John’s top 10 TV shows of 2019
2019 television: 2019 saw the continued dominance of streaming services and the rise to prominence of standalone miniseries.
‘Veronica Mars’ becomes great character piece in Season 4
TV review: Hulu brings back “Veronica Mars” for eight episodes that ramp up the threat level.
Movies and TV shows John is looking forward to in 2019 (Commentary)
These are the movies and TV shows I’m looking forward to in the new year:
‘Veronica Mars’ Season 1 reviews
John’s “Veronica Mars” Season 1 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, June 12, 2013 “Veronica Mars” Season 1 (2004-05, UPN), episodes 1-9 – “Lost” and “Desperate Housewives” get the magazine covers, but “Veronica Mars” (8 p.m. Tuesdays on UPN) is my favorite new show of the season. Created by Rob Thomas — soon to be more famous than the
New ‘Veronica Mars’ novel ‘Mr. Kiss and Tell’ explores justice system abuses (Book review)
As with the first “Veronica Mars” novel (last year’s “The Thousand Dollar Tan Line”), the follow-up, “Mr. Kiss and Tell” (January, paperback), is a wonderful continuation from the TV show and movie. With Rob Thomas writing (along with Jennifer Graham), it’s no surprise that I can easily picture Kristen Bell saying Veronica’s lines, and that the mystery
Movies, TV, books and comics John is looking forward to in 2015 (Commentary)
Here are 10 movies, TV series, books and comics I’m looking forward to in 2015: “Marvel’s Agent Carter” (TV show, Jan. 6, pictured) – While I’m not a huge fan of the Marvel movie franchise, I have found some things to like about the sort-of-Joss-Whedon-produced “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” This eight-episode ABC prequel has my interest
John’s top 10 movies of 2014
These were my 10 favorite movies of 2014: 1. “Dumb and Dumber To” – Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels effortlessly slip back into Lloyd and Harry’s born-of-stupidity mistreatment of animals and their fellow man, but this isn’t merely a reunion tour. The sequel has lots of great new hits, like Harry getting into Arizona State and being
First episode impressions: ‘Play It Again, Dick’ (TV review)
In the ongoing push to take “meta” to new and absurd levels, “Play It Again, Dick” (Tuesdays, CW Seed) joins the likes of “The Comeback,” “Episodes” and “Extras” (or James Van Der Beek playing “himself” on “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt. 23”) as it chronicles the making of the fake “Veronica Mars” spinoff “Private Dick.”
Fall TV 2014: ‘Gotham’ and a handful of other shows worth checking out (Commentary)
A year ago, I announced that the lineup of new fall shows was the worst in two decades, and although I ended up liking (and now mourning, since they were canceled) “Almost Human” and “Super Fun Night,” I think my prognostication was accurate. Now I’m here to say that the fall of 2014 looks worse.
‘Veronica Mars’ makes smooth transition to book form in ‘The Thousand Dollar Tan Line’ (Review)
Veronica Mars returns to her roots in more ways than one in her first novel, “The Thousand Dollar Tan Line,” continuing from the events of the movie, which hit DVD earlier this month. As we saw in the movie, she’s back in Neptune and determined to make a go of it as a full-time detective at Mars