- 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
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- 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”
- John Hansen
- July 9, 2017
All 22 installments of ‘Kolchak: The Night Stalker’ (1972-75), ranked
Like most people who weren’t around when it was on the air, I was inspired to check out “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” (1974-75) – and its preceding
- John Hansen
- June 23, 2017
‘The Mist’ expands further in the form of a TV series
Anyone who has driven through a thick Atlantic Coast fog that limits vision to 5 feet in front of your car knows that few experiences
- John Hansen
- June 21, 2017
‘Blood Drive’ brings grindhouse style to TV
“Grindhouse” was among my favorite films of 2007 and “Machete” was my No. 1 movie three years later. Although I am almost totally ignorant of
- John Hansen
- June 13, 2017
‘Family’ Season 1 (1976) ahead of its time among TV dramas
Any discussion of the continuum of family dramas in TV history has to include the aptly named 1970s series “Family.” Although the premise is simple – it’s
- John Hansen
- June 8, 2017
All 10 episodes of ‘James at 16’ (1978), ranked
Although it’s still technically the same show, just with a new name, the 10 episodes known as “James at 16” (1978, NBC) divert from the 11 previous
- John Hansen
- June 2, 2017
All 11 episodes of ‘James at 15′ (1977-78), ranked
If not for “Dawson’s Creek,” I might not know “James at 15” (1977-78, NBC) existed. Somewhat obsessed with “DC” at its inception, I picked up Andy Mangels’