The actor is keen to do it because he wants some closure

Oct 31, 2014 07:53 GMT  ·  By

We all remember the incident when mercurial actor Charlie Sheen was unceremoniously fired from the hit sitcom “Two and a Half Men” after a spat with the show's creator Chuck Lorre. Despite the fact that Charlie was the glue that held the series together, he was fired off the show and his character killed off (quite unglamorously, too) and replaced with Ashton Kutcher.

Some months ago, as the finale of the series came even closer, the actor publicly expressed his wish to make one more appearance in the sitcom, as a means of saying sorry and of getting some closure for himself.

Charlie is definitely up to star on the sitcom again, if only the producers would have him back

In an interview with Extra he said about a possible return to the series, “I would definitely do it, yeah, yeah. If they'll still have me, I will be there. Yeah, I owe it some measure of closure. I owe it to the fans... I just think it makes sense.”

The actor also said that he had given the finale a lot of thought and that he had a “brilliant idea” but he didn't want to talk about it because he didn't want to “give it away.” But he did describe it as “the type of moment I think people would talk about for a long time and it wouldn't get in anybody's way. Think it would be a nice tip of the hat... they know I want to do it and I know they're open to it, so, guess we're just a meeting away from making it happen.”

CBS still hasn't published an announcement that Sheen will be let back in on the show

On the other side of the project, CBS execs haven't really confirmed their intention to include Charlie in any episodes, but they have confirmed that the 12th series, which debuted yesterday, is going to be the final one for the sitcom.

Chuck Lorre seems to haven't yet gotten over the incident when he and Charlie came to blows. Co-star John Cryer is a little more forgiving and is open to the idea of having Charlie back on the show.

In a heartfelt interview with HuffPost Live, he opened up about the dark days on set when Charlie would show up drunk or high and how that affected production, “There were several times when, you know, you're at work and you can see somebody's off and that something's wrong, and Chuck [Lorre, the showrunner] would come up to me and say, ‘Is he okay? Can you talk to him? Because I've already talked to him. Is there anybody who you think can talk sense into him?’”

At the moment, Charlie's inclusion in the “Two and a Half Men” finale is problematic but it could happen as a way to boost interest, since everyone can agree that Sheen was a big part of the show's initial appeal.