Shifting Gears is kicking into drive in its sophomore season. Many sitcoms need time to find the optimal way to write for the cast chemistry, and this is proving true for the characters in Shifting Gears . Matt Parker is similar to the characters Tim Allen portrayed in Home Improvement and Last Man Standing , but he plays differently in a modern context.

Matt was such a loner in season 1, as a widower estranged from his own daughter, but Allen’s character is redeemed in Shifting Gears season 2 , softened by stronger relationships that lovingly make Matt part of the joke instead of merely a bully. Shifting Gears does nostalgia better than other sitcoms , owing to Allen and Kat Dennings’ illustrious careers.

The season 2 Halloween episode highlighted how well Shifting G

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