# What'll happen on "Two and a Half Men" this fall? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 7, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203 "2011-07-07T16:58:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/1 "2011-07-07T16:58:03Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/2 "2011-07-07T16:59:32Z")
I read somewhere that he will die in a car crash. I would have had him murdered by a jealous husband. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/3 "2011-07-07T17:00:53Z")
It will continue to suck ass. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/4 "2011-07-07T17:35:48Z")
Without him, what happens to Berta and the house? They are some of the stongest characters on the show. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/5 "2011-07-08T04:11:13Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/6 "2011-07-08T04:13:31Z")
Emilio Estevez comes in as the lookalike Greek cousin. ---
**Author:** ![AntiCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a587f6/32.png) [@AntiCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntiCoyote)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/7 "2011-07-08T05:36:17Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/8 "2011-07-08T07:02:31Z")
Are they killing the character, or having Kutcher replace him? I can see Kutcher as a less bitter Charlie Harper. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/9 "2011-07-08T08:03:43Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/10 "2011-07-08T13:06:40Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Are they killing the character, or having Kutcher replace him? I can see Kutcher as a less bitter Charlie Harper. 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.) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/11 "2011-07-08T13:20:18Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > 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. Well, there’s the other Becky, on ROSEANNE. Also, they swapped in a new Jimmy Olsen on LOIS & CLARK. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/12 "2011-07-08T13:20:44Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > 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. _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air_ changed actresses for Vivian Banks after three seasons. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/13 "2011-07-08T16:15:30Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/14 "2011-07-08T16:31:23Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/15 "2011-07-08T16:37:02Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/16 "2011-07-08T18:24:40Z")
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…” ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/17 "2011-07-08T19:57:00Z")
I find your ideas intriguing and would like to subscribe to your newsletter. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/18 "2011-07-08T20:04:23Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/19 "2011-07-08T20:14:07Z")
Charlie Harper doesn’t die. He gets arrested and imprisoned in Bangkok! ---
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203/20 "2011-07-08T20:56:48Z")
> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#): > > 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. This is what I heard, too. J. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatll-happen-on-two-and-a-half-men-this-fall/588203.md?page=2)