The title and premise of Shifting Gears seem to be about, well, shifting gears in your life and your attitude, but the two episodes sent to critics suggest little interest in giving viewers anything other than exactly what they want and expect.

Welcome Tim Allen back to the land of multicamera sitcom, for a third run in a form that has treated him well. "Home Improvement" ran for eight seasons on ABC and is arguably what allowed him to become a film star;