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In case you have been living under a rock: earlier this year Charlie Sheen lost it, went off on the boss of Two and a Half Men, got fired and was replaced by Ashton Kutcher. Now that you are caught up, the rest will be revealed on September 19th like how they will explain Charlie Harper’s departure and the entrance of a the yet unnamed character that will fill his bowling shirts and tan shorts. Well we obviously know Mr Demi Moore is not going to copy the look of the man he is replacing, but what his attire will be will also not be known until the CBS show comes back because CBS came up with an ad campaign with the Two and a Half Men naked. And looking at Jon Cryer’s face maybe they should rename the show Three and a Half Men?
Ever since the rumor came out that the producers of Two and Half Men plan on killing Charlie Sheen off, most people have put in their two cents how they should do it. Well Jimmy Kimmel Live decided not to ask people that are the same age as the Two, but instead asked the ones that are the same as the Half one. Well after listening to how the kids plan on doing it, I think they have watched South Park one too many times and they thought they were asked how they would kill Kenny off.
Hopefully Chuck Lorre is listening to the kids because they did offer some good suggestions!!!
Ever since Charlie Sheen was fired from Two and a Half Men and the show was picked up for another season with Ashton Kutcher joining the show, we have wondered how the CBS show would write off Charlie Harper. Well TMZ is reporting that they are going to kill him off in the season premiere.
So did they hit the nail on the coffin, I mean head. Co-executive producer Lee Aronsohn, who was not publicly ridiculed by his former star, took to Twitter to talk about the report and in doing so proved why he works in comedy! He Tweeted, “TMZ is wrong. Charlie Harper doesn’t die in a car crash. Ep. 1 will reveal he changed his name to Chaim and joined a kibbutz.” OMG, I wish and hope that is how they opt to get rid of him because that would be absolutely brilliant. Don’t you agree?
When it comes to how they will chose to get rid of him, I think we have to wait until the show comes back to find out because it will be one of the most guarded secrets in television since the Lost finale.
If they choose to have Charlie Harper meet his maker on 2.5, it would not be the first time that a sitcom went that way after the star was fired. When a reported salary dispute lead to Valarie Harper being fired, they killed her off in a house fire and Valerie became The Hogan Family. The show went on for a few more seasons without her. Will Two and a Half Men be as lucky if they put their nemesis 6 feet under?
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Jon Cryer attended the premiere of Company and in that suit I think he looks like his most famous role from Pretty In Pink. Seriously couldn’t you see Duckie wearing that suit with that tie today, especially because he brought back that hairstyle from the 1986 movie. Tell I am not quack and you see it too!!!
There were rumors earlier today that Ashton Kutcher was now the lead contender to replace Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men and he pretty much confirmed the news on Twitter after The Hollywood Reporter said sources told them it was a done deal. Mr Demi Moore didn’t straight out say he got the job, but instead Tweeted “what’s the square root of 6.25?” Well the answer to that question is 2.5, which is the nickname of CBS’s #1 sitcom.
I like Ashton, but after hearing that Hugh Grant wasthisclose to getting the role up until two days ago, he is kind of a let down. Plus I don’t know how they are going to work him into the show and make it feel natural. He is too young to be the Harpers unknown brother because their father would’ve died way before he was born. I don’t think their mom Evelyn, could’ve hidden a pregnancy from her sons. Although they might’ve missed it because they were preoccupied with themselves. So I am not sure how he will fit into the show.
Now when it comes to him fitting in with the current cast (Chuck Lorre you better keep Holland Taylor and Conchata Ferrell and up their roles on the show), I think he is too young to star along side them. Granted he is married to a woman, who is 15 years his senior, so he might be prepared to work older people than himself. Although his new co-star Jon Cryer starred in his first movie No Small Affair with Demi Moore in 1984 back when Ashton was just 6 years old. That will be an awkward conversation.
So basically I am not loving his casting on the show, but I will probably give it a few chances to see how it all turns out. What do you think of him landing such a plumb role?
Oh and when it comes to how he broke the news, sometimes I forget he was actually Pre-med before he became a model turned actor.
BTW it really has to piss off Charlie Sheen that that kid who married the woman who was engaged to his older brother in the mid-’80s is the guy who is taking over the role he so desperately wants back?
UPDATE: Here is what Ashton’s new boss Chuck Lorre had to say about all he has been experiencing since the Sheenigans began and how it is changed him on tonight’s Vanity Card after The Big Bang Theory:
CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #345
What doesn’t kill us makes us bitter. I used to believe that to be both funny and true. Years later I learned that pain could also be the touchstone for personal growth, which of course points back to the original saying, “what doesn’t kill us makes us better.” Not funny, but perhaps closer to the truth. Or at least the truth I choose to believe in these days. So, having recently experienced a bit of pain, am I better? Well, let’s review: I think I’m fairly immune to name-calling now. I’m not sure I could have made that claim a few months ago. I’ve also come to see that the things I used to think were big deals, are not. Problems appear to be relative. If you have a big one, it makes all the others seem almost charming in comparison. And finally, when your life takes a path you could never have foreseen, it’s humbling. In a good way. It’s kind of like a friendly reminder from the universe that while you may think you have the starring role in the movie of your life, you’re actually just a bit player trying to grab a quesadilla off the craft services table when no one’s looking.
So, to sum up: I now have a thicker skin, I’m less likely to sweat the small stuff, and, perhaps most importantly, I have a renewed sense of humility. All in all, better. That being said, I still try to stay reasonably bitter in order to maintain my eligibility in the Writers Guild of America.
