- John Hansen
- June 24, 2015
‘The Clone Wars’ Season 7 is here! (sort of) (TV commentary)
Season 2 of “Star Wars Rebels” recently kicked off in our universe, but in an alternate dimension where George Lucas did not sell “Star Wars”
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- John Hansen
- June 22, 2015
First episode impressions: ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 2 (TV review)
I’ve been slower than most fans to embrace Disney’s take on “Star Wars.” Even though “Star Wars Rebels” features “Clone Wars’ “ executive producer Dave Filoni in
- John Hansen
- June 17, 2015
Is the aim of Wayward Pines to create the perfect, obedient human?
Discussion of “Wayward Pines” (8 p.m. Central Thursdays on Fox) on threads such as the AV Club and IMDB has centered on what the heck is happening
- John Hansen
- June 3, 2015
John’s 10 favorite ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ sketches (TV commentary)
“Inside Amy Schumer” (9:30 p.m. Tuesdays on Comedy Central) is only in its third season, but in my opinion Schumer has already secured her spot as
- John Hansen
- June 2, 2015
First episode impressions: ‘UnReal’ (TV review)
To be honest, the only reason I set my DVR for the first episode of “UnReal” (9 p.m. Central Mondays on Lifetime) is that Shiri Appleby stars
- John Hansen
- May 19, 2015
‘Twin Peaks’ Season 1 (1990) changes the landscape of TV
“Twin Peaks” has gotten name-dropped so often over the past quarter century in reviews or analyses of my favorite shows that I figured I might as
- John Hansen
- May 16, 2015
‘Wayward Pines’ riffs on other puzzle-box shows
“Wayward Pines” (8 p.m. Central Thursdays on Fox) starts off with the same eyeball-to-overhead-shot opening pan-out as “Lost” – with Matt Dillon in place of Matthew
- John Hansen
- May 11, 2015
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)
Here are my 10 favorite characters of the moment on shows that recently concluded their season, are ongoing or will soon return for the summer
- 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
- April 28, 2015
For current popular shows, what’s the end game? (TV commentary)
By their very nature, some shows have end games and some don’t. A show about families and relationships, like “Parenthood,” simply looks for a grace