"Aka Charlie Sheen" Is Why Netflix Keeps WINNING

Listen, some people are going to say I’m being hyperbolic or a prisoner of the moment—but I genuinely think the new Charlie Sheen documentary "Aka Charlie Sheen" on Netflix is one of the best things the company has ever published on its service.

Let me start with this: "Two and a Half Men" is one of my all-time favorite sitcoms, and I think it has become one of the most underrated ever in recent years. But when most people think of the show, they don’t think of the chemistry between Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones. They don't think about the funny one-liners. They think of Charlie Sheen's meltdown in 2011, which led to him getting fired and forever changed the show.

That drama overshadowed the fact that I think "Two and a Half Men" deserves to be in the conversation as one of the greatest sitcoms of the last twenty years. And that’s what makes this documentary so great. It doesn’t shy away from Sheen’s controversial past. Instead, it goes headfirst into it.

Going in, I expected what most celebrity documentaries have become: a carefully controlled attempt to rewrite history and protect a legacy. But this is different. Sheen doesn’t hold back. Nothing is off-limits—from his rise in the business to his struggles with addiction to personal stories about his father, Martin Sheen’s, own battles with substance abuse, which perhaps foreshadowed Charlie's future.

The two-part documentary feels authentic. And in today’s world of everything feeling PR-driven, it's just so refreshing.

Even if you somehow missed Sheen’s chaotic run in the early 2010s, the documentary works because the stories are just pure entertainment. The pacing keeps you glued to your TV, and Sheen’s self-awareness and storytelling ability just keep you watching.

My only small complaint is that I wish Ashton Kutcher had been involved, even briefly, to provide his perspective on stepping into the chaos when he replaced Sheen on "Two and a Half Men."

That aside, I stand by what I said: this is peak Netflix entertainment. It’s hilarious, it’s dramatic, and it’s brutally honest—everything you want in a documentary. Whether you’re a longtime Sheen fan, a "Two and a Half Men" fan, or just someone looking for a fun watch, this one is absolutely worth your time.

In my opinion, this isn’t just a good documentary. It’s one of the best things Netflix has ever done.