More specifically, what do you think they’ll do to write out Charlie Sheen’s character? Given the hard feelings between him and the producers, I bet he’ll suffer a very undignified death. Like, we’ll learn that he committed suicide after contracting genital herpes.
Anyone else want to guess?
I read somewhere that he will die in a car crash.
I would have had him murdered by a jealous husband.
It will continue to suck ass.
Without him, what happens to Berta and the house? They are some of the stongest characters on the show.
Whatever happens has to happen off screen. I’m guessing he’ll die rather than take a long bus ride. Given the acrimony behind the scenes I imagine the death will be gory or rude.
I’m thinking Ashton is going to show up to the funeral as the long lost unknown love child, and move in.
Emilio Estevez comes in as the lookalike Greek cousin.
Well Kelso either shows up as, Charlie’s long lost kid, or a long lost half brother to Allan, or perhaps even the “real” father of the kid. (Angus and Kutcher are only 15 years apart, so it’d only be a minor stretch)
I hope Conchata Ferrell gets a bigger role as I have always loved her back to her days on “Hot L Baltimore.” She deserves to be famous.
They’re gonna have to really rework this, as basically now the show is just a TV version of Sheen’s real life, cleaned up of course.
Are they killing the character, or having Kutcher replace him? I can see Kutcher as a less bitter Charlie Harper.
I hope it’s a new character. I also agree a gruesome death is in Charlie’s future. I think it’d be interesting to make Alan and Jake rivals for a woman.
Has any sitcom attempted that since Bewitched? Every time I’ve seen an actor replaced since then, they’ve always played a new character–except on soap operas.
And, anyways, won’t Sheen have some rights to his character? I know Leonard Nimoy did for Spock (and that is the real reason he was hard to get for the first movie, as Paramount tried to cheat him out of it.)
Well, there’s the other Becky, on ROSEANNE. Also, they swapped in a new Jimmy Olsen on LOIS & CLARK.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air changed actresses for Vivian Banks after three seasons.
I read (sorry, no handy cite but it was in the St Petersburg Times) that per Chuck Lorre “they’re definitely killing him off so there’s no chance he can return to the show”. I imagine and hope they’ll make it outrageous for maximum comedic value and a final indignity for ol’ Charlie. Mayhaps autoerotic asphyxiation?
I read (sorry, no handy cite but it was in the St Petersburg Times) that per Chuck Lorre “they’re definitely killing him off so there’s no chance he can return to the show”. I imagine and hope they’ll make it outrageous for maximum comedic value and a final indignity for ol’ Charlie. Mayhaps autoerotic asphyxiation?
I don’t know about killing him off. The character has a lot of fans, even if Sheen doesn’t. Plus, his TV family loves him. It wouldn’t feel right if they made jokes and went on without him. Charlie’s death would have a long lasting impact, it’s not something that could be wrapped up in one or two episodes.
OTOH they can’t just have him be away somewhere because he’d still be “in” the show. The characters would have to mention him from time to time. “Heard from Charlie lately?”
But if he does die, I like WOOKINPANUB’s idea.
They should take the “Dallas” route. Alan wakes up and hears the shower going. He goes to the bathroom and says “Who’s in there?”. His son pops his head out and says “What’s wrong, Dad?”, and Alan replies “I just had a horrible dream where I had this jackass lecherous brother named Charlie…”
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One of the senarios I heard is that Charlie dies in a car accident and Alan is forced to sell the house, with Kutcher character being the guy who buys it. Kutcher takes pity on them and allows Alan and the kid to stay.
Charlie Harper doesn’t die.
He gets arrested and imprisoned in Bangkok!
This is what I heard, too.
J.