'Two and a Half Men:' Kutcher's name is. . .
Walden Schmidt.
Walden Schmidt?
Yes, Walden Schmidt.
Any other questions? Ashton Kutcher's character has a name and background and even story, we learned this morning at the TV Critics' tour in Beverly Hills. He's an entrepreneur — an Internet billionaire, to be exact, who has had some love problems. The exact words of Nina Tassler, CBS chief, were “broken heart.“
Heartbroken over what? A bad Internet connection? A cherished dog laid to rest? A woman or better yet, a man, has left him lovelorn?
We were left to guess, but Tassler did say it would all be revealed over a two-episode arc when the show returns in September. That show — it almost doesn't need to be said — is “Two and a Half Men.“
Meanwhile, she refused to confirm that report from Deadline.com that Charlie Harper — formerly Charlie Sheen — would be laid to rest in the season opener.
When asked whether CBS would initiate policies that would prevent erratic behavior by actors in a CBS show, she responded: “That'd be every actor in Hollywood.“
Meanwhile, she insists “Two and a Half Men” minus Charlie “will be as irreverent as it's always been. Program practices people are already in high alert.“