How much control does Tim Allen have over the writing in Last Man Standing

[TMC]

I know that in the credits of Home Improvement, it says "based on the stand-up comedy of Tim Allen". Last Man Standing for better or worse, has an overly political theme compared to Home Improvement.

[Chocolate Moose]

You are correct

[icecream]

Too much control probably. It was because of him that Alexandra Krosney got screwed over. While season 1 still isn't on Home Improvement's quality level, it is the closest. I like LMS some, but constant politics on a show, which it also didn't have in season 1, is a turn-off. Even with Kristin recast, the ABC era was still a lot better than the FOX era because Eve got a lot of screen time and they didn't have fake Mandy yet. Now I might as well watch til the end with not much left, but the only highlight really is when Jay Leno appears.

[Chocolate Moose]

the show isn't going to be a timeless classic. it's going to be dated right away

[Lorimar Television]

Originally Posted by Chocolate Moose

the show isn't going to be a timeless classic. it's going to be dated right away

True the first eight seasons are outdated as it is

[SitcomsHeydayfan]

Originally Posted by catsrule

Too much control probably. It was because of him that Alexandra Krosney got screwed over. While season 1 still isn't on Home Improvement's quality level, it is the closest. I like LMS some, but constant politics on a show, which it also didn't have in season 1, is a turn-off. Even with Kristin recast, the ABC era was still a lot better than the FOX era because Eve got a lot of screen time and they didn't have fake Mandy yet. Now I might as well watch til the end with not much left, but the only highlight really is when Jay Leno appears.

And unfortunately Leno isn't making anymore appearances on the show according to what I read so that sucks!

[Yong Fang]

I am amazed that this show has lasted so long. I remember the critics when it first came out didn’t like it, thought it was a Home Improvement clone but with girls now and that was about it. But it has stayed on for years.

I watched the first couple of episodes and never bothered again. I don’t like Tim Allen hat much. However I will say the wife is gorgeous. She is very lucky to have latched on to this sitcom.

Supposedly the character and Tim Allen are conservatives which is why it was cancelled on ABC. Don’t know. His original last name was Dick by the way. Can’t blame the man for wanting to change his name.

[JO Sweet Heart]

My big question is who picked the girl who now plays the role of Mandy?

God bless you always!!!

Holly

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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...012052445.html

Tim Allen will look back proudly at how Last Man Standing tackled the often polarizing topic of politics — by embracing the conversation.

"It's funny that this group, left and right among us, we didn't like when we were told early on by both networks [ABC and Fox] that we might want to avoid talking about [politics]," the actor and comedian said Thursday during Fox's summer press day panel. "I loved that we all are the type of people who said, 'Well, screw that, we're going to talk about it anyway.' What I've always appreciated about this group is that we have a broad range of attitudes. We really pushed a little bit, and I really admire that."

Executive producer Kevin Abbott agreed that the strategy worked well for the show because it "blended very different ideologies," both politically and otherwise, on both sides of the camera.

"Our attitude is that you don't have to agree with everything I say, but we should communicate and we should share our ideas in a respectful manner," Abbott said. "Which is not currently being done out there in the general public. We always wanted to represent that. The way I felt about it is, if everybody interacted the way some of our characters did, we'd probably all be a lot better off."

Due to the timing of production on the show's final season, Abbott said they delved into political issues less as the country was preparing to vote in the presidential election.

"There were a lot of issues that were dealt with over the years, but not as much in the last season because we're airing midseason," he said. "We started producing at a time when we didn't know who was going to win the election, so we had to veer away from a lot of things like current events that were changing every day."

He added, "I believe the show will be remembered for having some political content, yes. But not so much where we've been in the last year and currently because we steered away from that for practical reasons."

Last Man Standing will air its special one-hour finale May 20, starting at 9 p.m. ET on Fox.