Certain VIPs here at TVWriter™ love, love, love Charlie Sheen – cuz they know him personally and he’s helped them get laid. We’re kinda partial to him too, but we have to disagree with his feelings about Chuck Lorre. This interview illustrates a few of the reasons why we think Chuck’s a helluva guy:
by Christy Grosz
With four series in prime time this season — powerhouse comedies “The Big Bang Theory” and “Two and a Half Men,” as well as more recent arrivals “Mike & Molly” and “Mom,” a television academy honoree this year — Chuck Lorre has conquered the sitcom in a way that few TV producers have. He jokes that his office on the Warner Bros. lot has good mojo, having been inhabited by John Wells of “E.R.” and Sam Simon of “The Simpsons” at various points. Shortly before the season finale of “Big Bang” shot before a studio audience, Lorre took time out to talk about the challenges of nurturing a new series, his joy in writing strong female leads and how working on a sitcom is a humbling job.
What does a given day in the TV season look like for you? How do you decide where to start?