Charlie Sheen wants his job back. Robert Wagner gets a new gig.

I realize this post title may seem unrelated, but it's the way my mind works: I was thinking about Charlie Sheen this morning after hearing he's hinting about wanting his job back on "Two and a Half Men." It made me wonder how Sheen and Wagner got along when they worked together for a season on "Men."
I wondered if their personalities clashed or if they revered each other... if Sheen was in awe of Wagner the way actor Michael Weatherly is said to have been.

In my opinion, Sheen is a classic example of how drugs and booze ultimately fries the brain. As Dennis has been accused of that same thing, I always wished I had a public example to compare him with and now I do -- in Charlie Sheen.  Listen to one of Charlie's interviews compared to Dennis's voice in the interviews. The difference is astounding. That's because being a drunk and being drunk are TWO different things! Sheen is a drug-drenched brain talking and the other is a consciencious voice. I'm sure you've seen Charlies's rants and raves and now he's even selling tickets for it. I assure you, Dennis Davern is at the other end of the spectrum. I get so tired of hearing that Dennis's brain is destroyed by drugs and booze. That kind of talk comes from people who can't accept truth, period.

I fear for the women in Charlie Sheen's life. I truly believe he's to the point where anger may help him along in accomplishing terrible things. There's plenty of evidence. I hope he seeks professional help because his self-help isn't working. I hope it's true he is "clean" but it hardly appears that way. Maybe the damage is too far gone. I saw Donald Trump proudly showing the room he let Sheen stay in while recently in New York for a show....as if we should consider it a true reflection of class and dignity that Charlie didn't trash the hotel room.

I saw a promotion about Robert Wagner being cast as the new voice of Charlie for "Charlie's Angels." Sure, he wants that job. If you can't beat them, join them, right? Wagner lost his major lawsuit against the producers of "Charlie's Angels" a few years back, and I'm sure those producers expected more trouble from Wagner with a new "Angel's" show airing. Easiest to just give him the job of the voice? Also, is "Charlie's Angels" really the best pick for a show that should never go away for good?

Okay, I'm in a cynical mood this morning. I apologize if all of this sounds like a biased rant. It is.

Drugs and alcohol can alter a person's brain. Heavy drinking takes its toll ... by the time Wagner was in his 50's, the heavy drinking obviously was getting the better ... the worst... of him. Coupled with anger and jealousy, he became the victim of his own dangerous habit. In any case, we know the results of his anger and rage: there is a tragic victim who to this day has not received her justice for it. I sure hope nothing similar happens to any of Sheen's exes or to his current day "goddesses" who are simply young and, well, fearless. They seem to have no clue what they are involved with, as Natalie had no clue that she couldn't have a justified argument with her husband the night she "left us" (as Wagner puts it).  

But, we'll get to hear "Charlie's voice" -- smooth and wise and full of concern for his "angels" -- when the new series airs. People will think it's the "legendary actor's" great new role. Hooray for Hollywood. People will forget that media and law enforcement has allowed time to result in immunity for his horrid actions and deliberate choices the night Natalie Wood drowned.

As Jim Dykes said in his Wagner anecdote: it's makes me want to lose my breakfast.