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I did not think it was a great show then, and I still dont love it now.
But I cannot deny that on first watching the original series, I was transfixed.
For Mike Baxter, men should still be men.
(Goes without saying, really.)
In the time sinceLast Man Standingwas last on the air, the world has caught up with Mike.
That avenues lost now.
They did not arrive, or when they did, they didnt pack much of a wallop.
And yet, especially in the shows second episode, there are a few scenes that work.
It means the revivedLast Man Standingcould turn out to be a better show than Id expected.
This is not to say thatLast Man Standinghas abandoned all of its old ways.
The leftist members of the family are the laughable ones.
Why eat healthy, whole countrys going to hell!
Ryan whines, before Mike gives him a pep talk about turning off the TV and taking action.
Theres also still a solid vein of pure cheese inLast Man Standings DNA.
Why would they cancel a popular show that everybody loves?
Kyle says in confusion.
Maybe theyre a bunch of idiots!
yells Mike, entering the room to uproarious laughter.
This joke continues for several minutes, as the Baxters youngest daughter comes home from the Air Force academy.
It is not Earth-shattering.
The differences between the two series are even more suggestive in the light ofLast Man Standings second episode.
Its played for laughs;its stomach-twisting to watch.
Mike Baxter has suddenly found himself in line with the dominant political worldview.
