so glad it’s back ❤️❤️❤️
Wow. You wrote, directed, acted this? This is SO not cliche and stupid like most content. This is BRILLIANT. This is as well constructed and finished as the best of Old Hollywood but with a realness of modern film making.
The best soundtrack.
The best actors.
The best plot.
This deserve every lgbtq award ever
Why has no one told me about this show before now?
Billy - "So, are you ok?"
Freckle's vulnerable expression silently chews the scenery for an interminable instant before snapping into a perfect blue steel - "I'm perfect"
I'm obsessed with Brian's writing.
I thought all the time-turners were destroyed at the end of order of the phoenix but here we are again.
lmao
im just really glad the song you had to replace wasnt "loco in acapulco"
Having “I could fall in love” play as Freckle meets Len and then having her sing it while climbing on top of Len in the finale is such amazing attention to detail
Whoever did your audio is AMAZING. It makes it all seamless. Well done.
I’m going through a personal metamorphosis right now and I’m still trying to find my footing with who I wanna be - but the answer is freckle. I wanna be like freckle.
I mean the acting, the dialogue, the comedy and the way it's directed is just SO FUCKING GOOOD, it's all so natural and perfectly balanced and timed, I love it
I've easily watched this series 500 times and I'll do it again
Yes I named myself freckle IN THIS SHOWS HONOR
SAME
God I love it so much. I didn't even get a notification I just felt a spiritual need to rewatch and discovered it was reposted.
The editing, dialogue, acting, music….just everything is incredibly well done 🙌
THANK GOD ITS BACK!! 😰 I’m from South Africa and this wasn’t showing for the last month or so and I had lost hope
Omg same
i will always come back to this series. it is such gold and i cant believe you release all this amazing content for free. love you Brian!!!!!
It's time for my annual rewatch of the most brilliant series ever
I'm loving the little moment of Selena. I fear she will not be remembered as she should. Too many years have now gone past.
🙄
i remember watching this when i was a lot younger and thinking everyone in this is insane, but now i am these people
It’s been so long since I watched this... I forgot how hysterical this is! Damn I wish this was a regular series. :P
I honestly don’t know why this doesn’t have millions of views. I absolutely love all of it. The general tone is the perfect blend of a RUclips video and a TV show which I think puts it in a category of its own. Fabulous :)
Rewatching this entire series again after a long while. It is STILL some of my most favorite work on RUclips. I’m in love with you Brian.
The fact that the standup desk is a chair on a desk is incredible. the timing of this in so good
Didn’t realise how many of these guys were cast in English Teacher until I rewatched this for old time’s sake! Here’s to seeing Freckle in season 2.
God. Every time I rewatch this it feels more and more real.
Season two PLEASE. I rewatch this series at least once a year
The reupload is a sign to rewatch the whole series again 😉
You’re over dressed! “ohh...thank you!..”
10:52 “you ok?”
“I’m perfect.” 🙌🏼🙌🏼
So glad the original song is back! loco in alcapulco
revisitng this masterpiece
god this still holds up. its so good brian
Stumbling upon your youtube content has been such a joy. Thank you so much for the way you tell and dissect stories, connection, friendship, community, identity. I love, love watching pretty much everything you make !
P.s your dance videos are like antidepressants
The writing, the acting and the producing of this series are all incredible and this series deserves way more attention
Still one of my favorite RUclips series. This one never gets old 😊
So Billy's definitely not straight and definitely into Caleb AND Benicio wants to be exclusive! I am already so invested! Where the fuck was I when this first came out?!
I cant believe this is 4 years ago! Seems like yesterday! ❤
It’s actually from 2016
@@Username-pl2ow right, it was reuploaded i believe
revisiting this just to beg for season 2 😭
❌Taxi Cab.
✅Taxi Crab.
i love this so much! it’s such an over the top journey through los angeles as we see characters you’ve never seen before, you’re really taking stereotypes and flipping them on their head!
That bit about the father relationship is quite real lol
Ever so often I come back to rewatch this
Briaaaaaaaan I need another or continuation of this series my depression was directly correlated to this ending
rewatching in 2022 and it still doesn't get old
I hope you see this. Me and my sister binge watched this series a while ago and cried. It's so real and funny and beautiful. Love it!
This is hands down my favourite youTube channel. Sharp, witty, and a welcome addition to my life. You are a genius and I love your "I don't give a f**k" attitude to life. It's infectious. Thank you!
Was just lamenting that there was never a season 2 the other day. Rewatched every episode again!
I watch this work of genius at least once a year. It has no business being as good as it is.
Still rewatching this in 2023 and laughing like it’s the first time I’ve seen it. BJA really killed it with this. It’s a classic.
This is on the quality grade of high-budget movies. Amazing acting, amazing editing, amazing video equipment, amazing everything. Good job guys.
i clicked on this so fast before i saw it was a reupload lol... i want moreeee :P
Oh my, I’m so grateful I stumbled across this. I’m totally addicted to this! I pray that movie will come out one day.