Do you know what show on television has won the most awards? I do. It's Two and a Half Men. Now ask me if I know how Two and a Half Men has won the most awards? I do not. If I had to describe this show in one word it would be: average. I am an equal opportunity viewer, if a show racks up awards I like to see why, and last year I watch 6 seasons of this show and these are my thoughts.
Another word for this show is gutless. The best shows are not afraid to change up the dynamic of the show to keep a fresh perspective and keep the jokes new. Granted I have only seen up to season six, in those seasons of Two and a Half Men: Alan still lives with his brother and is struggling financially, Charlie is still a swinging bachelor, and his son is still stupid, food guzzling and clueless.
I'll be honest, this dynamic worked for about 4 seasons. A show can't win all these Best Comedy Emmy Awards without being at least slightly funny, which it is. My complaint is that if they change the dynamics of the show you find areas where your characters excel that you didn't know they could. What if Alan found his way into money and Charlie went down on his luck and had to depend on him? Or maybe Alan getting on a hot streak with women while Charlie had a icy spell. I'm not a writer for Two and a Half Men so those are the best ideas they're getting.
To sum up my problem with the show simply: wasted potential. It's a funny show with good writing. The problem is the style hasn't changed. Charlie finds a gorgeous woman, in the morning the son Jake asks a question about something he overheard them say or do and his father Alan lies to him awkwardly. Sprinkle in an ex-wife, alimony, and an overbearing mother and you found yourself an Emmy winning formula.
Likelihood that Two and a Half Men gets tivoed week to week: 0. Even in its prime this show was wayyyyy over rated, now it's past its prime and still wayyyyy over rated.
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