‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 7 reviews

John’s “Gilmore Girls” Season 7 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Dec. 18, 2014 Brainerd Dispatch: TV review Goodbye, ‘Girls’ By JOHN HANSEN May 10, 2007 Yes, I’m a guy, and yes, I love “Gilmore Girls.” I’ve never understood why that’s a rarity – after all, the mother-and-daughter title characters are both gorgeous women and the main dude

‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 5 reviews

John’s “Gilmore Girls” Season 5 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Sept. 17, 2014 “Gilmore Girls” Season 5 (2004-05, WB) – I can’t say Rory was entirely likable this season, but I did enjoy seeing the junior Gilmore girl squirm during the first day of her newspaper internship. No writing staff does “awkward” better. And the last 10 minutes

‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 3 reviews

John’s “Gilmore Girls” Season 3 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, July 8, 2014 “Gilmore Girls” Season 3 (2002-03, WB), episodes 1-5 — Television’s elite show right now is “Gilmore Girls” (7 p.m. Tuesdays, WB), which packs more wit into an hour than any other show (drinking a ton of coffee does have its benefits). In a recent episode,

‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 2 reviews

John’s “Gilmore Girls” Season 2 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, June 10, 2014 “Gilmore Girls” Season 2 (2001-02, WB), episodes 1-16 — “Gilmore Girls” (7 p.m. Tuesdays, WB) may be more a lot more chipper than “Once & Again,” but that’s not to say it’s less realistic. It’s just that Sherman-Palladino sees the world through a uniquely observant

‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 1 reviews

John’s “Gilmore Girls” Season 1 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Nov. 7, 2013 NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘Gilmore Girls’ makes you want to hug your TV By JOHN HANSEN May 4, 2001 I’ve always been a fan of dark, depressing TV. But while I appreciate feeling cold and empty after an episode, such as this season’s “Buffy

John’s top 10 TV shows of 2016

These were my 10 favorite shows of 2016: 1. “Atlanta” (Season 1, FX) – Donald Glover’s brainchild is a crazy mix of “Curb Your Enthusiasm”-esque wry observations (Earn’s inability to order a kids’ meal), envelope-pushing storytelling choices (the pundit roundtable parody) and outright horrific violence (Earn witnesses a murder, then moves on like it’s just another

Movies and TV shows John is looking forward to in 2016 (Commentary)

Here are some movies and TV shows on my radar in the year ahead: “The 5th Wave” (movie, Jan. 22) – Chloe Grace Moretz stars in this “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” riff. While the preview – as with most movies nowadays — gives too much away, this still looks like a compelling family survival drama