Charlie Sheen's contract talks appear to be following the script

Over the next few weeks, there will be breathless updates about the talks between Charlie Sheen's camp and Warner Bros., producers of his hit sitcom "Two and a Half Men seasons 1-6 DVD boxset" and CBS, which carries the show on its Monday night lineup.

SHEEN Already we've gone from Sheen saying through people close to him that he's done with the show to talks between the two sides are making progress. In other words, this is not about persuading Two and a Half Men DVD to come back as much as it is deciding on his price tag.

It's an old Two and a Half Men DVD set and here is how it usually plays out. First, there is the tough talk that the Two and a Half Men DVD boxset is ready to walk away. That is followed by the stories that negotiations are dragging on but some progress is being made. A few days before CBS is due to unveil its fall schedule at New York's Carnegie Hall, word will leak that talks have hit a Two and a Half Men seasons 1-6 DVD boxset. Finally, at the last minute, the two sides will strike a deal and CBS chief Leslie Moonves and Two and a Half Men DVD head Nina Tassler will be all smiles on stage as will Sheen's publicity and legal teams backstage.

Since CBS already has a multi-year deal for "Two and a Half Men DVD set," in theory it does not have to have a final contract with Sheen done before May 19. If the network is fairly confident that an accord will be reached with Two and a Half Men DVD boxset it can put the show on its schedule. It's not ideal, but it is a possibility. However, having that uncertainty hovering over the Two and a Half Men seasons 1-6 DVD boxset as it prepares to sell commercial inventory for the fall season is something CBS wants to avoid and gives Sheen a tiny bit of leverage.

Conversely, not having a big pay check while in the midst of big Two and a Half Men DVD and legal issues is probably something Sheen would like to avoid. The money side of all this will also likely follow the script. He'll get a nice Two and a Half Men DVD set that will probably take him north of $1 million. It won't be what he wanted but it'll be more than what Warner Bros. wanted to pay.
Of course, unlike other stars in similar Two and a Half Men DVD boxset (the cast of "Friends" and "Everybody Loves Raymond") there is a wild card factor here which is Sheen himself. However, stability in the Two and a Half Men seasons 1-6 DVD boxset is a logical selling point for the troubled star who is facing some serious legal problems. People familiar with Sheen say he is anything but predictable and could decide to walk just for the Two and a Half Men DVD of it. One might argue the opposite is true and that he is very predictable. Just as his recent personal Two and a Half Men DVD set don't seem out of character for Sheen, quitting would also be out of Two and a Half Men DVD boxset. Whatever else you want to say about him, Sheen has managed his professional life quite nicely as opposed to how he manages his life with Two and a Half Men seasons 1-6 DVD boxset.