I'm Tired Of Hearing About Charlie Sheen

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:41 pm

I never liked the guy anyway or his acting so I am prejudiced. He reminds me of that smart mouth wise guy that we all knew in school. He must be in his glory with all the press he's been getting, a bigger high than the booze & drugs. The bad press he has been getting will just add to his bank accounts. That's one thing about celebrities, good or bad press always works to their favor, where as no press at all they suffer.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:07 pm

OK, I've looked him up and it turns out I have seen one of his films - Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

I was not impressed.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:45 pm

FB Day Off is a classic film. Don't remember him being in it enough to make that a bad film. He's not much to write home about though. So so

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:55 pm

Snowfire;1355165 wrote: FB Day Off is a classic film. Don't remember him being in it enough to make that a bad film. He's not much to write home about though. So so

He was the bad boy that FBs sister hooked up with at the police station. that was the sum total of his part in the film.

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:56 pm

He looks like a corpse lately. I wonder why no one attacks his parents like they do when a female celebrity whacks out.

Post by **spot** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 2:02 pm

Bryn Mawr;1355164 wrote: OK, I've looked him up and it turns out I have seen one of his films - Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

I was not impressed.

I have been and looked, on account of you went and looked. I have also seen him, in that dreadful Kiefer Sutherland remake of The Three Musketeers which had a petulant Tim Curry overacting above and beyond the call of duty as Cardinal Richelieu. Charlie Sheen's performance as Aramis was vomit-inducingly crass. His daddy once starred in a film too - Apocalypse Now - and screwed that up almost as badly. Neither appeared in any other film I've seen. They may have a media presence but that doesn't stop them from being nonentities.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 2:42 pm

Oh, that 3 Musketeers was awful, never watched more than 5 minutes of it.

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 5:57 pm

Colleges are asking him to speak at their commencements. What a lovely role model.

koan · Post by **koan** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:40 pm

I'm admittedly intrigued with the recent fiasco but, likely, for different reasons than most. I'm kind of refreshed by a celebrity addict who isn't going to be cowed into apologizing for being a jerk.

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:24 am

I've managed to avoid most of the circus but then I don't watch TV and I listen to Pandora radio that doesn't have DJs. I'm blissfully ignorant.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:31 am

I didn't read the article but the front page of one of our rag tabloids has a picture of him wielding a machete! What's that all about? Was it staged as a publicity stunt?

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:45 am

Bryn Mawr;1355213 wrote: I didn't read the article but the front page of one of our rag tabloids has a picture of him wielding a machete! What's that all about? Was it staged as a publicity stunt?

You sure it didnt say "wielding his chopper " ?

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:49 am

Snowfire;1355216 wrote: You sure it didnt say "wielding his chopper " ?

Nah - the head was the wrong shape for it to have been his chopper.

Though if it was, I'd have hated to meet his donkey 8-0

ur_next_ex · Post by **ur_next_ex** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:35 am

Charlie Sheen Rocks!!! Winning!!

Post by **spot** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:13 am

Thank you Ur, the thread needs an informed contrary opinion. In what sense does this overweening incompetent talentless smirker rock? What novel aspect of "winning" are we looking at, in your opinion?

ur_next_ex · Post by **ur_next_ex** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 2:52 pm

Thank you for allowing me to voice my controversial opinion on this subject. Charlie sheen absolutely rocks because of the following.

He is RICH.

His children are SET FOR LIFE.

Although that can NEVER save him from his dreaded addictions, those two particular things are so treasured and sought after by so much of mankind, that his obtaining it makes him undeniably ROCK worthy.

How many of us on this forum have 85 million dollars? How many of us on this forum have children that are financially set for life?

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 2:58 pm

ur_next_ex;1355249 wrote: Thank you for allowing me to voice my controversial opinion on this subject. Charlie sheen absolutely rocks because of the following.

He is RICH.

His children are SET FOR LIFE.

Although that can NEVER save him from his dreaded addictions, those two particular things are so treasured and sought after by so much of mankind, that his obtaining it makes him undeniably ROCK worthy.

How many of us on this forum have 85 million dollars? How many of us on this forum have children that are financially set for life?

I'm not rich in the least but my kids think I rock !!

Post by **spot** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:09 pm

ur_next_ex;1355249 wrote: How many of us on this forum have children that are financially set for life?Are you being serious? Leaving children with an independent fortune ought to qualify as child abuse. How are they supposed to develop as credible people with that sort of start in life? Helping them find the mental outlook to accomplish their goals is a different matter entirely. Nothing is more destructive of that than an inherited fortune.

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:17 pm

ur_next_ex;1355249 wrote: Thank you for allowing me to voice my controversial opinion on this subject. Charlie sheen absolutely rocks because of the following.

He is RICH.

His children are SET FOR LIFE.

Although that can NEVER save him from his dreaded addictions, those two particular things are so treasured and sought after by so much of mankind, that his obtaining it makes him undeniably ROCK worthy.

How many of us on this forum have 85 million dollars? How many of us on this forum have children that are financially set for life?

ROCKS?? SUCKS fits better----------His wealth and his kids being set is negated by the absolutely rotten image of an individual that he has become. Hardly a role model for his kids or any one else.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:52 pm

Charlie Sheen had the highest rated comedy show 'Two and a Half Men' for those that have never heard of him accept for an odd movie.

Sheen is the highest paid actor who made 1.25 million per episode.

Myself with millions of others will miss his show.

whoever said actors and actresses are normal anyway?

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flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:55 pm

Snowfire;1355252 wrote: I'm not rich in the least but my kids think I rock !!

They just tell you that in case you are hiding millions...:sneaky:

:yh_rotfl

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:11 pm

My kids love me for the chocolate chip cookies I make them.

ur_next_ex · Post by **ur_next_ex** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:05 pm

I stand firmly by my original statement that Charlie Sheen rocks. What parent doesn't want his or her child to live life more comfortably than they did? What parent would turn down the opportunity to assure their child's financial stability by leaving them a solid legacy of more money than they could spend in 10 lifetimes. Money doesn't in any way shape or form make you a better person, it just means that you have grabbed a precious brass ring that 80% of humanity wish they had within their grasp. And that, my friend, ROCKS!

Post by **spot** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:10 pm

ur_next_ex;1355281 wrote: What parent would turn down the opportunity to assure their child's financial stability by leaving them a solid legacy of more money than they could spend in 10 lifetimes.Me - I thought I'd already said that. I'm baffled you can think otherwise, if indeed you do. I don't think I've ever met anyone born into that position who hadn't grown up to be a tedious dungball, and I've met my fair share. Why would anyone voluntarily choose that sort of existence for their own children?

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:21 pm

I didn't realize your parents were wealthy, spot.

ur_next_ex · Post by **ur_next_ex** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:25 pm

I am beyond trying to convince you (or anyone else who disagrees with me) and now I will just explain why I feel the way I do. People can become hideous characters with or without being financially stable. Money doesn't make you a bad person, CHARACTER does. Among My jobs as a parent is to ensure that my child recieves as many ADVANTAGES in life as possible. What he/she does with it is entirely up to them. So I suppose I should avoid giving them an "obscene" amount of wealth due to an unwarrented fear that it will make them complete buttholes? They may become that anyway, but at least they will applaud that their father gave them something that so many have wanted for so long becuase he wants them to do the same for their OWN children.

Post by **spot** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:33 pm

SnoozeAgain;1355286 wrote: I didn't realize your parents were wealthy, spot.I know the names of both my antecedents, Snooze, which is more than some can lay claim to. Solid working class, the pair of them. Before that came four generations making boots, one of whom rose to the respectable height of factory foreman. A seamstress, several agricultural labourers and quite a few coalminers. And a pub landlord on the coach road from Bath back when there were coaches. Two hatters, father and son, in Victorian Stockport. Not a moneyed toff among them. Compared to them all I am wealthy beyond the dreams of avarice, I have lived like a prince and at least some of them would be shocked by it. None of it was funded through inheritance though, it was all invoiced.

Post by **spot** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:37 pm

ur_next_ex;1355287 wrote: So I suppose I should avoid giving them an "obscene" amount of wealth due to an unwarrented fear that it will make them complete buttholes?If it were unwarranted then no. It is, however, warranted. It is apparent by example. Those who have been brought up possessing an obscene amount of wealth have behaved like moral cripples so often as to make it the rule rather than the exception. You should avoid giving them an obscene amount of wealth due to a perfectly real and valid fear that it will make them complete buttholes. If you'd like to provide examples where it worked out well for the children then do please offer some, I'll be delighted to tear into your candidates as well as offer a few prize gits for the prosecution.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:05 pm

Gotta go with next ex on this one. Not about Charlie Sheen, he doesnt rock, hes severely mentally distressed. But rather about providing security for your children. Quality character is an equal opportunity trait. Same as being a butt hole.

Post by **spot** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:16 pm

We need examples them. I'll start. Marlon Brando's lad. You're telling me money was a benefit to him?

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:21 pm

No I didnt tell you that. Id have to research the offspring of the wealthy that arent in the news. Off the top of my head Id think those far out number the Brandos.

Post by **spot** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:24 pm

Nomad;1355304 wrote: No I didnt tell you that. Id have to research the offspring of the wealthy that arent in the news. Off the top of my head Id think those far out number the Brandos.

You are, speaking from my own experience, completely mistaken as far as waste-of-breath spendthrifts - or "offspring of the wealthy" as you put it - are concerned, whether they're in the news or not. It's why I'm confident enough to offer to trade names with you. As far as "the offspring of the wealthy that arent in the news" outnumbering those who are in the news, yes I'm sure they do, but that's scarcely the issue.

P. G. Wodehouse documented these remittance freaks in dozens of short fiction stories, he called them (with ample justification) "the Drones". The humorous setting shouldn't detract from the essential truth of his observations.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:26 pm

Sometime when Ive exhausted all the interesting things I can think of to do perhaps Ill scratch around.

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:16 pm

Nomad;1355308 wrote: Sometime when Ive exhausted all the interesting things I can think of to do perhaps Ill scratch around.

And just how is that belly button lint collection fairing?

ur_next_ex · Post by **ur_next_ex** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:28 pm

:wah:The reason it is hard to give an example of someone who was given incredible wealth early in life and turned out productive and a great person is SIMPLE. The bad seeds get the ink. They make the news and the papers. The ones that enjoy their wealth and amass even more yet remain law abiding and respectful products of society ALL FLY UNDER THE RADAR. CRIME is what makes news. SCANDAL and things like that. So if they were born rich, but kept on the right side of the law, they are OVERLOOKED. THAT's why you and I and others can't list them. **Pattin' myself on the back for ground-flooring this specific topic.**

koan · Post by **koan** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:46 pm

I have a theory. A lot of people think that if they just had money everything would be okay. Wealthy people don't have that excuse so they are stuck with just not being okay for no good reason.

I have another theory. Famous people didn't make themselves famous. The public made them famous. The public makes people famous as a form of entertainment. That entertainment includes not just spotlighting someone as great, but putting them on a pedestal for the soul/sole purpose of watching them fall from it.

So, we're all happy in our miserableness.

Thank you, Charlie.

Post by **spot** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:22 pm

ur_next_ex;1355338 wrote: :wah:The ones that enjoy their wealth and amass even more yet remain law abiding and respectful products of society ALL FLY UNDER THE RADAR. CRIME is what makes news. SCANDAL and things like that. So if they were born rich, but kept on the right side of the law, they are OVERLOOKED. THAT's why you and I and others can't list them. **Pattin' myself on the back for ground-flooring this specific topic.**You would appear to enjoy a restricted social circle. Those of us who have dined regularly with these crime-free scions of the moneyed class know perfectly well what smug incompetent creeps they are, on the whole. Either you're prepared to accept first-hand testimony or you're more interested in postulating theories which happen to agree with your uninformed point of view.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:03 pm

koan;1355340 wrote: I have a theory. A lot of people think that if they just had money everything would be okay. Wealthy people don't have that excuse so they are stuck with just not being okay for no good reason.

I have another theory. Famous people didn't make themselves famous. The public made them famous. The public makes people famous as a form of entertainment. That entertainment includes not just spotlighting someone as great, but putting them on a pedestal for the soul/sole purpose of watching them fall from it.

So, we're all happy in our miserableness.

Thank you, Charlie.

We do make them famous but I suspect there must be a deep drive to be recognized. Im sure many actors prefer solitude and enjoy the craft for the craft but it seems like an awful lot of them are media hounds.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:42 pm

Say it ain't so...........

Charlie Sheen brings his act to live theaters - chicagotribune.com

So...........all this has been an act?

Post by **spot** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:25 pm

along-for-the-ride;1355443 wrote: So...........all this has been an act?He will not, presumably, portray any of the Shakespearian roles. Frankly I doubt his capacity, down to and including Third Spear-Carrier.

ur_next_ex · Post by **ur_next_ex** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:57 pm

spot;1355356 wrote: You would appear to enjoy a restricted social circle. Those of us who have dined regularly with these crime-free scions of the moneyed class know perfectly well what smug incompetent creeps they are, on the whole. Either you're prepared to accept first-hand testimony or you're more interested in postulating theories which happen to agree with your uninformed point of view.
Who the hell DOESN'T post theories that AGREE with their view????

Post by **spot** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:31 pm

ur_next_ex;1355573 wrote: Who the hell DOESN'T post theories that AGREE with their view????I'm not sure I possess a view, as such. I engage in discussion. I doubt whether I retain a single opinion I arrived on this site with - if I do it's pure coincidence. My view is formed by considering what I hear and what I discover, not some inflexible preset belief. I find first-hand testimony both persuasive and valuable.

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 2:21 pm

along-for-the-ride;1355443 wrote: Say it ain't so...........

Charlie Sheen brings his act to live theaters - chicagotribune.com

So...........all this has been an act?

I thought of Joaquin Phoenix when this all started but Sheen looks like he's seriously cracked out... I don't think even Christian Bale would go that far for an acting gig.

koan · Post by **koan** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:37 pm

I recommend he take the offers of directing pornography and give up the idea of being considered a stable household for his children. He seems to have made his lifestyle choice obvious and proclaims pride in it. So he should just be that thing and not expect to have the things that don't go along with it.

ur_next_ex · Post by **ur_next_ex** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 3:05 pm

I live in New York. It is common knowledge that not only is he booked to do Radio City Music Hall next month, but the tickets sold out in a day and a half.

ur_next_ex · Post by **ur_next_ex** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:03 pm

One of the wisest decisions Charlie Sheen has made in recent months was to let his ex-wife (temporarily) have the kids.

The lifestyle he is living right now (while bitchin' and financially profitable in many, many ways) is NOT conducive to

being a doting father. At this point, having to keep an eye on the kids would SLOW HIM DOWN.

I admire him for striking while the iron is HOT.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 2:57 pm

He's doing a tour here in my home town, oh my, I just can't wait:yh_rotfl

jassmine12 · Post by **jassmine12** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:33 am

Its good go ahead..

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 3:30 pm

I'm hearing CBS wants him back on "Two and Half Men" whoops they see he still has a tremendous draw.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:08 pm

CARLA;1356018 wrote: I'm hearing CBS wants him back on "Two and Half Men" whoops they see he still has a tremendous draw.

why wouldn't they? It's the best sitcom.

people need to ignore their private lives, just like other actors/actresses.