Television

‘The Nine’ review

ABC publicity photo “The Nine” (2006-07, ABC), episodes 1-5 – This appropriately unconventional follow-up to “Lost” has fun with its structure. In the opening hour,

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‘Heroes’ Season 1 review

“Heroes” Season 1 (2006-07, NBC), episodes 1-6 – Remote-control voters have already made a winner out of this globe-spanning drama about novice superheroes (and supervillains

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‘Help Me Help You’ review

“Help Me Help You” Season 1 (2006-07, ABC), episodes 1-6 – Ted Danson is doing his “Cheers” shtick again, this time as a group-therapy leader,

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‘Friday Night Lights’ Season 1 review

“Friday Night Lights” Season 1 (2006-07, NBC), episodes 1-5 – This present-day adaptation of H.G. Bissinger’s late-’80s expose on Texas high school football is more

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‘Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip’ review

“Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” Season 1 (2006-07, NBC), episodes 1-6 – It’s unlike anything else on TV, taking us behind the scenes of

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‘Medium’ Season 2 review

“Medium” Season 2 (2005-06, NBC), episodes 1-6 – CBS was no doubt quick to get “Ghost Whisperer” on the air after “Medium” (9 p.m. Mondays

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‘Ghost Whisperer’ Season 1 review

“Ghost Whisperer” Season 1 (2005-06, CBS), episodes 1-5 – At about the half-hour mark of every episode of “Ghost Whisperer” (7 p.m. Fridays on CBS),

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‘Night Stalker’ reviews

John’s “Night Stalker” flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Feb. 1, 2011 “Night Stalker” (2005, ABC), episodes 1-4 – In its ads for “Supernatural,” WB recommends viewers turn off

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‘Supernatural’ Season 1 review

“Supernatural” Season 1 (2005-06, WB), episodes 1-7 – A WB honcho must’ve noticed that young people flock to theaters weekly to catch the latest Hollywood horror

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‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 5 reviews

John’s “Gilmore Girls” Season 5 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Sept. 17, 2014 “Gilmore Girls” Season 5 (2004-05, WB) – I can’t say Rory was entirely likable this

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