Jon Cryer Reveals New Details Of Two And A Half Men Return

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Just call him Doctor Love! As Two and A Half Men continues production on its first season without Charlie Harper (Charlie Sheen), Jon Cryer has revealed that his character, Alan Harper, is about to start dishing out romantic advice to newcomer Ashton Kutchers Walden Schmidt really. Theres obviously big change in the dynamic with Ashton, in terms of what that creates in my character. I can only say my character ends up being the more romantically experienced one of the two of them, Cryer told Entertainment Weekly. Alan becomes sort of a mentor character to Ashtons character Im a terrible mentor. And thats where a lot of the fun of the show comes from. In the new interview, Cryer shared new details about the retooled Men, which moved on with Kutcher after the very-public exit of Sheen earlier this year. It had been widely reported that Sheens character would die in the first episode back, followed by a lavish funeral, and Cryer explained how Alan and his son, Jake Harper (Angus T. Jones), end up living in his late brothers house, with internet billionaire Walter. All of us on the set keep referring to the first episode back as the pilot by mistake. [Showrunner] Chuck [Lorre] and I were standing around joking about trying to pitch this show and how ridiculous it would sound to a development executive: The guys been divorced and his brother just passed away, but he meets this billionaire with a broken heart and Its like, I would never buy that show, Cryer said, But its working amazingly well. While Sheen is gone, references to Charlie Harper will be peppered throughout the season, Cryer seemed to suggest. Its not, Oh, that characters gone, lets forget completely about him, Cryer said. There will be ramifications all through the season. Were not taking this into a new universe where the first show didnt exist. Two and A Half Men returns to CBS on September 19 at 9/8 C. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.