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Old 10-04-2011, 04:20 PM
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Tried to watch 2-1/2 men, just couldn't

Made it about ten minutes.

I hate to side with Charlie Sheen, but this show sucks.

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Old 10-04-2011, 04:24 PM
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You mean "2 1/2 Men"?
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Old 10-04-2011, 04:26 PM
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You mean "2 1/2 Men"?
Changed "3 1/2" to "2-1/2."
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Old 10-04-2011, 04:27 PM
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Agreed. However, I've seen a couple of episodes of it before Charlie Sheen left and there hasn't been a drop-off in quality. It's just a sucky show.
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Old 10-04-2011, 04:29 PM
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Thought it was that office drama about diskette salesmen in the 1980s.
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Old 10-04-2011, 04:32 PM
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used to be funny. now it's just filthy.
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Old 10-04-2011, 04:35 PM
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But it's still full of fart humor!!!






It ceased being funny long long ago, IMHO. I think it peaked in the episode where Candy sang Christmas songs at the piano.
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Old 10-04-2011, 04:49 PM
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It ceased being funny long long ago, IMHO. I think it peaked in the episode where Candy sang Christmas songs at the piano.
That was good.
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Old 10-04-2011, 09:56 PM
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I'm not a fan of Charlie Sheen but the Charlie Harper character was funny. This new bloke is woeful. (I can't even be bothered remembering his name)
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Old 10-04-2011, 10:20 PM
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It sucked with Charlie Sheen. Why shouldn't it suck without him?

The show was pretty good in the beginning, but jumped the shark after a couple of seasons. The first half of this year's premiere actually was fairly good, but it fell apart in the second half and I haven't bothered with it since.
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Old 10-05-2011, 02:38 PM
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Alan has become a completely unsympathetic character IMHO. How much masterbating into a facecloth do we really need to hear about? And the whole story last season about ripping off his family and friends all that money made him go from goofy loser to major douche.

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Old 10-05-2011, 06:55 PM
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I tried it twice, several years ago, and made it less than two minutes each time. Really a terrible show.

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Old 10-05-2011, 10:23 PM
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did the show use to have laugh tracks? they never bother me but i guess when you find nothing funny it is really jarring and conspicuous.
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