Tim Allen’s Last Man Standing brood will look a little different in Season 2.
Alexandra Krosney, who played the eldest daughter of Allen’s Mike and Nancy Travis’ Vanessa, has been let go from the show for creative reasons, TVLine has learned exclusively.
According to sources, the role will be recast.
Next season, Last Man relocates to Fridays at 8/7c, where it will be paired with the new Reba McEntire sitcom Malibu Country.

http://tvline.com/2012/06/11/last-man-standing-alexandra-krosney-leaving/#more-336408

Why couldn't they recast the middle daughter? She is the one that I can't stand. :( :( :(

God bless you always!!! :) :) :)

Holly

91% (http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=3208897&st=240) do not like (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1828327/board/flat/206538647?p=1) the cast change (Amanda Fuller (https://twitter.com/search?q=AMANDA%20FULLER&src=typd) replacing Alexandra Krosney (https://twitter.com/search?q=%20ALEXANDRA%20KROSNEY&src=typd)):
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^^^ I sent a message to Tim Allen's official Twitter page last night asking that Alexandra be Kristin again.

God bless you and her and Tim always!!! :) :) :)

Holly

I haven't watched the episode yet. Is the new girl that bad?

I haven't watched the episode yet. Is the new girl that bad?

Well, here are more comments that I've found:
http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/last-man-standing/discuss

http://www.facebook.com/LastManStandingABC#

http://www.tv.com/shows/last-man-standing-2011/

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/last-man-standing-abc/

^^^ I sent a message to Tim Allen's official Twitter page last night asking that Alexandra be Kristin again.

God bless you and her and Tim always!!! :) :) :)

Holly

There's already a Facebook page for this:
http://www.facebook.com/BringBackAlexandraKrosney

^^^ Thanks for the link! :) :) :)

I haven't watched the episode yet. Is the new girl that bad?
She isn't bad. She just doesn't fit the character because she is so different from the girl that brought Kristin to life.

God bless you two and them always!!! :) :) :)

Holly

Molly Ephraim replied to me on Twitter when I sent her a link to this thread (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1828327/board/flat/206554809?p=1):
https://twitter.com/MollyEphraim/status/265154969248882688

@TMC1982 Buddy, you're barking up the wrong tree. I'm doing my job & supporting others around me doing the same. But thanks for watching :-)

I'll be Molly Ephraim's buddy anytime!:D

If LMS has a severe ratings drop this season (and quite possibly, not last beyond Season 2), people are immediately going to pin the blame (or scapegoat) on her (even though we really should be blaming Tim Doyle and maybe to a certain extent, Tim Allen for the change in direction). She was inevitably going to be compared to Alexandra Kronsey, since she originated the Kristen role. I mean, it's not like sitcoms haven't recast one of the children before. Look at the "Other Darrin" section on TVTropes.org to get a better idea.

Molly Ephraim replied to me on Twitter when I sent her a link to this thread (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1828327/board/flat/206554809?p=1):
https://twitter.com/MollyEphraim/status/265154969248882688



I'll be Molly Ephraim's buddy anytime!:D
What does she mean by the message that she sent you, that you are barking up the wrong tree?

God bless you and her always!!!

Holly

I have nothing against Amanda Fuller but she didn't seem a good fit for replacing Alexandra Krosney. They also really changed her character and she was not likable at all in that episode. I hope it gets better or I'll stop watching it.

I have nothing against Amanda Fuller but she didn't seem a good fit for replacing Alexandra Krosney. They also really changed her character and she was not likable at all in that episode. I hope it gets better or I'll stop watching it.

That's how I feel about it too. It wasn't JUST Amanda Fuller that brought it down - it was her new son and especially her new babydaddy/boyfriend/whatever that were absolutely aweful. Pair these awkward cast changes with a dreadfully crappy script and it made the premier actually painful to watch. After enjoying the show last season I'm willing to give them a pass for now but an extended string of these will likely cause me to tune out.

And if the episode description for the third episode is any indication, looks like they'll be turning Eve into the overdone and cliched rebellious teen daughter.

http://affiliate.zap2it.com/tv/last-man-standing-high-expectations/EP014195810028?aid=tvbythenumbers

High Expectations (airing November 16th)

A car in the neighborhood is egged; when Mike and Vanessa won't let Eve quit soccer, Eve acts out by getting drunk at a party.

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Wow, you guys are right. I finally watched the second season premiere. It was awful. I barely laughed and the new Kristin and her ex are terrible. What have they done to this show? :(

Wow, you guys are right. I finally watched the second season premiere. It was awful. I barely laughed and the new Kristin and her ex are terrible. What have they done to this show? :(


It's like they're trying to make into a modern day All in the Family and it's just not working. This is a change they could have done without.

It's like they're trying to make into a modern day All in the Family and it's just not working. This is a change they could have done without.

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Holy cow. I thought the show was cute last season. Not great, but cute. I don't even understand what's going on now. I can't tell if these are actually Tim Allen's views, or if he's pulling a Carroll O'Connor. If it's the latter, then he is in no way as skilled as Carroll O'Connor. Nor is his character as sympathetic. Archie Bunker, for all his bigotry, was an old weary man on his old weary chair, in his average Queens blue collar house. Mike Baxter is middle-aged, married to a very pretty woman, and lives in a frickin' mansion. He doesn't work in a factory or drive a bus. He vlogs -- VLOGS! -- for a living. And so his hard-line, they're the takers, we're the makers shtick is all the more unsavory. He's got a pretty damn nice life, despite the fact that a portion of the USA speaks Spanish. If he was struggling early-Roseanne style, maybe I could see why he feels the way he does. But as it is, Archie Bunker he is not. And with no intelligent counterpoint to his views, a la Meathead, it makes me think Tim Allen shares more opinions with his character than not and likes using his show to voice them. That's absolutely his prerogative, but it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

For all the manliness and tools and grunting that was espoused on Home Improvement, there was a much more gentler spirit at the heart of that show. Tim Taylor never failed to learn a lesson at the end of every episode that brought him closer to understanding someone else's point of view. Mike Baxter is summed up by "Us against Them" -- red state vs. blue state, men vs. women. His grandson's father doesn't want his son to play dodgeball, therefore he is not a man, therefore he is not on Mike's team. I never thought I'd describe Home Improvement as nuanced, but it was, especially compared to this.

As for the cast changes -- don't like 'em. I didn't really care for the new Kristin when she was on Grey's Anatomy, and she grates here.

And dodgeball was my favorite game when I was little -- like ages 7-11. I think 5 is probably too young, and I can absolutely understand why a school would not want their students playing a game where getting injured is pretty par for the course -- hello, liability! Actually, Red Rover might've been my favorite. We used to play it on asphalt. You could totally do some damage playing that game. Ah, New York City public schools in the early 90s. I'm surprised I never broke my glasses.

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The only reason why Archie Bunker got away with his bigotry was because he was seen as an old uneducated fool who didn't know any better and representative of the older close-minded generation (I would cringe at some of the things my grandma would say). Mike Baxter just comes off as racist. We can't even forgive him because he is too young and too educated to be so close minded. That is why this new show "Re-tool Time" won't work!

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The actress who plays nuKristin is 28 years old, which makes her way too old to play Kristin as a girl who got pregnant at the prom and finished high school on home teaching.


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I can't tell if these are actually Tim Allen's views, or if he's pulling a Carroll O'Connor.
Carroll O'Connor was funny because he was playing the opposite of his own views. According to what I've read, Tim Allen believes every word he's saying.

http://tvguide.ca/TVNews/Articles/121130_last_man_AD.htm

https://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.tv/browse_thread/thread/88ce0b6a270a79e6

By Amber Dowling
2012-11-29

‘Last Man Standing’ replacement overwhelmed by mean people
When Amanda Fuller took the job as Kristin Baxter on Last Man
Standing, she was genuinely excited to have nailed the old-fashioned
audition process, and to be working alongside Tim Allen. Little did
she know joining the ABC sitcom would cause a huge fan backlash.

“I have to be honest, it hasn’t been easy,” the 28-year-old tells TV
Guide Canada. “I wasn’t expecting people to embrace me right away, but
it’s weird because social media gives people an outlet to say whatever
they want, honestly.”

Fuller joined the cast of Last Man Standing this season as part of a
show overhaul. Behind the scenes, showrunner Kevin Abbott left to run
fellow ABC sitcom Malibu Country, replaced by Rules of Engagement’s
Tim Doyle. In front of the camera, Alexandra Krosney departed as the
original Kristin, while her onscreen son, Boyd, was aged. To fill the
position, twins Luke Andrew and Evan George Kruntchev were let go and
Flynn Morrison took their place. Jordan Masterson was also cast as
Boyd’s baby daddy Ryan, a character that was previously played by Nick
Jonas.

“There’s been a lot of negativity and I’ve just been taking it with a
grain of salt, knowing that it’s not completely personal and that
there has been change on the show,” Fuller explains. “I’m a part of
that change, and change makes people uncomfortable. I’m proud of the
work that we’re doing and I hope that people will just catch up and
get on board enough to fall in love with the show, even as it’s taking
this new course.”

Fuller says that landing the gig was one of those strange things in
life that just seemed destined to happen. Coming off of more serious
roles on Grey’s Anatomy and in the film Red, White and Blue, returning
to a multi-camera show was a salute to some of the roles she’d done as
a teen. Plus, she’d had all of these “strange connections” with Allen
growing up, including hanging out on the set of Home Improvement as a
girl because she’d shared a manager with series star Taran Noah Smith,
and learning that one of her brothers, a first A.D., met his wife on
the set of The Santa Clause 3.

“I’ve always been a strange fan,” Fuller laughs. “I didn’t tell him
right away. I didn’t want to be like, ‘SO, let me tell you all the
ways we should work together ...’”

Coming up, it sounds as though Fuller - bubbly and charming in real
life - has her work cut out for her. She maintains that her version of
Kristin is tougher, and therefore potentially not as likeable as the
first one, but she’s also someone who stands up for what she believes
in, and can go head-to-head with her, er, headstrong father. It's a
refreshing change from many of the other young teenage characters
portrayed on television nowadays.

“Tim Doyle is trying to up the ante and make it a show worth
watching,” she says. “He’s bringing out the real issues that real
families can relate to, and that real people are dealing with. Stuff
that isn’t just silly, but stuff people can talk about.”

It seems to be working. Last Man Standing remains the top-rated Friday
night show in its timeslot among key demos, with ABC also recently
ordering an additional five episodes of it and Malibu Country, which
is retaining 100 per cent of Last Man's lead-in audience. (Neither
show was picked up for an original full order because they debuted so
late in the season.)

Fuller also hints at some upcoming romantic storylines for her
character, pointing to the close connection she shares with her son’s
father, and at a potential “love square” with ex-boyfriend Kyle
(Christoph Sanders).

“There’s a twist,” she promises. “There’s a lot of players. We’ll see
what happens, but Kyle gets back in the picture, just not necessarily
with Kristin. Let’s just say that.”

Last Man Standing Star Amanda Fuller Opens Up About The Casting Controversy Surrounding Her Character Kristin (http://www.celebified.com/videos/last-man-standing-star-amanda-fuller-on-the-kristin-controversy)

I know you all like the first Kristen than the second one. But it is a lost cause. It would be better if they replace Molly Ephraim with a better actress to play Mandy. Then they can replace Kaitlyn Dever with a better actress to play Eve. Finally, they need to replace Tim Allen with a better actor to play Mike.

Bringing back Tim into this series and forcing life to turn back to clock is a wrong move!

If they wanted Alexandra gone, then why couldn't they simply have Amanda Fuller play a different character (like a niece or something). They could've easily explained that Alexandra moved out or something. Thus, you still could've kept the premise of Tim Allen's character living w/ women without alienating Alexandra's fans/supporters (by pulling an "Other Darrin" as if you're not going to notice the difference).

Recasting roles is a practice that's older than television itself, and while the replacement often has little-to-no resemblance to the original actor, sometimes you have to suspend disbelief so you can continue to enjoy the show. Yes, it can be annoying, especially if we liked things better the way they were before, but life is too short to get worked up over such things—especially six months after the fact.

They need to replace Molly with a better actress to play Mandy.

They need to replace Kristin with a better actress to play Eve.

Finally, they to replace Tim with a better actor to play Mike.

That's my opinion!

I've come to the conclusion that real reason that they got rid of Alexandra Krosney (and not simply because they recast Boyd, Kristin's son as older and therefore, needed an older actress) is because she wasn't entirely comfortable w/ the direction that Tim Allen and the new showrunner, Tim Doyle wanted to take the show in it emulating All in the Family. So naturally, if Alexandra wasn't going to "play along" and be Gloria Buncker-Stivic to Tim Allen's Archie Buncker, then Doyle and company figured that they would easily get somebody who will.

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The key problem I feel w/ doing a highly charged political/social issues sitcom (e.g. All in the Family, Murphy Brown, Family Ties, etc.) regardless of overall quality, is that you immediately run the risk of dating yourself come syndicated rerun time. What kills a show like Last Man Standing is that it's about stance in this particular angle was so drastic and unsublte when compared to the year before. It's as if Tim Allen was intentionally "trolling" (w/ the reports about his character calling Barack Obama a "Communist" in the second season premiere) to desperately get people's attention.

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What makes Neil Patrick Harris playing a womanizer on How I Met Your Mother funny is that we all know in real life, he's gay. What makes Alec Baldwin playing a Republican on 30 Rock funny is that in real life, we all know that he's a big time liberal Democrat. If you want to go further, Bob Saget being on a show like Full House is now very funny considering his raunchy and dark real life stand-up persona. How exactly are we going to find humor in the irony of what Tim Allen is saying if it's just an exaggerated version of his presumably real life persona?

I'm willing to bet that hardly anybody outside of maybe Tim Allen (since he's the star, and therefore would likely have a lot of say) would come to Alexandra Krosney's defense since they don't want to "bite the hand that feeds them".

There's already a Facebook page for this:
http://www.facebook.com/BringBackAlexandraKrosney

Petitioning American Broadcasting Company > American Broadcasting Company : Bring Alexandra Krosney back to Last Man Standing (http://www.change.org/petitions/american-broadcasting-company-bring-alexandra-krosney-back-to-last-man-standing)

If Alexandra never returns, then replace both Molly and Kaitlyn with better actresses, move Tim back to the movies and replace Tim with a not well-known actor.

Bringing back Tim Allen to the TV series was too precarious! He is already in the movies right now!

http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/nbc-bad-judge-cw-izombie-recast-roles/

Two more newly picked up broadcast series are undergoing recasting. NBC comedy Bad Judge is recasting two roles, played in the pilot by Mather Zickel and Arden Myrin, while the CW drama iZombie will be replacing Alexandra Krosney (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1828327/board/flat/230304616?d=230325159&p=1#230325159).

^^^ Gee whiz!

God bless you and her always!!!

Holly

P.S. I wonder if her coming back to this show is possible.

Between replacing Alexandra Krosney (https://www.facebook.com/BringBackAlexandraKrosney) and now her disastrous turn as Brittany Murphy (http://juliadavisnews.blogspot.com/2014/09/collection-of-reviews-and-internet.html?m=1) (which soon landed her in a Twitter feud w/ Brittany's dad (https://twitter.com/BrittMurphyDad)) in that recent Lifetime biopic, she's really making a bad habit of playing "other people" to not so well received results!

Too bad for her.

http://t.co/7n0rr0yk5F

'War Games' episode really hit home (https://twitter.com/Zap2it/status/518345832488124416) for #LastManStanding star @amandafuller27

I saw the new episodes last night. I get why Ryan wanted Kristin to get rid of her gun, but to me, she shouldn't have because sadly sometimes a gun is the only thing that will put an end to something that needs to be stopped.

God bless you always!!! :) :) :)

Holly

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The vast majority of Mike's comments to Ryan (and wife and daughters and Ed) are one-liners. Quick and done and don't create giant shouting matches. Even his debates with his Black next door neighbor weren't nearly as combative as a mild exchange between Archie and almost everybody else.

http://tvguide.ca/TVNews/Articles/121130_last_man_AD.htm

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Last Man Standing Star Amanda Fuller Opens Up About The Casting Controversy Surrounding Her Character Kristin (http://www.celebified.com/videos/last-man-standing-star-amanda-fuller-on-the-kristin-controversy)

Does anybody else agree that after some further thought and consideration (http://forums.previously.tv/topic/16308-s04e04-sinkhole/#entry506532), it isn't "really" (at least entirely) Amanda Fuller's fault per se:
When Krosney was on the show, Kristin was a totally different character, IIRC, a snarkier, stronger single mother... when they rebooted her with Amanda Fuller, they totally neutered the character, and shifted the focus from her to Ryan vs Mike. Now, Kristin is just a non-factor in her husband ongoing argument with her father, and the writers don't even bother writing anything more than platitudes for her.

If anything, before blaming Fuller for Kristin 2.0's blandness, I'd blame the creative geniuses who made this show into a political debate, and left half of the characters fall by the wayside in the process. :confused:

Somebody on IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1828327/board/thread/235256240?d=236115025#236115025) told me that didn't needed another Eve, so they gutted the Kristin character to give Tim Allen something to work with instead, in this case her leftist boyfriend/husband.

It wasn't about Krosney, it was about how you create tension in a show. It was clear in the first season that the single mother story was interesting, but not in that way that Tim could have his moments.

Reason #487 (http://forums.previously.tv/topic/21202-s04e14-eves-breakup/#entry776658): As usual, when there is a plot centered around Kristin, Amanda Fuller shows she is not funny, though she is in a comedy. Alexandra Krosney was so much funnier, had better chemistry with everyone etc.

All three actresses are obnoxious and corny and they all should have been replaced completely.

I know Amanda Fuller is not that great as Alexandra Krosney, but unfortunately, Alexandra doesn't control her anger well, so she got fired by the public.

Amanda is okay being funny, even if she is not as a great as Alexandra. But she controls her anger better than Alexandra on the other hand.

I'm sorry you all don't like Molly Ephraim, but she is too talented in this show to get replaced. But she's improving her comedy skills well, but not yet completely along the way.

I know Kaitlyn Dever is funny, but even if she cannot control her anger well, she is too young to get replaced.

I think Tim should have been replaced because he is doing okay in movies right now and there is not way he should go backwards and turn the clock back by appearing in a new series, which is obscene and illegal to the public!

They should have a find a talented man actor, with a past experience and did not appear in movies yet, in order to replace Tim Allen!

Come on, Tim, we want you to look forward appearing in a new movie right now before time runs out!

All three actresses are obnoxious and corny and they all should have been replaced completely.

I know Amanda Fuller is not that great as Alexandra Krosney, but unfortunately, Alexandra doesn't control her anger well, so she got fired by the public.

Amanda is okay being funny, even if she is not as a great as Alexandra. But she controls her anger better than Alexandra on the other hand.

I'm sorry you all don't like Molly Ephraim, but she is too talented in this show to get replaced. But she's improving her comedy skills well, but not yet completely along the way.

I know Kaitlyn Dever is funny, but even if she cannot control her anger well, she is too young to get replaced.

I think Tim should have been replaced because he is doing okay in movies right now and there is not way he should go backwards and turn the clock back by appearing in a new series, which is obscene and illegal to the public!

They should have a find a talented man actor, with a past experience and did not appear in movies yet, in order to replace Tim Allen!

Come on, Tim, we want you to look forward appearing in a new movie right now before time runs out!

About Tim Allen's movie career...:
What the Hell Happened!? (http://lebeauleblog.com/2015/05/21/what-the-hell-happened-to-tim-allen/) ;)

Does anybody else agree that after some further thought and consideration (http://forums.previously.tv/topic/16308-s04e04-sinkhole/#entry506532), it isn't "really" (at least entirely) Amanda Fuller's fault per se:
:confused:

Somebody on IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1828327/board/thread/235256240?d=236115025#236115025) told me that didn't needed another Eve, so they gutted the Kristin character to give Tim Allen something to work with instead, in this case her leftist boyfriend/husband.

It wasn't about Krosney, it was about how you create tension in a show. It was clear in the first season that the single mother story was interesting, but not in that way that Tim could have his moments.

I know I am coming into this late, but this pretty much explains my problem with this show since season 2. At the end of season 1 "Kristin" was going back to school to become a MD. Season 2, Kristin no longer going to school, Ryan's come in after three years, does not appear to provide any child support, but has full control of raising Boyd and Kristin supporting this.

I know I am coming into this late, but this pretty much explains my problem with this show since season 2. At the end of season 1 "Kristin" was going back to school to become a MD. Season 2, Kristin no longer going to school, Ryan's come in after three years, does not appear to provide any child support, but has full control of raising Boyd and Kristin supporting this.

It is so hard to watch any season after the first one that because they really did ruin Kristin. She practically went from 19 to 35 by Season 2, and the new actress just ruined the character for me. The original actress was so much better.

The more that I watch Amanda play the character, the more that I miss Alexandra. To me, she had a better attitude and didn't come across as an "I know everything." word that I can't say.

God bless you and her always!!!

Holly

Why couldn't they recast the middle daughter? She is the one that I can't stand. :( :( :(

God bless you always!!! :) :) :)

Holly
You wanted to replace Mandy? Seriously?

So, the funniest of the 3 sisters (not to mention the prettiest) is the one you want to see recast. Wow - some people have the worst taste.

FYI Molly Ephraim (Mandy) is STILL the best sister on the show, and second only to Tim Allen as funniest character overall. The show is 6 seasons in now, killing it in syndication, and has kept the majority of its audience since it debuted in 2011.

I love finding these old posts that talk about the show not lasting ("It will be cancelled after THIS season" - said in 2012, 2013, 2014 - etc) and bitching about the actors. New Kristen was a bad choice. Most fans of the show will admit that she was a bad choice to replace the original Kristen. But despite that, she isn't terrible in the role. She made it work, just didn't improve anything. She didn't have the right look to be sisters with the other girls. Aside from her though, everything else about this show works and continues to be a greats show.

She's fine. She's just not fabulous.

You wanted to replace Mandy? Seriously?

So, the funniest of the 3 sisters (not to mention the prettiest) is the one you want to see recast. Wow - some people have the worst taste.

FYI Molly Ephraim (Mandy) is STILL the best sister on the show, and second only to Tim Allen as funniest character overall. The show is 6 seasons in now, killing it in syndication, and has kept the majority of its audience since it debuted in 2011.

I love finding these old posts that talk about the show not lasting ("It will be cancelled after THIS season" - said in 2012, 2013, 2014 - etc) and bitching about the actors. New Kristen was a bad choice. Most fans of the show will admit that she was a bad choice to replace the original Kristen. But despite that, she isn't terrible in the role. She made it work, just didn't improve anything. She didn't have the right look to be sisters with the other girls. Aside from her though, everything else about this show works and continues to be a greats show.
To me, Eve is the best of the three.

God bless you always!!! :) :) :)

Holly

P.S. Mandy has gotten better over the years. I love to see her with Kyle and I loved hearing her sing with Eve during the recent church episode. They couldn't have sounded more flawless together. I wish that we could hear more of them together. :) :) :)

Now that LMS has officially been cancelled, hopefully a better light will be shun regarding why Alexandra Krosney actually departed after the first season. I've heard one rationale for the recast of Kristin was because Alexandra's interpretation was just too similar to the middle daughter (except that instead of being a spoiled but sweet brat, she was a young mom). I kind of wish that in hindsight, they could have just done a better job developing a personality for her going further instead they recasting her as a behemoth looking liberal harpy.

^^^ I saw the similarity between her and Mandy, but I prefer her compared to the recast. Amanda Fuller sounded too much like a know it all at times.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

http://www.closerweekly.com/posts/what-happened-original-kristin-baxter-last-man-standing-136621

We knew something was different about Last Man Standing!

Fans have been wondering what happened to the original Kristin Baxter from the show — and now we realize the role was recast after the first season!

Actress Alexandra Krosney played the part during the series' first season of episodes back in 2011. After leaving, Amanda Fuller took over for the rest of the seasons from 2012 until the show's cancellation in 2017.

As reported, Alexandra was let go by ABC because they were more in favor of Amanda (you may remember her as Dr. Alex Carev's intern on Grey's Anatomy) at the time. Simply because the age difference between the two actresses (Amanda is older) "afforded the show the opportunity to retool the family dynamic" as they said.

However, the only thing that seemed to change up was the sitcom no longer airing anymore. Back in May, ABC announced the show would be no more — and star Tim Allen immediately showed his despair. "Stunned and blindsided by the network I called home for the last six years. #LastManStanding," he wrote on Twitter at the time.

But despite all the cast changes throughout the years and what not, ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey credited "scheduling reasons" for his decision to nix the series.

"A large part of these jobs are managing failure and we’ve made the tough calls and canceled shows that we’d otherwise love to stay on the air. That's the job," Dungey said. "Last Man Standing was a challenging one for me because it was a steady performer in the ratings, but once we made the decision not to continue with comedies on Fridays, that was where we landed."

And sadly, the fate of the show isn't looking too promising for Tim and the rest of the gang. As previously reported, both CMT and NBC declined to pick up the series on their networks. However, we're still not giving up hope yet.