Two and a Half Men Review: Graduation Comments (Page 2)
26 Comments
Seddy
May 22nd, 2012 12:47 PM
i have loved this show since it started but its not the same without Charlie.
Please bring him back, they managed it with Bobby in Dallas!
Chris
May 20th, 2012 7:19 PM
As a fan of Old Two and a Half Men the show has no steam left in it, Walden was and still isn't that great of a character. He still seems like a stand in that doesn't even fit with the show. Jake being a complete idiot got old during the seventh season and the jokes about being a pothead are just lazy writing on the part of the writers. Alan's character really being the brunt of most of the jokes isn't all that funny anymore especially when the facts are not right. Alimony is done to both Exes and here is where they messed up BIG TIME was Jake's 18th birthday. Graduation should have been a 2 parter like the premiere. But in all truthful seriousness this show ended when they killed off Charlie Sheen's character. So please for the love of god PULL THE PLUG.
Bob V
May 15th, 2012 10:56 PM
Used to be a huge fan, but this has become a humorless, contrived piece of junk.
wvu
May 15th, 2012 4:57 PM
I heard that Jake and Berta was going to Charlies new show anger management
ginger
May 15th, 2012 1:55 PM
I don't think this series has anywhere left to go. Walden has matured and moved on with his life after his breakup with Bridget. Alan struggled to pay child support and alimony to two women but now that all those responsibilities have ended he has no more reason to be a cheap, conniving leach. Jake could branch out on his own if the public really wants to see the life and times of an uneducated slacker and his friend...Jake and Eldridge's Excellent Adventure, anyone? Two and a Half Men is painful to watch and it would be humane to put it (and us) out of our misery.
Veda
May 15th, 2012 11:43 AM
I still like the show and I hope that they don't get rid of Jake. I think if the riders expand their imagination they can use the Army angle and really make it funny. Gomer Pyle was great and I think we could use some military comedy, it has to be better than the stupid so called "reality" shows that are dumb, boring and if the show does have good writers then it their fault if the show does not do well because the characters are there--they just need the dialogue to make it or break it. Charlie was good but there is NO "I" in teamwork and Charlie can be great but his "I" in the middle of the "Lie" in his problem life. Unfortunately, Drugs do so much damage in all of our lives.
Josh (concluded)
May 15th, 2012 10:05 AM
Chuck Lorre and the others need to end the show after next season, it just is not the same and since Big Bang Theory and Mike & Molly have grown in popularity, it really doesn't feel like Men is receiving the same attention it needs to continue to be successful. I am looking forward to Charlie Sheen returning to TV in Anger Management in June. I hope the writers give him a lot of leeway with dialogue and hope that the Men creators will see what a mistake they made in letting him go.
Josh (continued)
May 15th, 2012 10:04 AM
...high school, the fact that his graduation was glossed over so easily and only showed Jake/Eldridge, once again, getting high and eating. Turning Jake into a pothead and constantly trying to make jokes about it was lazy writing by the creators and got old before Charlie got the ax.
Finally...Ashton. The show is not the same and will never be the same with him in it. I do not find him funny. The only time I laugh when he is on screen is when Alan is with him and Alan is the one providing the dialogue. Patton Oswalt also helped bring comedy last night too, but Ashton just does not fit this show. When he isn't on screen and it focuses on Alan/Jake/Evelyn/Berta, the show is like the one of old. Also, the laziness of the writers show up again bringing back Ashton entering the kitchen naked, which was unnecessary and over done at the beginning of the season too.
Josh (continued)
May 15th, 2012 10:02 AM
Second, Alan's devolving character has gone beyond ridiculous. Because Charlie was his brother, it made sense for his ribbing and bashing of his leech-like behavior. However, for Walden/Zoey/Lyndsey to continue it and add more fuel to the fire, it just goes beyond feeling sorry for him and laugh-worth and moves to pathetic and ridiculous.
Third, the show's lack of filling plot points in the finale and the last couple shows has been irritating. If Jake is now 18, Alan would no longer have to pay child support. With money being such a big issue with the cheapskate, you would think his birthday would have been a huge plotline and celebration, but it wasn't really even talked about. Jake even told Alan at the end that he wouldn't have to buy him clothes anymore because the army was taking care of it?! Again, once the child hits 18, the father no longer has to pay child support. Also, considering how many jokes were made at how dumb Jake was and how he would never graduate high sc
Josh
May 15th, 2012 10:01 AM
I have been a loyal Men fan since Day 1. I hated the fact that they decided to bring on another actor to replace Charlie and when it turned out to be Ashton Kutcher, I knew the show was not only not going to be the same, but it seemed doomed to fail. Now that the first Charlie-less season is over, and hopefully next year is the last, I wanted to voice my opinion on the finale and how the show has gone in general.
First, with all the main cast members from the previous seasons appearing at the end and having flashbacks of different Jake moments as he grew throughout the show, it almost seemed like the writers had this planned as the series finale instead of the season finale. However, when CBS picked it up for the 10th season, they did not have enough time to rewrite that scene and kept it making us wonder how long Jake/Eldridge will last in the Army.
Fritzi
May 15th, 2012 9:42 AM
continued:
not yet abandoned the show, we can keep our fingers crossed and hope it gets back to the old form....somehow.
Fritzi
May 15th, 2012 9:38 AM
It was great to see Herb and Judith and "mom" again even just for a couple of
minutes. My heart lit up when I saw them and just shows how much these characers are missed. I'm glad Zoey was nowhere to be found in this episode. She really adds nothing to the show and actually hurts it.
Next year is a question mark. Will Walden dump Zoey, decide he wants to be a swinging batchelor like the old Charlie? Will Jake grow up in the army?
Will Alan finally become a decent human being and be a contributor instead of a leach? Will Kathy Bates (who has recently had her current show cancelled) return as the ghost of Charlie Sheen?
I'll be waiting for next season, but I won't hold my breath in wild anticipation. This show can go forward in time but it needs a lot more variety, jokes, different situations (like Jake joining the army) to entice.
Walden has gotten better and taken on more mature personality as poster "Charlie Sheen" has stated. For those die hard THM fans who have
Phil
May 15th, 2012 9:26 AM
I think the show has gone as far as it can. There really is no place left for Jake on the show and without him, the very premise of Two and a Half Men is as dead as the Charlie Harper character. They had a good run, but the show has run out of steam. Pull the plug now...the idea of even one more season seems tiresome and lame. The show has run its course. End it with an episode where Alan goes jogging and ends up perishing when he falls into a newly formed sinkhole.
Michael
May 15th, 2012 7:43 AM
I don't think he leaving I think they just arent going to be usually him anymore
Josh
May 15th, 2012 7:10 AM
Is "Jake" leaving the show?
The clips and flash-backs shown of Jake over the years, basically are the plot elements used when a character is leaving the show.
Charlie Sheen
May 15th, 2012 6:56 AM
I like how Waldens character has changed from acting like a child to someone more responsible
Walden: Hey, what are you doing..? Alan: Just going down memory lane. This is a photo book Lyndsey gave me, oh look, here we are at the Santa Monica pier, "O...
May 22nd, 2012 12:47 PM
i have loved this show since it started but its not the same without Charlie.
Please bring him back, they managed it with Bobby in Dallas!
May 20th, 2012 7:19 PM
As a fan of Old Two and a Half Men the show has no steam left in it, Walden was and still isn't that great of a character. He still seems like a stand in that doesn't even fit with the show. Jake being a complete idiot got old during the seventh season and the jokes about being a pothead are just lazy writing on the part of the writers. Alan's character really being the brunt of most of the jokes isn't all that funny anymore especially when the facts are not right. Alimony is done to both Exes and here is where they messed up BIG TIME was Jake's 18th birthday. Graduation should have been a 2 parter like the premiere. But in all truthful seriousness this show ended when they killed off Charlie Sheen's character. So please for the love of god PULL THE PLUG.
May 15th, 2012 10:56 PM
Used to be a huge fan, but this has become a humorless, contrived piece of junk.
May 15th, 2012 4:57 PM
I heard that Jake and Berta was going to Charlies new show anger management
May 15th, 2012 1:55 PM
I don't think this series has anywhere left to go. Walden has matured and moved on with his life after his breakup with Bridget. Alan struggled to pay child support and alimony to two women but now that all those responsibilities have ended he has no more reason to be a cheap, conniving leach. Jake could branch out on his own if the public really wants to see the life and times of an uneducated slacker and his friend...Jake and Eldridge's Excellent Adventure, anyone? Two and a Half Men is painful to watch and it would be humane to put it (and us) out of our misery.
May 15th, 2012 11:43 AM
I still like the show and I hope that they don't get rid of Jake. I think if the riders expand their imagination they can use the Army angle and really make it funny. Gomer Pyle was great and I think we could use some military comedy, it has to be better than the stupid so called "reality" shows that are dumb, boring and if the show does have good writers then it their fault if the show does not do well because the characters are there--they just need the dialogue to make it or break it. Charlie was good but there is NO "I" in teamwork and Charlie can be great but his "I" in the middle of the "Lie" in his problem life. Unfortunately, Drugs do so much damage in all of our lives.
May 15th, 2012 10:05 AM
Chuck Lorre and the others need to end the show after next season, it just is not the same and since Big Bang Theory and Mike & Molly have grown in popularity, it really doesn't feel like Men is receiving the same attention it needs to continue to be successful. I am looking forward to Charlie Sheen returning to TV in Anger Management in June. I hope the writers give him a lot of leeway with dialogue and hope that the Men creators will see what a mistake they made in letting him go.
May 15th, 2012 10:04 AM
...high school, the fact that his graduation was glossed over so easily and only showed Jake/Eldridge, once again, getting high and eating. Turning Jake into a pothead and constantly trying to make jokes about it was lazy writing by the creators and got old before Charlie got the ax.
Finally...Ashton. The show is not the same and will never be the same with him in it. I do not find him funny. The only time I laugh when he is on screen is when Alan is with him and Alan is the one providing the dialogue. Patton Oswalt also helped bring comedy last night too, but Ashton just does not fit this show. When he isn't on screen and it focuses on Alan/Jake/Evelyn/Berta, the show is like the one of old. Also, the laziness of the writers show up again bringing back Ashton entering the kitchen naked, which was unnecessary and over done at the beginning of the season too.
May 15th, 2012 10:02 AM
Second, Alan's devolving character has gone beyond ridiculous. Because Charlie was his brother, it made sense for his ribbing and bashing of his leech-like behavior. However, for Walden/Zoey/Lyndsey to continue it and add more fuel to the fire, it just goes beyond feeling sorry for him and laugh-worth and moves to pathetic and ridiculous.
Third, the show's lack of filling plot points in the finale and the last couple shows has been irritating. If Jake is now 18, Alan would no longer have to pay child support. With money being such a big issue with the cheapskate, you would think his birthday would have been a huge plotline and celebration, but it wasn't really even talked about. Jake even told Alan at the end that he wouldn't have to buy him clothes anymore because the army was taking care of it?! Again, once the child hits 18, the father no longer has to pay child support. Also, considering how many jokes were made at how dumb Jake was and how he would never graduate high sc
May 15th, 2012 10:01 AM
I have been a loyal Men fan since Day 1. I hated the fact that they decided to bring on another actor to replace Charlie and when it turned out to be Ashton Kutcher, I knew the show was not only not going to be the same, but it seemed doomed to fail. Now that the first Charlie-less season is over, and hopefully next year is the last, I wanted to voice my opinion on the finale and how the show has gone in general.
First, with all the main cast members from the previous seasons appearing at the end and having flashbacks of different Jake moments as he grew throughout the show, it almost seemed like the writers had this planned as the series finale instead of the season finale. However, when CBS picked it up for the 10th season, they did not have enough time to rewrite that scene and kept it making us wonder how long Jake/Eldridge will last in the Army.
May 15th, 2012 9:42 AM
continued:
not yet abandoned the show, we can keep our fingers crossed and hope it gets back to the old form....somehow.
May 15th, 2012 9:38 AM
It was great to see Herb and Judith and "mom" again even just for a couple of
minutes. My heart lit up when I saw them and just shows how much these characers are missed. I'm glad Zoey was nowhere to be found in this episode. She really adds nothing to the show and actually hurts it.
Next year is a question mark. Will Walden dump Zoey, decide he wants to be a swinging batchelor like the old Charlie? Will Jake grow up in the army?
Will Alan finally become a decent human being and be a contributor instead of a leach? Will Kathy Bates (who has recently had her current show cancelled) return as the ghost of Charlie Sheen?
I'll be waiting for next season, but I won't hold my breath in wild anticipation. This show can go forward in time but it needs a lot more variety, jokes, different situations (like Jake joining the army) to entice.
Walden has gotten better and taken on more mature personality as poster "Charlie Sheen" has stated. For those die hard THM fans who have
May 15th, 2012 9:26 AM
I think the show has gone as far as it can. There really is no place left for Jake on the show and without him, the very premise of Two and a Half Men is as dead as the Charlie Harper character. They had a good run, but the show has run out of steam. Pull the plug now...the idea of even one more season seems tiresome and lame. The show has run its course. End it with an episode where Alan goes jogging and ends up perishing when he falls into a newly formed sinkhole.
May 15th, 2012 7:43 AM
I don't think he leaving I think they just arent going to be usually him anymore
May 15th, 2012 7:10 AM
Is "Jake" leaving the show?
The clips and flash-backs shown of Jake over the years, basically are the plot elements used when a character is leaving the show.
May 15th, 2012 6:56 AM
I like how Waldens character has changed from acting like a child to someone more responsible