I was a bit harsh earlier saying I think the show sucks.
It's ok in my opinion, just doesn't float my boat enough.
Not sure exactly why, don't always need to be sitting in front of
something great, and for some reason (great though it was not), I
could enjoy King of Queens.
But it is symptomatic of my problem with the channels.
My perception of Two and a Half Men is that whenever I casually flick
through at least one of the many episodes will be on.
Similarly CSI. Used to think that was fine, but too ubiquitous and it
went into rigor mortis for me a very, very long time ago.
(Actually if they refuse to stop churning those out, perhaps they
should make it a sitcom, I might tune back into it for a while.)
A favourite quote of mine is Stalin's "Quantity has quality all of its
own".
But then, he wasn't exactly known for comedy.
I'd settle for a bit more choice, even if it's repeats of the many US
classics.
And, I don't think the UK can claim the high ground with sitcoms.
It's a far less realistic proposition now than ever to spread the
quality over just 12 episodes, as was the case with our prime example.
That's the major reason why Fatty Owls wasn't medicore.
On 9 Mar 2011, at 08:05, Adrian Cowdry wrote:
Two and a Half Men for me is as Peter says medicore at best I'd say
it was tosh.
I will name a few sitcoms that have been imported to the UK that I
feel had an excellent team of writers that kept the viewers coming
back for more. Some might be classed as Comedy Drama.
Boston Legal (one of the best US Comedy Drama's ever)
Scrubs
Friends
Frasier
Cheers
All in the Family
Roseanne had some very good high peaks.
The Office
And of course MASH
There are many more that I cannot think of just yet but there is an
awful lot of dross which doesn't deserve to be high rating winners.
There was one series about 15 years ago made by HBO that was a
little near the knuckle and it involved carnal activities of a young
bachelor it had only one series but it was funny.
I also think Cougar Town has potential.
I will say that I think when the US writers come up with something
and it's good - it is really good. But things like Will and Grace,
Two and Half Men, Dharma and Greg and this new one Hot in Cleveland
are truly poor examples of American Comedy.
I do feel that sitcoms at their best nothing comes close to Fawlty
Towers, probably The Office (UK version), and there are several that
I will not name as they really are purely British that do not export
well but truly are so funny that your ribs ache.
It is such a shame that Sheen has come out of the closet as such an
idiot but hey...if he had any sense his bank account will be quite
full that he can put the bulk of it in a high interest account and
sniff the interest!
This never happened to the other fella.
-----Original Message-----
From: peter contarino <pcontar...@triad.rr.com>
To: 'Adrian Cowdry' <jboh...@aol.com>
CC: mopo-l@listserv.american.edu
Sent: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 16:40
Subject: RE: [MOPO] ONE AND A HALF MEN
I have to agree with Ade on this. I don’t tend to jump into threads
but this guy is so annoying I feel the need to vent. First, with the
world blowing up around us, I can’t fathom how this is newsworthy.
It’s speaks poorly for the media and the public in general.
Secondly, Two and a Half men is a really mediocre, low-brow show.
Thirdly, I don’t know Sheen but he seems like a real scumbag and is
marginally talented at best.
I will depart with Ade on his comment that it is not up to US sitcom
standards. I think it is completely on par with the absolute dreck
that dominates the airwaves. I can scarcely think of a comedy that
is any more interesting than the commercials funding them. There are
several decent comedies on some of the pay channels but the Majors
have set the bar so low that it is scarcely worth the trouble to
watch.
I feel better now…
-peter
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Adrian Cowdry
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 2:55 AM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] ONE AND A HALF MEN
Charlie Sheen has made a right charlie of himself.
He was never the greatest actor...he was never the best comedian.
Obviously he was in the right place at the right time and had a
great formula with an exceptionally good team of writers that made
him the focal point of a TV series that was mediacore at best.
There I said it. Two and a Half Men was not fantastic. Better
sitcoms have been produced in the US. This series was based, lets
face it, loosely around Sheen's actual hell raising lifestyle.
How this series could have garnered awards I cannot fathom. The
acting was stilted, the comedy was transparent. It was not up to the
standards of US sitcom writing.
It would be nice if now the networks cast around and get down to
something a lot better and classier. Sheen has killed his career, if
he ever works in Hollywood again it will be a cold day in hell I
suspect. I think the man was stupid to kill the Golden Goose but I
do not think his brand of sitcom will be missed. I am sure that the
writing team that backs Two and a Half Men will come up with a
formula as good - hopefully better - and not be saddled with an over
indulged actor to lead the troops.
This never happened to the other fella.
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Subject: [MOPO] ONE AND A HALF MEN
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