Sideshow: A fitting sitcom for Charlie

July 19, 2011|By Dante Fuoco and John Timpane, Inquirer Staff Writer
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  • Charlie Sheen signed a deal to develop and star in a TV show based on "Anger Management."
  • Charlie Sheen signed a deal to develop and star in a TV show based on "Anger Management." (CHRIS PIZZELLO / Associated…)
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Remember that flick Anger Management, with Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson? You don't? You're not alone! Millions join you in forgetfulness. Some of it was filmed near here, though, and the premise was clever. And now, this film takes on universes of new meaning. Why, you ask? Because triumphant and titanium-tonsilled human torpedo of truth and love Charlie Sheen announced Monday he has signed with Lionsgate-owned Debmar-Mercury to develop and star in a sitcom based on Anger Management. Y'know, this could work! . . . As long as they hire a whole extra department to do Charlie Management, right? The sitcom hasn't been sold to a network yet, but our Charlie, tiger-blood-drinkin'-extraordinaire, is certainly winning post-Two and a Half Men!

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More proof, if any proof were needed, that "SideShow" favorite F. Scott Fitzgerald was incorrect that "there are no second acts in American lives." Sure there are! All you need is an agent and a wacko shtick!

Obviously (?) reformed since his public tweeting, drinking, and goddess-ing earlier this year, Sheen will play an ire-challenged man ordered to therapy. (Fiction imitates life!!) Good ol' Charlie, praised by producers in the announcement as "the leading man of TV sitcoms" (life imitates fiction!!!), will get a "significant ownership stake" in the show, a news release said. Take that, Ashton Kutcher! (And good luck, Debmar-Mercury!!)

 

¡Ándale! ¡Ándale! ¡Epa! Arriba!

How much do you love Paco the Crimefighting Chihuahua? Correct answer: mucho! Paco chased two armed thugs away from Ace Smoke Shop in Altadena, Calif. For his exploits, the 10-pound enforcer was a guest on ABC's Good Morning America. There's also a brave Chihuahua named Paco in Pennsylvania-based author Charlee Ganny's new novel Chihuawolf.

 

Run if you value your lives!

 Rebecca Black, all of 14, is back, and there is no escape! She's putting her luck on Tuesday, Tuesday, gotta get down on Tuesday, with her new single "My Moment," available on iTunes Tuesday (the video was released Monday on YouTube). The song is inspired by R-Bla's rise to the top after Auto-Tune and stale lyrics somehow came together for "Friday," her crazy-viral YouTube-stoked megahit in March. MTV reports the new vid features Black's red-carpet events and an award ceremony in junior high. (Reallly?!) And there's more! Black is readying a five-song EP for August. And "Friday" is back on YouTube after it was taken down recently over a copyright dispute.

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