- John Hansen
- July 13, 2013
First episode impressions: ‘The Bridge’ (TV review)
While it’s not quite as good as the current season of “The Killing” (my favorite show at the moment), “The Bridge” (9 p.m. Central Wednesdays on FX)
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- John Hansen
- June 25, 2013
First episode impressions: ‘Under the Dome’ (TV review)
“Under the Dome” (9 p.m. Central Mondays on CBS), a 13-episode series based on Stephen King’s novel, starts with a rapid-fire opening hour where we meet
- John Hansen
- June 12, 2013
The top 10 episodes of ‘Veronica Mars’ Season 1 (2004-05)
“Lost” was all the rage in the 2004-05 TV season (so was “Desperate Housewives” — remember that one?), but even at the time, I was
- John Hansen
- June 3, 2013
First episode impressions: ‘The Killing’ Season 3 (TV review)
“The Killing” (8 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC) returned for its third season — and second case — on Sunday looking as good as ever. With
- John Hansen
- May 23, 2013
A look at the ‘Firefly’ stories beyond the TV series and movie
Interviews with “Firefly” staffers often include the question of “What story ideas were never produced?” As such, we know they were kicking around episodes about
- John Hansen
- May 21, 2013
John’s 10 favorite TV couples of all time (Commentary)
In a double dose of weak sauce, Entertainment Weekly’s writers recently chose “Friends’ “ Ross and Rachel as the greatest TV couple of all time,
- John Hansen
- May 16, 2013
‘The Mindy Project’ is now better than ‘New Girl’ (TV commentary)
I suppose I’ll be the first person to say this, but: “The Mindy Project” is better than “New Girl.” It has been since about January, and Tuesday’s season finale
- John Hansen
- May 12, 2013
All 14 episodes of ‘Firefly’ (2002), ranked
Even in comparison to “Buffy” and “Angel” — which had already built up complex mythologies by the fall of 2002 — “Firefly” arrived as Joss Whedon’s most
- John Hansen
- May 4, 2013
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)
As the 2012-13 season winds down, here are my top 10 TV characters, some of whom will be featured in season finales this month, and
- John Hansen
- April 6, 2013
‘Hannibal’ makes tasty transition to the small screen
In 1999, Thomas Harris’ novel “Hannibal,” the third of the now-four-part book series, was all the rage among my friends, who passed the hardcover around. For whatever