One and a Half Men       may not have the best ring to it, but that appears to be the future of the hit CBS comedy show. Two and a Half Men has been on a rocky road due to star Charlie Sheen’s public antics.

CBS and Warner Brothers released a statement saying they were shutting down the production of Two and a Half Men for the duration of the season, “based on the totality of Charlie Sheen’s statement, conduct and condition.”

Sheen publicly insulted the show’s creator, Chuck Lorre, calling him a “stupid, stupid little man” and a “contaminated little maggot,” among other things.

Now Sheen claims he will never return to the show, unless Lorre and “the turds that are currently in place” are fired.

Sheen told       Good Morning America there is a plan for his own show on HBO called Sheen’s Corner, though a representative from HBO said there is no truth to this claim.

Sheen is bound by contract to complete the show through its eighth season, which begins production in July.

Gregory Adams, a freshman in civil engineering, said Two and a Half Men should come to an end, despite the show only cancelling the rest of the current season.

“I believe that they should end the show anyways,” Adams said, “due to the crude humor and that Sheen is an all-around bad person on and off the show.”

Joe Murray, a junior in mathematics, agrees the show has run its course.

“The show has been around for a very long time, which is evident by the character [Jake], who was once a child is now nearly a fully-grown adult,” Murray said. “I think it’s about time they canceled it, not because it’s a bad show, but because every episode is just about the same in some way.”

If Sheen does not return to the show and Two and a Half Men continues with a new actor to replace him, the reception is not expected to be positive.

“I do not think that as many people would watch the show with another actor, or actress, replacing Sheen,” Adams said. “People will not watch the show because of the presence that Charlie Sheen brings to the show. He can truly fulfill the role of an alcoholic swinger that I think nobody else would be able to.”

Murray said Sheen is the only one that can really represent the character, and what he brings to the show is irreplaceable.

“Charlie Sheen’s goofy sexual antics make the show what it is,” Murray said. “It just wouldn’t be the same without him.”

Murray said the shutting down of production sealed the show’s fate.

“If CBS decided to cancel the show, they are probably going to stick to that decision,” Murray said. “It will probably just die.”

Adams said CBS made the correct decision to cancel the rest of the season and should make the next step by canceling the show.

“Sheen has stated that he is not coming back. If CBS were to coax him into either completing the season at a later date or to do another season, then it will take some time and a lot of money,” Adams said.

PJ Lewis, a freshman in engineering, said ratings would drop if the show replaced Sheen.

“If CBS were to go replace Sheen with a different actor I don’t feel the show would do so well, due to the fact that people wouldn’t be able to connect to the new character as well as they did with Sheen’s,” Lewis said. “If Sheen decides not to come back, I feel as if the show doesn’t stand a chance of surviving.”

Even if Sheen isn’t getting a show on HBO, he will most likely be on television again.

“He will get another show, and probably on a different network, because he appeals to a certain part of the public,” Adams said. “People want to see his crude humor, so any network would hire Sheen for a new show so they can make more money.”

“Sheen has been getting a lot of bad attention in the media lately, so he might not be as popular now as he once was,” Murray said.

Lewis recalled Matt LeBlanc’s career after his hit TV show ended, and related that to Sheen’s current situation.

“I think everyone saw how       Joey went with that guy from Friends. Sheen is better off finding another role to play.”

Anna Massoglia, a junior in psychology, does not foresee a replacement for Sheen.

“It is unlikely that CBS would overtly replace Sheen with another actor,” Massoglia said. “CBS is in a position where network heads must determine whether it would be more cost-efficient to modify the show to accommodate Sheen’s absence or cut funding for the show altogether.”

Massoglia also said it is “improbable that CBS, Sheen or any other actor involved in the show will suffer too much as a reproach of this episode.”

According to Massoglia, the publicity will only help the show’s future.

“The publicity gained from this incident is just promulgating the show and the network, and will most likely augment the potential audience to which CBS targets its shows,” Massoglia said. “Any type of fracas between a major television network and a well-known actor has the potential to benefit both parties, and little plausibility for either party’s detriment.”

Two and a Half Men     ‘s ratings in 2010 were very high, and was second only to American Idol. Next season should determine the overall fate of the program.