Tim Allen returned to television with the family-sitcom Last Man Standing in 2011. He plays Mike Baxter, the marketing director for the sporting goods store, Outdoor Man, which is owned by Edward "Ed" Alzate (played by Héctor Elizondo). After spending several years traveling around the world promoting the store and working on the yearly calender, Mike decides to change the store's marketing tactics by vlogging. This also gives him more free time to spend his with wife, Vanessa (played by Nancy Travis) and their three daughters - Kristin, Mandy and Eve. The eldest daughter, Kristen, has a son, Boyd.
Despite premiering to over twelve-million viewers on Tuesday nights, the ratings dropped to half that by the end of the season. The series managed to get picked up for a second season, but with many changes, including the change in showrunner and the move to Friday nights. Actress Alexandra Krosney, who plays Kristin, was replaced with actress Amanda Fuller. The grandson, Boyd, magically aged three years, now played by Flynn Morrison. Jordan Masterson takes over the role of Boyd's father, Ryan Vogelson. Another major change was the added political tone, in which Mike would bunt heads with Ryan over politics. The series has maintained decent ratings since moving to Friday nights and will begin its fourth season in the fall. Typically, television shows are released on DVD a few months after a season ends, but for some reason Last Man Standing never received traditional DVD releases, but instead seasons one and two were released through the Amazon's manufacture on demand (MOD).
The episodes featured on the sets are:
First Season
Pilot/Last Baby Proofing StandingGrandparents Day Last Halloween Standing Co-Ed Stoftball Good Cop, Bad Cop Home Security House Rules Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Last Christmas Standing The Passion of the Mandy Moon Over Kenya Take Your Daughter to Work Odd Couple Out Tree of Strife House of Spirits Adrenaline Baxter & Sons Ding Dong Ditch Animal Wrongs Wherefore Art Thou, Mike Baxter The Bud's For You The Spotlight Found Money | Second Season "Voting " Dodgeball Club High Expectations Ed's Twice Ex-Wife Mother Fracker Circle of Life Putting a Hit on Christmas Bullying Attractive Architect The Help Mike's Pole Quarterback Boyfriend What's in a Name? Buffalo Bill Day Breaking Curfew Private Coach The Fight College Girl |
I grew up watching Home Improvement in the 90s, so I naturally tuned into Tim Allen's newest vehicle Last Man Standing. Yes, some of the political jokes are unnecessary and the Ryan character is horrible, but the series isn't that bad. The cast has great chemistry together, though it takes awhile to get use to Amanda Fuller as the new Kristin. I have never purchased or reviewed any of the Amazon 's MOD titles, but I don't see much difference between it and normal DVD releases, except for the fact that there are no extras on the sets, not even deleted scenes or commentaries. The picture quality is good on all the episodes. Overall, the episodes on the Last Man Standing: The Complete First Season and the Last Man Standing: The Complete Second Season DVD sets are funny with moral values that the whole family can enjoy watching together.
*Disclaimer - I received a complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.
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