Need a laugh after a rough week? 'Shifting Gears' is the comic pit stop you deserve
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It was one of those weeks where I wanted to just have a good laugh, and I found a sure-fire bet to do that - 'Shifting Gears' on Disney+.
With Tim Allen ('Home Improvement) and Kat Dennings ('2 Broke Girls') heading the cast, it looked like the perfect vehicle to help me unwind.
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In this frenzied binge-watching era, where you try and keep up with the deluge of content across several streaming platforms, not forgetting traditional TV offerings, it can drive you mad.
This 10-part dysfunctional family comedy, following the traditional American blueprint, allows you to simply pause and enjoy.
Look, it's not a trailblazing offering that flips the genre on its head. It's just a well-written, well-cast and side-splitting offering.
Still grieving over his late wife, Matt Parker (Allen) keeps busy at his auto restoration shop. A stickler for details, he's not the easiest boss to his staff, Gabriel (Seann William Scott) and Stitch (Daryl 'Chill' Mitchell).
However, his daily routine is disrupted by the return of his estranged daughter Riley (Dennings) and her children, son Carter (Maxwell Simkins) and daughter Georgia (Barrett Margolis).
Kat Dennings as Riley and Tim Allen as her stubborn dad, Matt Parker, in the comedy, 'Shifting Gears'.
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