JamesG
09-24-2011, 08:33 PM
Charlie Sheen on "Two and a Half Men" Premiere: "Bizarre," But I'm "Really Impressed"
Sep 24, 2011
by Natalie Abrams
Continuing on his image rehabilitation campaign, Charlie Sheen offered up hearty congratulations to the cast of "Two and a Half Men" for their record-breaking premiere, which drew nearly 28 million viewers, among them Sheen himself.
"It was a little bizarre watching it, but yeah, for the most part I was really impressed with what they did," Sheen told Access Hollywood.
In the season premiere, those remaining held Charlie Harper's funeral. He died when he "fell" in front of a high-speed train in Paris (conveniently, the day after his fiancée found out he had cheated) and his body subsequently exploded "like a balloon full of meat."
"That's got to be the highest attended funeral of all time," Sheen said.
"And it's interesting because I'm doing a film with Roman Coppola and there is a funeral scene in that. So I'm a guy that's gonna have to survive my own funeral twice in the same year! That's how I roll, right? No, it's exciting...you know, it's fun, it's fake."
"Two and a Half Men's" Season 9 premiere notched a 10.3 rating among 18-to-49-year-olds — the highest ever for the program, and more than double that of Season 8's first episode.
On cable, Sheen set record ratings of his own: 6.4 million viewers watched Comedy Central's roast of Sheen, making it the highest-rated roast in the history of the franchise.
"It was a big night for everybody on Monday night — for 'Two and a Half', for us, for me," Sheen said. "I think everybody won. I thought the show was really good. I thought Ashton was terrific."
Sheen didn't, however, share his thoughts on Ashton Kutcher, who replaced him on the series after he was fired.
"Oh, that's between us. You know I can't reveal everything," he says.
As for former co-star Jon Cryer, whom Sheen called a "troll" this summer:
"Jon is Jon," he says. "He's a freaking genius. I think the show has got a real shot. It felt like a pilot. It felt like a really good pilot."
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Charlie-Sheen-Two-Half-Men-Premiere-Kutcher-Cryer-1038067.aspx
Sep 24, 2011
by Natalie Abrams
Continuing on his image rehabilitation campaign, Charlie Sheen offered up hearty congratulations to the cast of "Two and a Half Men" for their record-breaking premiere, which drew nearly 28 million viewers, among them Sheen himself.
"It was a little bizarre watching it, but yeah, for the most part I was really impressed with what they did," Sheen told Access Hollywood.
In the season premiere, those remaining held Charlie Harper's funeral. He died when he "fell" in front of a high-speed train in Paris (conveniently, the day after his fiancée found out he had cheated) and his body subsequently exploded "like a balloon full of meat."
"That's got to be the highest attended funeral of all time," Sheen said.
"And it's interesting because I'm doing a film with Roman Coppola and there is a funeral scene in that. So I'm a guy that's gonna have to survive my own funeral twice in the same year! That's how I roll, right? No, it's exciting...you know, it's fun, it's fake."
"Two and a Half Men's" Season 9 premiere notched a 10.3 rating among 18-to-49-year-olds — the highest ever for the program, and more than double that of Season 8's first episode.
On cable, Sheen set record ratings of his own: 6.4 million viewers watched Comedy Central's roast of Sheen, making it the highest-rated roast in the history of the franchise.
"It was a big night for everybody on Monday night — for 'Two and a Half', for us, for me," Sheen said. "I think everybody won. I thought the show was really good. I thought Ashton was terrific."
Sheen didn't, however, share his thoughts on Ashton Kutcher, who replaced him on the series after he was fired.
"Oh, that's between us. You know I can't reveal everything," he says.
As for former co-star Jon Cryer, whom Sheen called a "troll" this summer:
"Jon is Jon," he says. "He's a freaking genius. I think the show has got a real shot. It felt like a pilot. It felt like a really good pilot."
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Charlie-Sheen-Two-Half-Men-Premiere-Kutcher-Cryer-1038067.aspx