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Shifting Gears (TV Series)
''Shifting Gears'' is an American television sitcom created by Julie Thacker Scully and Mike Scully for ABC through 20th Television. The series stars Tim Allen, Kat Dennings, Seann William Scott, Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, Maxwell Simkins, and Barrett Margolis. It premiered on ABC on January 8, 2025. On April 3, 2025, ABC renewed the series for a second season. Premise Still mourning the death of his wife, a gruff widower who runs an auto restoration shop reluctantly takes in his estranged daughter and his two grandchildren. Cast and characters Main * Tim Allen as Matt Parker * Kat Dennings as Riley Parker, Matt's daughter * Seann William Scott as Gabriel * Daryl "Chill" Mitchell as Stitch * Maxwell Simkins as Carter Parker, Riley's son * Barrett Margolis as Georgia Parker, Riley's daughter Recurring * Cynthia Quiles as Frankie * Jenna Elfman as Eve Drake, Riley's boss. * Lucas Neff as Jimmy, Riley's estranged husband. Guest stars * Brenda Song as Caitlyn Baker * Nancy Travi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent setting, such as a home, workplace, or community. Unlike sketch comedy, which features different characters and settings in each Sketch comedy, skit, sitcoms typically maintain plot continuity across episodes. This continuity allows for the development of storylines and characters over time, fostering audience engagement and investment in the characters' lives and relationships. History The structure and concept of a sitcom have roots in earlier forms of comedic theater, such as farces and comedy of manners. These forms relied on running gags to generate humor, but the term ''sitcom'' emerged as radio and TV adapted these principles into a new medium. The word was not commonly used until the 1950s. Early television sitcoms were often filme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Song
Brenda Song (born March 27, 1988) is an American actress of Hmong and Thai descent. Born in Sacramento, California, Song began her career at the age of six, working as a child model. She made her screen debut with a guest appearance on the sitcom '' Thunder Alley'' (1995), and went on to roles such as the children's television series '' Fudge'' (1995) and the Nickelodeon series '' 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd'' (1999). She starred in the Disney Channel original film '' The Ultimate Christmas Present'' (2000), which won her a Young Artist Award. She subsequently signed a contract with Disney Channel and earned widespread recognition for playing the titular character in the action film '' Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior'' (2006), and London Tipton in '' The Suite Life'' franchise (2005–2011), earning her acclaim and two Young Hollywood Awards. She additionally played the recurring role of Tia in ''Phil of the Future'' (2004–2005), and had starring roles in the television fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. The magazine also sponsors and hosts major industry events. History Foundation and early years ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saladin K
Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub ( – 4 March 1193), commonly known as Saladin, was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Hailing from a Kurdish family, he was the first sultan of both Egypt and Syria. An important figure of the Third Crusade, he spearheaded the Muslim military effort against the Crusader states in the Levant. At the height of his power, the Ayyubid realm spanned Egypt, Syria, Upper Mesopotamia, the Hejaz, Yemen, and Nubia. Alongside his uncle Shirkuh, a Kurdish mercenary commander in service of the Zengid dynasty, Saladin was sent to Fatimid Egypt in 1164, on the orders of the Zengid ruler Nur ad-Din. With their original purpose being to help restore Shawar as the vizier to the teenage Fatimid caliph al-Adid, a power struggle ensued between Shirkuh and Shawar after the latter was reinstated. Saladin, meanwhile, climbed the ranks of the Fatimid government by virtue of his military successes against Crusader assaults and his personal closeness to al-Adid. After Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Hench
Kevin Hench is an American screenwriter, television producer, television writer and columnist for foxsports.com. Hench is a frequent collaborator with comedian Adam Carolla, having co-written and co-produced the 2007 film '' The Hammer'' and two network TV pilots starring Carolla. Hench was also a producer on Carolla's series ''The Man Show'' and ''Too Late with Adam Carolla''. With retired NBA player John Salley, Hench hosted a podcast called ''Spider and the Henchman'' for Carolla's ACE Broadcasting Network. Hench appears regularly on the NPR sports show '' Only A Game'' and to discuss Boston-area sports on ''The Bill Simmons Podcast''. He has also appeared on the ESPN show ''Jim Rome Is Burning''. Hench is an alumnus of the University of Vermont The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, commonly referred to as the University of Vermont (UVM), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Burlington, Vermont, Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Gonzalez (director)
Victor Gonzalez is an American television director, known for his multi-camera work and focus on the Latino market. He began his career as camera operator on the sitcom '' ALF''. He continued to camera operate for many years on the sitcoms ''Roseanne'', '' Married... with Children'', ''Home Improvement'', '' Reba'' and ''That's So Raven''. Gonzalez made his directorial debut in 2000 on the Telemundo sitcom '' Los Beltrán'', and has since gone on to direct episodes of other series, such as '' Half & Half'', '' George Lopez'', ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', '' Pair of Kings'', '' I'm in the Band'', '' A.N.T. Farm'', '' Rules of Engagement'', '' Lab Rats'', '' Level Up'', '' Kickin' It'', '' Jessie'', '' See Dad Run'', '' Wendell & Vinnie'', '' Instant Mom'', '' The Thundermans'', '' Bunk'd'', '' Raven's Home'', ''Mike & Molly ''Mike & Molly'' is an American television sitcom created by Mark Roberts for CBS. It aired from September 20, 2010 to May 16, 2016. The series stars B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Murphy (comedian)
Morgan Murphy (born October 23, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actress. She has performed in the Comedians of Comedy tour and appeared in the ''Comedians of Comedy: Live at the Troubador'' DVD. Bobcat Goldthwait cast her in the films '' Sleeping Dogs Lie'' and ''World's Greatest Dad''. She has also been a featured performer for all three years of Aimee Mann's "Christmas Spectacular" tours and appeared in the video for Mann's song "31 Today". Morgan has made numerous appearances on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', for which she also worked as a writer. Life and career Murphy was born in Portland, Oregon. She was mostly raised by her mother, who is Jewish, and was also brought up in this faith but did not have a bat mitzvah. Her father is Michael T. Murphy, a lawyer and former film producer who executive-produced the films '' St. Helens'' (1981) and '' The Osterman Weekend'' (1982), who is a Catholic of Irish descent. Murphy attended high school in Southern California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle Fishel
Danielle Christine Fishel ( ; born May 5, 1981) is an American actress and director. She began her career in theater, appearing in community productions of ''The Wizard of Oz'' and ''Peter Pan''. She made her debut as an actress shortly after, making guest appearances in shows such as ''Full House'' and ''Harry and the Hendersons''. In 1993, Fishel was cast as Topanga Lawrence on the teen sitcom ''Boy Meets World'', which ran on ABC from 1993 to 2000, and reprised the role for its successor '' Girl Meets World'' on Disney Channel, which aired from 2014 to 2017. During ''Girl Meets World'', Fishel also began to transition to directing, and she has gone on to direct episodes for other series, including ''Raven's Home'', ''Coop & Cami Ask the World'', ''Sydney to the Max'', '' Just Roll with It'', '' The Villains of Valley View'', '' Pretty Freekin Scary'', and '' Lopez vs Lopez''. Fishel was the host of Style Network's ''The Dish,'' and appears in '' National Lampoon's Dorm Daze, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Patterson (screenwriter)
Jim Patterson is an American screenwriter and producer. He is a co-creator of the comedy-drama television series ''The Ranch'', which he created with Don Reo. He has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards in the category Outstanding Comedy Series for his work on the television program ''Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn that aired on CBS for 12 seasons from September 22, 2003, to February 19, 2015. The series originally starred Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper, a hedonis ...'', for which he co-showran with Reo for the series' final three seasons. References External links * Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) American male screenwriters American television writers American male television writers American television producers American showrunners {{US-tv-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Daily
Bob Daily is an American television producer and screenwriter. Career Beginning as a writer for the 1990s Nickelodeon cartoon ''Rugrats'', Daily joined the crew of the sitcom ''Frasier'' in 1999. In total he wrote or co-wrote fifteen episodes of the series and was also one of the show's co-executive producers during its last years. He won two consecutive Writers Guild Awards in the category Outstanding Script – Episodic Comedy, for the episodes "Rooms with a View" (2002) and "No Sex, Please, We’re Skittish" (2003). After ''Frasier'' concluded in 2004, Daily joined fellow ''Frasier'' writers Joe Keenan and Christopher Lloyd as a co-executive producer on their short lived sitcom ''Out of Practice''. In 2006, Daily and Keenan joined ''Desperate Housewives'' as a producer and writer. Following Keenan's departure from the show in 2007, Daily was promoted to executive producer, starting with the first episode of the fourth season. He served as showrunner for the eighth and fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Futon Critic
''The Futon Critic'' is a website that provides articles and information regarding prime time programming on broadcast and cable networks in the United States. The site publishes reviews of prime time programming and interviews of people in the television industry, as well as republishing Nielsen ratings data reports, and press releases provided by television networks and streaming television platforms. ''The Futon Critic'' was founded by Brian Ford Sullivan in 1997. History Brian Ford Sullivan, CEO of Futon Media, registered ''The Futon Critic'' on January 14, 1997. From its founding, the site has published reviews on prime time programming, as well as interviews its staff conducted with members of the television industry. The site also contains sections of articles dedicated to republishing press releases, network schedules and Nielsen ratings data, which have been cited by articles on websites such as '' The Huffington Post'' and TV by the Numbers. Its publications ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir Leno ( ; born April 28, 1950) is an American television host, comedian, and writer. After doing stand-up comedy for years, he became the host of NBC's ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Tonight Show'' from 1992 until 2009 when Conan O'Brien took over as host. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, ''The Jay Leno Show'', which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time Zone, ET, also on NBC. O'Brien turned down NBC's offer to have Leno host a half hour monologue show before ''The Tonight Show'' to boost ratings amid reported viewership diminishing, which sparked the 2010 Tonight Show conflict, 2010 ''Tonight Show'' conflict that resulted in Leno's returning to hosting the show on March 1, 2010. He hosted his last episode of his second tenure on February 6, 2014. That year, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. From 2014 to 2022, he hosted ''Jay Leno's Garage,'' and from 2021 to 2023, hosted the revival of ''You Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
