- John Hansen
- May 18, 2010
It’s official: NBC is comprised of morons (TV commentary)
As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, “Law & Order” (9 p.m. Mondays on NBC, with the series finale airing next week) has been canceled. A lot
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- John Hansen
- May 17, 2010
The cult of ‘Glee’s’ Brittany (TV commentary)
My favorite character on “Glee” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays on Fox) is Brittany. Normally, liking an extreme background character on a show puts you in a class
- John Hansen
- May 12, 2010
‘Lost’ isn’t so much about ‘good versus evil’ as it’s about ‘faith versus reason’ (TV commentary)
I kind of feel sorry for Jacob and the Man in Black after watching this week’s episode of “Lost” (8 p.m. Central Tuesday on ABC, followed by
- John Hansen
- May 8, 2010
‘Friday Night Lights’ introduces us to our new favorite team (TV review)
The NFL draft hype has finally passed, but we still can’t escape football, because “Friday Night Lights” (7 p.m. Central Fridays) has just started its fourth season
- John Hansen
- April 29, 2010
5 random observations about current TV shows (Commentary)
1. “10 Things I Hate About You” recently returned, and it hasn’t missed a beat from its run last summer. Although it more openly admits to being
- John Hansen
- April 28, 2010
A boy named Boba: Bounty hunter’s origin story continues in ‘The Clone Wars’ (TV commentary)
When Boba Fett appeared 30 years ago in “The Empire Strikes Back” wearing Mandalorian armor (so named in the “Empire” novelization) that was associated with
- John Hansen
- April 16, 2010
‘Life Unexpected’s’ Baze-or-Ryan: Shades of Jordan-or-Brian? (TV commentary)
If you’re worried about the fate of “Life Unexpected,” the ending of the first season couldn’t have made you feel too good about its chances for renewal
- John Hansen
- April 15, 2010
Uh oh, ‘24’ is back to its old (stupid) tricks (TV commentary)
Chloe is put in charge of CTU; Renee and Jack have sex less than an hour after Jack found President Hassan dead; Hassan’s widow agrees
- John Hansen
- April 2, 2010
In search of the next ‘Lost?’ It’s already here, and it’s called ‘Fringe’ (TV commentary)
A recent issue of Entertainment Weekly examined networks’ efforts to find the next “Lost,” in terms of both quality and ratings, and determined that nothing fits the
- John Hansen
- March 26, 2010
Are Andy and Erin on ‘The Office’ representative of a new trend, or an old one? (TV commentary)
People-watching in the lobby between acts at a recent Everclear concert at The Midland in Kansas City, I noticed an interesting phenomenon: Among couples, nine