The successful (and at times controversial) return of Roseanne has TV fans thinking how best to resurrect other favorite working-class sitcoms of the 1990s. And, of course, at the top of that list is Home Improvement.

Roseanne is back on TV, nearly 20 years since the first run of the show went off the air in 1998. So Tim Allen’s classic comedy, which aired on ABC from 1991-1999, seems primed for a revival, too. And if Home Improvement were to actually come back, it would follow Roseanne‘s lead and give one of its main characters a turn to the right—that is, if comedian Joe Mande had any influence on the script.

A fantasy reboot script written by Mande was shared on Twitter Monday by Patton Oswalt. In the episode, billed as the pilot, the comedian depicts none other than Johnathan Taylor Thomas’ character Randy Taylor as a member of the alt-right.

The cast of “Home Improvement” in a 1998 production photo. Series creator and star, Tim Allen, is in the center, wearing a blue shirt. Jonathan Taylor Thomas is in the front row, on the right. Touchstone Television

The script features a scene in which Tim Taylor (Allen) finds his middle son Randy gearing up for some white nationalist revelry at an upcoming rally. The Tool Man walks in on Randy assembling a tiki torch in the garage as he’s trying to memorize “14 words” for the rally: “We must secure the existence of our children and a future for white children.”

In typical dad-joke fashion, Tim responds to his son’s white supremacist speech with some musing about Rally’s cheeseburgers, after which Randy coyly explains he isn’t referring to a fast food joint. “Didn’t mom tell you? I’m Alt-right now,” Randy says.

In the script, Tim appears to be pleased with his son’s newfound motivation to make America great again, and tells Randy he’s “proud” of him for “believing in something.”

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The return of Roseanne found big ratings as viewers found Roseanne Connor emulating her creator, Roseanne Barr, and her right-wing, President Donald Trump-loving tendencies. That success has spurred chatter about whether a trend of old, all-white-cast TV shows featuring Trump supporters is in the offing.

But if Home Improvement were to return, it would seem unlikely for Randy to become the show’s resident white nationalist. (Our money’s on Randy’s meathead older brother, Brad.)

When the show originally aired, Randy seemed to be headed down the liberal path. Not only was his character uninterested in the hyper-masculine, alpha-male, doofus rhetoric more common to Tim. Randy was also more artistically inclined than his brothers Brad (Zachery Ty Bryan) and Mark (Taran Noah Smith), appearing in school plays during his younger years and writing for the student newspaper about issues such as environmentalism and political corruption. And lest we forget, Randy nearly denounced his religion in a Season 7 episode that aired in 1997, which was also a major problem for Tim.

Needless to say, the lack of shared interests between Tim and Randy was the cause of much strife in the Taylor household—and sitcom hijinks for viewers.

But considering Thomas’ character was only 15 and still in high school when Home Improvement ended, there’s always a possibility college and life events could have influenced him to radically alter his politics.

Mande did not respond to Newsweek‘s request for comment about his Home Improvement spec script.

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OMG I can finally tell you that the entire kitchen is done done DONE. It’s an amazing feeling and I love the way it turned out. As you know, I started this process a long time ago!! There are a lot of bases to cover so I’m not going to cover everything in this post, instead I’m going to separate the posts into three or four posts.

This one is all about the reveal! I love dramatic before and afters and I have to say, the before photos show a pretty intense makeover.

This was my first ever renovation and I learned a lot. I also designed this space myself, which was another huge learning experience.

INSPIRATION
Let’s start with the inspiration. The house itself is an English-style cottage so I wanted to be true to the house. I wanted it to fit within the style of the house so I went with shaker cabinets. What I didn’t want? Was an all-white kitchen. I wanted something with a bit more style but at the same time, I wanted to make something that would be sellable and not too custom.

Here are some BEFORE photos that show the dramatic change:

And here is my mood board! I highly recommend making one of these before you start a demo project, especially if you’ve never done one before. It helps with seeing everything in the same place. I ended up changing some things as I went, but it was a good general idea.

CABINETS
I decided on the sage green the minute I saw this kitchen. It was the perfect soothing color for me. I decided to go with Ikea cabinets and Semihandmade fronts that were painted in Farrow and Ball’s blue grey. I will talk more about my experience with Ikea cabinets (hit and miss) and Semihandmade (flawless experience). Also, did you know getting cabinets painted was expensive?!?! The price almost made me fall out of my chair. I’ll share the price with you, too. This post is coming soon!

I chose black hardware because I think it’s beautiful with the sage green cabinets. The hardware (in total) was about $75 (not too, too expensive) so if the “black hardware” trend fades out of style, I can easily replace it with something that’s more current/classic.

I paired these sleek-looking black pulls with black mushroom knobs.

They both feel super sturdy. My only complaint is that they get dusty very quickly so a quick wipe down once a week has become a habit. Other than that, the price is right and quality is really good.

APPLIANCES
Before we started demo, I started to speak to KitchenAid about collaborating on the appliances and to my delight, they said agreed to work with me on this project!

We decided collectively on the 30-Inch 4 B-burner Rangetop Commercial-Style in Black. I absolutely love this stove. As you know, I cook and bake a lot and needed something that was a workhorse.

I went with the black range to match the hardware and I’m SO glad my-brother-in-law, Sean, convinced me to go with the black. We were debating on white for a lil’ bit but the black adds nice contrast.

Above the range, lives the 30-Inch Wall-Mount, 3-Speed Canopy Hood. Right when we got this installed, Josh decided to fry up a porchetta and this hood sucked all that smoke up and out! It worked like a pro.

The refrigerator is the most beautiful fridge I’ve ever had in my life. It’s the 36-inch Standard Depth French Door Refrigerator. There is cherry wood on the inside and the drawers slide and glide so easily and flawlessly. There are temperature control drawers, called Preserva Food Care System, that keeps produce so crispy and fresh. It’s also a really good size fridge, which is great for me with shoots and stuff. I did a full groceries right when we got it hooked up and there was still SO much room.

The 24-inch Stainless Steel Wine Cellar with Metal Front Racks is magical because you can set one area’s temperature for white wine and another area for red wine so you can store both in the same fridge—genius! When I take a bottle of wine out of the fridge, I feel like a dang adult.

The 44 dbA Dishwasher with Dynamic Wash Arms and Bottle Wash…is my heart. I’ve had this blog for SO very long and didn’t have a dishwasher. Billy and I washed every single dish by hand, nearly every single day. I didn’t really even think it was that big of a deal but now that I have a dishwasher it is truly life-changing.

I’m super grateful to have a machine that’s sole job is to wash dishes! It’s a magical moment for me. It’s also SO quiet. I often times do all of my work at the kitchen table and almost forget that I started it—it’s that quiet.

FLOORING:
We ended up deciding on this beautiful tile that looks like white-washed hardwood. Why did we do this? Because I’m hard on kitchens. While I wanted to create a beautiful space where I could shoot content for the blog, I also wanted a space that had a lot of function. I wanted everything to be durable and sturdy and actually work well.

I went with tile because spills happen and I know that I’m inevitably going to spill water or caramel or drop a pie. I wanted something that could take a beating and tile is it. This tile looks like white washed hardwood and so far so good! It’s really amazing. We got a medium grey grout so I’m not on my hands and knees trying to scrub the grout.

COUNTERTOPS
I decided to go with calacutta marble countertops. I knew that I would use the peninsula to shoot content on and I wanted the surface to be beautiful.

Once I settled on the sage green cabinets, I knew I wanted to find a slab that had a bit of green going throughout the marble. I found it, buried in a marble yard behind all of this other beautiful marble. It was forgotten about and had probably been there for months. I haggled with the guy and got it for about half off—-score!

I actually found the countertops and then picked the exact color of the cabinets based on what I thought would be complimentary. This order worked out for me and I would actually highly recommend it, especially if you’re going with a piece of marble or caesar stone that is super unique in color and design.

BACKSPLASH
I treated this kitchen very much like how I dress: a mix of highs and lows. I knew the countertops would be a splurge so I had to chill it with the backsplash. Initially I found this beautiful scalloped backsplash but that added up QUICK. It ended up being too expensive so I searched low and far for this perfect white subway tile. I didn’t want it to be shiny but I also didn’t want it to be so matte that stains would set in.

This was the perfect in between and I bought all the tile for $150—pretty good. I ended up going with black grout to match the hardware and I loved how it turned out. Subway tile can be a bit boring sometimes but I think if it’s surrounded by other unique components it can be classic and chill.

Lastly, I want to give another big thank you to KitchenAid for supplying all of the appliances—they truly are a dream come true!! All of my opinions about their products are my absolute own.

I’m going to post a few other posts soon. I’m going to do a deep dive into the cabinets, working with a contractor for the first time and tips on designing your own kitchen sans designer! It should be fun!

Let me know if you have any questions or I missed any links below!

Welcome to the new and improved A Cozy Kitchen.

xoxo,
Adrianna

Here are all the links to the items that we used!
Appliances: KitchenAid | Cabinets (Ikea boxes with Semihandmade Fronts) | Farrow and Ball Paint for Cabinets | Knobs + Pulls | Floor Tile | Subway Tile  (similar style online) |  Calacutta Marble | Sconce from Cedar & Moss in Matte Black/Opal | Sink from Kohler | Faucet from Brizo | Grey Kitchen Rug | KitchenAid Mixer in Pistachio | Kitchen Chairs | Tea Kettle | Eye Ball Planter | Cup Measures | Soap Dispenser (I truly love this!) | Aesthetically Pleasing Kitchen Sponges | Wooden Dish Scrub | Kitchen Nook Lamp Shade | Center Kitchen White Lamp Shade | Espresso Cups from Hay Design

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Well, here we are. Spring has come, and don’t you know, the cold just will not leave us alone. Hopefully, the warm weather will be here to stay soon, and we can all get out and enjoy ourselves.

As we said in last week’s column, this is the time of year to start doing garden work and putting down new mulch and taking care of the palms and bushes.

All homeowners are aware that Walkers Woods is a Firewise community, so when you go out and do the yard work, remember to go to our website and download the Firewise volunteer form. You can fill this form out and submit it to Waccamaw Management Attn: Kay Feld.

The hours you put on the form will count towards our Firewise goal and help us to get our grant money.

Also on the Firewise page you are able to download a Firewise homeowner checklist, a home fire safety survey, and the Firewise investment requirement for 2018.

The event committee reminds everyone about bingo on Thursday at the amenity center at 7 p.m. on March 29.

And start getting your stuff together for the community garage sale in April.

Also, you may want to look on the website and read up on the pool rules for this summer as there have been some changes made.

If you are planning any modifications on your home or property, you need to check out the architectural standards page modification request application form that also has changes.

Again, you can download this form and submit it to Waccamaw Management Attn: Kay Feld with a plot of your property. If you don’t have one, you can use Google Earth and submit that diagram.

The board has received complaints about parking on the streets inside Walkers Woods. Sometimes we seem to forget about our neighbors when we do park on the street.

If fire trucks need to get down your street, cars parked in the road will make it difficult. The streets inside Walkers Woods belong to the county. But we need to remember that our rules say parking is only allowed to the top of the curb. This means not on the sidewalk or the grass.

So, when parking in the street, remember your neighbors, and don’t park by their mailboxes, or block their driveways.

And if you do need to park in the street, the vehicle must be parked in the same direction as the traffic flow.

Well, that is going to do it for this week.

Email me with your news and events at delanort@hotmail.com.

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If former fan favorites like Roseanne and Will & Grace can stage a comeback, why can’t the same happen for mega-hits like Home Improvement and Frasier?

It’s not as simple as we would like to think. EW has learned there was talk about reviving Home Improvement, the ’90s comedy that starred Tim Allen as a stereotypical dad who worships his tools and sports. Disney CEO Bob Iger was keen on bringing back the comedy for fans to stream online, a source reveals, but the deal never got off the ground because of an ongoing battle over the show’s $1 billion-plus profits. The creators of the series first filed their complaint in 2013 and it’s not over yet.

It would have been a remarkable feat to convince Allen to return to ABC since he still carries a grudge over the 2017 cancellation of Last Man Standing, his most recent family sitcom for the network. Allen believes the pink slip came because his character was a “likable conservative.” The comedy’s final season averaged 8.1 million viewers and a 1.6 rating among adults 18-49.

Last Man Standing was the “second biggest show, [ABC] hadn’t won a Friday night in 15 years,” Allen said on last year. They put us out to pasture on Friday and we won Friday. Big night for us. Big night for them. I would have put Roseanne after us. That’s what I would’ve done, just launch Roseanne, launch any show you want. Use us just to launch shows, if nothing else. It’s hard. I have no idea why they did what they did.”

The chance of a Frasier comeback, however, seems more promising. EW confirmed star Kelsey Grammer and the cast had been talking about a reunion. But the February death of John Mahoney, who played the beloved father of Frasier (Grammer) and Niles (David Hyde Pierce), has cast a pall on the idea — and for good reason.

“The idea has been discussed and certainly people who were in favor of it loved the idea of John being a part of it because he was so much of the balance of the show,” says co-executive Producer Christopher Lloyd, who talked to EW about Mahoney’s passing in February. “You have these two stuffy intellectuals and a dyed-in-the-wool man of the people. That just provided so much balance in the show so it would be a little hard imagining to do it without him.”

That said, Lloyd thinks Mahoney would have wanted NBC and the cast to go on without him.

“John was such a generous soul,” Lloyd says. “He would be the first person to say, ‘Oh course you should go ahead and do it.’ Even if it came up before [his passing], he would be the first person to root everybody forward in doing it.”

In the meantime, another reunion is well underway at CBS. The network gave a series order to Murphy Brown, which will bring back Candice Bergen and former cast members Faith Ford (Corky Sherwood), Joe Regalbuto (Frank Fontana), and Grant Shaud (Miles Silverberg).

The show’s creator, Diane English, will head up the writers’ room again. The original series aired for 10 years from 1988 to 1998.

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http://ew.com/tv/2018/03/30/will-home-improvement-and-frasier-be-revived-next/

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