I’d probably agree with closing although they could bring in some ‘sub’ for a dozen shows to just wrap up production. You could even write it into the script that Charlie was sent to a sex rehab facility to explain his absence. As for the replacement? For twelve episodes....I’m guessing that a dozen Hollywood actors would be willing to come out and do this...for almost nothing. You might even be able to get Adam Sandler. You could turn the last season into a unique event that might even have more viewers.
Try thousands. On any given day, 99% of hollywood actors/actresses are unemployed and would sell their family into slavery for a gig.
Emilio Estevez isn’t busy and I bet he could use the job and the money.
THAT’s a suggestion I had not considered! And it would surely get Charlie’s attention. Put his house under bank foreclosure thread, and they need a roommate’s income to keep up the payments. Adam Sandler could work.