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There’s a reason that moviemaker Joe Roth doesn’t produce much TV. Because he comes up with terrible ideas like casting Charlie Sheen in a sitcom version of Anger Management. His plan is to join with Lionsgate TV for a small-tube series based on the 2003 big-screen feature that was one of the few non-stinkers from his Revolution Studios. Now this is a long way from seeing daylight. But, seriously, which showrunner would be so desperate as to work with whack job Sheen? Much less any actor who’s currently embroiled in both a lawsuit and arbitration against the producer and studio who fired him off his last sitcom? I want names…
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More than you would believe…
They won’t exactly be lining up, but they ARE there.
Not a fan of this idea though…
This posting can’t be serious.
You mean which showrunner is crazy enough to want a paycheck? I mean, most showrunners would work with the Devil himself if it meant getting to syndication.
so true! I’ve worked with many a showrunner that quickly jump off their soapbox for a big fat paycheck.
This of course assumes ALL Showrunners are angels.
“Few non stinkers”?
Blackhawk Down, Hellboy, Across The Universe, America’s Sweethearts, The Forgotten, Mona Lisa Smile, Freedomland, Punch Drunk Love, The Water Horse, Rocky Balboa, 13 Going On 30?
I don’t know, but that looks like a pretty respectable list of way above average movies to me.
Well, I guess half of those.
yep. Nikki about summed it up. Stinkers.
Did you really just mention Freedomland to try to prove someone’s success in this industry?
You left off Zoom and the Brothers Solomon, while you are at it, then.
Zoom? Bros Solomon?! C’mon, now you guys are just making titles up!
Can’t tell if you’re joking or not with that list of movies.
LOL! I’d forgotten 95% of those stinkers! Hellboy wasn’t a financial flop like the rest of the list.
this is all “almost crap” !!
Lindsey lohan
Peter Rice
Has there ever been a project that is more perfect for Chris Thompson?
On the nose. Great. Idea. Either it would become huge or an epic fail with these two. But I do love it.
a) no. and b) i will laugh for the rest of time about this post.
I thought that Anger Management was based on Chuck Lorre’s life? Oh, that’s right, he never figured out the management part.
Why is it so crazy to work with Charlie Sheen? The man is talented and people will watch an episode or two. And if it’s actually good, which is always a longshot, this could catch fire. Of course the more likely scenario is that it would fizzle and burn. In success, credit and praise would go to the showrunner. In failure the stink would never emanate from anyone but Charlie. I would take the meeting and go from there.
Because take away the millions of dollars and he’d be a homeless nut wandering the streets or be in prison. He’s insane, refuses to manage his illness(es), and is a professional nightmare.
Kevin Biegel Kevin Biegel Kevin Biegel!!!!
Charlie Sheen is a nutjob, but he was nothing but professional when he was working. His behavior outside the workplace was crazy, but in his defense, he was abused like a battered wife by Chuck Lorre, who is an ego-maniacal asshole. There will be people who will work with Charlie because, and I know this might be hard to believe, he’s not a bad guy from 9 to 5 (or 10 to 3, more accurately). Ask any director who’s worked on the show.
This kind of post is such bullshit. If Charlie Sheen was “abused like a battered wife by Chuck Lorre,” then so were Jon Cryer, Thomas Gibson, Jenna Elfman, and dozens of others. Hey, the guy might be an asshole. I don’t know. But I don’t see every actor who’s ever worked with him aggressively clawing their way toward oblivion. Charlies’s problems are Charlie’s problems, and Charlie’s problem isn’t Chuck.
Because those people are not the nutjob Charlie is. Didn’t say that Charlie’s reactions weren’t out of the norm. Jenna, Gibson et al didn’t react this way and handled it better. This opinion comes straight from a director from the show, take it for what that’s worth. Also, Charlie may have been treated differently by Lorre for god knows what reason, your supposition that Lorre is an asshole to everyone equally is fallacious. I know some writers whom he’s treated well (very few) and others to whom he’s been awful (most) Make no mistake — Lorre is an abusive jerk. Ask anyone who has worked for him.
Bill Prady, obviously one of the writers he’s treated well, gave a heartbreaking example of how good Lorre can be to Vanity Fair.
Do you have actual, specific examples of how he’s been an asshole?
here is one. i believe this was written when charlie was still working on 2 + 1/2
CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #329
I exercise regularly. I eat moderate amounts of healthy food. I make sure to get plenty of rest. I see my doctor once a year and my dentist twice a year. I floss every night. I’ve had chest x–rays, cardio stress tests, EKG’s and colonoscopies. I see a psychologist and have a variety of hobbies to reduce stress. I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. I don’t do drugs. I don’t have crazy, reckless sex with strangers.
If Charlie Sheen outlives me, I’m gonna be really pissed.
Here is another. I know this was written when Charlie was still one of Chuck’s cast members. (and these two examples are just what is out there for the public to read. can you imagine what took place at work behind close doors??)
CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #324
WARNING!
Do not attempt to replicate what you saw in tonight’s episode of Two and a Half Men. Despite the seeming lack of serious consequences and regardless of the hilarity that ensued, this is extremely dangerous behavior and could result in injury or death. Please keep in mind that we employ a highly-paid Hollywood professional who has years of experience with putting his life at risk. And sadly no, I’m not talking about our stunt man.
Ohmygod. A guy who writes comedy for a living deals with an incredibly stressful situation by–gasp–writing a few punchlines. Yeah, that really makes him an asshole.
yeah…just talk to anyone in town and they’ll tell you what a sweetheart Chuck Lorre is…..HA!
i could tell story after story of lorre’s abusive behavior, but I’m a realist with a career in the industy, and while i don’t like chuck or think he is talented, i respect him and his power.
remember these “punchlines” were directed at a cast member from an executive producer. if nothing else these “punchlines” are juvenile, below-the-belt nut punches. can you imagine Tom Werner or Chris Lloyd doing ANYTHING like this? especially to a person who is obviously troubled and possibly mentally ill? yeah, i thought not.
if vanity cards don’t count (cute) then just to talk to anyone who has worked for or with chuck in the past. i guarantee well over 90% will tell you chuck is, in fact, a WORLD CLASS asshole.
My vote is for showrunners VICTOR FRESCO and ROBERT BORDEN. They are the best at taking talented stars and creating an unfunny show around them
Better off Ted was unfunny? You must be a Hollywood Exec.
Right on Ted! Victor Fresco is awesome. Hilariously funny, a really nice guy and a great writer. Better Off Ted was a GREAT show.
Weird comment… Andy Richter Controls the Universe was brilliant. And Better off Ted was hilarious.
You’re right. Those shows’ success speaks for itself.
Not hilarious. Mediocre, at best. The two scientists were the only watchable part of that show.
I was working for a military sub-contractor during most of its run, and all of us LOVED Better Off Ted because it was exactly the satire we needed. The show was so very smart and funny on so many levels. Much missed.
Consider Better Off Ted in light of a world in which American businesses actually boast of the “lethality” of their products, and you might appreciate it more.
BOT was a great show. Maybe it would still be alive if it had been given the post Modern Family spot.
Mom, quit posting! I’m doing the best I can.
I would work with charlie and Joe Roth in a minute I’ve done two pictures with Joe and I can
control charlie — call me !!
You can’t control Charlie, you can only hope to contain him!
Peter Rice and Lindsay Lohan are not showrunners, you mouthbreathing no nothings.
NO nothing?
Know-nothings. I think you meant know-nothings.
Me know nothing.
You no nothing.
If you’re going to sling mud get it right. It’s ” know nothings”.
With all due respect to the Ma-Sheen there are plenty of non-addicted actors who are just as difficult to work with. Perhaps more so, because they aren’t on anything, they just choose to be prima donna D-bags.
Let’s make that list and do a game of “rathers”.
Nominations?
Let’s see the last showrunner to work with Sheen is no a billionaire.
Yeah, I’m sure no one is interested. Having to deal with a lawsuit in the end after becoming a billionaire is just too stressful a way to make money. Can you smell the sarcasm.
Sign me up.
And the movies listed above – other than Blackhawk Down, Rocky Balboa – wait, this better be Rocky 1 – 3, not any of the ones made after; and dare I say it 13 Going on 30 was decent. The rest are a snooze fest. Film students make better films.
And don’t worry, while you are all worrying about Charlie, he’s busy counting his money by the thousands, and after months of counting he’s not done.
Charlie really fucked up…but, this is Hollywood…and, with luck, Charlie might be slightly humbled through this experience.
He is so worth the effort for a well written anything…the publicity will be huge. Of course, a great writing/show/film vision and some humility from Charlie will go a long way to make anything happen.
I love the challenge, but I am not a heroin addict either…what a conundrum.
Charlie is in Charlie’s hands…all others will get a chance, maybe, to go along for the ride…and, if people felt some attitude change…why not?
This is Hollywood.
What??? No Tomcats Tv series!!!
Say it aint so Joe!
And what the viewership be if it aired Mondays at 9 against Two And A Half Men?
The movie wasn’t that funny, I hope the TV series can overcome that minor problem. There are a lot of out of work people in Hollywood who would love to work with Mr Sheen.
I love you Nikki, but I predict anything Sheen steps into will have showrunners and actors lining up in droves for their time in the sun. Time will prove karma is a bitch that not even Lorre’s passive/aggressive nature on steroids can escape forever.
Rememeber Nikki, it’s the hacks of the world who can’t take enough whacks at the Lohan’s, Sheen’s, and every other star not in control of their demons. Why? Because if the hacks could do it they would have done it.
God bless Ashton Kutcher, but Two and a Half Men without its Sheen can no longer count me as a viewer.
The only way to “humanize” an over the top character is to surround them with a talented cast that can do heavy lifting.
As long as Charlie doesn’t surround himself with sycophants and allows the producers to bring in people willing to voice their own ideas, they might get 100 episodes out of the concept.
I’m guessing instead of a domineering mother, they have a wacky father figure. And a father and daughter with anger issues, who are strikingly similar to his former castmates. How about Jonathan Silverman and Abigail Breslin?
“Which showrunners would be so desperate as to work with Charlie Sheen?”
All of the unemployed ones.
I would work with Charlie Sheen if i had the shot, I mean come on do you think people actually like Jon Cryer on Two and A Half men.I know im not going to watch it anymore ad i hate Ashton Kutcher. I cant wait to see the new show that he’s doing and on September 19th ill be watching the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen, NOT the new shitty two and a half men.
i’d watch this show. i will not watch 2 and half anymore. charlie brings in eyeballs. i love this vehicle for charlie. props to him and his oren-less management. it’ll sell domestically and internationally.
plus, just look at the comedy tv landscape out there today (and the coming season). sure, modern family and big band theory will do well (for those that watch big bang) but again, not much competition. charlie will bring a fun and entertaining show to the airwaves. unlike many of the other creators and network execs out there today.
can’t wait.
OF COURSE ME!!!! THE ANTI-BELIEVER
ill take a paycheck.