In the past, I ranted against the chronic swarming of the media around every misstep and crime perpetrated by Lindsay Lohan.
Now, the paparazzi and news entertainment circles are following every act of malfeasance by the badly troubled Charlie Sheen. Just recently, news sites across the web are swept up with reports that Charlie Sheen is unleashing his wrath against the executives of CBS.
Central Broadcasting should take some blame. They financed Sheen's outrageous behavior with multi-million dollar salaries year after year.
His hit sitcom is a shame and a disgrace, anyway. Every week, viewers witness Charlie Sheen's character profane his life through illicit affairs, one-night-stands, and reckless debauchery, all while working a terrible influence on his own nephew. What's worse, the show depicts his down-on-his-luck brother as the only real loser in episode after episode because he is too timorous (not necessary moral) to engage in the same lewd spate of misconduct as his wealthy song-writing brother.
"Two and a Half Men" glorifies vapid, virulent, vociferous vice, to put it succinctly. Frankly, what other end could one expect of a highly-paid actor for portraying a jaded, faded hedonist, than to carry on like one in real life?
I hope that the CBS TV executives follow through on their threat and terminate Sheen's shameful sitcom. It would do a world of good for the viewing public by ridding the airwaves of such trash, deprive the media hounds of one more sickened TV star to harass, and even give Charlie Sheen a real chance at saving his life.
Recent news reports have divulged that CBS has canceled "Two and a Half Men".
ReplyDeleteAlso, police have taken away his twin boys. Any place for their care would be better than with him. Charlie Sheen is self-destructing, and right before the media's very eyes.
It is still a shame that so many reporters -- and now political cartoonists -- are paying so much attention to him.
What does his slow and public demise really mean for our society, beyond the temporary entertainment that it provides for some?
If nothing else, the media has the power not only to glorify the debauched life-style of dysfunctional celebrities, but also inadvertently to galvanize people to put an end to it. Though the public does not have to tolerate offensive and salacious material, sometimes simply turning off the television is simply not enough.
If publicity can also bring shame on the wild behavior of movie stars and storied personalities, then perhaps the media can reintroduce some sanity and decency into our daily lives