- John Hansen
- May 26, 2012
John’s all-time top 5 Canadian character dramas (TV commentary)
Canadian TV gets short shrift in the U.S., where most cable packages offer Univision and BBC America but not CBC. And often when you mention
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- John Hansen
- May 19, 2012
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)
The 2011-12 TV season has almost faded to snow and the dust has settled from the cancellation carnage. Looking back, I’d say it was a
- John Hansen
- May 16, 2012
Ron Swanson: TV’s greatest libertarian character ever? (Commentary)
Since I’m venturing into politics with this post (which will eventually be about television), I’ll admit my bias up front: I’ll be voting for the Libertarian Party
- John Hansen
- May 8, 2012
5 buzzworthy season finales (TV commentary)
It’s that time of year when summer movies start to steal the headlines from TV, but boob-tube fans have one last gasp, at least: The
- John Hansen
- April 24, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘The L.A. Complex’ (TV review)
“The L.A. Complex” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays on The CW), which can be sneak-previewed at Hulu and premieres on old-fashioned TV on Tuesday, repackages the tried-and-true
- John Hansen
- April 23, 2012
I admit it. I liked ‘Ringer’ Season 1 (TV review)
I guess I shouldn’t speak of “Ringer” in the past tense just yet, although I would be surprised if it came back for a second season on
- John Hansen
- April 20, 2012
All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 4 (2002-03), ranked
“Angel’s” fourth season (2002-03, WB), also known as “The Destruction of Cordelia’s Character,” has the same problems as Seasons 2 and 3: It relies so heavily
- John Hansen
- April 19, 2012
R.I.P. Dick Clark. And I miss ‘American Dreams’ (TV commentary)
I was shocked — pleasantly so — to find the first reference to “American Dreams” only five paragraphs into the Associated Press’ feature obituary on Dick Clark,
- John Hansen
- April 12, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23’ (TV review)
“Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23” (8:30 p.m. Central Wednesdays on ABC) — which unfortunately really is titled that way, with the “B—-” pronounced “Bee”
- John Hansen
- April 2, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘The Killing’ Season 2 (TV review)
“The Killing” (8 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC) continued to unfold like a great page-turner in its two-hour Season 2 premiere on Sunday, delivering a lot