When FX Network president John Landgraf first heard the pitch for Charlie Sheen's "Anger Management," few thought he'd bite after having been publicly skeptical of the distribution model being employed, whereby 10 episodes of "Anger" will be produced as a test run.
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Charlie Sheen is back from the dead in the first trailer for his upcoming FX comedy, Anger Management.
The short 14-second promo takes a shot at CBS’ Two and a Half Men, mocking the way Sheen’s character, Charlie Harper, was written out and is set at a funeral for the embattled actor.
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The comedy, which premieres Thursday, June 28 with back-to-back episodes at 9 and 9:30 p.m., stars Sheen as a nontraditional therapist specializing in anger management.Selma Blair, Shawnee Smith, Daniela Bobadilla, Michael Arden and Noureen DeWulf co-star. Brett Butler will recur.
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The promo follows brief glimpses of the comedy that were featured during a Today show interview with the actor that aired last month.
Check out the promo below. Will you watch?
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