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- 2003
- TV-14
- CBS
- 2003
- TV-14
- CBS
Summary Charlie (Charlie Sheen) is living the high life in Malibu when his brother Alan (Jon Cryer) and his son Jake (Angus T. Jones) come to live with him after Alan's divorce. Ashton Kutcher joins the cast during the 2011-12 season after Charlie Sheen was let go in March 2011.
Created By: Lee Aronsohn, Chuck Lorre
- 2003
- TV-14
- CBS
- 2003
- TV-14
- CBS
Two and a Half Men
12 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Sep 22, 2003
67
7.1
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Summary Charlie (Charlie Sheen) is living the high life in Malibu when his brother Alan (Jon Cryer) and his son Jake (Angus T. Jones) come to live with him after Alan's divorce. Ashton Kutcher joins the cast during the 2011-12 season after Charlie Sheen was let go in March 2011.
Created By: Lee Aronsohn, Chuck Lorre
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12 Seasons
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
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66% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
19% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
16% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
67
66% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
19% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
16% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
This show has great casting, comedy that crackles and characters
who show signs of actually possessing some depth to them. These are
rare qualities for any TV show, which is why I ranked it my
second-favorite new series of the fall. [22 Sept 2003, p.E8]
Whether Cryer is all of that in real life, I don't know. But I do know that both he and Sheen seem to have found the perfect sitcom roles in "Men." The show is a hoot. [22 Sept 2003, p.C08]
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 1,380 User Ratings
7.1
70% Positive
960 Ratings
960 Ratings
11% Mixed
149 Ratings
149 Ratings
20% Negative
271 Ratings
271 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 1,380 User Ratings
7.1
70% Positive
960 Ratings
960 Ratings
11% Mixed
149 Ratings
149 Ratings
20% Negative
271 Ratings
271 Ratings
This isn't a laugh riot, but it's got promise. And with that cushy time slot, right after Raymond . [22 Sept 2003, p.6]
A word about the supporting cast: excellent. Holland Taylor is an expert at playing strong-willed, domineering women and shines as Evelyn, Charlie and Alan's mother. There are similarly strong contributions from Hinkle as Judith and from Melanie Lynskey as Rose, a nonthreatening stalker with a fixation on Charlie. [22 Sept 2003]
The laughs - more like chuckles, actually - are predictable, but Jones is a cutie, and he and Sheen are charming together. [22 Sept 2003, p.E6]
It's also one of those shows composed of such familiar ingredients, it already feels like a rerun. [22 Sept 2003, p.B02]
If you're feeling charitable, too, you might wrench a laugh out of the final line of the pilot, one in which a woman in a grocery store mistakes Charlie and Alan for boyfriends. But it's testament to the show's thoroughgoing dreariness that an old gay-misunderstanding joke is the best line in it. Or maybe the moment is happy because the show's over.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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The show was great with Charlie Sheen. The move to Ashton Kutcher was a bad decision. Kutcher is a good actor, but just not able to replace Sheen. The show got worse with addition of Charlie's lesbian daughter (Amber Tamblyn)in Season 11, and the emphasis on drugs instead of booze. She's just not funny at all. It finally jumped the shark when Edan Alexander joined the cast. I always change the channel now when the Kutcher episodes come on. Those episodes just aren't worth the time.
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Production Company:
- Chuck Lorre Productions
- The Tannenbaum Company
- Warner Bros. Television
Initial Release Date: Sep 22, 2003
Number of seasons: 12 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 9 Wins & 47 Nominations
Teen Choice Awards
• 1 Win & 8 Nominations
