By Chris Snellgrove | Published
For better or for worse, we live in an era of TV renaissance. Some of the most popular shows from the '90s keep coming back, often to the delight of older fans. Frasierfor example, he brought back Kelsey Grammar for a new show; aired on Paramount+, which also hosts the show Star Trek: The Next Generation reboot, Picard. A lovely children's sitcom Full house was returned as Fuller Houseeven a pioneering gay sitcom Will & Grace it was rebooted for the enjoyment of a new, progressive generation. In the midst of all these revivals, some of us have been asking the same question for years: where the heck is it Home Improvement?
Home Improvement was one of the most popular television series of almost the entire '90s. With that kind of popularity, a reboot or revival seems inevitable, and leading man Tim Allen often talks about how much he'd love to make it happen. Recently, he was asked during an interview if there were any updates, and he gave a surprising answer. He said it would make sense for the revival to focus on his on-screen sons, but “there are personality issues right now with the boys.” This appears to be a reference to Zachery Ty Bryan, who is currently serving a scheduled prison sentence!
TV's Greatest Dad Is Back (Well, He Wants To Be)
Recently, Tim Allen gave an interview to Us Weekly, where he was asked about the possibility Home Improvement revival. “They always talk about how it can go forward, but they get stuck [because] there are personality problems for the boys right now,” he said, “They have their own problems. I always thought it would be great if it was about them. That's a bit of a challenge right now, to put it nicely.” It's a great idea, really, that worked for another '90s sitcom revival. When Fuller House returned, all of its main dramas revolved around the adult versions of the child characters that appeared Full house.
So, what does Allen mean when he says that “boys” have “personality problems?” In Home Improvementhis character had three sons, played by Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, and Taran Noah Smith. In these early childhood years, Smith gave up acting altogether; in fact, the last thing he did was voicework for the 1999 episode of Batman Beyond. Meanwhile, former teen heartthrob Jonathan Taylor Thomas is still interested in acting, but prefers writing and directing these days. As a result, it would be difficult to get one of them to come back and take a Home Improvement revival.
Child Star Breaks Out Badly
Presenting the biggest issue, however, is Zachery Ty Bryan. In 2020, he was arrested for allegedly strangling his girlfriend. He was also arrested for domestic violence and is currently serving 16 months in a California prison for a DUI violation. Once released, he will serve a 19-month sentence in Oregon for domestic violence arrest violations. All in all, his story is painful for all of us who enjoyed watching him Home Improvement back in the 1990s. But Tim Allen isn't wrong: it's hard to star in a TV show when you can't get out of jail!
Long ago, Tim Allen was the big daddy of TV, and he's in a tough spot now. You know that Home Improvement is still popular; The audience loves the conceit of that show so much that it was able to make two successful spiritual sequels (Last Man Standing again Changing Gears). Now, you have a perfect idea to deliver Home Improvement back, but it won't happen because the producers will have to recast all of his on-screen children. As much as I feel for Allen, though, it's really funny to see him throw all those players under the bus and blame them for his revival never getting the green light.
Undoubtedly funny, strange behavior that makes you cringe and laugh at the same time? This feels less like watching a Hollywood superstar and more like watching his on-screen alter ego. We may not even get more Home Improvementbut thanks to Allen's interviews, one thing is clear: Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor did not go!
