CBS Dumps Charlie Sheen, Goes for Three Times the Insanity and Egomania

Tired of dealing with Charlie Sheen but not tired of having a cash cow TV show, CBS staged a sitcom coup d'etat this week, replacing Sheen with three new madmen.
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Tired of dealing with Charlie Sheen but not tired of having a cash cow TV show, CBS staged a sitcom coup d'etat this week, replacing Sheen with three new madmen...

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"To cancel a No. 1 series, we'd have to be as crazy as Charlie," producer Chuck Lorre explained. "The trick was finding a star who could match Sheen's ego and insanity. Mel Gibson? Kanye West? Sorry, but neither has both tiger blood and Adonis DNA."

In the end, Lorre retooled the show's concept with an entirely new cast. "We had to destroy the show in order to save the show," he said.

This post originally appeared at NotTheLATimes.com. Story idea by Dennis Arp. Copyright 2011.

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