Phil and SI Do A Sitcom ....

Several months ago, Sheila and I ditched our satellite and cable connections in favor of internet streaming.  Aside from costing way less, streaming gives us the chance to literally program for ourselves, choose what we want to watch when we want to watch it and choose over a much wider range of programming.  Aside from a few things on PBS, we haven't watched pure network programming in years.  Almost everything you see on the networks, both broadcast and cable, is released for streaming the day after it's original air date and will be available then for several days or even indefinitely. So, why pay $50.00 per month to watch your favorite show on A&E when you can stream it for less than $10.00 per month the next day?

I was surfing Hulu Plus ($8.00 per month for literally hundreds of foreign and domestic movies and more TV content than you could ever watch) when I saw a promo for a new season of an ABC sitcom called "Last Man Standing" that included Phil and Si from "Duck Dynasty."  I figured I would watch a minute or two to see what it was like.  I was shocked.

I never thought that I would be saying the words ABC (normally the Anything But Christian), Tim Allen (the poster child for the stupid father image that is destroying American families) and sitcom (usually thirty minutes of mind numbing pop culture propaganda) in the same sentence as "well written," "smart," "funny," and "provocative."  Well, "Last Man Standing" is just that, well written, smart, funny and provocative (in a good way, that is provoking thought on issues that matter.)  Here is an example, a comedic discussion of fracking, environmentalism and decisions made on pop culture values: FRACKING EPISODE   (Sorry YouTube won't allow to embed, follow the link).   But, here is the kicker.  Bet you thought you couldn't even mention Christ on TV much less teach a mini Bible lesson.  Guess again, executive producer Tim Allen pulled it off with the help of Phil and Si from Duck Dynasty:




And here is Tim talking to the Phil and Si, admitting he comes from "a church family."  The show is worth watching.  Watch it on the internet.




Postscript:  During every show, Tim does a little monologue that manages to be funny and thought provoking. Listen for the political/social commentary: