Two and a Half Men to suspend production for the rest of season
03-02-11, 09:32 PM
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Re: Two and a Half Men to suspend production for the rest of season
How would they replace Charlie Sheen with another actor? Would Stamos (or whoever) just start playing that same character, or would he be Charlie's heretofore unseen cousin who moves into his house while Charlie is away at rehab or playing in a touring band? The latter sounds a little too Coy and Vance to pull off, and the former doesn't really work either, since the character is basically Charlie Sheen playing himself.
03-02-11, 09:35 PM
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Re: Two and a Half Men to suspend production for the rest of season
How would they replace Charlie Sheen with another actor? Would Stamos (or whoever) just start playing that same character, or would he be Charlie's heretofore unseen cousin who moves into his house while Charlie is away at rehab or playing in a touring band? The latter sounds a little too Coy and Vance to pull off, and the former doesn't really work either, since the character is basically Charlie Sheen playing himself.
03-03-11, 10:42 AM
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Re: Two and a Half Men to suspend production for the rest of season
I bet the kid who plays Jake isn't happy with Charlie
Once Two and a half men ends, his acting career is over. He's the Tina Yothers of this decade
Once Two and a half men ends, his acting career is over. He's the Tina Yothers of this decade
03-03-11, 11:06 AM
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Re: Two and a Half Men to suspend production for the rest of season
They should just bring in Emilio as his replacement, I'm sure he's not terribly busy. I know he guest starred on one episode, but that's rewritable.
03-03-11, 01:52 PM
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Here is the Stern interview with him........I found it entertaining, but not as entertaining as the porn star interview he gave.....It is 3 parts, watch the other two on youtube....
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I know I could put this in the meltdown thread, but fuck that.....I support this thread, even though I have never watched an episode of 2 and a half men.
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I know I could put this in the meltdown thread, but fuck that.....I support this thread, even though I have never watched an episode of 2 and a half men.
03-03-11, 02:20 PM
#156
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Re: Two and a Half Men to suspend production for the rest of season
I was thinking about that yesterday...time to get serious... I hope he has two parents that raised him well enough to not see Sheen as some kind of twisted role model. Although it makes you wonder since they had to know of Sheen's transgressions over the years and still allowed him to continue working with Sheen.
Speaking of, I wonder why no one else from the show has commented at all.
Speaking of, I wonder why no one else from the show has commented at all.
03-03-11, 02:43 PM
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03-03-11, 05:03 PM
#158
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Re: Two and a Half Men to suspend production for the rest of season
I was thinking about that yesterday...time to get serious... I hope he has two parents that raised him well enough to not see Sheen as some kind of twisted role model. Although it makes you wonder since they had to know of Sheen's transgressions over the years and still allowed him to continue working with Sheen.
Speaking of, I wonder why no one else from the show has commented at all.
Speaking of, I wonder why no one else from the show has commented at all.
03-03-11, 05:48 PM
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Re: Two and a Half Men to suspend production for the rest of season
Everyone, including CBS, should just move on. Cancel the show, stop booking Sheen for interviews. No sitcom needs to go past 8 years anyway.
03-07-11, 03:48 PM
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Re: Two and a Half Men to suspend production for the rest of season
And Charlie Sheen has been fired.
http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/char...nd-a-half-men/
Charlie Sheen Fired From 'Two And A Half Men'
By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday March 7, 2011 @ 1:34pm PST
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It's over for Charlie Sheen on CBS' hit comedy Two and a Half Men. The series producer Warner Bros. TV just released the following statement: "After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen’s services on Two and a Half Men effective immediately."
Just like the studio did with its previous statement announcing the cancellation of Men for the rest of this season, Warner Bros. TV stopped short of announcing the end of the series, meaning that continuing the sitcom with a new actor is a possibility. Men has one more season under a multi-year pickup at CBS.
The decision by Warner Bros. TV follows a relentless media blitz by the Two and a Half Men star who has been taking swipes at CBS, Warner Bros. and the show's co-creator executive producer Chuck Lorre. He also launched a Web-based series, Sheen's Korner, and is in talks with HDNet for unscripted/talk show projects.
It is a sad end to one of the most successful sitcom run for an actor. For the past (almost) eight seasons, Sheen reinvigorated his career amassing a fortune along the way, commanding about $1.5 million an episode under his most recent contract for the show.
Today's decision is sure to fuel a legal war between Sheen and Warner Bros. In preparation, the studio last week hired top attorneys Ron Olsen and John Spiegel. Sheen's litigation lawyer, Marty Singer, last week fired a letter to the studio complaining of its treatment of the Men star over the production shutdown of the show but stopped short of launching a full-blown lawsuit.
By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday March 7, 2011 @ 1:34pm PST
Comments 26 Email This | Print This |
It's over for Charlie Sheen on CBS' hit comedy Two and a Half Men. The series producer Warner Bros. TV just released the following statement: "After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen’s services on Two and a Half Men effective immediately."
Just like the studio did with its previous statement announcing the cancellation of Men for the rest of this season, Warner Bros. TV stopped short of announcing the end of the series, meaning that continuing the sitcom with a new actor is a possibility. Men has one more season under a multi-year pickup at CBS.
The decision by Warner Bros. TV follows a relentless media blitz by the Two and a Half Men star who has been taking swipes at CBS, Warner Bros. and the show's co-creator executive producer Chuck Lorre. He also launched a Web-based series, Sheen's Korner, and is in talks with HDNet for unscripted/talk show projects.
It is a sad end to one of the most successful sitcom run for an actor. For the past (almost) eight seasons, Sheen reinvigorated his career amassing a fortune along the way, commanding about $1.5 million an episode under his most recent contract for the show.
Today's decision is sure to fuel a legal war between Sheen and Warner Bros. In preparation, the studio last week hired top attorneys Ron Olsen and John Spiegel. Sheen's litigation lawyer, Marty Singer, last week fired a letter to the studio complaining of its treatment of the Men star over the production shutdown of the show but stopped short of launching a full-blown lawsuit.
03-07-11, 03:53 PM
#161
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woah. gonna be some lawsuits in Hollywood. since he had no morals clause I wonder if they are going to fall back on him not showing up for in early February as cause to fire him.
03-07-11, 03:59 PM
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03-07-11, 04:05 PM
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Re: Two and a Half Men to suspend production for the rest of season
That's a lot of money for being fat and stumbling your way through "I over-ate and then stunk up the bathroom with my enormous bowel movement" jokes.
This is a new definition of "overpaid" : Getting $300K per episode to co-star in a show where almost nobody in America even knows what your name is.
This is a new definition of "overpaid" : Getting $300K per episode to co-star in a show where almost nobody in America even knows what your name is.
03-07-11, 04:05 PM
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03-07-11, 04:08 PM
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Re: Two and a Half Men to suspend production for the rest of season
That's a lot of money for being fat and stumbling your way through "I over-ate and then stunk up the bathroom with my enormous bowel movement" jokes.
This is a new definition of "overpaid" : Getting $300K per episode to co-star in a show where almost nobody in America even knows what your name is.
This is a new definition of "overpaid" : Getting $300K per episode to co-star in a show where almost nobody in America even knows what your name is.
I have the perfect way to continue the show. Reverse the role for the Alan character... Charlie dies and leaves him everything, then a relative/friend moves in and starts mooching off Alan.
03-07-11, 04:15 PM
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Re: Two and a Half Men to suspend production for the rest of season
Here's how they need to open the next season:
Alan and Jake enter the house, wearing suits.
Jake: "I can't believe Uncle Charlie got ten years."
Alan: "Well I can't believe he thought that girl was 18."
(laugh track)
Alan and Jake enter the house, wearing suits.
Jake: "I can't believe Uncle Charlie got ten years."
Alan: "Well I can't believe he thought that girl was 18."
(laugh track)
03-07-11, 04:24 PM
#168
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Re: Two and a Half Men to suspend production for the rest of season
That's a lot of money for being fat and stumbling your way through "I over-ate and then stunk up the bathroom with my enormous bowel movement" jokes.
This is a new definition of "overpaid" : Getting $300K per episode to co-star in a show where almost nobody in America even knows what your name is.
This is a new definition of "overpaid" : Getting $300K per episode to co-star in a show where almost nobody in America even knows what your name is.
03-07-11, 04:37 PM
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03-07-11, 04:42 PM
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Re: Two and a Half Men to suspend production for the rest of season
Has anyone noticed that Charlie now has over 2.1 million followers on Twitter now? Is that some kind of record in just under a week?
EDIT: I'm not sure if anyone will be interested in this but:
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2...0304spiketv01/
EDIT: I'm not sure if anyone will be interested in this but:
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2...0304spiketv01/
Spike TV to Premiere the Animated Special "Charlie Sheen's Winningest Moments" Wednesday, March 9 at 10:30PM ET/PT
Spike TV will chronicle the ongoing Charlie Sheen saga with an animated half-hour special, "Charlie Sheen's Winningest Moments" on Wednesday, March 9 at 10:30pm ET/PT. Using the latest animation from the Taiwanese production company, Next Media Animation, the special will be a countdown of 10 to 12 of Sheen's most outlandish moments. The special will be hosted by two Taiwanese female characters, "The Goddesses."
Among the moments showcased:
· Charlie wrecks a hotel room and loses a $150,000 watch
· Charlie Sheen rents a mansion and fills it with porn stars who live as one big happy family
· Charlie Sheen does the drug Charlie Sheen
Dustin Davis serves as Spike TV's executive in charge of production for "Charlie Sheen's Winningest Moments."
Spike TV will chronicle the ongoing Charlie Sheen saga with an animated half-hour special, "Charlie Sheen's Winningest Moments" on Wednesday, March 9 at 10:30pm ET/PT. Using the latest animation from the Taiwanese production company, Next Media Animation, the special will be a countdown of 10 to 12 of Sheen's most outlandish moments. The special will be hosted by two Taiwanese female characters, "The Goddesses."
Among the moments showcased:
· Charlie wrecks a hotel room and loses a $150,000 watch
· Charlie Sheen rents a mansion and fills it with porn stars who live as one big happy family
· Charlie Sheen does the drug Charlie Sheen
Dustin Davis serves as Spike TV's executive in charge of production for "Charlie Sheen's Winningest Moments."
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03-07-11, 07:19 PM
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Simple but effective. It would explain his disappearance with karma coming back to bite him for his lifestyle.
03-07-11, 09:33 PM
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Re: Two and a Half Men to suspend production for the rest of season
I've watched almost all of the show, and you're right. I have no idea what his name is, but that's a problem with shows now (with little to no credit openings and DVRs) at least for me. $300K/ep....wow.
03-07-11, 09:51 PM
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Re: Two and a Half Men to suspend production for the rest of season
In the kid's (his character's name is Jake) defense, the first two to three seasons he had quite a bit of screen time and was responsible for some of the show's funniest moments. I recall reading a few years back he was making $30k per episode for a long time. CBS has been raking in the money like crazy on the show and if they hadn't ponied up for Sheen, neither he nor Cryer would be making as much as they are, but CBS felt Sheen was worth the money and both felt they should get an increase as well.
03-07-11, 09:59 PM
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Re: Two and a Half Men to suspend production for the rest of season
Uh oh, turns out Sheen had a morals clause in his contract.
http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/07/charli...pitude-felony/
http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/07/charli...pitude-felony/
03-07-11, 10:06 PM
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Re: Sheen getting fired. Is there anyone who didn't see this coming? I'm just surprised it took this long. I can't remember a celebrity imploding quite like Sheen, especially at his age. He needs serious help because he doesn't have a clue. And until he gets his shit together, his career is officially dead. Not even sure any rehab could help at this point. The only job he can get at this point is one of those damn reality shows. Which would just take him deeper in his abyss of bad choices. And those two million followers on Twitter are those rubber neckers at a highway accident.