EPISODE
SEASON
Two and a Half Men - Season 9
Season 9 opens with Alan facing the reality of moving out of his brother's beach house after the death of Charlie Harper, until he meets a depressed Internet billionaire whose wife just left him.
23 September 1959, Newark, New Jersey, USA
23 August 1953, Inglewood, California, USA
2 May 1990, Orange, Texas, USA
16 March 1990, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
22 September 1995, Los Angeles, California, USA
15 June 1953, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
3 April 1955, Hollywood, California, USA
10 January 1980, Seguin, Texas, USA
September 16, 2013
The problem here is that Lorre and company seem to be trying to retroactively fit a sweeter temperament into the middle of his most successful show in its ninth season, even though that show became famous for its aggressively cynical material.
September 16, 2013
Another sitcom in a vast mostly undifferentiated sea of 'em.
September 16, 2013
Good gracious, did the bitterness need to go on for so long?
September 16, 2013
New sheriff, new abs. Now we wait to see if it finds new jokes.
September 16, 2013
In terms of the general tenor of humor, "Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt" felt pretty much like every other episode of Two and a Half Men that I've seen over the years: unrepentantly crude and/or cruel.
September 16, 2013
But as likeable as he (Kutcher) is it doesn't change the fact that this show is ridiculously tired.
September 18, 2013
The producers look to have handled an awkward situation about as well as they possibly could.
September 18, 2013
Whether this new dynamic will work is still an open question.
