Two and a Half Men announced that same month that he had developed an idea for "Two and a Half Men" to be redone that would exclude Sheen and have Cryer in a key role alongside a new character. On May 13, CBS announced Ashton Kutcher would join the cast. Kutcher was quoted as saying, "I can't replace Charlie Sheen but I'm going to work my ass off to entertain the hell out of people!" On August 2, 2011, it was reported that the season-nine premiere would begin with Sheen's character having been killed off and his ex-girlfriends attending his funeral. Afterward, Charlie's Malibu home
Two and a Half Men (season 1) into Sheen's fading career. Before their reunion on the series, Cryer and Sheen had both appeared in the comedy "Hot Shots". Other connections between the actors are that Taylor, Sheen and Cryer have each appeared in a John Hughes film (Sheen in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", Cryer in "Pretty in Pink" and Taylor in "She's Having a Baby"), and that Jones, Ferrell, Taylor and Hinkle have all made guest appearances in "ER". Additionally, Sheen and Cryer each made guest appearances on the animated series "Family Guy". "Two and a Half Men" was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards but lost