CBS Cancels "Two and a Half Men"

[cassiesmom]

I really like (or maybe I should say liked) "Two and a Half Men" for the most part. I felt like the show went in sort of a strange direction when Charlie got engaged, but by and large it's been one of my favorite TV shows. I'm disappointed in CBS' decision to cancel the show outright -- I think that's unfair to the rest of the cast and the production staff. They're losing their jobs over Charlie Sheen's remarks.

So - CBS - could we strike a compromise here? Could you take Charlie Sheen off the show and leave the rest alone? I really enjoy Jon Cryer and the rest of the cast, and they're more than capable of getting the job done.

http://www.time.com/time/arts/articl...055353,00.html

[K9karen]

I've been thinking about that. As egotistical, vain, obnoxious as he is, I do think Charlie Sheen made the show. I don't think he can be replaced. It's about the only show that makes me LOL.
I feel awful for the other cast members too. I think I read that Sheen knows his lines and arrives on time etc. He just doesn't know when to keep his big mouth shut. He made a cruel remark on the radio about the creators first name too, which added a gazillion more points downward on my Sheen ladder.

[RICHARD]

Rename the franchise "Two Men".

[happylabs]

I rarely watch it but I think you are right that the show wouldn't be the same without Charlie Sheen. He has ruined it for everyone with his antics. People just don't want to see the crap that he has been up to lately. He pretty much disgusts me.

[pomtzu]

The world of comedy did very well before CS, and will continue to do very well without him. Everybody is pretty sick of this idiot's nonsense any more. He sure is a far cry from his father, isn't he????


ETA:
I've never so much as watched even one episode, tho I have heard that it's funny. It's a shame that CS had to ruin it for everybody tho - cast and fans alike.

[sparks19]

I just feel bad for CS. he's a very sick man and needs a lot of help and he hasn't even hit rock bottom yet. I can't even bring myself to hate him... he's just.. sad.

he's really off his rocker now.

I feel bad for the other characters. CBS should start up a new show... kind of a spin off but I don't think it could still be Two and A Half Men anymore.

[sasvermont]

Years ago, my sister and her husband of many years, divorced. Right before they split up, Bob, my former brother in law, stopped drinking. He had been drinking and doing drugs all his adult life. Once he stopped drinking etc. he began to hear and see things, became paranoid and displayed outrageous behavior. We concluded that Bob was always sick and kept it covered up by being constantly high. Once he stopped the cover up, his insanity was in our faces big time.

I don't know what became of the fellow Bob, as we didn't keep in touch. You can guess why.

If CS is really off the drugs etc. maybe this is his true self surfacing these days. scary stuff. He seems to be on one huge self-destruction run, career wise, now.

All in all, I could care less about CBS and their feud. In many ways CS is correct. But his delivery and decisions of when to communicate leave a lot to be desired.

Oh well. Life will go on, won't it.

I do like the show, by the way.

[Catty1]

Love the show.

But I think CBS did the right thing - to help CS hit bottom. They avoided more tantrums by cancelling the show. Had they merely fired CS, there would have been outrage from fans, and CS would have hired a lawyer etc. CS is dispensable - as we all are.

He was ranting about being indispensable. So much for your ego, Charlie.

One commentator said that his recent behaviour is the manic cycle of bipolar disorder. sas, you hit the nail right on the head...a lot of addicts "self-medicate", and when the drugs/booze are removed, the illness explodes in its symptoms.

The behaviour is outrageous and dangerous...but I hop Bob got help.

[wombat2u2004]

Rename the franchise "Two Men".

Or........... "One Man and the Creepy Kid."

[happylabs]

or........... "one man and the creepy kid."

lol!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Ole Charlie seems like a egomaniac to me. He now wants 3 mil an episode to do the show and seems to think he will not only get it, the show will be back next season. He is drunk on himself and his eyes creep me out. He needs help for sure.

[Karen]

He seems, from what little I have read, to be exhibiting classic Narcissistic Personality Disorder - see here and not only is it sad, it's looking doubtful that he'll get psychiatric help at this point, after all, he doesn't need it, according to him.

It's sad that it is all playing out in the media, for his children's sake in the future.

[happylabs]

Ole Charlie seems like a egomaniac to me. He now wants 3 mil an episode to do the show and seems to think he will not only get it, the show will be back next season. He is drunk on himself and his eyes creep me out. He needs help for sure.

I don't think he is all that funny, plus, he isn't actually "acting" he is just being his normal self in that show.

[cassiesmom]

I heard an excerpt from Charlie Sheen's radio interview on the Alex Jones show. He talked almost nonstop, and what he was saying didn't make any sense to me. Something was definitely not right. Whether narcissistic or manic or both I'm not sure. But his speech was pressured and his ideas were definitely taking flight. I don't think he should be back and if this means the end of the show - it is what it is.

[Marigold2]

CS has had a charmed life. Endless wealth, fame, a supportive family. He has had all the advantages any human can have and he has continued to mess up. I feel nothing but disgust for him. Buck up loser. Grow up.