The Remote Island : Two and a Half Men

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe Ditches "Prison Break" For "The Big Bang Theory"

Lindy Parker — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Truthfully, we kind of lost track of Jodi Lyn O'Keefe after her prom queen turn in She's All That -- who watched Prison Break after season one? -- but, we have to say, it's nice to see her out and about and dropping by tonight's episode of The Big Bang Theory...

TVGuide.com: Let's talk about Big Bang Theory's Mikayla.
O'Keefe: I'm a hooker.
TVGuide.com: Um, she's a "working girl"?
O'Keefe: A working girl, yes. Am I not allowed to say hooker? [Laughs]
TVGuide.com: Who does she angle to "do business" with there in Vegas?
O'Keefe: Raj.
TVGuide.com: Had you seen The Big Bang Theory before?
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe: Oh yes. I'm [series creator] Chuck Lorre's biggest fan, and have been working with him my whole life. He usually brings me on to the shows that he's doing to either guest-star or recur. I couldn't be happier. (TV Guide)

Funny you should mention it, Jodi Lyn. Here's a little clip of your time on Two and a Half Men...

By the way, if you're interested in what Jodi Lyn has to say about the upcoming Prison Break movie (we aren't) you can view the whole interview at TV Guide.com

Previously:

The Kaley Cuoco/Grey's Anatomy Debacle: Is CBS Sabotaging The Careers of Its Stars?

"Grey's Anatomy" Finale Gets a "Big Bang" From Kaley Cuoco

Summer Glau Gets a "Big Bang"

"Big Bang Theory": Goodbye Sarah Gilbert

Congratulations, Charlie Sheen

Jake Kalish — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:04:00 GMT

Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller Sheen welcomed twin boys Bob and Max on Saturday, which meant news outlets across the globe got to try out their best "Two And A Half Men" punny headlines. Sheen, 43, has two young daughters with new Dancing With The Stars contestant Denise Richards, and a 24-year-old daughter with former girlfriend Paula Profit. (Incidentally, the fact that Charlie Sheen has a 24-year-old kid makes us feel impossibly old.) Now that Charlie's got boys, it's only a matter of time before they do fun father-son activities together, like playing catch and buying hookers. Who said that? Mean! Can't we all just be happy?

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Casually Racist Charlie Sheen Is Mostly Worried About Pissing Off The Candyman

Charlie Sheen Makes Way More Money Than You Do

Lisa Bonet Delivers Baby Boy, Gives Him 1/9th Pronounceable Name

Cat Cora Is A Sci-Fi Lesbian

Wake Up And Smile: Obama Did Not Actually Get "Knight Rider" Cancelled

Bryan Christian — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:30:00 GMT

Here we thought the guy was really doing something to lift the country's spirits, but no, it's just Gawker cracking a joke. Ah well. We still got the 411 on what Obama is really up to that will impact your TV habits, plus the latest on South Park, Psych, Burn Notice, Monk, what John Cleese thinks of Sean Hannity (guess), the most important gal on Two and a Half Men, and the fifty-million-yen Bruce Lee documentary.

-- So, back to that Gawker misunderstanding. There is, actually, a story behind it: Barack Obama has purchased half-an-hour on CBS (and possibly on other networks as well) for a final appeal to the voters of our nation October 29th. Word around NBC is if it does well, Ben Silverman is willing to give Obama a 12-episode fall replacement series, script unseen.

-- Did South Park go to far with all the weird Indiana Jones rape scenes in their season premiere? Yeah, we kind of think they did -- particularly since they did it in the service of a point they made years ago.

-- USA is renewing both Psych and Burn Notice -- but are cagey about another series of Monk.

-- Keith Olbermann had the pleasure of reading a poem about Sean Hannity by none other than The Minister of Silly Walks himself, John Cleese. The nicest line is probably "Plump as a manatee." [via CC Insider]

-- Every time underappreciated actors get a moment of due in this world, we are pleased as punch. Last week, it was Holland Taylor, who plays the domineering object of Oedipal confusion on the bawdy if generally useless Two and a Half Men. We loved you back when you were hanging out with those other men, Holland, good on ya!

-- And finally, kids, if you're a Bruce Lee fan, get ready to start scouring Not Available on DVD for all fifty hours of the fifty million yen documentary series on the late kung fu legend, produced by the Chinese government and starting this Sunday night. By the way, fifty million yen comes out to around 7 million bucks, and as Dave Itzkoff of the New York Times notes, the running time of this series offers 1.5 hours of documentary for each year of Lee's life. So maybe the first 5 episodes or so are skippable?

The Weekly Rewind: Summer's End

Ben Kallen — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:35:00 GMT

Man, what an action-packed few days! We had the Olympics finale, a political convention, the start of a big holiday weekend, and -- most important of all -- the buildup to the new fall TV season. So how 'bout we look back on it all with the highlights of the week:

We counted down the top 10 new shows and the top 10 returning shows for the upcoming season. That's, yes, 20 shows worth watching. We know that some critics are worried about the overall quality of the fall schedule... but, really, if 20 isn't enough for them, they should maybe start thinking about reading more books.

We found 18 "memorable TV moments" that the Emmy people left off their list. And yet they still won't let us present the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy!

We met the new American Idol judge, and she's attractive, articulate and successful. Let's hope she keeps her Coke cup away from Paula.

We watched some hilariously terrible music videos featuring TV stars. If you've ever wondered what the Internet was made for, this is it.

We thought we'd lost Denise Richards, and then we maybe got her back, but then we weren't sure we really wanted her after all. Just like Charlie in that one episode of Two and a Half Men!

We learned that even after all this time, we're still amused by the phrase "Stifler's mom."

We saw Mackenzie Phillips get in trouble with drugs, and David Duchovny get in trouble with sex. Where the hell is Dr. Drew when you need him?

Helloooo, Mr. Phelps! Goodbyyyye, Mr. Bush!

We got ready to spend the waning days of summer with a nice long weekend of TV. Hey, it's our job -- what's your excuse?

Photo: AP

Previously:
The Weekly Rewind: We Want Our Fun TV

Charlie Sheen Makes Way More Money Than You Do

Ben Kallen — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:25:00 GMT

TV Guide has just come out with its annual survey of the top earners on television. And guess what? In case you didn't know it already, you're in the wrong profession.

Charlie Sheen tops the list as the highest-paid actor in a series -- Denise Richards' ex pulls in $825,000 per episode for Two and a Half Men, in which he has an ownership stake. Yes, that's for dick jokes. And fart jokes. And, yes, the kid's funnier.

That's followed by CSI's William Petersen, who makes $600,000 per episode (just when he's planning to leave the show -- guess you can have enough money), 24's Kiefer Sutherland at $500,000 (hey, torture-boy earns it), and Law & Order: SVU's talented Mariska Hargitay at $400,000. And after two decades of service, the voice actors on The Simpsons now make $400,000 per episode each -- so you'd better keep watching the ads if you want Fox to continue making new ones.

At the bottom of the list is Burn Notice's poor Jeffrey Donovan at $55,000 per -- darn cable! Even The Hills' Lauren Conrad makes more than that, $75,000 per episode, for doing whatever the heck it is she does.

But while that all may seem like a lot, it's peacock feed compared to the incomes of multitasking hosts, many of whom produce their own shows. Oprah Winfrey's company reportedly took in $385 million last year -- she could buy her own country if she didn't already run this one. Simon Cowell makes $50 million annually for pushing Coke on American Idol. Meanwhile, David Letterman makes $32 million annually (though a lot of that reportedly is spent on the show), with Jay Leno following closely behind at $27 mil. But wee Craig Ferguson gets by on just $2.5 million annually -- no wonder he keeps recycling the same Michael Caine and Prince Charles impressions over and over.

Oh, and Miley Cyrus took in $25 million for both acting and singing last year. But don't worry, she'll probably manage to earn some real money when she turns 16.

Image: CBS

Previously:
Emmy Nominations -- A Complete-ish List
Billionaire Tycoon Oprah Winfrey Advises College Grads That Money Isn't Everything

Now, That's a Big Freakin' TV!

Ben Kallen — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:10:00 GMT

If you really, really love TV -- and if, also, you happen to be a multimillionaire -- we've got good news for you. The largest LCD screen ever made available for consumer purchase will go on sale in the U.S. in September. Sharp's LB-1085 monitor, which contains "eighth-generation glass substrates," features a massive 108-inch viewing surface measured diagonally. (That's nearly 8 feet wide and 4 feet tall.) Sure, it'll cost more than 100 grand -- but if you start selling your real estate, gold bars and oil futures now, you should have enough cash put away by the time the new season of Two and a Half Men starts.