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Here it is — the new television season. Its opening night contained one of this fall’s most anticipated programs, the Season 9 premiere of CBS’ Two and a Half Men featuring its new star Ashton Kutcher. After seeing the premiere, that poster featuring Kutcher and his co-stars naked, hiding their private parts behind a banner, starts to make some sense as Kutcher’s character likes walking around the house with no clothes on. Though the premise of his character — a tall, handsome, smart guy with the body of an underwear model and $1.3 billion in the bank who can’t find love — still baffles me. But then Charlie Harper barely wrote a jingle during his eight years on Men and still could afford to live lavishly in a beachfront Malibu house, so the series has always required suspension of disbelief. The former Men star gave the reboot a thumbs-up. “Surrounded by friends and watching the premiere of Two and a Half Men,” Charlie Sheen tweeted tonight. “Odd… But cool..! So far a lot of laughs!!” adding later, “laughing our asses off.” What did you think? Did you miss Charlie?
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Horrendous, kept up the same creative streak from the last few seasons. was hoping new blood would give it a resurgence, but MAN was it bad
You know a show is in trouble when:
1) The entire two thirds of the show is basically an “homage” to the “WINNER!!!” you fired— and only makes you think about and miss Sheen all the more.
2) The new guy’s only asset— as he can neither act nor be funny— is to have him strip naked not once, not twice but three times in one episode and really try to make us believe that this naif is hung like Secretariat. (Funny stuff… if you are twelve.)
3) The new guy, supposedly a $$$Billionare$$$, is either the long lost son of Howard Hughes with the same grooming habits— or is auditioning for the road show cast of “Jesus Christ Superstar”.
Kutcher ought to get down on both knees and thank the almighty that some sap producer, yet again, paid Demi’s little boy big bucks to vacantly stare and mumble his way through yet another waste of time and effort.
Dude, where’s the exit???
You nailed it…won’t waste another 30 minutes watching “Kelso” redux
Exactly!! Couldn’t have said it better! It just seems “odd” without “Charlie” being there! He was noticeably missing. If the first episode is any indication I don’t think it’s going fly!
dude your my fuckin hero! took the words right out of my mouth!
there is nothing else to say about that show!
Horrendous is perfect description. Simply awful writing. Replete with the age-old cremation ashes sight-gags, fart jokes (2), tasteless, unfunny jokes and yeah, we get it, Ashton Kutcher is ‘hung’ ..lmao more like a frightened turtle ala George in Seinfeld I’ll bet … yep, I’m done. 1 and out.
Nah, fart jokes still split ass. Sometimes, audiences just grow up and move on. This show needs a new audience, is all.
Chuck, I’m a big fan who dreams of getting nailed in one of your vanity cards someday. Fanship aside, you need to pull a Frasier out of the bar and launch a spinoff, not a reboot.
Call it “Two and a Hung Man.”
Here’s my question: How many of the commentors posting here are part of Charlie’s camp or Charlie himself?
As for the show, I am a LONGTIME fan. I had high hopes for it — scratch that — I had hope that the writers could find a way of overcoming Ashton Kutcher’s Ashtonkutcheriness. What I learned last night was that no quality of writing can overcome Ashton Kutcher.
John Stamos would’ve been good. Hugh Grant would’ve been intersting. Ashton is going to kill the show. Course, it’ll be a luxury ride in that behemoth trailer of his…
Agree, the show really sucked…I’m done.
I agree. I have been an avid fan and watching the show from the first season. The chemistry is gone, the show makes not sense, and Kutchner can’t hold a candle to Sheen. Sorry John Cryer love your character, but the funeral should have been for the show because it was DOA last night.
It was ok through the end of the funeral scenes (except for the “Rose” stupidity), then sucked horribly. That Kutcher klown can’t act and isn’t naturally comical.
The show blows,I would not watch it again if you paid me and I am unemployed and in need of money.
Charlie Sheen ruled that show, I will just watch reruns they are better than the new show by far.
I did enjoy the show. Kutcher was great and having him run around naked didn’t hurt. Did I miss Charlie? You know the more I thought about it, yeah…but I realized I missed the Charlie of a couple years ago.
EXACTLY, because when real life was worse than the character that they made fun of the joke ceased being funny. It was more like a reality show than most reality shows!
I have always liked this show and was excited to bring Ashton into the series. The new show was fun during the beginning but Ashton’s part was horrible. I am so disappointed. TWO THUMBS DOWN.
Terrible acting by Kutcher way too much emphasis on certain body parts never will watch again
Was that tonight? Eh, I was watching the roast.
ditto- the roast wes a gas
You didnt miss any thing it sucked badly never going to watch it again
I liked the Playboy Club.
Paul!!!
What did you like about The Playboy Club??
That was horrible.
Two and Half Men, whatever. Didn’t watch before all this, gave it a shot, will not watch again.
Ashons character wasn’t that much intriguing. The shows feel is different. Its a weird feeling. But hey, I only saw 30 minutes of the new Two and a Half Men. I’ll give it a couple of more episodes. Maybe I’ll still be a fan. Otherwise, the show needs Charlie Harper.
The show’s felt different for the last two years, though – the zing is definitely gone. Kutcher’s part was just more of that new weird feeling. To me the tone was exactly the same as last season’s. It just doesn’t really work any more.
It was horrible. I tried to keep an open mind, but it was a bad train wreck. Simply awful. I won’t be watching again.
Dreadful. What once was brilliance is now simply distasteful dirty jokes. I loved the original show, was a devoted fan, but will never watch it again.
Unbelievably Unfunny. The fans loved the Charlie character for years-now they are supposed to find it hilarious that he got killed “like an exploding meat bag.” STD jokes – what a laugh riot! Ashton Kutcher’s expressionless face was no fun to watch, and his naked body was not thrilling enough to make up for it. Not a lot of thought went into revamping this show after the loss of the star it was written for and patterned on.
You cannot possibly have watched the show in the past if you did not get what the funeral was all about. This was not someone dying on Grey’s Anatomy, this was a whorish drunkard named Charlie Harper, lothario extrodinaire of Two and A Half Man. The funeral was plus 100 for sure, but oh so fitting for a man of his caliber.
The show was fine.
Please, girl…..
Hated it! Loved Charlies caracter! This was in very poor taste and boring!
I agree. The show lacked heart. Except for the last 2 years or so, the characters have always been endearing, even though flawed. The exec’s, show’s creators, (and whoever else) should have realized that the show’s many fans loved the Charlie Harper character and would have preferred a sendoff with some genuine affection from friends and family members.
you hit it on the head. The whole funeral thing was mean spirited. You could tell who was getting off on it..Maybe Charlie was right to leave
As with all “highly anticipated” shows, the actual viewing rarely lives up to the hype. With just one episode under its belt, it is too soon to say if this new incarnation works. I suspect most people tuned in just to see if Kutcher would screw up or not. Kutcher’s “introduction” into the cast seemed forced – they literally just dropped him onto the deck.
With a new lead, the dynamic of the show changes. This episode did not seem as funny as previous years. Most of the good laughs were at Charlie’s expenses – albeit, his ashes. The opening scene could have focused a bit more on all of the actresses that played former girlfriends. Just getting them together for the shoot must have been a challenge, but yet they blew the opportunity for their own version of the Comedy Central Roast.
Will the show work with Kutcher? It will if he loosens up (and not by going naked at the drop of a hat) and becomes part of the ensemble. As we have seen, Kutcher is not much of an actor. He hasn’t even been in front of a studio audience since his stint on That 70′s Show. So with a less-than-stellar movie career, he needs to prove that he is more than just a pretty face and a Nikon pitchman.
Or else, Hollywood will reboot “Dude, Where’s My Car?” In 3D!
Cold open was awful. One thing I will give perverted Chuck (Lorre) credit for is that he sure knew how to bring the eye candy. Jenny McCarthy, Jeri Ryan, Jennifer Bini Taylor, Tricia Helfer, Jenna Elfman. I would have enjoyed being on set that day.
The suicide plot was taken from the documentary ‘Who the $%#& is Jackson Pollock’
Didn’t want to live, walked out into the Pacific Ocean, got cold, left the water, called a loved one, went and had drinks. Great writing Half Man, I saw that one too.
Well spotted, sir. I said the same to my wife. A brazen steal.
Thank you!! I knew it sounded familiar. Ugh, such a good doc. I shoulda rewatched that last night instead of 2.5 men and playboy club.
It’s not the same show without Charlie Sheen. I thought the show was mediocre at best. I will no longer watch the show except in reruns featuring Charlie Sheen. Kutcher’s role is awful and Jon Cryer can’t carry the show by himself. It’s time to cancel this dog.
Ashton blew….the Whole” Dude where’s my car” routine was tired..
such a dissapointment….
Chuck is a genius, so hopefully future eps will better..
J
Just Ok, never going to make it long term
I’ve never watched an episode in the past, so why waste a 1/2 hour and start now…
I have to admit up front that I watched a couple of episodes of 2.5 in the first season and never watched again – I thought it was dreadful.
So, while I found tonight’s episode dreadful, purile, disgusting and embarrassingly unfunny, I don’t claim to know how that compares with, say, the second episode of the second season, the last episode of last season, and so on.
America’s highest rated sitcom? And for years running? Perhaps. Fox News is also America’s most-watched “news” channel, and SOMEBODY is watching Jersey Shore and the various iterations of “Housewives.” America also flocked to see the first Transformer’s movie, and Tyler Perry reportedly makes a good living in “entertainment.”
I can’t explain ANY of these. And I can’t explain why anyone would watch another episode of 2.5 Men. It was utter drek that I’d be embarrassed to have MY name on, though I’d happily take the checks.
Vaginal Warts, silent farts and an actor’s big dick. And that’s comedy, eh?
Perfect summation .. I couldn’t have said it ANY better!
I’m trying to remember the name of the actress who replaced Suzanne Somers on “Three’s Company”. However, I can’t remember her name and can’t remember any of the episodes that she was in…actually, I stopped watching “Three’s Company” after Chrissie left. It just wasn’t the same.
Regarding “Two and Half Men” premiere, see above.
There were two replacements for Suzanne Somers. Jennilee Harrison spent two year on the show as Chrissy’s cousin Cindy. The first season she lived with the other two and in her second season she was recurring and lived in a different place. The permanent replacement was Priscilla Barnes as Terri Alden.
Are you kiddimg me? Kutch is pathetic! His acting is flat as a board and easy to nail. Please keep your clothes on and give us wit, sarcasm, double entendra and such… Unless you get Demi to pounce on you fron behind! The Roast was off the hook!
Absolutely unwatchable !! Even Ashton Kutcher’s mom (Demi moore ) won’t tivo this bomb! Ashton was funny as Kelso (that 70′s show) , But he doesn’t have any “Grown-Up” talent. It is astounding that he was cast for this part !
Chuck Lorre just made the worst decision of his life , choosing vengeance against Charlie Sheen over Humor . I truly hope that Melanie Linsky ( Rose) finds a new showcase for her talents . I’m afraid this has put an end to Jake’s young career , also.
Let this be a lesson Mr. Lorre , Fans come first … You LOSE !!!
Loved it. Different feel, but tons of laughs, a great Ashton Kutcher, good chemistry between all involved. It’s going to be a whole new show, but I’ll certainly keep watching.
Well I never understood why that show was so popular. But for it’s “standarts” it was good. It was funny. And it’s like Charlie Sheen didn’t even exist. I wish they would shave Ashton. And who could predict that that little fat kid (son of Alan) would grow up to such hot young man. He is like some modern version of Jerry O’Connell from Stand By Me
I don’t care about Ashton. I don’t care about the show. I never watched it before. Just few episodes. I will not watch it in future. But I wish them to have good ratings. I respect them because they had the balls to fire that idiot Sheen. And for that fact I wish them well.
It was god-awful. Sure, it will get a big rating out of curiosity but who in their right mind will come back next week? Figure out a way to bring back Sheen or end it because right now it is DOA.
Was fully prepared to laugh at 2.5 as usual…
And yet, not even a chuckle escaped my lips…
Feel like I’ve been outta the loop here. Why the heck did they get rid of Charlie???
Fans were getting better Charlie from TMZ than from CBS. They just couldn’t compete with their own lead actor’s other show.
I miss that TMZ show. Best thing to happen to television all summer.
hilarious! 2 fart jokes! I couldn’t hold it… Just like the good old times..