Charlie Sheen came prepared for the final episode of his Ustream web show, Sheen's Korner, reading his insane warlock poetry off of cue cards and even going so far as to edit together a tone poem intro mashing together meaningful film scenes, sharks, Bruce Lee, and his own media highlights/violent torpedoes of truth into quite the visual feast. Behold, Movieline's selected iconic Sheencaps from Tuesday's epic episode of Sheen's Korner!
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Conventional wisdom would tell us that even though Charlie Sheen has been given his walking papers, Two and a Half Men is too lucrative of a commodity for CBS to not at least try to continue. But can it survive after a star of the show has been fired? Television shows in the past have continued on to a varying degree of success after a major cast member has been fired from the show -- though if this list is any indication, the sooner it happens in the series' run, the better. With that, let's take a look at a brief history of television shows that have fired or forced out a major cast member.
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If there's anyone who knows what it's like to butt heads with Two and a Half Men co-creator Chuck Lorre, it's Roseanne Barr. The comedic actress worked with Lorre for two years on her self-titled ABC series before firing Lorre, a writer and producer at the time, for alleged alcohol problems. And now, in a post titled "charlie sheen makes me look sane," Barr has taken to her blog to sound off Sheen, his (and her) longtime nemesis Lorre, and Two and a Half Men.
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And now, a list of cinema's great saucy minxes: Louise Brooks, Mae West, Marilyn Monroe, Angelina Jolie, and best of all, Jeremy Irons. The august British actor has made a career of dignified sneers -- even winning an Oscar for stamping a permanent sneer on Sunny von Bulow's face in Reversal of Fortune -- and his new role in Showtime's The Borgias (premiering April 3) adds to his scoff empire. Join us for a narrated tour of saucy, saucy stills from the new series, where Irons plays Rodrigo Borgia, the leader of the infamous Italian crime family who bought his way to the Papacy. All the hail the Pope of Poses!
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Most late night shows went dark last night -- which is unfortunate considering everything that is going on in Charlie Sheen-ville these days. Regardless, Stephen Colbert made out with an iPad 2, Craig Ferguson celebrated divorced night at CBS, Jon Stewart discussed the ridiculousness of single-serve bananas, and Jimmy Fallon recycled his amazing Sheen impression.
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It's unnerving that Dionne Warwick, perhaps the most impressive and compelling female vocalist in pop history, is a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice. Worse, it might be a classy step up for the woman associated with Psychic Friends and not-so-psyched feds. We at Movieline hope Celebrity Apprentice is Ms. Warwick's springboard back to prominence, and we plan to rally here every Tuesday until Trump fires her in a pointy blaze. Join me and Stu VanAirsdale for some loving Dionne recon and our pick for "Warwick Song of the Week."
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After two weeks of badmouthing, insane salary demands and general craziness from Charlie Sheen, Warner Bros. and CBS have finally had enough. In a joint effort this afternoon, the pair officially fired their "warlock genius" Two and a Half Men star, citing "dangerously self-destructive conduct" and the fact that Sheen "appears to be very ill." Unsurprisingly, Sheen has already responded to these allegations.
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Most SNL recaps (including ours) will tell you that Lorne Michaels' sketch parade is often inconsistent. Tina Fey defends that inconsistency in a new New Yorker article, explaining, "What I learned about bombing as a writer for Saturday Night Live is that you can't be too worried about your permanent record. Yes, you're going to write some sketches that you love and are proud of forever -- your golden nuggets. But you're also going to write some real sh*t nuggets. You can't worry about it. As long as you know the difference, you can go back to panning for gold on Monday." Aw, poop jokes and prospector metaphors for the win. [New Yorker]
As this week proves, sometimes having the most airtime on SNL isn't necessarily the key to being at the top of the Relevancy Poll. Enter: Vanessa Bayer. Bayer wasn't seen a lot on Saturday night, but she was seen in the most important sketch of the evening. As such, congratulations, Vanessa!
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Arrested Development alums Jason Bateman and Will Arnett produce digital content through their production company DumbDumb, and the team has struck up a partnership with esteemed Grand Slam innovators Denny's. In this new DumbDumb video, Bateman sits across from The Office's David Koechner at Denny's and chats about the perks of the chain restaurant, primal screams, and other topics you've pondered at 3:14 a.m.
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Remember that time before Charlie Sheen, when the Palin Family was the only circus in town? Ah, memories. In an effort to regain some of that cultural edge, Sarah Palin visited Fox News on Sunday to discuss everything that's wrong with the country right now -- and the fact that Kathy Griffin is playing a "Sarah Palin-type" on an upcoming episode of Glee. Priorities, people!
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Anytime Saturday Night Live brings on a "young, hip" entertainer, they have a history of dumbing down their material for the mass audience -- which is exactly what happened last night with host Miley Cyrus. It's obvious that there's a concerted effort to appeal to the 16-year-old out there who has never watched SNL before, but was watching last night because Cyrus was hosting -- a Cyrus, I should add, who came off a bit smug at times (her monologue is a good example) and seemed to never really win over the studio audience.
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If you missed the first (and possibly only) episode of Charlie Sheen's Internet talk show, Sheen's Korner, don't worry! In our quest to chronicle each and every controversial move that the Two and a Half Men star makes, Movieline tuned in and carefully documented everything that happened in the winning-est sixty minutes of web broadcast ever. There was chain-smoking! There were official sponsors! There was poetry about dead babies! And there was a segment called "Just Because They're Bitchin'." Trust me... you're going to want to review the highlights.
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Let me be clear: Though I'm a Glee hater, I enjoy and endorse some of the show's interesting song choices. During the Madonna episode, I liked the pep assembly version of "4 Minutes" and the all-male rendition of "What It Feels Like for a Girl" because they were unexpected tunes with unexpected singers. But most of the time Glee resorts to overly familiar hits, cheapens them, and shoehorns them into maddening storylines. That can be a tolerable practice, but let's set aside 50 examples of untouchable pop majesty for Glee immunity. Add your own, please.
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As the greatest female pop vocalist of the last half-century, Dionne Warwick doesn't need to go off and do a season of Celebrity Apprentice to retain her place in the American cultural canon. The American cultural consciousness, however? OK, sure. Cosmically unfair as it is, the woman who made swinging, tearjerking hits of Bacharach/David masterpieces like "Walk on By" and "Anyone Who Had a Heart" has slid to sub-Carnie Wilson depths of recognition -- a criminal oversight worthy of a prime-time, mass-market correction whose time has come, starting with Sunday's season premiere. This will happen.
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