- John Hansen
- February 19, 2018
‘Freaks and Geeks’ reviews
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- John Hansen
- December 11, 2017
Sherman-Palladino achieves career hat trick with ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
All of the best traits and very few of the worst traits of hat-loving TV producer Amy Sherman-Palladino are present in the delightful “Marvelous Mrs.
- John Hansen
- October 1, 2017
Catching up with ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 1 (TV review)
“Big Little Lies” (which aired earlier this year on HBO, and can now be found on HBO Go or at Redbox) is the best thing
- John Hansen
- September 18, 2017
‘Westworld’ Season 1 (2016) blends SF, Western, mystery
When I got a few months of free HBO with my new Dish Network subscription, the first show I programmed into my DVR was “Westworld,” which launched
- John Hansen
- July 10, 2017
7 times ‘X-Files’ borrowed from ‘Kolchak’
Today, it’s impossible to talk about “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” (1974-75, following TV movies in 1972 and 1973) without talking about “The X-Files” (1993-present). While this annoys some “Kolchak”
- John Hansen
- April 20, 2017
First episode impressions: ‘Fargo’ Season 3 (TV review)
After eight long episodes of Noah Hawley’s literally brain-teasing “Legion,” it’s a comparative relief to get back to the familiar footing of his first hit
- John Hansen
- March 21, 2017
‘This Is Us’: The best show on TV, or one big manipulative trick? (Commentary)
Having already been renewed through its third season, “This Is Us” is a show we’ll be talking about for a while. After last Tuesday’s Season 1 finale,
- John Hansen
- November 16, 2016
Eighties nostalgia is strong with ‘Stranger Things’ Season 1
The 1980s nostalgia is strong with the 2016 Netflix series “Stranger Things.” The eight-episode first season, which came out in July and rates a staggering 9.0 on
- John Hansen
- September 21, 2016
First episode impressions: ‘This Is Us’ (TV review)
It was already a strong show for its first 41 minutes – and had firmly earned a Week 2 return from me – but in
- John Hansen
- September 20, 2016
First episode impressions: ‘Atlanta’ (TV review)
I put off sampling the first hour of “Atlanta” (10 p.m. Tuesdays on FX) for a couple weeks because I knew I’d have a tough time watching