Charlie Sheen 'not in Two and a Half Men reboot'

Two and a Half Men producer Chuck Lorre reportedly plans to reboot the show without Charlie Sheen.

According to sources for The Hollywood Reporter, Lorre wants to relaunch the Warner Bros-produced sitcom and introduce a new character to fill the void left by Sheen, who was fired in March.

The new character has yet to be cast; however, rumours have suggested that Woody Harrelson, Jeremy Piven and Bob Saget have been considered.

The idea of a rotating roommate casting, which would feature several different actors visiting the show, has also reportedly been suggested.

Men's return to the CBS schedule has not yet been confirmed by the network. Nevertheless, the report suggests that the series will return for an eighth season.

Lorre's new plan for the show is said to include greater screen time for co-star Jon Cryer.

Sheen has previously suggested that he may rejoin the cast of Men, even going so far as to say that he would consider dropping his lawsuit against CBS in order to return to the show.

Steve Carell's final Episode: What happened in "The Office"

Steve Carell's final episode of The Office aired tonight, which saw his character Michael Scott attempting to say goodbye to his Dunder Mifflin co-workers on his final day at the company.

However, unbeknownst to the staff, he was planning his departure a day earlier than expected and tried to hide this fact from everyone.

Michael's last words to the employees came in many forms. When speaking to Oscar, Michael presented him with a gag gift of a homemade scarecrow, which he pretended to have spent a lot of time on. With others, such as Kevin, Angela and Stanley, he shared words of wisdom. He also left Dwight his long sought-after letter of recommendation and the pair later played a game of paintball in the Dunder Mifflin parking lot.

He became emotional when it came to parting from Jim and Pam. As they met in his office, Jim invited Michael to lunch and revealed that he knew Michael was leaving earlier than planned. Both men came close to tears as they expressed their appreciation for one another and eventually decided to avoid drawing out their goodbyes, instead pretending that they would see one another the next day as previously planned. However, Pam was out of the office and only returned as Michael was pulling out in his cab.

Later, as he checked in at the airport, Pam surprised him by showing up to give him a final hug, having gone through security to reach him.

"This is gonna feel so good getting this thing off my chest," he said as he removed his microphone for the final time and headed towards his departure gate.

Several guests stars have been announced to appear in the show's upcoming season finale as potential candidates to replace Carell/Scott, including Catherine Tate, James Spader, Ray Romano and Will Arnett.

Tonight: Nikita, Glass House

Frustrated that Nikita (Maggie Q) continues to intercept his black boxes, Percy (Xander Berkeley) sends Michael (Shane West) to check on one of the boxes and the guardian attached to it.

Nikita makes it to the small Pennsylvania town first and is shocked to find that the guardian is a normal woman named Dana (guest star Christina Moses) who has abandoned her post and is attempting to live a normal life with her husband and child. Tensions mount when Michael is forced to report Dana's actions and Division swarms in to clean up any evidence of her existence.

Meanwhile, Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) and Jaden (Tiffany Hines) get into an argument and Nathan (guest star Thad Luckinbill) gets caught in the middle.

Supernatural Renewed For 7th Season (Trailer)

Some good news coming out of The CW for Supernatural today: Supernatural has been officially renewed for a seventh season.  While a seventh season seemed like a forgone conclusion after many years where the fate of Supernatural was left up in the air, fans were anxiously waiting for this news to finally be confirmed.

A lot of factors likely went into ensuring Supernatural another spot on the schedule next year. One is likely the ending of Smallville, which is another show that appeared on the original WB network along with Supernatural. 

The ending of Smallville means that the network is losing one of its three supernatural-based shows (with The Vampire Diaries being the third).  Losing a staple like Smallville - which isn't bad considering it's just ending its tenth season - could have made the network happy to hang on to another long-running show.  Especially considering Supernatural has consistently performed well in the ratings.  This year marked the move of Supernatural to Friday nights (to once again be paired with Smallville, which had been on Friday nights since the Fall of 2009), but the change didn't really impact Supernatural's ratings.  It's holding steady in all of The CW's key demos and has had consistently steady ratings for the network.

Another factor was the announcement that Supernatural's two main stars - Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles - had renewed their original six year contact for one additional year.  With the ending of both Smallville and the incredibly likely cancellation of Life Unexpected (pretty much a forgone conclusion), The CW is left with at least two open spots on their schedule, maybe more depending on what happens with One Tree Hill, Nikita and Hellcats.  While they have a few strong potential pilots to fill the empty spots on the Fall schedule, there's no sense in ending Supernatural now and ridding themselves of a stable show for a new one with unknown results.

I know a lot of fans will be wondering where the show goes from here.  We were all asking that towards the end of season 5, actually.  Supernatural's creator, Eric Kripke, had stuck to his original five year plan, with the apocalypse storyline ending in the season 5 finale.  When Kripke handed the reins of showrunner to executive producer/writer Sera Gamble at the end of last season, fans were left wondering "where do we go from here?"  The good news is that Sam Winchester returned from the Hell he jumped into in the season 5 finale.  We also explored stories involving Sam without a soul and the rise of monsters.  What season 6 has been lacking, however, is the strong season-long arc and terrifying big bad that many previous seasons excelled at.  However, the show had to find its footing again after concluding a multi-year arc, so it's understandable.  Season 7 could go a long way to making up for a few of the weaker aspects of season 6.

As a fan, I'm thrilled to watch the Winchester brothers on my screen for another year.  I'm curious to see where the show can go next season and to see where this cliffhanger we've been promised in the season finale can lead.

A new episode of Supernatural will be airing this week on April 29. Watch the Trailer below:

(clarissa @ tvovermind.com)

The Trump & De Niro Feud Rages On!

LOS ANGELES, Calif. --

Potential presidential candidate Donald Trump has fired back at Robert De Niro after the actor alluded that the real estate mogul-turned-reality star was nothing more than “a car salesman.”

The war of words began on Saturday during a discussion with NBC News’ Brian Williams at the Tribeca Film Festival when the actor was asked about the recently averted government shutdown.

“I won’t mention names, but certain people in the news the last couple weeks, just, what are they doing? It’s crazy. They’re making statements about people that they don’t even back up,” the actor said, according to Movieline. “Go get the facts before you start saying things about people.”

Williams asked if he was referring to Trump, who has become very vocal about questioning if President Barack Obama was born in the United States.

“Any of those people have shows on my network on Sunday night?” the NBC Nightly News anchor asked.

“It’s like a big hustle. It’s like being a car salesman. Don’t go out there and say things unless you can back them up,” De Niro continued. “How dare you? That’s awful to do. To just go out and speak and say these terrible things? Unless you just wanna get over and get the job. It’s crazy.”

On Monday, Trump fired back during a phone interview on “FOX & Friends.”

“Well he’s not the brightest bulb on the planet,” Trump said of De Niro. “I’ve been watching him over the years and I like his acting, but, you know, in terms of when I watch him doing interviews and various other things, we’re not dealing with Albert Einstein.”

Doctor Who Premiere Blasts BBC America Ratings Record

The Doctor's invasion of America has paid off.

The premiere of the new season of Doctor Who -- the first time the Time Lord filmed on American soil -- drew nearly 1.27 million viewers for BBC America on Saturday, making it the channel's highest-rated, most-watched telecast ever for live and same day viewing.

That's 71,000 more viewers than the BBC America's previous best -- the premiere of last season's Doctor Who in April 2010.

The series kicked off with the two-parter "The Impossible Astronaut," which featured the Doctor (Matt Smith) and his traveling companions taking on a new alien race known as the Silence.

Showtime renews "The Borgias" for Season 2

Who can't get enough historical pope dramas? Showtime, that's who.

The network picked up The Borgias for a second season, it was announced Monday.

"The Borgias has become Sunday night appointment viewing for a broad swath of our subscribers,"  Showtime's entertainment head David Nevins said in a statement. "Neil Jordan's cleverly crafted tale of a 15th century papal family has proven quickly addictive. It's a tribute to his incredible skills as an auteur and to the extraordinary cast led by Jeremy Irons that this show fits so seamlessly into our line-up of quality shows."

The series stars Jeremy Irons as the corrupt Rodrigo Borgia, whose family builds an empire on sin and backstabbing. The Season 1 finale airs on Sunday, May 22 at 10/9c.