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''Two and a Half Men'' is an Emmy -nominated Television Sitcom centered around a freewheeling bachelor, Charlie, whose carefree lifestyle is interrupted when his newly separated brother, Alan, moves in, along with his son Jake. Charlie and his nephew form an "unsuspecting bond" with each other. ''Two and a Half Men'' won the 2004 People's Choice Award for Favorite New Comedy Series, the 2006 People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy, and was the highest rated sitcom of the 2005-2006 season on American Television . Two and a Half Men is set in the present day. On May 16 , 2007 , Two and a Half Men was renewed for a fifth season. CAST AND CHARACTERS
Only Sheen, Cryer, and Jones have appeared (and been credited) in every episode. Guest stars so far have included Emmanuelle Vaugier as Mia, Ryan Stiles (who starred with both Sheen and Cryer in '' Hot Shots! '') as Dr. Melnick, Jane Lynch as the therapist, Jeri Ryan as Sherry, Martin Sheen as Rose's father, Denise Richards as Lisa, Richard Lewis as Stan, Teri Hatcher as Liz, Judy Greer as Myra, Heather Locklear as Laura Lane. Also, Sean Penn , Elvis Costello , Harry Dean Stanton , and Steven Tyler all appeared as themselves, among other guests. SYNOPSIS Charlie is a successful and affluent bachelor in his mid-thirties who has a career writing advertisement jingles. Charlie resides in a large ocean front home in Malibu, California and is portrayed as a chauvinist womanizer. The plot begins when his uptight brother Alan becomes divorced from his wife Judith (whom he thinks may be a lesbian), loses his house to her and has to move in with his brother. His 10-year-old son (now 14) Jake often stays for weekends and at other times. Rose is Charlie's zany neighbor and female stalker. We learn Rose had a one-night-stand with Charlie shortly before the show started and keeps entering his house through the patio in the most inopportune moments, expressing her ambition of obtaining Charlie, and often serving as a good albeit crazy friend and advisor. Although obviously troubled herself, Rose has stated a few times that she has a Master's degree in psychology. In various episodes it is insinuated that Rose is very slowly orchestrating a psychological plan to win Charlie back. Early in the series she's heard to say (to herself) "Phase one, complete", after revealing to Charlie her excessive wealth. In one episode, Rose's father, Harvey, (played by Charlie Sheen 's real-life father Martin Sheen ), asks Charlie of his intentions with his daughter after an apparent second one-night-stand between the two. Harvey then meets Charlie's and Alan's mother and has an affair with her, stalking her and popping in just like his daughter does. We then learn from Harvey's mother that "that's what happens when you marry a first cousin," explaining Rose's family's dementia soon after Rose revealing the one-night-stand was not real; they only woke up together. Another important recurring character is Berta, the sarcastic cleaning lady with an acid tongue. Alan and Charlie's mother, Evelyn (played by Holland Taylor ) is a hip, wealthy, early-sixties, many-times-divorced, slightly slutty, controlling mother of the brothers. Charlie and Alan attribute their life's problems to the dark manipulative force their mother manages to exert upon them even now, adding to the caustic humor of the show in the situations when depicting their vain attempts to escape her. Another recurring theme is the conflict of personalities between the two diametrically opposed siblings, the relaxed, good-life, woman-catching, commitment-phobic Charlie and the uptight self-conscious nerdy Alan. Alan can sometimes appear to be jealous of Charlie's lifestyle, and can sometimes try to stop Charlie's decisions. This also provides opportunities for comedy in the show, with Alan, having admitted defeat, saying comments such as 'it's like talking to a horny chimp', or 'it's like trying to talk Shakespeare to a Hershey bar' DVD RELEASES Seasons 1 and 2 have been released in Europe and Australasia. Warner Bros. has announced Season 1 in North America, for a September 11th release date. {Link without Title} PROGRAM INFORMATION The show was co-created by executive producers Chuck Lorre (who previously co-created '' Dharma & Greg '') and Lee Aronsohn . The show debuted on Monday, '''s time slot). ''Two and a Half Men'' is coming to local syndication in September 2007. In 2010 FX Network will have the rights to broadcast reruns of Two and a Half Men. Nielsen Ratings 2003-2004 Season: #15 2004-2005 Season: #11 2005-2006 Season: #17 2006-2007 Season: #19 Season 4 Nielsen Ratings by episode INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTERS TRIVIA
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