- John Hansen
- July 2, 2015
‘Scream: The TV Series’ tries out horror-satire hybrid on small screen
“Scream: The TV Series” (9 p.m. Tuesdays on MTV) knows what it wants to be. As is the tradition in this increasingly meta franchise, the format
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- John Hansen
- June 17, 2015
Is the aim of Wayward Pines to create the perfect, obedient human?
Discussion of “Wayward Pines” (8 p.m. Central Thursdays on Fox) on threads such as the AV Club and IMDB has centered on what the heck is happening
- John Hansen
- April 28, 2015
For current popular shows, what’s the end game? (TV commentary)
By their very nature, some shows have end games and some don’t. A show about families and relationships, like “Parenthood,” simply looks for a grace
- John Hansen
- March 20, 2015
‘Veronica Mars’ team smoothly transforms skills for ‘iZombie’
When I saw a poster for “iZombie” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays on The CW) – “the new show from Rob Thomas” — in the background of a
- John Hansen
- March 3, 2015
Have the communists won on ‘The Walking Dead?’ Not likely (TV commentary)
In Sunday’s episode of “The Walking Dead” (8 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC), Alexandria leader Deanna jokes to Rick “I guess the communists won.” She offers Rick
- John Hansen
- December 1, 2014
Is ‘The Walking Dead’ embarking on a ‘Dark Rick’ arc? (TV commentary)
Everyone is (rightly) reacting to the shocking end of Sunday’s mid-season finale of “The Walking Dead,” but the biggest moment in terms of reverberations for future stories
- John Hansen
- November 3, 2014
‘Walking Dead’s’ ‘Slabtown’ delivers perfect treatise on evils of taxation (TV commentary)
“The Walking Dead” (8 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC) rarely gets mentioned when lists of “most libertarian TV shows” are compiled, but that might change when
- John Hansen
- October 15, 2014
Can we all agree that locking people in train cars and killing and eating them is wrong? (TV commentary)
Sunday’s episode of “Talking Dead,” which followed the fifth-season premiere of “The Walking Dead” (8 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC), asked viewers if they thought Rick’s gang
- John Hansen
- August 12, 2014
‘The Strain’ is breaking out to become great, lights-out horror TV
Through five episodes, “The Strain” (8 p.m. Central Sundays on FX) is already shaping up to be one of the best horror TV shows ever. Its combination
- John Hansen
- July 16, 2014
del Toro’s ‘The Strain’ deliciously dark and stylish
On the heels of “Fargo,” FX continues its miniseries winning streak with “The Strain” (9 p.m. Central Sundays on FX), based on a novel and Dark Horse