- John Hansen
- June 11, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘Love Bites’ (TV review)
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the two genres that lend themselves to vignette-style TV shows are horror (the various incarnations of “The Twilight
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- John Hansen
- June 10, 2011
Flippin’ sweet! ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ and 10 other shows to watch in 2011-12 (TV commentary)
Intimidated by the list of nearly 50 new shows coming out in the fall? Never fear, I have done the hard work for you of
- John Hansen
- May 8, 2011
‘Lone Gunmen’ (2001) emphasizes funny side of ‘X-Files’
While few “X-Files” fans will dispute the greatness of the two Lone Gunmen-themed episodes, the actual series “The Lone Gunmen” (2001, Fox) gets mixed reviews. I love the fact
- John Hansen
- April 22, 2011
Where have all the epic season finales gone? (TV commentary)
For as long as I can remember, TV has served up an epic season finale or two every May. In recent years, up until 2010,
- John Hansen
- April 17, 2011
First episode (of new season) impressions: ‘Friday Night Lights’ (TV review)
“Friday Night Lights” (7 p.m. Central Fridays on NBC) continues to do the little things well: In the fifth-season premiere, Landry goes through his own version
- John Hansen
- April 12, 2011
‘LOLA’ returns with cast shake-ups, but it’s still ‘Law & Order’ (TV commentary)
“Law & Order,” and now its spinoff “Law & Order: Los Angeles” (9 p.m. Central Mondays on NBC), have never been character-centered, but there were at least
- John Hansen
- April 9, 2011
All 21 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ Season 8 (2000-01), ranked
I blazed through my rewatching of “The X-Files” eighth season (2000-01, Fox), which plays like a page-turner of a novel and yet covers a ton of ground, from
- John Hansen
- April 8, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘The Killing’ (TV review)
“The Killing” (9 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC), which instantly became the best show on TV with its two-hour premiere last Sunday despite the fact that
- John Hansen
- April 2, 2011
Chewbacca and Ahsoka team up in ‘The Clone Wars?’ OK, I’ll buy it (TV commentary)
Long before the prequels started filming, George Lucas announced that R2-D2 and C-3PO would be in all six “Star Wars” films, so we had time
- John Hansen
- March 27, 2011
I can’t curb my enthusiasm for the ridiculous, hilarious ‘After Lately’ (TV review)
In the early days of “Chelsea Lately” (10 p.m. Central Mondays through Thursdays, E!), the show started with the roundtable, then had a comedy sketch, then wrapped