Tires (TV series)

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| genre = Comedy

| creator = {{Plainlist|

Shane Gillis
Steve Gerben
John McKeever

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| director = John McKeever

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Shane Gillis
Steve Gerben
Chris O'Connor
Kilah Fox
Stavros Halkias
Thomas Haden Church

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| country = United States

| language = English

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Shane Gillis
John McKeever
Steve Gerben

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| runtime = 20–23 minutes

| company = Dad Sick Productions

| network = Netflix

| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|5|24}}

| last_aired = present

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Tires is an American comedy television series created by Shane Gillis, Steve Gerben, and John McKeever.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-28 |title=Netflix Acquires Shane Gillis Scripted Series 'Tires' Debuting May 23 - About Netflix |url=https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-acquires-shane-gillis-scripted-series-tires-debuting-may-23 |access-date=2024-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628160818/https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-acquires-shane-gillis-scripted-series-tires-debuting-may-23 |archive-date=June 28, 2024 }} The series stars Gillis, Gerben, and a supporting cast consisting of Chris O'Connor, Kilah Fox, and Stavros Halkias. The series premiered on May 23, 2024, on Netflix. On May 21, 2024, Netflix announced the series had been picked up for a second season which will premiere on June 5, 2025.

Plot

The story focuses on Will (played by Gerben), who manages a location of his family's struggling auto-repair chain, "Valley Forge Automotive Center". As Will endeavors to revitalize the business, he's met with persistent harassment from his obnoxious cousin and now employee, Shane (played by Gillis), who frequently torments and undermines Will at every possible chance.

Cast

=Main=

Shane Gillis as Shane
Steve Gerben as Will
Chris O'Connor as Cal
Kilah Fox as Kilah
Stavros Halkias as Dave
Thomas Haden Church as Phil (season 2)

Episodes

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| Title = Windows of Opportunity

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| Title = Sales Contest

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| Title = The Rumor Mill

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Bikini Car Wash

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| Title = Dad

| DirectedBy = John McKeever

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Production

A pilot for Tires was originally uploaded in 2019 on Gillis' YouTube channel, but was removed prior to the show's premiere. Several years later, Gillis invested in a six-episode first season, which was picked up by Netflix for distribution. The show premiered May 23, 2024.{{cite news |last1=Herman |first1=Alison |title=Shane Gillis Netflix Sitcom 'Tires' Is a Self-Funded Showcase That Spins Its Wheels: TV Review |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/tv-reviews/shane-gillis-tires-review-netflix-1236011653/ |access-date=May 24, 2024 |work=Variety |date=May 23, 2024}} It was renewed for a second season on May 21, 2024.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/shane-gillis-series-tires-renewed-season-2-netflix-1236011934/|title=Shane Gillis Series 'Tires' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix Ahead of Series Premiere|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=May 21, 2024|work=Variety|access-date=May 23, 2024}}

In November 2024, Thomas Haden Church was announced as joining the cast for season two. Church will play Phil, the wealthy but immature father of Shane and uncle of Will.{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2024-11-26 |title=Shane Gillis’ ‘Tires’ Season 2 Casts Thomas Haden Church |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/shane-gillis-tires-season-2-cast-thomas-haden-church-1236223870/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 43% average score, meaning that 6 out of the 14 critic reviews were positive. The website's critics consensus reads, "Tires gets some chuckles by kicking around Shane Gillis' self-aware persona, but this unambitious sitcom will need to rev up the inspiration to get real traction."{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=tires|type=tv|title=Tires|season=1|access-date=May 30, 2024|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}} Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 44 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{Cite Metacritic|id=tires|title=Tires|type=tv|season=1|access-date=May 27, 2024|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}

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| quote = The Netflix comedy isn’t likely to impress anyone with the originality of its perspective or the sharpness of its wit. But it’s not really trying to. By the standards of the low bar it’s set for itself, it does just fine.

| source = —Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter{{Cite web |last=Han |first=Angie |date=2024-05-23 |title='Tires' Review: Netflix's Workplace Comedy Sets a Low Bar for Itself, and Clears It |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/tires-review-shane-gillis-tv-review-1235904723/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

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Several reviewers found the show to be a mildly amusing diversion but unremarkable in its premise.{{Cite web |last=Tallerico |first=Brian |date=May 23, 2024 |title=Netflix's Tires Should Have Fans of Shane Gillis Rolling |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/tires-review-netflix |access-date=May 27, 2024 |website=RogerEbert.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Loofbourow |first=Lili |date=May 22, 2024 |title=Forget 'Seinfeld.' 'Tires' really is a show about nothing. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/2024/05/23/tires-shane-gillis-tv-review/ |access-date=May 27, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}} Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com wrote: {{"'}}Tires' breaks no ground, but I have to admit to being somewhat refreshed by a comedy that doesn't aspire to do much more than make people laugh". Writing for The Washington Post, Lili Loofbourow described the stakes as “slim to nonexistent” and the conflict as minimal, declaring the show simply “fine”. In a positive review, John Anderson of The Wall Street Journal wrote that "when [the show] works it's hilarious".{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=John |title='Tires' Review: Shane Gillis's Grease Monkey on Netflix |url=https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/television/tires-review-shane-gillis-comedy-netflix-84be2741 |access-date=May 27, 2024 |work=The Wall Street Journal |language=en-US}} He also praised the ability of the writers to find the right mix of offensiveness in jokes, musing that the show might "be a map to the future, or some future, of comedy". In a negative review, Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times described the humor as too "pointedly juvenile" and stated that he "didn't laugh once".{{Cite web |last=Loyd |first=Robert |date=May 23, 2024 |title=Review: In Shane Gillis' Netflix show 'Tires,' the humor doesn't veer far from juvenile |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-05-23/tires-review-netflix-shane-gillis |access-date=May 27, 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}