Pipe Smoking on Two and a Half Men

[admin]

The only two shows I watch on a regular basis are "Two and a Half Men" and "Mad Men".
The new episode that aired Monday, October 4, which I just watched recorded last night, has the co-star, Jon Cryer smoking a pipe. He plays, Alan, the brother of Charlie.
The pipe smoking got a decent amount of air time too. They talked about him smoking the pipe, and he did impressions of Bing Crosby.
Anytime pipe smoking gets a plug like that is a very good thing.

 

[duncan]

I watched that also me and the wife love that show. I loved the Bing bit. Although at the end the pipe brought pain to Charlie.

 

[docgarr]

Unfortunately, Alan produces little smoke. But it seems to me the message was pipe smoking is dangerous since it (spoiler alert!) leads to a fire.

 

[admin]

Yeah, it was a typical silly ending for the episode, and it was stupid as far as real life. I doubt that a pipe ever caused a fire anywhere in the history of the world.
I already had email communication with Jon's publicist to see about an interview, but she told me he doesn't smoke a pipe, so we nixed it. Bummer. That would have been awesome.

 

[papipeguy]

At least he was smoking a Savinelli Bing's Favorite.

 

[admin]

I have one of those from the Spelling estate that I acquired unsmoked.

 

[unclearthur]

The only fire started by a pipe I know of is people burning holes in pockets putting a lit pipe there.

 

[fredvegas]

Anybody notice what it was that caught fire on the pipe?
That's right. A tassle.

 

[bubbadreier]

@fredvegas LMFAO!!!!!
I better get one of those hats!!

 

[admin]

LOL Fred.

 

[cortezattic]

Fredvegas, I heard that the next pipe-related show will feature silly walking.

...Still LMAO Fred....

 

[python]

LOL FV!

 

[collindow]

Eww...Two and A Half Men.

Mad Men is good though, and has at least one REAL pipe smoker.
Oh, and have any of you ever heard of a program called "Dead Like Me?" It's a ridiculous premise, very cynical, and quite funny; and one of the lead characters smokes a pipe. It's from 2003 or so.

Cheers,

Collin

 

[admin]

You don't like Two and a Half Men Collin? I think it's a riot, and personally I think I am 50% Charlie and 50% Alan.
Dead Like Me sounds familiar, but I haven't seen it. When is it on?

 

[nativeson]

You will have to get "dead like me" from netflix now, I think. I watched it a while back, and it wasn't,an HBO or Showtime special,I don't think, but don't rightly recall.

 

[seakayak]

Yet one more indication that the pipe is making a comeback in this country.

 

[hobie1dog]

I'm not a TV fan at all, but when I walk thru the room as my wife watches it, it looks like he wears the same bowling shirt in every episode. And I don't like that large unattractive lady with the bad attitude. I just got totally burned out on situation comedies with their laugh tracks going off after every comment, years ago, wife just calls me a "cantankerous old fart" :mrgreen:

 

[admin]

Two and a Half Men is actually filmed in front of a live audience.

 

[hobie1dog]

No kidding?........sure seems like they laugh at every other comment. I often listen from another room and my wife may laugh audibly 2 or 3 times during the entire show. I'll start paying more attention to it, as she loves the show too.

 

[collin]

Mad Men and Two and Half Men are two of my four favorite shows.
The other two sadly have yet to feature a pipe; Boardwalk Empire and the new Hawaii Five-0.
*edit* Well,...someone may have been hit on the back of the head with a pipe in Boardwalk Empire.