Charlie Sheen tour flop not a surprise

By Josh Mansour

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04/03/11 8:21pm

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04/03/11 8:21pm

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Charlie Sheen’s “Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not an Option” tour touched down in Detroit on Saturday, and from the sound of it, defeat was the only option.

The reviews of Sheen and his attempt to capitalize on recent bizarre behavior have been overwhelmingly critical, with critics calling the show “haphazard,” “boring” and “awkward at best.”

Sheen was assaulted with boos and jeers and showed no ability to calm his restless audience.

The surprise is that some people were surprised. What did they expect?

Sheen isn’t a stand-up comic. He doesn’t know how to work the stage, keep an audience engaged or contain unruly hecklers.

There was no reason to believe Sheen could write a comedic or entertaining act, considering he’s made a career of reading other people’s work.

It is as if people didn’t realize Sheen is not the brains behind this operation, but rather the crazy, incoherent mess that’s been spawned through a life of entitlement and overindulgence.

It’s been clear for some time that Sheen isn’t mentally or emotionally stable. His history of violent and irrational behavior has been well documented.

So when Saturday’s show came off as uncreative and poorly thought out, how surprised can one be?

He promised celebrities that didn’t come, entertainment that never happened and showed video clips in place of an act.

He made derogatory jokes about the city of Detroit and responded to one heckler by saying, “I already got your money, dude!”

Yet the anger and outrage displayed toward Sheen seemed to be unwarranted.

The show sold out almost instantly, with no description of what his act would entail.

The expectation wasn’t a meticulously planned-out act, such as that of Jerry Seinfeld or a social commentary by Chris Rock.

No, people wanted a ringside seat to witness the craziness that has made national headlines for more than a month.

That’s exactly what they got, the chance to view a reckless and unstable celebrity in person without the veil of scripted television.

Maybe he just wasn’t disturbed enough.

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Steve

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Anyone who paid for a ticket to this is a bigger idiot than Sheen.

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