- John Hansen
- December 24, 2016
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
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- John Hansen
- December 13, 2016
The 10 best short stories in ‘The X-Files: Secret Agendas’ (Book review)
I’ll take my fix of new “X-Files” material where I can get it, but it’s irritating that in IDW’s third volume of “X-Files” short stories, “Secret
- John Hansen
- September 10, 2016
Fall TV 2016: 8 new and returning shows to watch among the minefield of remakes (Commentary)
The Fall 2016 season is Exhibit A in the case that TV is running low on original ideas: “MacGyver”(8 p.m. Fridays, CBS, Sept. 23) is a
- John Hansen
- September 9, 2016
The 5 best and 5 worst Special Edition/DVD/Blu-ray changes to the ‘Star Wars’ films (Movie commentary)
As longtime fans are well aware, the “Star Wars” films as we know them from the 2011 Blu-ray release are different in several small but
- John Hansen
- June 19, 2016
All 6 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ 2016 miniseries, ranked
It was great to have “The X-Files” back with the six-episode miniseries earlier this year on Fox, and now it’s available on DVD, and you get a
- John Hansen
- May 11, 2016
Checking in on ‘Gotham’s’ rogues gallery as Season 2 winds down
Part of the fun of watching “Batman: The Animated Series” after school in the ’90s was waiting for the title card to come up, as
- John Hansen
- May 6, 2016
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)
As we wind down the traditional season and gear up for some summer shows, here’s a look at 10 TV characters who have my attention:
- John Hansen
- May 5, 2016
The 10 best short stories in ‘The X-Files: The Truth is Out There’ (Book review)
“The Truth is Out There,” the February follow-up to last year’s “Trust No One,” serves up another mixed bag of “X-Files” short stories that’s on par
- John Hansen
- May 3, 2016
10 summer movies John wouldn’t mind seeing (Commentary)
Here are the 10 movies I think look the best out of the summer lineup: “Elstree 1976” (May 6) – This Kickstarter-funded documentary features interviews with
- John Hansen
- February 2, 2016
10 random observations about ‘Groundhog Day’ (Movie commentary)
Here are 10 random observations about one of the greatest comedic dramas – or dramatic comedies – of all time: “Groundhog Day” (1993). I’ll try to not