The racial comedy found here is so painfully outdated that I almost thought I was watching some kind of ironic parody.
Unfortunately, unlike the writers, I choose not to ignore the passage of time. If the show were made thirty years ago, this might be cutting edge, sharp, witty material. The core of the episode’s humor revolves around a black family moving into a white neighborhood. That’s an actual plot point from a sitcom produced and set in 2012. And no, I assure you that you’re not caught in some kind of time warp. And by uncomfortable, I mean she acts like she’s never seen a black person before and gets continually tongue twisted from trying too hard to not seem racist. Hoping to make them feel welcome, she invites the couple over for dinner, but apparently unaccustomed to such diverse company, she grows uncomfortable. Meanwhile, after the family’s new African American neighbors, the Larabees, have their car egged, Vanessa becomes worried that they’ll think the incident was racially motivated. One is a tomboy who skips soccer practice so she can go to a party, and the other is a seemingly superficial diva who wants her parents to recognize her hard work and talent. In this installment, Mike’s youngest daughters run into trouble as they struggle to overcome their father’s (and the writers’) limited perception of them. The episode I watched, titled ‘High Expectations’, is from the show’s current second season. Wow, how the hell did a thin premise like that make it past a pitch meeting? And… that’s pretty much all there is to the concept. Considering the show’s exceedingly clever title, I have to assume that most episodes somehow emphasize his status as the only male in the family. Baxter is the marketing director of a sporting goods store in Colorado.
VANESSA ON LAST MAN STANDING SERIES
Starring Tim Allen in his allegedly triumphant return to TV, the series follows the exploits of Mike Baxter, his wife Vanessa (Nancy Travis), and their three daughters (Molly Ephraim, Kaitlyn Dever and Amanda Fuller).
Unlike some of the network’s far superior offerings (‘Modern Family’, ‘Suburgatory’), the show is shot using the increasingly outdated multi-camera setup (laugh track and all). ‘Last Man Standing’ is a sitcom that airs Friday nights on ABC. Once again, I’ll ask some pretty hard hitting questions. This time, I look at ABC’s ‘Last Man Standing’. After taking a break from bad sitcoms to check out TNT’s thoroughly mediocre ‘ Rizzoli & Isles‘, I’m back to subject myself to another seemingly unworthy half hour comedy that somehow remains on the airwaves.
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