What the hell happened to Two & a half Men
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Consistently funny for years. Especially the classic episodes where Alan married Kandi. Charlie Sheen went and it went downhill as result. I'm watching the current episodes now. Have they sacked all the old scriptwriters as well? It's shocking how poor this is now...put it out of our misery...
It just finished watching Season 11, and now it's all pot smoking, wife swapping, bed hopping, lesbian encounters and double entendres, so not really family viewing any more.
I noticed it's now airs in the US at 9pm, so presuming they are now intentionally aiming at the adults stoners market.
I noticed it's now airs in the US at 9pm, so presuming they are now intentionally aiming at the adults stoners market.
I noticed the constant positive references to pot smoking or, as we say in the UK, cannabis use as well. Same deal with Big Bang which is made by the same people. I would have thought that kind of reference would not have gone down well with the republican mindset in the US. It is a bit weird for family viewing.
Alan's character used to be well meaning , uptight, tightwad. That played well against Charlie. He is now written as a pathetic, closeted, unsympathetic loser. Kutchers character lacks charm or style and the whole thing reeks of desperation and everyone involved phoning it in. The scripts now seem like they are written by people who have never watched the show. I keep thinking it will get better....
I binned the "new" Charlie show; anger management, which was weak, safe and repetitive from the off.
I binned the "new" Charlie show; anger management, which was weak, safe and repetitive from the off.
highway said:
Alan's character used to be well meaning , uptight, tightwad. That played well against Charlie. He is now written as a pathetic, closeted, unsympathetic loser.
Agreed on Alan's character! You felt for him, how his ex treated him, how his mother treated him, how everybody treated him. Now you actually feel like he deserves it. Vindictive and greedy, plotting so that he can stay in the house no matter what,...As for Kutcher, can't feel him as a "boy genius" at all. Charlie Sheen played it off because he basically IS Charlie Harper, made a lot of money doing something he likes (being funny/make tunes), living "the life" with drugs/alcohol and women. I made the joke once that he wanted to be called Charlie in the show because he was so wasted most of the time, he wouldn't know when to respond if they give his character another name.
Oh and Jake was hilarious as a chubby kid.
Because a lot of people asked the question, "Why is a billionaire stranger living with a sad loner and his f
ked up kid?"
Plus Kutcher is crap.
Sheen moved onto Anger Management and initially that was good but when Selma Blair left his character became his T&AHM Charlie, sleeping around, shirts, shorts 'n all.
ked up kid?"Plus Kutcher is crap.
Sheen moved onto Anger Management and initially that was good but when Selma Blair left his character became his T&AHM Charlie, sleeping around, shirts, shorts 'n all.
I only started watching it 2 years ago, the ones up until Charlie "died" were brilliant, loved them, and so did the ex, to the point re-runs on Comedy Central were also watched and we found we missed the odd gem of a one liner (think Bertha)
The new ones with Ashton I couldn't really get on with, but thought maybe it was the fact I don't like change....but I have tried, and cannot get on with it - what was said above about Alan probably has a lot of bearing on that too, as he used to be a great anti-hero, you felt for him, and was even funnier because of it, now...nah.
For now, I will sit back on my sofa, in my shorts, pissed outta my face waiting for the expensive hooker to call while watching re-runs of the proper Two And a Half Men. And of course forget all about it in the morning....hence finding it just as funny the next day.
The new ones with Ashton I couldn't really get on with, but thought maybe it was the fact I don't like change....but I have tried, and cannot get on with it - what was said above about Alan probably has a lot of bearing on that too, as he used to be a great anti-hero, you felt for him, and was even funnier because of it, now...nah.
For now, I will sit back on my sofa, in my shorts, pissed outta my face waiting for the expensive hooker to call while watching re-runs of the proper Two And a Half Men. And of course forget all about it in the morning....hence finding it just as funny the next day.
I had been enjoying this last series, particularly as they clearly no longer give a rats ass and it has become possible the riskiest show on TV at the moment with regard to adult jokes. Lindsay's descent into booze addled nympho insanity has been very amusing and the episode with Herb losing the plot was one of the funniest of the programmes history.
"We're way past party time. Welcome to The Freak Show!"
However the gay marriage/adoption story line is rubbish and when the cute five year old black kid turned up, I turned off. I would certainly agree that Alan's character has now become totally unlikeable which is a shame.
The rumour is that Charlie, Rose and Jake will all turn up for the last show. I'm sure that I'll be interesting. I'm guessing that the last few seasons will turn out to be one of Charlie's booze & drugs hallucinations and Walden was all a dream but will turn up to deliver a pizza.
I wouldn't put it past them.
"We're way past party time. Welcome to The Freak Show!"
However the gay marriage/adoption story line is rubbish and when the cute five year old black kid turned up, I turned off. I would certainly agree that Alan's character has now become totally unlikeable which is a shame.
The rumour is that Charlie, Rose and Jake will all turn up for the last show. I'm sure that I'll be interesting. I'm guessing that the last few seasons will turn out to be one of Charlie's booze & drugs hallucinations and Walden was all a dream but will turn up to deliver a pizza.
I wouldn't put it past them.
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