- John Hansen
- September 17, 2013
Fall TV 2013: ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and 7 other shows worth checking out (Commentary)
Well, that came upon us in a hurry. Perhaps because there aren’t any major new shows to get excited about, the Fall 2013 TV season
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- John Hansen
- September 3, 2013
‘Machete Kills’ and 9 other films to consider seeing this fall (Movie commentary)
Here are nine movies I might consider seeing this fall, plus “Machete Kills,” which I might consider seeing about 10 times. (Links to trailers provided
- John Hansen
- August 28, 2013
The top 10 episodes of ‘Veronica Mars’ Season 3 (2006-07)
Following the delicious Lilly Kane Mystery and the not-quite-as-great Bus Crash Mystery, “Veronica Mars” Season 3 (2006-07, The CW) takes a different tack: The first nine episodes
- John Hansen
- July 25, 2013
The top 10 episodes of ‘Veronica Mars’ Season 2 (2005-06)
The second season of “Veronica Mars” (2005-06, UPN) isn’t as tight as the first, which had the gripping “Who killed Lilly Kane?” plot, but it’s nearly as
- John Hansen
- June 12, 2013
The top 10 episodes of ‘Veronica Mars’ Season 1 (2004-05)
“Lost” was all the rage in the 2004-05 TV season (so was “Desperate Housewives” — remember that one?), but even at the time, I was
- John Hansen
- May 21, 2013
John’s 10 favorite TV couples of all time (Commentary)
In a double dose of weak sauce, Entertainment Weekly’s writers recently chose “Friends’ “ Ross and Rachel as the greatest TV couple of all time,
- John Hansen
- May 21, 2013
30 reasons ‘Return of the Jedi’ rocks (and no, ‘Jedi Rocks’ is not one of them) (Movie commentary)
“Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi” turns 30 on Saturday, and it’s still looking good. So much so that George Lucas recently gave
- John Hansen
- May 12, 2013
All 14 episodes of ‘Firefly’ (2002), ranked
Even in comparison to “Buffy” and “Angel” — which had already built up complex mythologies by the fall of 2002 — “Firefly” arrived as Joss Whedon’s most
- John Hansen
- May 4, 2013
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)
As the 2012-13 season winds down, here are my top 10 TV characters, some of whom will be featured in season finales this month, and
- John Hansen
- April 18, 2013
‘The Way, Way Back’ and 12 more summer movies I’m looking forward to (Commentary)
Even as soulless and redundant superhero movies headline the summer movie schedule, a deeper look at the lineup reveals some really smart-looking smaller flicks hiding