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The taping of the season premiere of Two and a Half Men was last night, and early feedback should allow CBS and producer Warner Bros TV to breathe a sigh of relief. People who were at the taping or have read the script, praised the writing as being as sharp as in was in Men‘s heyday. And then there is Ashton Kutcher, who replaced fired star Charlie Sheen playing a new character, Internet billionaire Walden Schmidt. “They brought back something that was working, the writing and the supporting cast, and added a new element, Ashton Kutcher, who is breathing new life,” said one attendee to the taping. Mostly to protect the storyline in the episode, which we largely scooped earlier this week, everyone who was at the taping had to sign a non-disclosure agreement. (Yes, there was a funeral for Charlie Harper attended by some of his former girlfriends.) But people who saw the filming describe Kutcher as “charming” and “solid” and say he was an improvement over the final episodes of Sheen where he was still very good but also showing signs of addiction problems with his gaunt look. Here is the curtain call for the cast, which includes Kutcher, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Conchata Ferrell, Holland Taylor and recurring guest star Marin Hinkle.
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I sincerely hope this is a hit. Love, love, love this cast.
lame…You can try to praise Kutcher all you want (and i admit he is pretty but that is all) i am not interested anymore.
I believe Ashton Kutcher is a big improvement over someone who is obviously a drug addict and looked it for quite some time.
Believe what you want i can believe otherwise (drugs use is common among all Hollywood so you don’t know what Ashton is doing behind closed doors and don’t get me wrong i insinuate nothing i just say we don’t know, Sheen is honest about his uses that’s all).
I’ve never been able to get through an episode of this show but with ashton on board so am I. I can’t wait
The filthy aspect of the show will not change because Ashton Kutcher is on it, just that his character and acting will be more flat..that’s all..haha.
yeah, you had better laugh at your own jokes – because no one else is laughing at them! Kutcher was a solid character actor in “That 70′s Show”; and it wasn’t his fault that Charlie Sheen imploded… Maybe watching his own funeral on TV will shock Sheen into getting the help he so desperately needs.
They should call Two and a Halk Men Two and a Half Stinkeroos. Seriously. Compare this content to something like Project Nim and tell me it doesn’t stink.
Scott out and about. Late.
dude, you need to get out of LA more often, no one can understand you.
it’s an imitation, it will never be like the original: but the Sheen guy became a joke: is Kutcher some son of some actor too? I hope not: and if not then it may work (you need to be talented when you have no dad pushing you).
still it’s an imitation.
stop with that seriously, Charlie has other siblings and they never succeed like him, maybe well surely it helps you at the beginning but after that you have to have “it” or not. And still he screwed up for the most part his potential (younger he was seen as having the same star power level as a Tom Cruise and then drugs, addiction screwed up almost everything) and he was not as ‘motivated’ as his older brother Emilio ;he wanted to be a baseball player actually and still he became a more successful actor..
Everybody calm down. There’s one more season of “Men” left for WB to contractually deliver. Ashton’s in for that season only. Unless it’s a runaway hit, of course.
I’m glad to see Bruce and Demi’s son striking out on his own.
lol, genius!
So they all had to sign a non-disclosure agreement so they can’t dispute anything CBS says about the taping. How nice for them.
Yikes, pit stains….and get a haircut.
Hi Poppy, my name is Alexandria and you are my only and favorite character on Without A Trace. I love your hair in blonde. I love the name Samantha spade.I just want to say is your hair naturally staight or curly.When your hair is straight I make my hair staight and when your hair is curly I make my hair curly I love when you save people’s lives on Without A Trace. I love when you are mean on Without A Trace. I cryed all night when your heart is broken.
You are awesome.
Anyone else hear the theme music from the “Twilight Zone” playing???
Anyone who thought Sheen was the key to that show either never watched it or were just nit very astute.
The show has a very strong supporting cast and good writing. They will easily get another 50-75 episodes out of it for syndication now.
I just can’t see Kutcher being an Internet Billionare and saving the show. Either people will like it or the wrath will come down on the show. Not sure if I will watch or not. I really don’t like any of the characters Kutcher has ever played. He’s too pretty. Doesn’t look manly enough for me. And for God’s sake get a iffin haircut dude, how old are you??? Wash them pit stains out too!!
Now there are reports that Rose killed Charlie by “accidentally” pushing him in front of a subway train. If true, that means all along Rose wasn’t just comic crazy, but homicidal crazy. And that Alan let himself be blackmailed into allowing his brother to fly off to Paris with a murderess. That’s gotta be the World’s Most Depressing Retcon.
And we now know Kutcher dresses to the right.
“People who were at the taping or have read the script, praised the writing as being as sharp as in was in Men’s heyday.”
about as sharp as a bowling ball
I feel bad for Ashton. You can tell by the look on his face in this picture (in what should be a joyous moment) he knows what type of hellish ride he has unwittingly embarked on.
I have always been a big fan of the show and all of the cast members. So, that being said, I am not sure if I will like Ashton in this role but I will watch and give it a chance. What is funny to me is that the character Charlie played on the show wasn’t really a character it was written about his real life ie; alcohol , women , commitment ,etc. and it was funny …..but now that he is off the show those very things that he has always done aren’t funny anymore to some people? I find that very strange and I guess it’s only funny to people when they think it’s part of a sitcom. When it’s real life he’s an S.O.B with addiction/ mental problems. I for one still like Charlie. He’s got major issues but he made a good living from that sitcom poking fun of his real life which to me makes him at least smarter than the rest of us.
Great and smart post Rhonda.
I’m still a Sheen fan also, I really like the supporting actors, have not been a Kutcher fan, how will the show work without a “bad boy” ?
I agree with Rhonda, Kurcher has some big shoes to feel and i don’t think he is up for the task! Charlie Rocks!
You know the old saying ” Crazy Like a Fox!”
This is the first season I am actually planning on watching.
I second that. This show always sucked, IMO. But I will give it a chance now that AK is on, if for nothing else than the curiosity factor. I will say this, it surprises me all of the people that say Kutcher can’t act. I thought that may be a possibility when he made his first few forays into film after playing Kelso but I always found I was pleasantly surprised of the results. I mean, A Lot Like Love was a great performance and movie for a romcom–a genre that I typically hate. WTF is with these comments that he “is too pretty.” Sounds like dudes with a “problem” if you know what I mean.
As long as the fart jokes stay intact. That’s all that matters.
Honestly I only ever found Sheens’ characters’ antics amusing in earlier seasons. By season 8, I couldn’t stand him and wanted him to be struck by lightning. Yes, I kept watching, but only because the rest of the cast still could provide some laughs…until Alan went half-tilt Bernie Madoff. If having Kutcher on can save it, I more than welcome him and wish him luck. People complain and say they won’t tune in, but they will out of sheer curiosity. For how long, we’ll see.
I won’t be watching this show anymore. Not interested. No Charlie Sheen, No 2.5 Man.
The rest of the cast maybe good, but Charlie was the show. Dumb idea to continue the show without him.
Yes. I bet the people at the taping were CBS people or Lorrre’s people. Sure they love it. LOL
Kutcher is fine and all but I can’t stand his speaking voice. It’s too flat and overly loud and after awhile you want to tell him to just ‘shut up’.
At least Sheen knew how to act without yelling.
Asthon is a poor choice. Maybe a last minute desperate one.
This show will not be Two and a Half Man. I pass.