Posted on 05/13/2011 3:46:39 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Television's most popular comedy "Two and Half Men" will return to air this fall with actor Ashton Kutcher filling the void left by Charlie Sheen, the companies behind the show said on Friday.
CBS Corp., which airs the show, and Warner Bros., the Time Warner Inc. unit that makes it, said production of the ninth season would begin this summer, with Mr. Kutcher taking a new starring role in the show.
The announcement, confirming reports from Thursday night, removes a big question mark that has hovered over the hit show since Mr. Sheen was fired in early March. Both companies have been working since then to save the profitable program.
Mr. Kutcher won't directly replace Mr. Sheen. Instead, Chuck Lorre, the show's co-creator, has been working on plans that would add a new character to the show, rather than recasting the role that has been played by Mr. Sheen, people familiar with the matter said earlier this week.
"I can't replace Charlie Sheen but I'm going to work my ass off to entertain the hell out of people," Mr. Kutcher said in a statement accompanying the companies' announcement.
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I don’t know any of his “comedy” but he wasn’t bad in The Butterfly Effect.”
Yeah, you’re right. The gays didn’t seem to object.
Unusual.
Agree; Lowe would have been good.
Anything is better than that retard Kutcher.
I just don’t get his appeal. He’s neither handsome nor talented. Demi must have a LOT of pull is all I can say.
Jon Cryer is awesome....but still without Charlie Sheen, there’s no show.
>However, none was more aggregious than the additon of baby Keaton
There is no word “aggregious.”
Yeah, I could use a good crazy chick like rose living next door.
I’d still put it to her.
I remember a “horror” movie from the 1970s where she played a hot Egyptian (blonde?) who turned into a cat and stole people’s souls with her eyes.
Somewhere, David Birney’s saying, “Told ya’ so.”
Really?
I’ve been using it for decades.
I could’ve sworn it was perfectly cromulent.
I heard Jon Cryer is conservative. Does anyone know if that is true or not?
I respectfully disagree. Cryer functions as the framework of the show, the comedic foil for 80% of the jokes and 100% of Charlie’s insanity. I would compare his role to Jason Alexander in Seinfeld. Jason had the acting chops that permitted the others to go crazy in their well written vignettes.
Holy Sh!t Snacks !!!
I just checked www.dictionary.com and you’re right!
WTF? I KNOW that I didn’t make it up.
Any ideas on the etymology of this “non” word?
Wait, found it! (sort of)
Egregious.
So, I’m just a spelling dumbass ;)
Sorry, but a straight man NEVER carries the show, he just makes the duo possible.
Jason Alexander, the best of the ensemble, could carry “Senifeld” by himself (and did so, repeatedly).
Cryer, whom I like, not so much.
Sure there is. It's an exceptionally bad graduate of Texas !&M.
Sheen had a show was all he had to do was be himself and he drugged and mouthed himself out of it. Too bad.
I doubt the show will continue but only the immature teens will actually care. The replacement may or may not continue the series. Can’t imagine why this actually matters.
Kutcher is like watching a school play...
Bottom line...they have a time slot to fill.
M O N E Y
“Sheen is a natural...”
No disagreement there... He was playing himself - little acting required.
“Kutcher is like watching a school play...”
I have to agree here... Kutcher is not going to be good at playing a drug and sex addict.
“M O N E Y”
Ah yes, always about money - except this time they threw their money-maker overboard because of his problems. There does reach a point when even money is not enough to keep someone on...
Kelso...ehh, could be worse.
Personally, I could care less about the show. IIRC, I’ve read Jon Cryer’s GOP, so good for him.
Sheen’s a leftist look and Kelso’s not far behind. Whatever...at least the “little people” can have their jobs back.
it says he is on wikipedia
Guess his movie career is stalled huh. Haven’t seen any of his recent ones, they all look crappy.
Or maybe it’s just that they’re offering him almost a million an episode.
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