We haven’t heard much from the old Vatican Assassin lately, but in my opinion, love Charlie Sheen though I do, that has been a good thing. However, this week, he’s been back with a mellower, calmer vengeance.
Sheen was a presenter at the 63rd Emmy Awards last Sunday night. As he walked on stage, you could almost hear Hollywood holding its breath. Would he make an idiot out of himself as he has so many times in the past year? Would he rant and rave at Chuck Lorre or someone from “Two and a Half Men?” Would he physically attack his “Two and a Half Men” replacement Ashton Kutcher, also in the building?
As it turns out, the answer was no to all of those. Actually, Sheen came out and seemed, surprisingly enough, sane and composed. He said, “Good evening. Before I present Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, my old category, I want to take a moment to get something off my chest and say a few words to everyone here from ‘Two and a Half Men,'” he said. “From the bottom of my heart, I wish you nothing but the best from this upcoming season. We spent eight wonderful years together, and I know you will continue to make great television.” Later, he tweeted a phone of him and Kutcher, who were meeting for the first time.
The next night, the season premiere for the first “Two and a Half Men” without Sheen aired. It garnered astonishing ratings – 28.7 million people. That was almost double the viewers for the 2010 season premiere.
But, that didn’t mean Sheen was a loser. The same night, his Comedy Central Roast aired. I watched and it was brutally hilarious in the roast tradition. While Sheen may have lost out on the “Men” premiere, he struck gold with the roast. It brought in 6.4 million viewers, making it the highest rated Comedy Central roast ever.
To add to Sheen’s good news, it is rumored that he and Warner Bros. are close to settling on his “Two and a Half Men” contract and that amount may be close to $125 million.
As Sheen said Monday night at the roast, he isn’t winning anymore because he’s won.