Two and a Half Men - The Complete First Season
starring: Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones
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Hedonistic bachelor Charlie (Charlie Sheen) is a jingles writer who, he blithely states, makes a lot of money for doing very little work, sleeps with beautiful women who don't ask about his feelings, drives a Jag and lives at the beach, and sometimes, in the middle of the day, for no reason at all, likes to make himself a big pitcher of margaritas and take a nap out on the sundeck.His brother, Alan (Jon Cryer), evicted from his house by his soon-to-be-ex-wife, is "rigid, inflexible, uptight, obsessive and anal-retentive." Charlie and Alan are "twisted Jungian archetypes," according to series co-creator Chuck Lorre in one of this set's bonus features. If by "twisted Jungian archetypes," he means Oscar and Felix from The Odd Couple, then yes, Charlie and Alan are "twisted Jungian archetypes," and this inaugural season finds rich comic tension in their period of adjustment. Charlie is a Man Behaving Badly, whose idyllic life is upended when "fuddy-duddy" Alan moves in, accompanied by his impressionable 10-year-old son, Jake (Angus T. Jones), with whom he shares custody with his iceberg-cold, sexually confused (a comic conceit thankfully abandoned by season's end)estranged wife, Judith (Marin Hinkle). Alan is a single father who is appalled by his amoral brother's lifestyle and by the influence Charlie might have on Jake ("Uncle Charlie, I understand the point spread, but I'm still confused about the vig"). And then there's Berta (effortless scene-stealer Conchata Ferrell), Charlie's formidable, tart-tongued housekeeper who is initially driven out the door by Alan's fussiness ("The peanut butter stains on Jake's shirts really require an enzyme presoak").
Two and a Half Men is a guy show that sets feminism back a good three decades. Women are portrayed as either bimbonic objects of lust (Transformers' Megan Fox guest stars as Berta's teenage granddaughter), vengeful and retaliative (Heather Locklear as Alan's divorce lawyer), crazy hot (Jenna Elfman as an unstable single mother on the run), or emasculating (Holland Taylor as Charlie and Alan's mother, or, as Charlie refers to her, "Mom, the Impaler").The charming Melanie Lynskey's is a particularly thankless role, that of Rose, Charlie's "insightful and disturbing" stalker, who becomes Jake's babysitter. While Charlie's "bad-boy act" could quickly get old in lesser hands, Sheen, in the past not the most natural of comic actors, is in his element. Charlie's genuine affection for Jake goes a long way toward redeeming his character (and lack of it). Two and a Half Men, a People's Choice Award-winner its first season, really adds up with a crudely funny sense of humor that is all kinds of wrong, but also smart and, at times, even sweet. --Donald Liebenson
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Hedonistic bachelor Charlie (Charlie Sheen) is a jingles writer who, he blithely states, makes a lot of money for doing very little work, sleeps with beautiful women who don't ask about his feelings, drives a Jag and lives at the beach, and sometimes, in the middle of the day, for no reason at all, likes to make himself a big pitcher of margaritas and take a nap out on the sundeck.His brother, Alan (Jon Cryer), evicted from his house by his soon-to-be-ex-wife, is "rigid, inflexible, uptight, obsessive and anal-retentive." Charlie and Alan are "twisted Jungian archetypes," according to series co-creator Chuck Lorre in one of this set's bonus features. If by "twisted Jungian archetypes," he means Oscar and Felix from The Odd Couple, then yes, Charlie and Alan are "twisted Jungian archetypes," and this inaugural season finds rich comic tension in their period of adjustment. Charlie is a Man Behaving Badly, whose idyllic life is upended when "fuddy-duddy" Alan moves in, accompanied by his impressionable 10-year-old son, Jake (Angus T. Jones), with whom he shares custody with his iceberg-cold, sexually confused (a comic conceit thankfully abandoned by season's end)estranged wife, Judith (Marin Hinkle). Alan is a single father who is appalled by his amoral brother's lifestyle and by the influence Charlie might have on Jake ("Uncle Charlie, I understand the point spread, but I'm still confused about the vig"). And then there's Berta (effortless scene-stealer Conchata Ferrell), Charlie's formidable, tart-tongued housekeeper who is initially driven out the door by Alan's fussiness ("The peanut butter stains on Jake's shirts really require an enzyme presoak").
Two and a Half Men is a guy show that sets feminism back a good three decades. Women are portrayed as either bimbonic objects of lust (Transformers' Megan Fox guest stars as Berta's teenage granddaughter), vengeful and retaliative (Heather Locklear as Alan's divorce lawyer), crazy hot (Jenna Elfman as an unstable single mother on the run), or emasculating (Holland Taylor as Charlie and Alan's mother, or, as Charlie refers to her, "Mom, the Impaler").The charming Melanie Lynskey's is a particularly thankless role, that of Rose, Charlie's "insightful and disturbing" stalker, who becomes Jake's babysitter. While Charlie's "bad-boy act" could quickly get old in lesser hands, Sheen, in the past not the most natural of comic actors, is in his element. Charlie's genuine affection for Jake goes a long way toward redeeming his character (and lack of it). Two and a Half Men, a People's Choice Award-winner its first season, really adds up with a crudely funny sense of humor that is all kinds of wrong, but also smart and, at times, even sweet. --Donald Liebenson
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- Two and a half Men
Was very happy I purchased this DVD.I love the show, try not to miss any of the episodes, so when I found out I could buy them WOW!!!! Will definitely buy more.
Rating: - A modern update of "The Odd Couple"
Imagine a modern day version of "The Odd Couple", with a kid added, and you've got a pretty good idea of what "Two and a Half Men" is all about. This program is frequently panned by television critics in Australia, and I can't, for the life of me, figure out why, since this is one of the funniest shows I have seen in years. The scripts are great and never fail to make me laugh (although, be warned, given that the main character is a chronic womanizer, many of the jokes are a bit off-colour), but ... Read More
Rating: - Two and a Half Men- The Complete First Season
If you like a Comedy Sitcom this is the one for you. It will provide you with many hours of laughter. One of the best comedy series in recent years. My whole family just Loves the charactors and the situations which they place themselves. Just halarious.
Rating: - Funny Stuff!
These guys are great!I bought it because Amazon had a steller Black Friday price!I wish all the seasons were this cheap!
Rating: - Like Oh my God it's Ducky!!!
I don't like scripted comedy shows especially on network television, I find the cheese factor is major, but my boyfriend is a big fan and after seeing it with him, I am one too! The hijinks 2 men and a kid or really, 3 big kids, get into are hilarious and it's written from a man's point of view. I find myself learning about the male psyche and laughing hysterically at the same time. The first episodes obviously explain alot of stuff, what Charlie does for a living, how Allen ended up at his house, ... Read More
- Two and a half MenWas very happy I purchased this DVD.I love the show, try not to miss any of the episodes, so when I found out I could buy them WOW!!!! Will definitely buy more.
- A modern update of "The Odd Couple"Imagine a modern day version of "The Odd Couple", with a kid added, and you've got a pretty good idea of what "Two and a Half Men" is all about. This program is frequently panned by television critics in Australia, and I can't, for the life of me, figure out why, since this is one of the funniest shows I have seen in years. The scripts are great and never fail to make me laugh (although, be warned, given that the main character is a chronic womanizer, many of the jokes are a bit off-colour), but ... Read More
- Two and a Half Men- The Complete First SeasonIf you like a Comedy Sitcom this is the one for you. It will provide you with many hours of laughter. One of the best comedy series in recent years. My whole family just Loves the charactors and the situations which they place themselves. Just halarious.
- Funny Stuff!These guys are great!I bought it because Amazon had a steller Black Friday price!I wish all the seasons were this cheap!
- Like Oh my God it's Ducky!!!I don't like scripted comedy shows especially on network television, I find the cheese factor is major, but my boyfriend is a big fan and after seeing it with him, I am one too! The hijinks 2 men and a kid or really, 3 big kids, get into are hilarious and it's written from a man's point of view. I find myself learning about the male psyche and laughing hysterically at the same time. The first episodes obviously explain alot of stuff, what Charlie does for a living, how Allen ended up at his house, ... Read More
