Anyone want to talk all things home improvement vs last man standing?

I'll start. Been on a Tim Allen kick lately anyways.

Last man standing is a good show, by good show I mean, good in the sense that you can't look away while watching a train wreck. The girls aren't that entertaining but it's not their fault, it's the writers fault for writing them jokes that don't really land and all their lines fall flat after that. It started off with a new born baby---already jumping the shark and then more and more men moved into the house with him, so he was no longer the "Last Man Standing."


Home improvement is actually much better, as it flows better, easier, the jokes land---they cared about the writing to give everybody something to go for. When Jonathan Taylor Thomas left, they did not bother to replace him and act like nobody would notice; and they addressed it in a way that worked for the show.
I found out long ago, that in the 1990's, that's when people actually cared about viewers and writings, they cared about what they wrote making sure everybody got good jokes that landed. Now they just scribbled a bunch of notes on paper and call it a day, or a show.


It's nice to see the era where everybody wore overalls all the time and more than one person had a walkman. I myself personally, had six different pairs of overalls in my closet at that time.