Deadline looms for decision "two and a half men" (AP)

LOS ANGELES--There are 2 1/2 weeks left for Warner Bros. Television and CBS to decide the fate of "two and a half Men."

With CBS unveiled its schedule of fall for advertisers in New York on 18 may, the date pressure limit is on the network, Warner, and "Men" executive producer Chuck Lorre to develop a version of the television series Sheen post-Charlie or kill what was a very lucrative property for all.

If the show is back, which is plaster and whether a redesigned format would be ready for the beginning of fall or be delayed until mid-season will be resolved before the presentation of sales "upfront" at Madison Avenue, according to a near Executive of the situation.

The Executive spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because Warner and CBS would not allow comments from the public on the status of the show.

Speculation has swirled remarks that could fill the gap left by Sheen, joining Jon Cryer and Angus t. Jones in a cast featuring also Holland Taylor. Some actors as potential candidates, including John Stamos and Rob Lowe, indicated that their interests are elsewhere.

Jay Mohr, said that he would jump at the chance. The actor-actor, whose credits include sitcoms "Action!" and "Unmarried Gary", plays what is described to him as a "Charlie Sheen-esque" type in the beginnings of the Sunday of the United States season "" Law & Order: criminal intent. ""

Speaking in the sitcom for Sheen is quite different than to attempt to fill the skin of a "beloved man" as John Ritter, who died while starring in "8 simple rules for dating My Teenage Daughter", he said.

"This is a guy who has lit a match, lit the candle wick, and it took off," Mohr said the star of the old "two and a Half Men".

It's been almost two months that Warner fired Sheen in the eighth season, a gesture that followed episodes of the actor from the hard life of wild partying, repeated hospitalizations and a bitter media campaign against his Moguls studio which closed production.

When Warner announced his decision he can on 7 March, it was careful to note that the show itself had not been cancelled, and its future was undecided.

Since then, of offbeat Sheen stage of the tour has consumed the attention. Therefore the continuation of the actor against Warner and Lorre $ 100 million and the Sheen custody battle with Brooke Mueller on their twin sons.

Despite the turbulence that Sheen has suggested that he may return to the show, a studio perspective has categorically rejected. The actor was among the best paid TV one reported 1.8 million per episode of "Men".

The show itself is not easily dismissed, constantly ranked sitcom TV no. 1 and the leader of the sitcom in syndication.

Is the Lorre, a more powerful force with CBS as the creative mind behind "The big bang theory" and "Mike & Molly." CBS and Warner have reason to keep Lorre so happy, that means keep "Men" life or not.