Two and a Half Men (2003– ) 7.0
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house. |
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Two and a Half Men (2003– ) 7.0
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house. |
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| Jon Cryer | ... |
Alan Harper
(225 episodes, 2003-2013)
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| Angus T. Jones | ... |
Jake Harper
(224 episodes, 2003-2013)
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| Charlie Sheen | ... |
Charlie Harper
(178 episodes, 2003-2011)
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| Conchata Ferrell | ... |
Berta
(173 episodes, 2003-2013)
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| Holland Taylor | ... |
Evelyn Harper
(93 episodes, 2003-2012)
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The Harper brothers Charlie and Alan are almost opposites but form a great team. They have little in common except their dislike for their mundane, maternally cold and domineering mother, Evelyn. Alan, a compulsively neat chiropractor and control-freak, is thrown out by his manipulative wife Judith who nevertheless gets him to pay for everything and do most jobs in the house. Charlie is a freelance jingle composer and irresistible Cassanova who lives in a luxurious beach-house and rarely gets up before noon. Charlie "temporarily" allows Alan and his son Jake, a food-obsessed, lazy school kid who shuttles between his parents, to move in with them after Alan's separation/divorce. The sitcom revolves around their conflicting lifestyles, raising Jake (who has the efficient, caring dad while having a ball with his fun-loving sugar uncle who teaches him boyish things), and bantering with Evelyn and various other friends and family. Other fairly regular characters include Charlie's cleaning ... Written by KGF Vissers
This show is really fun to watch. I can't tell who's better - the writers or the actors. The writing is great - tight and witty with plenty of sarcasm. The actors are very talented and work incredibly well with each other. You can tell they have a lot of fun together and it's fun to watch.
On some shows, if the writers have an "off" day, the whole episode is subpar. The same with any of the actors. But in the case of this show, I think if anyone has an "off" day, the rest of the ensemble could carry the show brilliantly.
If the chemistry and writing stay at current levels (or continue to get better) I can see this show winning a lot of critical acclaim. The only thing I wonder - just how much comedy can be milked out of the characters' current lives before the
writers have to start inventing bizarre plots just to get laughs?