Last Man Standing and Home Improvement actor Tim Allen is gearing up to lead an all-new ABC comedy as the network has ordered a pilot for a multi-camera sitcom. The pilot tentatively titled Shifting Gears comes from Duncanville cocreators Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Sully, who executive produced Last Man Standing with Allen, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker, and Rick Messina, according to Deadline. Written by the Scullys, the series would center around Allen’s character Matt, described as a stubborn widower who owns a classic car shop. (Credit: Michael Becker/Fox) When Matt’s estranged daughter and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration will begin though. As mentioned above, this would be Allen’s latest team-up with the Scullys, after he led the comedy Last Man Standing for nine seasons. Last Man Standing first began in 2011, airing for six seasons on ABC until 2017 when it was ultimately canceled.
- 3/6/2024
- TV Insider
Tim Allen is one step closer to returning to ABC for a third time. The Alphabet net has given a pilot order to his latest sitcom, “Shifting Gears,” from 20th Television. Allen is on board to star and executive produce the multi-cam sitcom pilot — which is still a working title — which will also be written and executive produced by Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully.
In the project, Allen plays Matt, the “stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt’s estranged daughter and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.”
Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker and Rick Messina are the non-writing exec producers on the show.
“Shifting Gears” continues Allen’s long association with ABC and Disney, including the long-running hit (1991-1997) “Home Improvement.” Allen later starred on ABC’s “Last Man Standing,” which aired on the Alphabet web from 2011 to...
In the project, Allen plays Matt, the “stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt’s estranged daughter and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.”
Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker and Rick Messina are the non-writing exec producers on the show.
“Shifting Gears” continues Allen’s long association with ABC and Disney, including the long-running hit (1991-1997) “Home Improvement.” Allen later starred on ABC’s “Last Man Standing,” which aired on the Alphabet web from 2011 to...
- 3/6/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Tim Allen is returning to ABC.
The former Last Man Standing star will topline Shifting Gears, a multicamera comedy pilot for the Disney-backed broadcast network.
Shifting Gears revolves around Matt (Allen), a stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt’s estranged daughter and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.
Mike and Julie Scully will co-write the script and exec produce the pilot alongside Allen and Last Man’s Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker and Rick Messina.
Allen starred in Last Man Standing, which was originally developed for ABC and aired six of its nine seasons on the network before moving to Fox as part of a wonky ownership move. That series, like Shifting Gears, was produced by 20th Television. The studio was formerly owned by Fox, which licensed Last Man to ABC before Disney acquired the studio. Disney then licensed the show back to Fox,...
The former Last Man Standing star will topline Shifting Gears, a multicamera comedy pilot for the Disney-backed broadcast network.
Shifting Gears revolves around Matt (Allen), a stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt’s estranged daughter and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.
Mike and Julie Scully will co-write the script and exec produce the pilot alongside Allen and Last Man’s Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker and Rick Messina.
Allen starred in Last Man Standing, which was originally developed for ABC and aired six of its nine seasons on the network before moving to Fox as part of a wonky ownership move. That series, like Shifting Gears, was produced by 20th Television. The studio was formerly owned by Fox, which licensed Last Man to ABC before Disney acquired the studio. Disney then licensed the show back to Fox,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Tim Allen, star of Home Improvement and Last Man Standing, is returning to ABC with a new multi-camera sitcom. The network has handed a pilot order to a family comedy headlined by the veteran actor-comedian.
Tentatively titled Shifting Gears, the project comes from Duncanville co-creators Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Sully who executive produce with Last Man Standing executive producers Allen, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker and Rick Messina and the series’ studio, 20th Television.
Written by the Scullys, Shifting Gears centers on Matt (Allen), a stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt’s estranged daughter and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.
Allen is currently in the Disney family as star and executive producer of the Disney+ series The Santa Clauses, which returned for a second season in November. The Calvin family comedy has yet to hear on...
Tentatively titled Shifting Gears, the project comes from Duncanville co-creators Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Sully who executive produce with Last Man Standing executive producers Allen, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker and Rick Messina and the series’ studio, 20th Television.
Written by the Scullys, Shifting Gears centers on Matt (Allen), a stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt’s estranged daughter and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.
Allen is currently in the Disney family as star and executive producer of the Disney+ series The Santa Clauses, which returned for a second season in November. The Calvin family comedy has yet to hear on...
- 3/6/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva and Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Spring is nearly here, and Hallmark is getting ready for the change of seasons with a fresh slate of rom-coms and mysteries. The network’s March lineup includes movies with Hallmark stars such as Tyler Hynes, Sarah Drew, and Katherine Barrell.
Several of this month’s Hallmark Channel debuts, including Guiding Emily, Come Fly With Me, and The More Love Grows, previously aired on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, so if you missed them last year, now is your chance to catch up. Plus, new episodes of The Way Home Season 2 continue to air on Sunday nights throughout the month. Keep reading for our rundown of the Hallmark movie schedule for March 2024.
Sarah Drew stars in ‘Guiding Emily’
In Guiding Emily, Sarah Drew plays Emily, whose life changes after losing her eyesight. Meanwhile, the guide dog who is supposed to help her is struggling with this training. Through a series of missed encounters,...
Several of this month’s Hallmark Channel debuts, including Guiding Emily, Come Fly With Me, and The More Love Grows, previously aired on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, so if you missed them last year, now is your chance to catch up. Plus, new episodes of The Way Home Season 2 continue to air on Sunday nights throughout the month. Keep reading for our rundown of the Hallmark movie schedule for March 2024.
Sarah Drew stars in ‘Guiding Emily’
In Guiding Emily, Sarah Drew plays Emily, whose life changes after losing her eyesight. Meanwhile, the guide dog who is supposed to help her is struggling with this training. Through a series of missed encounters,...
- 3/1/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It’s the reunion that Hearties have been waiting for. Erin Krakow and Daniel Lissing, who starred together in five seasons of Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart, are teaming up for a new Christmas movie, Hallmark Media announced at the TCA Winter Press Tour on Feb. 6.
‘Santa Tell Me’ will air on Hallmark Channel later in 2024
Lissing and Krakow will star in Santa Tell Me. The movie, which is currently in production, will air as part of 2024’s “Countdown to Christmas,” according to Variety.
After the movie was announced, Krakow took to Instagram to share the news.
“Hi. It’s been a minute,” she captioned a post that included a photo of her character Elizabeth looking coyly at Jack, played by Lissing.
The Hallmark actor had previously teased a “new project coming soon” in an Instagram post from early February.
Erin Krakow and Daniel Lissing starred together on...
‘Santa Tell Me’ will air on Hallmark Channel later in 2024
Lissing and Krakow will star in Santa Tell Me. The movie, which is currently in production, will air as part of 2024’s “Countdown to Christmas,” according to Variety.
After the movie was announced, Krakow took to Instagram to share the news.
“Hi. It’s been a minute,” she captioned a post that included a photo of her character Elizabeth looking coyly at Jack, played by Lissing.
The Hallmark actor had previously teased a “new project coming soon” in an Instagram post from early February.
Erin Krakow and Daniel Lissing starred together on...
- 2/6/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Nancy Sinatra covering The Beatles‘ “Something” is probably the single most 1960s thing imaginable. However, Sinatra didn’t finish and release her cover until 2013. Sadly, the “Sugar Town” singer did not have much to say about George Harrison, the sole composer of “Something.”
Nancy Sinatra felt 2013 was about time she put out a cover of The Beatles’ ‘Something’
Sinatra’s 2013 album Shifting Gears features covers of The Beatles’ “Something,” Jimmy Webb’s “MacArthur Park,” and other classic songs from her vaults. During a 2013 interview with Vice, Sinatra discussed why she didn’t finish recording those songs for years. “Well, they didn’t really fit what I was doing for most of my career, you know?” she said. “The truth is I didn’t want them to just die in the vault, I wanted them to get out and get some fresh air and be heard by my fans.
“The vocals...
Nancy Sinatra felt 2013 was about time she put out a cover of The Beatles’ ‘Something’
Sinatra’s 2013 album Shifting Gears features covers of The Beatles’ “Something,” Jimmy Webb’s “MacArthur Park,” and other classic songs from her vaults. During a 2013 interview with Vice, Sinatra discussed why she didn’t finish recording those songs for years. “Well, they didn’t really fit what I was doing for most of my career, you know?” she said. “The truth is I didn’t want them to just die in the vault, I wanted them to get out and get some fresh air and be heard by my fans.
“The vocals...
- 9/22/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Chicago – As is often the case, an Act Two in life comes early for the elite athlete. In the case of ex-Pro Footballer Kyle Prater, his Act Two came in the form of Chasing Greatness Productions, a filmmaking and music company. His latest short film is “Samples of Life,” a meditation on creating during the pandemic.
Kyle Prater grew up in Maywood, Illinois, and became a five-star football recruit at Proviso West High School in Hillside as a receiver. He played college football at USC for two seasons and then transferred and graduated from Northwestern University, before signing with the New Orleans Saints in 2015. After leaving the sport of football, he established Chasing Greatness Productions and began telling the stories of brands, products and people through film.
‘Samples of Life,’ by Filmmaker Kyle Prater
Photo credit: ChasingGreatnessProductions.com
His first two films, Shifting Gears and Shifting Gears II, spoke of...
Kyle Prater grew up in Maywood, Illinois, and became a five-star football recruit at Proviso West High School in Hillside as a receiver. He played college football at USC for two seasons and then transferred and graduated from Northwestern University, before signing with the New Orleans Saints in 2015. After leaving the sport of football, he established Chasing Greatness Productions and began telling the stories of brands, products and people through film.
‘Samples of Life,’ by Filmmaker Kyle Prater
Photo credit: ChasingGreatnessProductions.com
His first two films, Shifting Gears and Shifting Gears II, spoke of...
- 1/20/2022
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
A documentary about the Atlanta music scene and a music competition program called “Take the Lead” are two projects in development through a new partnership between L.A. Reid and Charles Goldstuck’s Hitco Entertainment and Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Media Group. The teaming calls for the two companies to develop and produce music-focused projects for distribution across multiple platforms.
Craig Piligian founded Pilgrim Media Group in the late-1990s and for the past two decades it has become known for producing a wide range of programming ranging from the scripted to unscripted, and across platforms. In 2015 Pilgrim Media launched 1620 Media, a unique digital video platform that also provides production services. Just a month later Lionsgate bought a $200 million stake in the company.
Hitco is home to Outkast’s Big Boi, Fifth Harmony’s Dinah Jane and newcomer rappers SAINt Jhn and Yella Beezy. Its founders, industry veterans L.A. Reid and Charles Goldstuck,...
Craig Piligian founded Pilgrim Media Group in the late-1990s and for the past two decades it has become known for producing a wide range of programming ranging from the scripted to unscripted, and across platforms. In 2015 Pilgrim Media launched 1620 Media, a unique digital video platform that also provides production services. Just a month later Lionsgate bought a $200 million stake in the company.
Hitco is home to Outkast’s Big Boi, Fifth Harmony’s Dinah Jane and newcomer rappers SAINt Jhn and Yella Beezy. Its founders, industry veterans L.A. Reid and Charles Goldstuck,...
- 10/3/2018
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar-winning documentary director Roger Ross Williams (Music by Prudence) and Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Media are teaming to develop High on the Hog, a docuseries chronicling African American history through the lens of food, based on Dr. Jessica B. Harris’ book High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America.
The book, published in 2011 by Bloomsbury, sets out to document the African Diaspora from a culinary perspective; the potential multi-part series traces the moving story of a people’s survival and triumph via the food that has knit together generations and helped define the American kitchen. It’s described as a culinary journey that stretches from Africa to enslavement, emancipation, the Harlem Renaissance, the march for Civil Rights, and up to the present day, and will explore the food and tastes that have profoundly impacted the American palate, and helped shape the country’s relationship with food, music,...
The book, published in 2011 by Bloomsbury, sets out to document the African Diaspora from a culinary perspective; the potential multi-part series traces the moving story of a people’s survival and triumph via the food that has knit together generations and helped define the American kitchen. It’s described as a culinary journey that stretches from Africa to enslavement, emancipation, the Harlem Renaissance, the march for Civil Rights, and up to the present day, and will explore the food and tastes that have profoundly impacted the American palate, and helped shape the country’s relationship with food, music,...
- 9/24/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Discovery Channel has renewed “Shifting Gears With Aaron Kaufman” for a second season, and TheWrap can exclusively report the sophomore run’s Sept. 24 premiere date. We’ve also got your first look at the upcoming season.
This year, “Fast N’ Loud” star Aaron Kaufman and his Arclight Fabrication crew are going to play in the dirt, building a rally car to complete in Washington state.
Readers can get a sense for how terrifying and dangerous that specific form of racing can be via our sneak peek — or you can just take Kaufman’s word for it.
Also Read: Discovery Hooks PGA Tour Rights Outside the Us for $2 Billion
“You go out there and make a mistake, you might come home in a pine box,” he says in the teaser, which is exclusive to TheWrap.
Watch the video above.
“Shifting Gears” is produced for Discovery Channel by Pilgrim Media Group, with...
This year, “Fast N’ Loud” star Aaron Kaufman and his Arclight Fabrication crew are going to play in the dirt, building a rally car to complete in Washington state.
Readers can get a sense for how terrifying and dangerous that specific form of racing can be via our sneak peek — or you can just take Kaufman’s word for it.
Also Read: Discovery Hooks PGA Tour Rights Outside the Us for $2 Billion
“You go out there and make a mistake, you might come home in a pine box,” he says in the teaser, which is exclusive to TheWrap.
Watch the video above.
“Shifting Gears” is produced for Discovery Channel by Pilgrim Media Group, with...
- 9/6/2018
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
There is something about watching creations, especially when it comes to vehicles, come to life right before your eyes. That is exactly what Discovery is bringing back to us with the return of Aaron Kaufman in his new series ‘Shifting Gears with Aaron Kaufman’, which is set to premiere at the beginning of March. The series is going to take on a whole new meaning when it comes to fixing up vehicles, and in this article, we are going to let you in on five things you should know before the series premiere makes its debut. With that said, let’s
Five Things You Didn’t Know About “Shifting Gears With Aaron Kaufman”...
Five Things You Didn’t Know About “Shifting Gears With Aaron Kaufman”...
- 3/6/2018
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Discovery is airing a Motor Mega Week in 2018 — which includes the premieres of three all-new series and an all new Mega Race. Last year’s showdown between Street Outlaws and Fast N’ Loud proved a massive success, now the two shows are going head-to-head again with Nascar Driver Kyle Bush as race master. Meanwhile, former Gas Monkey Aaron Kaufman’s new show Shifting Gears is one of the trio of debuts taking place during the week, which starts on February 26. Fans will also get to see the premiere of the all new Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings as well as...read more...
- 1/25/2018
- by Julian Cheatle
- Monsters and Critics
Fans of “Fast N’ Loud” will be happy to hear that the former mechanic of the Gas Monkey Garage, Aaron Kaufman will be back on the Discovery Network, except he’s not returning as an employee. He’s coming back as the boss of his own operation and we’ll see him in his new reality television series “Shifting Gears with Aaron Kaufman.” We checked into the new show and this is what you can expect. He’s coming back on his own terms Kaufman shared that it has been a big dream of his to work on a few different builds and concepts
What to Expect from “Shifting Gears with Aaron Kaufman”...
What to Expect from “Shifting Gears with Aaron Kaufman”...
- 1/22/2018
- by Dana Hanson-Firestone
- TVovermind.com
Could Aaron Kaufman be set to make his long-awaited return to Discovery with his new show Shifting Gears next month? It certainly looks that way. The network just put out a teaser video promoting a new “Motor Mega Week” set to air in February, with former Gas Monkey Garage mechanic Kaufman taking center stage. The fan favorite, nicknamed the “Bearded Wonder”, left Fast N’ Loud early last year but is set to return with a new series — as we revealed in October — called Shifting Gears. When the new show was revealed, Kaufman said it was slated to air...read more...
- 1/3/2018
- by Julian Cheatle
- Monsters and Critics
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