14 DAY TRIAL // The Sheenius is winning again – or getting ready to. After some negotiations with at least three major networks, Charlie Sheen has finally found a home for his new comedy show in FX Network, it has emerged.
Sheen was fired from CBS' “Two and a Half Men” after getting into a very nasty verbal dispute with showrunner Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros. bosses over his alleged inability to fulfill his contractual obligations.
He has since been “replaced” by Ashton Kutcher, in the sense that his character Charlie Harper was killed off and another brought along for the ride.
For months, there has been a lot of speculation about Sheen's next project, especially after he confirmed it would be like the TV version of “Anger Management” with Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson.
The Hollywood Reporter confirms the show has found a home – and announces a release date.
“The former Two and a Half Men star's comeback comedy Anger Management has found a home on FX, which will air the series beginning in summer 2012,” the e-zine says.
“The network plans to pair the series with its Men reruns. If the initial episodes perform well, another 90 will be ordered, as TBS has done with Perry's House of Payne and Meet the Browns,” THR further says.
It also mentions that reaction to the news has been mixed, with some praising Sheen for getting his act together in time to save his career with a new project.
Others, however, are not that thrilled, saying that, while Sheen was great on “Two and a Half Men,” he most definitely extended his welcome by a lot with the outbursts of earlier this year and the following “comedy tour.”
“Don't know what all the fuss is about re: Charlie Sheen's new show going on FX. If I'm FX, I make that deal in a heartbeat. Smart move,” THR chief TV critic Tim Goodman writes on Twitter.
“FX picks up Charlie Sheen sitcom; deal could total 100 episodes. I'd advise taping them all in like a week, just to be safe,” Time columnist James Poniewozik joins the conversation.
“As if my friends at FX publicity's jobs weren't hard enough-now they're adding Charlie Sheen to the table. A true American horror,” The Daily Beast/Newsweek West Coast editor Kate Aurthur writes.
While this is going on, fans continue to walk away from the new and “improved” “Two and a Half Men,” with many even saying they plan to boycott the show for good unless producers bring Sheen back.