New York:
The season 9 reboot of the hit CBS sitcom, Two and a Half Men, premiered on Monday night in the US, ending the months-long mystery of how fired star Charlie Sheen's character would be written out of the series and his replacement, Ashton Kutcher, written in.
Sheen played ad writer Harper with Jon Cryer his live-in brother and Angus T. Jones playing Cryer's son.
Series creator Chuck Lorre seemed to get revenge for Sheen's spectacular, insult-spewing exit last spring with a series of insults.
Monday's premiere picked up at the funeral for now-deceased Charlie Harper (Sheen), who we learn was hit by a subway train and "exploded like a balloon full of meat," according to the possibly psychotic woman he'd run off with in the middle of season eight.
Kutcher plays Internet billionaire Walden Schmidt, who appeared at the doorway of Harper's old home wet from a suicide attempt in the ocean. It seems Schmidt may be tall, good looking and rich, but he's morose about a lost love.
Cryer's character, Alan Harper, takes Schmidt out for a drink, where Schmidt meets two women and brings them home to Harper's home.
"I dig your house," he said. "I'm going to buy it."
At the Emmys on Sunday night, troubled star Charlie Sheen shocked many. He had nothing but words of support for his former Two and a Half Men colleagues.
It began backstage, where the actor who was fired from TV's hit sitcom, tweeted a picture with Ashton Kutcher who will play an Internet billionaire with a broken heart named Walden Schmidt as he joins the cast this season.
Sheen tweeted: Giving the new kid a little advice..! With @aplusk backstage at the Emmy's...
On stage, before his presentation for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Sheen said: "I want to take a moment to get something off my chest and say a few words to everybody here from Two and a Half Men. From the bottom of my heart, I wish you nothing but the best for this upcoming season. We spent eight wonderful years together and I know you will continue to make great television."
Sheen posted another pic with Ashton and tweeted: "Seriously... @aplusk great talking to you! We'll all be watching! Make us proud!!"
Acknowledging Sheen's tweets, Kutcher tweeted: "@charliesheen good to meet you too. Wishing you the best on your new gig."
That done, he tweeted on the much-awaited premiere: "2.5 men airs tonight!!! I'm really excited for you all to see what we've been working on."
Meanwhile, when asked by television show host Matt Lauer whether he was open to a cameo on the show, Sheen said, "Absolutely. If they wanted or needed it or thought that was a good idea, I'd be completely on board for that. There's your closer. I'll be in the final episode," he said.
Sheen played ad writer Harper with Jon Cryer his live-in brother and Angus T. Jones playing Cryer's son.
Series creator Chuck Lorre seemed to get revenge for Sheen's spectacular, insult-spewing exit last spring with a series of insults.
Monday's premiere picked up at the funeral for now-deceased Charlie Harper (Sheen), who we learn was hit by a subway train and "exploded like a balloon full of meat," according to the possibly psychotic woman he'd run off with in the middle of season eight.
Kutcher plays Internet billionaire Walden Schmidt, who appeared at the doorway of Harper's old home wet from a suicide attempt in the ocean. It seems Schmidt may be tall, good looking and rich, but he's morose about a lost love.
Cryer's character, Alan Harper, takes Schmidt out for a drink, where Schmidt meets two women and brings them home to Harper's home.
"I dig your house," he said. "I'm going to buy it."
At the Emmys on Sunday night, troubled star Charlie Sheen shocked many. He had nothing but words of support for his former Two and a Half Men colleagues.
It began backstage, where the actor who was fired from TV's hit sitcom, tweeted a picture with Ashton Kutcher who will play an Internet billionaire with a broken heart named Walden Schmidt as he joins the cast this season.
Sheen tweeted: Giving the new kid a little advice..! With @aplusk backstage at the Emmy's...
On stage, before his presentation for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Sheen said: "I want to take a moment to get something off my chest and say a few words to everybody here from Two and a Half Men. From the bottom of my heart, I wish you nothing but the best for this upcoming season. We spent eight wonderful years together and I know you will continue to make great television."
Sheen posted another pic with Ashton and tweeted: "Seriously... @aplusk great talking to you! We'll all be watching! Make us proud!!"
Acknowledging Sheen's tweets, Kutcher tweeted: "@charliesheen good to meet you too. Wishing you the best on your new gig."
That done, he tweeted on the much-awaited premiere: "2.5 men airs tonight!!! I'm really excited for you all to see what we've been working on."
Meanwhile, when asked by television show host Matt Lauer whether he was open to a cameo on the show, Sheen said, "Absolutely. If they wanted or needed it or thought that was a good idea, I'd be completely on board for that. There's your closer. I'll be in the final episode," he said.
