- 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
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- John Hansen
- May 1, 2016
Supergirl does the minimum, but somehow is seen as a role model
CBS’ “Supergirl,” which recently wrapped up its first season, raises compelling questions about the societal role of someone blessed with extraordinary skills. Although Supergirl is held up
- John Hansen
- October 28, 2015
‘Supergirl’ makes a slick but unimaginative debut
“Supergirl” (8 p.m. Eastern Mondays on CBS) is a slickly produced and nicely acted but utterly unnecessary and unimaginative addition to TV’s comic-book superhero boom.
- John Hansen
- September 22, 2015
‘Gotham’ Season 2 starts to show some respect for ‘Batman’ lore
A couple of milestones: My 1,000th blog post and the start of the fall TV season. This season got started with a show that’s not
- John Hansen
- May 6, 2015
Ranking ‘Gotham’s’ iconic rogues after Season 1
“Gotham’s” first season was popular among mainstream audiences (an 8.0 rating on IMDB), although Entertainment Weekly and the Onion AV Club gave it mediocre reviews throughout
- John Hansen
- January 7, 2015
MCU goes back to the 1940s for ‘Marvel’s Agent Carter’
“Marvel’s Agent Carter” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays on ABC) largely meets my expectations of having the vibe of those two “X-Files” episodes that featured FBI agent
- John Hansen
- November 25, 2014
After 10 episodes, let’s check in on ‘Gotham’s’ rogues gallery
With an impressive 8.2 IMDB rating through 10 episodes, “Gotham” has achieved the challenging feat of making familiar material fresh without alienating fans. As the first serious
- John Hansen
- September 23, 2014
‘Gotham’ thrillingly brings Bat-verse back to live-action TV
“Gotham” (7 p.m. Central Mondays on Fox), by far the new fall series I was most looking forward to, gets off to a great start with
- John Hansen
- September 25, 2013
Whedon helps bring MCU to TV with ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’
Joss Whedon’s first four TV series are about underdogs who are victimized or marginalized by a corrupt government or system, which they heroically battle against:
- John Hansen
- July 12, 2011
SyFy’s ‘Alphas’ is just another superhero show
I’m on the fence about superhero shows. On one hand, there’s something inherently cool about the concept that can’t be dismissed; on the other hand,