Comments on: “New Girl” is Season’s Best New Series http://stilltalkintv.com/2011/09/new-girl-is-seasons-best-new-series/ Alan Pergament Fri, 18 May 2012 15:52:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Doug http://stilltalkintv.com/2011/09/new-girl-is-seasons-best-new-series/comment-page-1/#comment-73770 Doug Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:41:54 +0000 http://stilltalkintv.com/?p=3784#comment-73770 I agree the writing was terrible and it wasnt even funny - I give that show 1 more year - After last night, ratings will decrease week by week. I agree the writing was terrible and it wasnt even funny – I give that show 1 more year – After last night, ratings will decrease week by week.

]]> By: Dave http://stilltalkintv.com/2011/09/new-girl-is-seasons-best-new-series/comment-page-1/#comment-73758 Dave Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:06:28 +0000 http://stilltalkintv.com/?p=3784#comment-73758 I am not a regular viewer of "Two and a Half Men," but we watched last night out of curiosity about how they would send Sheen's character off. I have to say that I thought Chuck Lorre showed himself to be a vindictive man. The show has been on for however many seasons, and yes, even though Uncle Charlie is a womanizer, he's been portrayed as a likable person by the writers. To have them demolish his character with the likes of ex-girlfriends saying that he had given them herpes, gonorrhea and genital warts was harsh. Then to have Martin Mull's character say that he was owned thousands of dollars for illegal drugs... Again, harsh. My question is, if Uncle Charlie was such a scum bag in his private life, why did Chuck Lorre build a show around him? Obviously this was Lorre's poop-slinging at Charlie Sheen, and I think it only gives Sheen's criticisms of Lorre more credence and teaches actors not to question or cross a producer, because they will take a scorched-earth approach to the work that you put your heart & soul into for years. I thought it was an awful handling of Sheen's legacy on a show where he was the star, and made it what it is. Cryer is likable, and Jones is a kid, but they don't carry the show. Sheen did. I am not a regular viewer of “Two and a Half Men,” but we watched last night out of curiosity about how they would send Sheen’s character off. I have to say that I thought Chuck Lorre showed himself to be a vindictive man.

The show has been on for however many seasons, and yes, even though Uncle Charlie is a womanizer, he’s been portrayed as a likable person by the writers. To have them demolish his character with the likes of ex-girlfriends saying that he had given them herpes, gonorrhea and genital warts was harsh. Then to have Martin Mull’s character say that he was owned thousands of dollars for illegal drugs… Again, harsh.

My question is, if Uncle Charlie was such a scum bag in his private life, why did Chuck Lorre build a show around him?

Obviously this was Lorre’s poop-slinging at Charlie Sheen, and I think it only gives Sheen’s criticisms of Lorre more credence and teaches actors not to question or cross a producer, because they will take a scorched-earth approach to the work that you put your heart & soul into for years.

I thought it was an awful handling of Sheen’s legacy on a show where he was the star, and made it what it is. Cryer is likable, and Jones is a kid, but they don’t carry the show. Sheen did.

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