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About This Charlie Sheen/CBS Flap…

March 10, 2023 By Marie F

You may be wondering why, if this is a website dedicated to television, you haven’t seen any coverage of Charlie Sheen‘s highly-publicized implosion. If that’s the case, then this post is for you.

1) Erati’s tagline is “TV With Brains.” That means we cover intelligent TV shows, stuff with rich substance and subtext and powerful human drama. A lot of our coverage is of genre TV, because almost all of the genre shows on today are asking the big, intelligent questions in thoughtful and creative ways. This outlook rarely lends itself to coverage of sitcoms.

2) I have never found Two and a Half Men funny. I know the show is the top-rated comedy on television, I know there are gazillions of fans. But every time I’ve come across an episode of the show, I watched as it went for the obvious joke every time. There’s no creativity, no sparkle or wit or intelligence to it. It’s paint-by-numbers comedy, and I’m embarrassed for the human race that this is what we think of as the epitome of television humor. You can do better, people!

3) While I’m not a fan of 2.5 Men, I do respect series creator Chuck Lorre. He’s gone on to other successes, such as The Big Bang Theory, and his much-discussed vanity cards at the end of every episode show that he’s a bright, self-deprecating man with a level head on his shoulders. His response to Charlie Sheen’s antics of late has shown class. My refusal to cover his show has nothing to do with Lorre himself.

4) Charlie Sheen is a tool. Witnessing his rantings and ravings against Chuck Lorre and the show that made him a star has been a study in classic narcissistic self-destruction. His ego is out of proportion, his lifestyle is dangerously out of control, and his grandiose level of self-involvement is nauseating. Despite claims to the contrary, every time he opens his mouth, the words that come out make it painfully obvious that he’s still drinking. You couldn’t write the special brand of crazy he’s spouting these days, and he’s burning an awful lot of bridges in the process. The man is a train wreck. Actually, it’s worse: he’s a caricature of a train wreck.

5) I’m sorry Charlie fans, but I don’t get why Sheen is such a highly-paid star. Everything I’ve ever seen the man in, he’s mugged to the camera with the same smirk on his face, and given the exact same delivery no matter the line or the scene. This wouldn’t be so bad if his one-note snarky sarcasm was at least funny. He ain’t all that. He’s a mediocre actor at best, and not deserving of the fame and fortune that’s been heaped on him.

If you want to follow the saga of Sheen vs. Lorre, there are plenty of places online you can find that. Rather than add to the noise, rather than provide this poor excuse for a man or his unfunny TV show with a platform, I’d rather write about things that have… you know… brains.

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Emerson Joins ‘Person of Interest’

March 10, 2023 By Marie F

Bad news for fans of Lost‘s Michael Emerson & Terry O’Quinn: their new show, Odd Jobs, has been shelved for the time being. The project, about a pair of former covert operatives, was sold by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions to NBC, but pushed aside for unknown reasons.

In the meantime, Emerson has signed on for a different project, and it’s another high profile J.J. Abrams production: Jonathan Nolan’s Person of Interest at CBS. The show is about a presumed dead, ex-CIA agent who teams up with a mysterious billionaire to prevent violent crimes before they happen. (This key hook of the series — how they’ll prevent crimes before they happen — has yet to be revealed.) Emerson will star as the “mysterious billionaire.”

Emerson is in demand this pilot season, having also been offered a role on the ABC pilot Once Upon a Time. Which, coincidentally (or not), is being developed by a pair of Lost staff writers.

New Details on Abrams/Nolan CBS Pilot

March 10, 2023 By Marie F

One of the most intriguing and secretive shows in development is CBS’ Person of Interest, from mega producer J.J. Abrams and creator Jonathan Nolan (writer of The Dark Knight). Those two names were virtually all that was known about the show, along with the fact that it’s an unconventional procedural of some kind. But that’s changed with the news that CBS has given the greenlight to film the pilot.

But there’s a wrinkle: there are slightly differing reports on the show’s premise. According to EW.com, the show’s premise is:

An ex-CIA hitman and a scientist team up to prevent crimes before they happen.

Meanwhile, Deadline.com claims that the show is:

…a crime drama centered on a CIA agent, presumed dead, who is recruited by a reclusive billionaire to wage war against violent criminals in New York City.

So which one is the truth? EW’s story suggests a scifi twist to the procedural format, with Minority Report-type “pre-crime” law enforcement. Deadline’s story has a “vigilante” vibe, along with an action-heavy bent.

Is it possible that both reports are correct? Either way, it sounds good to me! For the first time in years, CBS has a show I can’t wait to see.

Canceled: Medium, Dark Blue

March 10, 2023 By Marie F

It’s been a long time coming, but CBS has formally announced the cancellation of Medium. Currently in its fifth season after moving to CBS from NBC, Medium‘s ratings just weren’t strong enough to justify the rising production costs of the show.

CBS will air the show’s final episode on Friday, January 21st.

Also in cancellation news, TNT has pulled the plug on Dark Blue. Likewise citing low ratings, TNT decided that 2.2 million viewers per episode simply wasn’t enough to save the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced drama about undercover cops. Dark Blue just aired its second season finale in September.

Yet Another Blog Sold to CBS

March 10, 2023 By Marie F

I know what you’re thinking: What’s in the drinking water over at CBS TV? And when will this madness end?

Actually, this time, the idea sounds like a winner. Ashton Kutcher has once again spearheaded the television sitcom rights of a popular weblog/Twitter feed to CBS. Dear Girls Above Me is a blog written by a man named Charlie McDowell, where he chroniclesthe “annoying dumb things” that the two girls who live in the apartment above him say on a regular basis and adds his own witty responses. McDowell himself is expected to work as one of the show’s writers.

The blog is a riot; you should check it out immediately. The titular “girls” are ridiculously stupid and entitled, cut from the same cloth as Paris Hilton and her ilk. Which makes them perfect fodder for sitcom hijinks.

But after all the blogs that have been snatched up lately for TV, I think it’s time to draw the line. Okay, Ashton? Know when to “no more.”

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