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Tim Allen has starred in two successful network sitcoms (Home Improvement, Last Man Standing), and Kat Dennings has starred in one (2 Broke Girls). Now, they’ve been brought together on a new comedy for ABC. Will this one also be a hit? Will Shifting Gears be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.
A multi-camera comedy series, the Shifting Gears TV show was created by Julie Thacker Scully & Mike Scully. It stars Allen, Dennings, Seann William Scott, Daryl Chill Mitchell, Maxwell Simkins, and Barrett Margolis. Jenna Elfman recurs. In the story, Matt (Allen) is the stubborn and widowed garage owner specializing in fixing vintage and custom cars. Helping him are wisecracking and wheelchair-bound Stich (Mitchell) and handsome but not too bright Gabriel (Scott). Matt’s world is turned upside down when his estranged wild-child daughter returns, driving the Pontiac PTO she “borrowed” from him 15 years earlier. Riley (Dennings) was supposed to go to law school but got pregnant out of high school and she and her musician boyfriend departed for Las Vegas. Now, Riley’s getting a divorce, has two kids, and needs a place to live. Her son is a moody teen, Carter (Simkins), and her daughter is sweet Georgia (Margolis), a fan of Shark Tank’s Lori Greiner, who dreams of becoming very wealthy someday. Before her death, Riley’s mom helped Matt and his daughter communicate. Since her passing, they haven’t talked; now, father and daughter must learn to get along on their own.
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Shifting Gears has been renewed for a second season, which will debut (TBD). Stay tuned for further updates.
What do you think? Do you like the Shifting Gears TV series on ABC? Are you glad it has been renewed for a second season?
One thing that I’ll say is that Seann William Scott seems like he never really has anything to do on this show. He can be a funny guy, but he gets some of the weaker moments on this show, and is normally almost always shown up by Chill Mitchell, who I think is great and I’ve always been a fan of his but I like them both. And it’s obvious that they want to set up Kat Dennings’s character with him, but I don’t really think they should. I’d be ok with them not doing that.
Well, the show is in the .4 demo range which is considered good enough these days… renewal is likely.
The show will make it if they get someone else to play Riley .. this one has no comedic timing and sounds like reading the script. Unfunny
I’d watch the show if Riley decided to go on tour with her ex. I love, love, love Tim Allen. But, Kat is a hard pass.
A great pick-me-up to the shoe with Nancy Travis! Love it!
When Nancy Travis showed up, I figured there would be a large audience reaction, but nothing! It’s like everyone forgot she played Tim’s wife in LMS.