I was listening to Bill Simmons' podcast today and he had on as a guest Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs author Chuck Klosterman. They were discussing Charlie Sheen's recent . . . ummm . . . shenanigans. At some point, Bill and Chuck talked about how these . . . shenanigans . . . might cause people to revisit Two and a Half Men and see it in a new light. A new light? What other light was it ever seen in? I actually discussed this way back in 2006 -
At least that Charlie Sheen show is coming on. That's actually a kind of funny show because some execs at CBS had this conversation:
Exec 1: Hey, you know how Charlie Sheen is a rich, womanizing, boozer? Let's make a show where he's a rich, womanizing, boozer. That'll be the entire show. Just Charlie Sheen drinking and picking up women and being rich.
Exec 2: I don't know . . . doesn't sound like it has enough family appeal.
Exec 1: Well, then we'll toss a kid in there.
Exec 2: Charlie's going to have a kid on the show?
Exec 1: We can make it his brother's kid.
Exec 2: Could the kid be fat?
Exec 1: Fat's funny, sure!
Exec 2: Yeah! High-five!
Exec 1: High-five!
(Execs high-five)
Exec 1: Hey, you know how Charlie Sheen is a rich, womanizing, boozer? Let's make a show where he's a rich, womanizing, boozer. That'll be the entire show. Just Charlie Sheen drinking and picking up women and being rich.
Exec 2: I don't know . . . doesn't sound like it has enough family appeal.
Exec 1: Well, then we'll toss a kid in there.
Exec 2: Charlie's going to have a kid on the show?
Exec 1: We can make it his brother's kid.
Exec 2: Could the kid be fat?
Exec 1: Fat's funny, sure!
Exec 2: Yeah! High-five!
Exec 1: High-five!
(Execs high-five)
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