- John Hansen
- October 15, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 3 (TV review)
“The Walking Dead’s” (8 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC) third season starts with a rarity: Good news. The gang finds a prison that could serve as
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- John Hansen
- October 14, 2012
War — what is it good for? A few good plots, at least (TV commentary)
We’re in a curious situation right now where 94 percent of the country supports pro-war presidential candidates yet other polls show that the majority of
- John Hansen
- October 7, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘Nashville’ (TV review)
“Nashville” (8 p.m. Central Wednesdays, ABC, starts Oct. 10) starts off with a good-but-not-great first episode (it’s now available on Hulu); among “going inside the industry”
- John Hansen
- September 30, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Season 5 (TV review)
“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (8:30 a.m. Central Saturdays, Cartoon Network), which has switched from Friday nights to Saturday mornings with little fanfare for its fifth
- John Hansen
- September 29, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘Fringe’ Season 5 (TV review)
In the early days of TV, every episode was a standalone, so if you missed an episode you wouldn’t get lost. Eventually, we started to
- John Hansen
- September 29, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘Last Resort’ (TV review)
Although “Revolution” has the sexier sci-fi concept, “Last Resort” (7 p.m. Central Thursdays, ABC) is this fall’s new show most worthy of watercooler buzz. It starts off
- John Hansen
- September 26, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘New Girl’ Season 2 (TV review)
“New Girl” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays, Fox) opened its two-part second-season premiere in its same comfort zone as last season. It’s good but not great, fun
- John Hansen
- September 25, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘Ben and Kate’ (TV review)
Nat Faxon, the Ben in “Ben and Kate” (7:30 p.m. Central Tuesdays, Fox) is a mix of Ed Helms from “The Office” and the more likable side
- John Hansen
- September 22, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘Parks and Recreation’ Season 5 (TV review)
“Parks and Recreation” (8:30 p.m. Central Thursdays, NBC) started off its fifth season this week with an episode that was ambitious in terms of setting (Washington,
- John Hansen
- September 19, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘The Mindy Project’ (TV review)
When “The Office” started to go south a few years ago, I hoped the show would shift its focus to underused secondary characters such as