- John Hansen
- September 17, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Season 4 (TV review)
As if to not overwhelm “Star Wars” fans who were also picking up the Blu-ray release of the films on Friday, the fourth season of “Star
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- John Hansen
- September 16, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Season 7 (TV review)
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” (9 p.m. Central Thursdays) is getting so crazy that even the FX network seems jittery about it, running so many “mature
- John Hansen
- September 15, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘Parenthood’ Season 3 (TV review)
I detest the phrase “something for everyone” because 95 percent of the time when an event claims to offer “something for everyone,” it doesn’t interest
- John Hansen
- September 13, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘New Girl’ (TV review)
With Zooey Deschanel in the title role, I expect “New Girl” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays starting Sept. 20 on Fox, but the first episode is already
- John Hansen
- September 11, 2011
All 12 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 1 (1997), ranked
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Season 1 (1997, The WB) stands apart from other shows’ first seasons in that it hits the ground running — Joss Whedon
- John Hansen
- September 7, 2011
Fall TV 2011: 6 new shows and 6 returning shows to watch (Commentary)
Believe it or not, the fall TV season is less than a week away. Fittingly, one of the best-looking new shows and one of the
- John Hansen
- August 30, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘I Just Want My Pants Back’ (and thoughts on TV’s rare 20-somethings) (Review)
I spent all of my 20s waiting for a hit show about 20-somethings. I don’t mean that I was staring at my TV, waiting for
- John Hansen
- August 30, 2011
The top 10 episodes of ‘Millennium’ Season 3 (1998-99)
On my list of all-time favorite TV showrunners, Chris Carter ranks considerably higher than Glen Morgan and James Wong. Yet it’s hard to not side
- John Hansen
- August 7, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘Friends with Benefits’ (TV review)
As far as I can tell after two episodes, “Friends with Benefits” is a good show for people who think the main purpose of romantic relationships is
- John Hansen
- August 6, 2011
The top 10 episodes of ‘Millennium’ Season 2 (1997-98)
The second season of “Millennium” (1997-98, Fox) is some sort of flawed masterpiece. Given heft by the performances of Lance Henriksen (as Frank Black), Terry