Um, yeah, that would be a bad fucking idea

[yendi]

Variety is reporting that CBS is considering swapping the writing staff of CSI and Two and a Half Men for an episode.

It's probably worth mentioning that I watch CSI for the writing. And that I don't watch TaaHM for the same reason.

Now, put the Scrubs writers on CSI (yeah, I know -- wrong network), and I'd buy that gimmick in a second.

Comments

[fiddledragon]

/me wonders what casting's going to be like for that episode..........

/me wonders if someone she met very recently is going to have a headache after that one or is going to have a lot of fun if it does take place.

*ponders*

[thelastrobot.livejournal.com]

I don't get Braff's character on Scrubs. Like, it seems like he's supposed to be likable...but man, he sure isn't. I mean, you know, not to me.


The rest of the characters are pretty great, though.

[litch.livejournal.com]

he's not so much likable as sympathetic

[thelastrobot.livejournal.com]

Man, that actually makes a lot of sense. Where Cox is likable but not sympathetic.

[rowancat.livejournal.com]

"Variety is reporting that CBS is considering swapping the writing staff of CSI and Two and a Half Men for an episode. "
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Umm... Why? Are they bored?
I read the article. No real rational explanation.
I watched about 10 min of Two and a Half Men
once. It sucks.
If they want comedy on CSI, the original often has low key humour.

CSI:Miami is funny in a very *bad* way 'cause of David Caruso.
Let them sub writers in that show. It might actually improve it
if they can poke fun at his giant ego ;)

[laurel]

I actually think it's a great idea, but then I think both shows are well-written more often than not. Two and a Half Men may not be your thing, but it's a solid well-written sitcom and it sounds like Lorre's a fan of CSI so why not? Presumably the showrunners would have final say, it's not like they'd go ahead if they didn't like the script.

Plus I like Lorre, the only bummer would be that he couldn't have his own vanity card for the C.S.I. episode but I guess he could do one for that week's Men.

I've found that most people who dis Two and a Half Men haven't actually watched an entire episode all the way through (and it's possible they might hit a dud, so two or three episodes would be best way to judge). I've seen most episodes of the show by now.

It's a solid sitcom, it's not groundbreaking or different (like Scrubs or Arrested Development), but funny traditional sitcoms are hard to come by these days (there are so many bad ones).

[yendi]

I wish I agreed. I've tried watching it three times, and never found a a single well-written moment on the show. Now, My Name is Earl is a fine example of a sitcom that I could care less about, but which strikes me as well-crafted. But TaaHM has yet to convince me that the show's not written by a computer somewhere.