Thursday, May 19, 2011
THG Asks: Will Two and a Half Men Succeed With Ashton Kutcher?
Welcome to THG's new feature, in which two of our celebrity gossip experts debate topical issues in the entertainment world and you decide who wrote the winning argument!
Today, THG Asks: Will Two and a Half Men succeed with Ashton Kutcher?
YES by Hilton Hater
Two and a Half Men has been the highest rated comedy on TV for years. Therefore, in order for the show to be a success, it simply has to maintain the bulk of that audience.
That's why Ashton Kutcher is an ideal replacement for Charlie Sheen.
Is he particularly exciting? No. Can I name his last critically-acclaimed movie? Gosh, no. (Seriously, try sitting through Valentine's Day or Killers.)
But Kutcher is safe, much like the show itself. This isn't Community, which takes chances and offers up unique, outrageous stunts and storylines.
It's a bland, predictable, cliche-ridden half hour of nonsense.
Ashton's the same. He's got a big smile and many Twitter followers and won't require writers to think for more than three seconds about any line they pen.
Sounds like a boring winner to me.
NO by Free Britney
#LOSING. My argument could begin and end there. Charlie Sheen may be a certified nut job, but he's right when he says he was Two and a Half Men.
If you think about it, the CBS comedy was a huge hit because it basically allowed the star to play a fictionalized but mostly accurate version of himself.
Charlie's popularity since going off the rails is proof of this. He's got serious issues, but he's a lovable loon, whether his surname is Sheen or Harper.
No offense to Ashton Kutcher, but ... Ashton Kutcher?
In the words of one respected TV critic, "I am far from impressed ... The move comes across as a shameless attempt to tap into a younger generation, one familiar with Kutcher from his days on Fox and MTV. I don’t think it will work.”
THG Asks you ... will Ashton and 2 1/2 Men thrive? Who won this argument?
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