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Jon Cryer has no particular interest in erasing the Ashton Kutcher era of Two and a Half Men and revisiting the CBS sitcom with former co-star Charlie Sheen.
During an appearance on Friday’s episode of The View, the two-time Emmy winner was asked if he’d ever consider a revival of Two and a Half Men now that Sheen and series co-creator Chuck Lorre have buried the hatchet — and his response suggested that he would not be willing to open that door again.
“Oh gosh, I don’t know how that happens,” he began. “I mean, Charlie is doing a lot better now, which is wonderful. He and I have not spoken in a few years but he’s doing a lot better, which obviously I am happy about.
“One of the hardest things for [series co-creator Chuck Lorre] when Two and a Half Men fell apart the way that it did is that he really felt like he was friends with Charlie,” Cryer explained. “That he lost that was really heartbreaking for him, so that they have reconciled is really lovely. The thing for me is that when Two and a Half Men was happening, Charlie was like the highest paid actor in television – probably ever. There has been nobody that has surpassed the enormous amount of money he was making, and yet he blew it up. So, you kind of have to think, ‘I love him, I wish him the best and he should live in good health the rest of his life, but I don’t know if I want to get in business with him for any length of time.'”
This is a far cry from what Cryer told TVLine in December, while promoting his new NBC comedy Extended Family. Sheen had recently reunited with Lorre (and Angus T. Jones) on Bookie, and we asked Cryer about the possibility of joining Sheen on a future episode of the Sebastian Maniscalco-led series.
“I don’t close anything off,” he said at the time. “I loved working with those people when it was great — it was really great, you know? — and I’m sad that it got super-duper weird. But everybody, I think, comes from a place of forgiveness, hopefully. As I said, when the times were good, they were really, really good.”
TVLine reached out to Cryer, who declined further comment.
In other words, if they offer him Sheen like money he’ll do it. No matter what else he does, he is now and will always be a duck man :) I loved that character.
These seem like two completely different situations. It would be one thing for Cryer to guest-star on a show that Lorre is producing and Sheen has been guest-starring on. It would be something else entirely to bet your career on co-starring in a show with someone who’s been unreliable in the past. You can like someone and wish them well and not mind working with them, without wanting to depend on them for your livelihood.
Exactly. The two quotes from Cryer are not mutually exclusive at all.
Sheen jeopardised Cryer’s job and the livelihood of the entire crew, which is usually hundred of people on a series this big, all in a very rare years-long steady job, that don’t come by often. He can wish him well, but not want to board that man again on a Two and a Half revival.
Sheen jeopardized nothing. The show was already well past its sell-by date. Cryer is a dud who became the luckiest actor working when he hitched his wagon to Sheen and the fact he stayed 4 more years while the show limped across the finish line proves he will do anything for a buck.
“Sheen jeopardized nothing”. The star of the show was fired and filled a 100 million dollar lawsuit. The show was on the verge of being cancelled. They had to replace Sheen, in a move that was really risky. A lot of bad publicity was generated. What a silly comment to make. Whatr? People will work for a salary? What a concept! People don’t want to lose an 8-figure job? You don’t say! But you are correct. The person going to work high on cocaine to the point they couldn’t shoot must be the correct party. Very professional.