Originally Posted By: getthesenets
2 and half men = the Odd Couple but with Sam Malone from Cheers replacing Oscar.

Funny you posted that, Gets. I had to use the search feature to find this, but here's what I posted about the show way back on September 23, 2008, in the "Movies/TV Random Post Whoring" thread:

Originally Posted By: pizzaboy
I watched the season premiere of TWO AND A HALF MEN last night. It had its moments, but has definitely seen better days. John Cryer and Charlie Sheen are both looking very much middle aged all of a sudden, and the kid, like a lot of teens, is just kind of awkward looking. It was much funnier when he was a cute, smart alecky ten year old. Now it just reminds me of an inferior version of THE ODD COUPLE, with a teenager thrown in for no apparent reason.


As far as the Sam Malone/Charlie Harper comparison: Yeah, I can definitely see where you're coming from, in that they were both aging lotharios. But Sam Malone seemed to be a decent person at heart. Charlie Harper may have a "heart of gold," but he's clearly a pretty selfish guy. Plus, Sam Malone beat his problem with booze, and speaking about it was a recurring theme during the 11 year run of "Cheers." Charlie Harper never showed the slighest inclination towards quitting, or even cutting back for that matter.

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