- John Hansen
- December 4, 2012
All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 5 (2000-01), ranked
It took me 11 years since its original airing, but I finally watched “The Body” for a second time as part of my rewatching of “Buffy
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- John Hansen
- November 10, 2012
6 ideas for those non-episodic ‘Star Wars’ films Disney hinted at (Movie commentary)
The announcement of “Star Wars — Episode VII” and the “long-term plan to release a new ‘Star Wars’ feature film every two to three years,”
- John Hansen
- November 4, 2012
9 reasons why the ‘Star Wars’ sequel trilogy will respect, not ignore, the Expanded Universe (Commentary)
As I kind of expected — but don’t really understand — the consensus in the world of fans and punditry in the wake of the “Star
- John Hansen
- October 21, 2012
All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 4 (1999-2000), ranked
I had always ranked it as the second-to-worst season (in front of Season 7), but I liked “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Season 4 (1999-2000, WB) a lot
- John Hansen
- September 11, 2012
Fall TV 2012: 5 new shows and 5 returning shows to watch (Commentary)
Ah, fall TV. And, in a nice old-school twist, the Entertainment Weekly Fall TV Preview issue highlighted a single show on its cover rather than
- John Hansen
- August 13, 2012
10 movies worth checking out this fall (Commentary)
I’ve perused Entertainment Weekly’s Fall Movie Preview, watched the trailers and come up with my list of 10 movies I wouldn’t mind seeing in the
- John Hansen
- August 11, 2012
‘Bunheads’ wins Summer TV gold medal (Commentary)
In the spirit of the Olympics, here are my medal picks for Summer TV 2012 (all times Central): (more…)
- John Hansen
- June 16, 2012
All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 5 (2003-04), ranked
“Angel” Season 5 (2003-04, The WB) sends the series out with a bang, ironically because it’s a season of intriguing fresh starts. Unlike with the final
- John Hansen
- May 26, 2012
John’s all-time top 5 Canadian character dramas (TV commentary)
Canadian TV gets short shrift in the U.S., where most cable packages offer Univision and BBC America but not CBC. And often when you mention
- John Hansen
- May 19, 2012
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)
The 2011-12 TV season has almost faded to snow and the dust has settled from the cancellation carnage. Looking back, I’d say it was a