10 Mar Hollywood Pivots to Programming for Trump’s America [Wall Street Journal]
BY JOE FLINT
March 10, 2025 | In a recent episode of the new ABC sitcom “Shifting Gears,” Tim Allen bemoans his grandson’s school dropping its Minutemen mascot because the vice principal says it isn’t “inclusive.”
“What’s more inclusive than a dude wearing a wig, stockings, little high heels, holding on to a rifle. That could bring this country together, checks every damn box,” Allen says to his daughter, who lives in fear of every potentially politically incorrect utterance her father makes.
Such dialogue is the norm for Allen’s character, a classic car restoration shop owner who listens to “The Joe Rogan Experience.” Since its debut in January, “Shifting Gears” has become a hit on Disney’s ABC and Hulu, with episodes drawing an average of 10 million viewers, according to Nielsen.
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