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Two And A Half Men CBS
- Monday 9:30 p.m.
Although airing
out of "Everybody Loves Raymond" and into "CSI:
Miami" guarantees an audience, for once we have a new
comedy, CBS's "Two and a Half Men," that is worthy
of this coveted time period. In a new twist on the familiar
"Odd Couple" formula, a wealthy and carefree bachelor
(Golden Globe® winner Charlie Sheen) finds his world interrupted
when uptight and about-to-be-divorced brother Alan ('Pretty
in Pink' star Jon Cryer) and his 10-year-old son ('Bringing
Down the House' co-star Angus T. Jones) move in. Under one
roof, and with two very different personalities, Sheen and
Cryer are reminiscent of Jack Klugman and Tony Randall as
Oscar and Felix.
Without the burden
of being compared to Michael J. Fox on "Spin City,"
calm, cool and collected Charlie Sheen can really let loose
on this series as Charlie Harper. And for Jon Cryer, who has
tried and failed four times to find a hit comedy (remember
"The Famous Teddy Z," "Getting Personal,"
"Partners" or "The Trouble With Normal"?),
No. 5 looks like a definite keeper. Thanks to "Raymond,"
"Two and a Half Men" will get initial tune-in. But
because of Sheen, Cryer and little Angus (who has a few more
years of cuteness left before the awkward teen years set in),
everyone might really love this new sitcom. It's the new series,
comedy or drama, most likely to succeed in 2003-04.
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