After the success of the sitcom with Home improvement and Last man standing, Tim Allen I wasn't exactly planning on returning to network television, even that Transmission gears I withdrew.
“It was a complicated decision. I was doing Disney+ Santa Claus series at the time and I said, 'I can't really think about this now.'” Allen, 71, And Zoom's name coincidentally is Santarevealed exclusively In the latest issue of Us Weekly. “Do I want to do linear TV? I've been so depressed by the impact of streaming TV. So if I do it, I want to take it up a notch.
The actor specifically pointed to his previous small screen experience, adding: “I did Mike Baxter (in Last man standing) and Tim Taylor (on Home improvement). So if I did it again, I brought up three things: I want a man who recently lost his wife, so he's dealing with grief; I want a man with family who doesn't get along; And then he has a custom auto shop.
Enjoy Allen Play a character This was not “like others” that brought him to life.
“It's more like me. I'm more of an artist. I was a design student and a philosopher and my stand-up comedy was about messing with people in a good way. “I come from a big, female-run family. So my perspective is completely different from men. I don't think we're running things so I want to be that guy. He's not a man's man in that term, and he wasn't trying to be anything but what he is.
Tim Allen on Shifting Gears.
Disney/Mike TingTransmission gearswhich premieres Wednesday, January 8, and follows widowed father Matt (Allen) and his estranged daughter Riley (Kat Dennings), As they find themselves Living together and working on their relationship. The ABC series comes three years after Allen's previous sitcom, Last man standingconcluding a run that lasted nine seasons. before Last man standingAllen is best known for playing Tim “The Toolman” Taylor In the ABC sitcom Home improvementWhich extended from 1991 to 1999.
“This is a new character and it's a lot closer to (who I am). I've been through grief in my life due to losing my father.” “I've had the honor of being a comedian, and this is who I am. “If I did it again, I'd want to get closer to the 'man' I am now.”
Allen would also love to have the opportunity to do so Share the screen with Dennings38.
“It was immediate when (we met).” The manager wanted to see how we were getting along. Never stopped. The division was crazy. “We were born on the same day, many years apart,” he said. “We're different in a lot of ways. But our attitude toward comedy is very similar. It cracks me up and I'm not easy that way. Kat can (deliver these lines) with a straight face. Her anger — which she played in 2 Broke Girls — is very similar to the intensity Which Mike Baxter can reach now.
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He continued: “When we argue on screen, it is funny that we interrupt each other and this is completely normal. I don't know where it comes from. I actually adore this person. She and her husband)Andrew W.KThey are great people. It's like I've known her for some weird years, like most actors.
Richard Karn and Tim Allen talk about Home Improvement.
Cover imagesIn addition to Allen and Dennings, Shifting Gears also stars Sean William Scott, Darrell “Chill” Mitchell, Maxwell Simkins and Barrett Margolis. Jenna ElfmanMeanwhile, He has been cast in a recurring role She plays the vivacious choreographer Eve Drake, who owns a dance studio across from the classic car restoration shop that Allen's character runs.
“From the beginning (the creative team said) we'd never see Tim Allen in a comedy with a romantic interest. I was like, 'Well, I just lost my wife, so I don't see that.' So I like where we're at,” Allen said. we About Elfman, 53, who will likely play his love interest. I said: If it happens over time and happens naturally with two people who don't get along, then it's okay. I'm just really careful about this. I just want it to happen where it's organic and appropriate.
Transmission gears It premieres on ABC Wednesday, January 8 at 8pm ET before airing the next day on Hulu.
