- John Hansen
- December 23, 2014
John’s top 10 TV shows of 2014
These were my 10 favorite shows of 2014: 1. “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (Season 6, Netflix) – “The Clone Wars” saves the best for last with
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- John Hansen
- November 25, 2014
After 10 episodes, let’s check in on ‘Gotham’s’ rogues gallery
With an impressive 8.2 IMDB rating through 10 episodes, “Gotham” has achieved the challenging feat of making familiar material fresh without alienating fans. As the first serious
- John Hansen
- September 23, 2014
‘Gotham’ thrillingly brings Bat-verse back to live-action TV
“Gotham” (7 p.m. Central Mondays on Fox), by far the new fall series I was most looking forward to, gets off to a great start with
- John Hansen
- September 16, 2014
Fall TV 2014: ‘Gotham’ and a handful of other shows worth checking out (Commentary)
A year ago, I announced that the lineup of new fall shows was the worst in two decades, and although I ended up liking (and
- John Hansen
- July 24, 2012
‘Dark Knight Rises’ doesn’t take Batman to new heights
“The Dark Knight Rises” is a worthy capper to Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, including all of the pluses that make these films beloved by their admirers
- John Hansen
- May 3, 2012
‘Prometheus’ and 9 other summer movies John wants to see (Commentary)
Based on the trailers, here are the 10 movies I’m most looking forward to in the summer of 2012. They are listed in order of
- John Hansen
- January 11, 2011
‘Star Wars’ fans: Are you OK with George Lucas rewriting established lore? (TV and movie commentary)
The fictional franchises I like most are the ones that have an ongoing, non-contradictory, canonical storyline — “Star Wars,” “Buffy” and “The X-Files” being my
- John Hansen
- December 5, 2009
The really cool stuff of the Aughts wasn’t found in the mainstream (Commentary)
Time Magazine called it the “decade from hell,” but Entertainment Weekly argued, in its latest issue, what about the entertainment? However, they failed to make
- John Hansen
- July 28, 2009
Is it just me, or is Comic-Con one giant commercial? (Commentary)
Entertainment Weekly, Zap2It, G4 and all the major entertainment news sources have jumped on the Comic-Con bandwagon in recent years — even the gossip-themed “Chelsea Lately” mentioned Comic-Con in a