- John Hansen
- February 19, 2018
‘Undeclared’ reviews
John’s “Undeclared” flashback review, Jan. 19, 2023 “Undeclared” (2001-02, Fox), episodes 1-6 — Living up to the hype hasn’t been a problem so far for “Undeclared.”
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- John Hansen
- February 19, 2018
‘The Lone Gunmen’ reviews
John’s “The Lone Gunmen” flashback review, johnvhansen.com, May 8, 2011 NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘Lone Gunmen’ finds its niche in comedy By JOHN HANSEN May
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2018
‘Higher Ground’ reviews
NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘Higher Ground’ offers a different take on teen life By JOHN HANSEN Sept. 8, 2000 “Higher Ground” is probably best known
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2018
‘Freaks and Geeks’ reviews
John’s “Freaks and Geeks” flashback review, March 16, 2023 NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘Freaks,’ ‘Creek’ put different spins on high school By JOHN HANSEN January
- John Hansen
- February 3, 2018
All 10 episodes of ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams,’ ranked
“Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams” (Amazon Prime) has one of the best opening-credits sequences in recent memory: The music gets tenser and creepier as we
- John Hansen
- August 23, 2017
Rob Thomas’ ‘Cupid’ (1998-99) hits romance bullseye
When I think of Rob Thomas’ TV shows, “Veronica Mars” and “iZombie” immediately spring to mind, but that leaves out what might be his best
- John Hansen
- August 1, 2017
‘FreakyLinks’ (2000-01) taps into ‘found footage’ craze
“FreakyLinks” (2000-01, Fox) was neither great nor terrible, but it has an important place in television history, which is why it’s a shame it hasn’t been
- John Hansen
- July 27, 2017
Silverstone’s ‘Miss Match’ (2003) deserved better verdict
“Miss Match” (2003, NBC) ranks toward the top of the list of shows that were destined to be sure-fire hits yet somehow weren’t. Alicia Silverstone was
- John Hansen
- July 15, 2017
‘Young Americans’ (2000) a brainy, pretty ‘Creek’ spinoff
Perhaps more so than any other TV show lost to history, “Young Americans” (2000, The WB) benefits from a rewatch. Although I watched the whole eight-episode run
- 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”