HOROSCOPES
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re attracted to people and things for a reason, though sometimes not a good one, or at least not good enough to warrant further action. True wisdom is knowing what’s worth pursuing.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You will work up a lot of energy and put it into the thing you desire. Is it industriousness, manifestation or magic? It’s a recipe that’s bringing you what you want.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Don’t forget about the power of anticipation. The more a person waits for something, the more he or she wants it. Attention is an investment. A very effective way to hold attention is in the style of a dangling carrot.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You could give them what they want straight away. Then they will expect that every time. This kind of stability builds trust. Sometimes trust is what’s needed; other times, surprise is the key element.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). No one is born knowing how to handle this world and get along with people. All of the behaviors have to be learned. Your open mind and forgiving heart will keep you perpetually learning.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There are those who think that only a fool responds to problems without critical thought. What you know is that sometimes, relying on your unthinking response is the wisest move you can make.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There’s such a thing as too much structure. Uptight scenes could use a playful, disruptive force. Your childlike impulses may surprise them at first but will prove to be a force for good.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your social instincts are on point. You know when to get serious and when to lighten the mood, take a risk and go for the laugh. Deep connections can be (and often are) made out of a string of lighthearted moments.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Whatever you are going through, you know that others are in the same boat. And still, others are in a sinking ship, envying your boat or seeing it as their rescue.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You are part of the brew, the magic element that makes it sing, in fact. So, the successes of the group are also your successes, and you will do well to celebrate with all the pride of ownership.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your patience will be tested, if not your temper, but you’ve much more self-control than the forces that bear. People see how well you handle yourself, and you’ll rise in the esteem of a key player.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ve a talent for sharing just the right and necessary thing. You’ll teach someone a skill or value that has life-changing potential.
YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY (Feb. 23). The superficial goals get met, but they are not the ones that are important to you anymore. You go deeper and ask, “What else?” The question starts a process of creativity and outreach. You’ll move through feelings and relationships, receptive to the great gifts coming your way. You resonate with vitality. Aries and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 24, 22, 1 and 15.
If Tim Allen and Richard Karn reuniting for a reality building competition reminds you of their classic sitcom “Home Improvement,” that’s the point.
History Channel’s “Assembly Required” (premiering Tuesday, 10 EST/ PST) lets the pair “be exactly like we were in ‘Tool Time,’” the DIY show-within-ashow in ABC’S former hit sitcom “Home Improvement,” Allen told a Television Critics Association panel last week.
Joined by DIY woodworking expert and Youtube star April Wilkerson, Allen and Karn will oversee a competition between makers across the country as they build a variety of contraptions “from a dual, all-season ice-melter/leaf blower and all-in-one riding comfort mower to a do-it-yourself jacuzzi and BBQ bicycle,” the network says.
Each of the 10 episodes features three contestants building from their home shops, with Allen and Karn, both executive producers, popping in virtually to comment on the competition across two challenge rounds as Wilkerson explains the intricacies of the inventions. Eventually, two finalists’ creations will be tested by Allen and Karn at Allen’s workshop, and the winner will receive $5,000.
The reunion arrives on the 30th anniversary of “Home Improvement,” a ratings colossus that ran for eight seasons, from 1991 to 1999. Allen played Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor, a married father of three who hosted a home improvement TV show with Karns’ Al Borland as his sidekick.
Allen, now finishing the final season of Fox’s “Last Man Standing,” said he initially didn’t think Karn, a friend, would want to be part of the show, but “he jumped at the chance. And then, all of a sudden it became the two of us, kind of a live version of ‘Tool Time,’ if you will. We were very similar to the characters we play in that show.”
The chemistry between the two actors was immediate when “Home Improvement” began filming, Karn said.
“Our relationship kind of happened before we knew what it was. We took our cues from audience reaction to us, but we didn’t know there was anything really outstanding about how we were playing off each other,” he said. “We were just doing our job, and the writers were able to watch that and lean into it and write for it.”
In shooting “Assembly Required,” Karn provided a calming influence for Allen, who had no experience with unscripted formats and said he felt as if he was “coming unglued” at times.
“Rich was able to go, ‘OK, OK, OK.’ He’s a consummate professional and genuinely calm-hearted person. And it was a perfect match to pull me out of having to go insane,” Allen said. He “was able to bring it back down and be exactly like we were in ‘Tool Time.’ It’s amazing how this is an expansion of that relationship.”