- John Hansen
- March 25, 2010
This week on ‘Lost’: You wanna see something awesome? (TV commentary)
I’m not an awards-show guy. If you’re perusing my blog archives looking for analyses of Oscars, Emmys or Grammys, you won’t find any. That having
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- John Hansen
- March 18, 2010
With an electromagnetic pulse bang, ‘24’ is back among TV’s elite dramas (Commentary)
If it were a sports team rather than a TV show, no one would have predicted “24’s” resurgence. When a team struggles, there are generally two options:
- John Hansen
- March 16, 2010
Have I mentioned that I love ‘Life Unexpected?’ (TV commentary)
I don’t get as emotionally involved in the cancellation of shows as I used to (“Angel” in 2004 was the last one that really hurt).
- John Hansen
- March 13, 2010
‘Parenthood’ is hit-and-miss, but the hits are really good (TV review)
Jason Katims, whose resume includes “My So-Called Life,” “Roswell” and “Friday Night Lights,” is now on that short list of producers where you have to
- John Hansen
- March 7, 2010
‘Turtles Forever’ is Laird’s love letter to longtime fans
This month marks the 20th anniversary of the first “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie, which isn’t the truest and best incarnation of the Turtles (that
- John Hansen
- February 22, 2010
Early evidence points to Jacob being evil, Man in Black being good. Discuss (TV commentary)
The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly has a nice chart comparing the “Lost” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays, ABC) characters’ lives in the Island World to their lives in the
- John Hansen
- February 21, 2010
My new favorite show is an ‘Unexpected’ pleasure (TV commentary)
I’m not surprised that “Life Unexpected” (8 p.m. Central Mondays, The CW) is good — after all, the cast is incredible and exec producer Liz Tigelaar boasts
- John Hansen
- February 14, 2010
Are TV shows getting dumber or am I getting smarter? (Commentary)
Are TV shows getting dumber or am I getting smarter? I’m not talking about TV as a whole, because obviously it’s dumber than it was
- John Hansen
- February 10, 2010
On ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ DVDs, the song doesn’t remain the same (and that’s a problem)
Normally, my blog talks about positive things in the world of entertainment. But I want to bring up one big negative, for the sake of
- John Hansen
- February 2, 2010
Where are we? ‘Lost’s’ final season starts tonight (TV commentary)
It’s appropriate that “Lost’s” two-hour final-season premiere (8 tonight, ABC) airs on Groundhog Day. Like the Bill Murray movie, “Lost” has done a lot of circular storytelling. First