You know, I just throw everything under the “Blogging” category. Mostly everything, anyway. It just seems that whenever I’m not sure what category to put something, I put it under “Blogging.” Sure, there’s a “General” category, but that’s just too generic. So, whether I’m writing about blogging or something else, it has a tendency to get lumped into the “Blogging” category.

But, to paraphrase Charlie Sheen, that’s just how we roll around here.

Anyway…

So, call me jaded, but I can’t help but wonder whether the whole Charlie Sheen so-called “Total Career Destruction Tour” is one big publicity stunt. Not just for Charlie, but for CBS, “Two and a Half Men” and all that jazz. That is to say, they’re all in on it.

First he’s attacking the show’s producer and never wanting to work with him again, and now he’s willing to work with him and so on.

Of course, some may say he just wants to unburn his bridges and stuff, which could be true, but then it could be just the natural progression of the stunt and intended to look like it’s not a stunt because you wouldn’t think that anyone could script something like this.

But, sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, but, on the flip side, the strangest fiction could be truth. So, who knows anymore?

At any rate, CBS is getting good ratings. A repeat of “Two and a Half Men” beat new shows. Other networks that are interviewing Charlie Sheen are getting good ratings. Suddenly, people have an excuse to watch TV.

And, you know, fewer people are watching TV these days, so is it so unbelievable that such a stunt like this could be organized? By the standards of people with deep pockets, it’s relatively inexpensive. It’s getting coverage everywhere. People are watching TV to see how far Charlie Sheen will go off the wall. It has all the trappings of “reality” TV which has been so vogue for the past while.

And, if Charlie Sheen does end up back on “Two and a Half Men,” you don’t think the ratings on that first episode back will be through the roof?

So, call me jaded or cynical, but I can’t help but wonder.

And, for the record, I don’t have tiger blood. Liger blood, maybe.

Probably not Tigger blood, though. Because I don’t really care to bounce and bouncing is what Tiggers do best.

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