Television

First episode impressions: ‘The Crossing’ (TV review)

At the end of the pilot episode of “Lost” in 2004, Charlie asks “Where are we?” Over six seasons, we’d get those answers. At the

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‘The Terror’ delivers frigid atmospheric horror

In a case of perfect timing, the same night “The Alienist’s” 1890s serial-killer mystery wrapped, another atmospheric historical horror-thriller debuted. “The Terror” (9 p.m. Eastern

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‘Krypton’ luxuriates on Superman’s icy homeworld

If you watched the opening segment of “Superman: The Movie” (or “Man of Steel”) on Krypton (or Krypt’n, as Marlon Brando would say) and weren’t

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First episode impressions: ‘Rise’ (TV review)

I was never involved in theater in school, but I learned to appreciate it during my years covering arts and entertainment for newspapers (even if my

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First episode impressions: ‘For the People’ (TV review)

“For the People” (10 p.m. Eastern Tuesdays on ABC) is competent at what it does, but personally, I’m not wired to enjoy what it does:

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First episode impressions: ‘Life Sentence’ (TV review)

“Life Sentence” (9 p.m. Eastern Wednesdays, CW) is notable for being a rare CW show not based on comic books or the supernatural, and unfortunately

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‘Everything Sucks!’ mostly gets 1996 right, definitely gets the pain of first love right (TV review)

“Everything Sucks!” (Netflix), the first season of which includes 10 half-hour episodes, starts off like a second-rate “Freaks and Geeks” but eventually strikes painfully accurate

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First episode impressions: ‘Atlanta’ Season 2 (TV review)

This week, “Atlanta” (10 p.m. Eastern Thursdays, FX) began its second season of being about nothing and everything. The episode “Alligator Man” opens with two

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‘iZombie’ remains fun to watch, hard to describe in Season 4

On Monday, the Diane Ruggiero/Rob Thomas show that started off as a sly way to get “Veronica Mars”-style witty mysteries back on the tube surpassed

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‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 3 reviews

John’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Season 3 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Nov. 28, 2011 NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘Buffy’: The best show on television By JOHN

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