The TV thread

When I heard about the premise I was immediately disinterested. Would have been much funnier and interesting if Allen played a Boomer who lost his retirement in Crypto or some Trump financial nonsense and had to move in with Dennings. But Allen being the "I told you so" guy again? Hard pass.

 

How else will liberals get through the next four year if not deluding/pacifying themselves that the Bartlett Administration is real. I think its kind of funny that the West Wing cast still are called in to provide emotional support to campaign volunteers. Thought it was kind of neat that the Bidens held an event for them on the programs 25th anniversary.

 

It won't be on long -- my wife has it on her list and bascially everything on the major networks she watches never makes it past a second season, let along the first.

 

Then Tim Allen can complain again that his show was cancelled because Hollywood is too woke.

 

Someone on Instagram made the comment that Allen has basically played the same character in the last five sitcoms he's been in.

 

See also, Danza, Tony. McEntire, Reba. and I'm sure there are others.

 

"Shifting Gears" looks like the kind of sitcom a much smarter show would have in the background as a running joke about awful sitcoms, right down to the title. Every joke in those commercials are ones that were old tropes by 1988.

 

‘Shifting Gears’ Is Tim Allen’s Worst Show Yet—a Low Bar