- John Hansen
- September 22, 2015
‘Gotham’ Season 2 starts to show some respect for ‘Batman’ lore
A couple of milestones: My 1,000th blog post and the start of the fall TV season. This season got started with a show that’s not
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- John Hansen
- September 22, 2015
PKD goes to network TV in ‘Minority Report’
Watching the pilot episode of “Minority Report” (9 p.m. Eastern Mondays on Fox) really makes me want to do a rewatch of “Almost Human,” “Century City” and
- John Hansen
- September 21, 2015
‘Fear the Walking Dead,’ ‘Strain’ villains want power for power’s sake (TV review)
A couple seasons ago on “The Walking Dead,” Rick and the gang agree to march toward Washington, D.C., on Eugene’s promise that there was a
- John Hansen
- September 18, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Revolution’ (2009) (Comic book review)
Dynamite Comics seemed to have little regard for continuity when it abruptly and inexplicably switched to a new timeline between Issues 5 (the last issue
- John Hansen
- September 17, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator/Painkiller Jane: Time to Kill’ (2008) (Comic book review)
The track record of crossovers in the “Terminator” saga has been a bit shaky so far, with guest appearances by “Robocop,” “Superman,” “Aliens” and “Predator.”
- John Hansen
- September 16, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 2: Infinity’ (2007) (Comic book review)
While not exactly a failure, the “Terminator 3” franchise petered out fairly quickly compared to other “Terminator” multimedia campaigns, with the last novel coming out
- John Hansen
- September 15, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 3: Terminator Hunt’ (2004) (Book review)
Although not as good as “Terminator Dreams,” “Terminator 3: Terminator Hunt” (2004) is another strong novel where Aaron Allston brings his character-writing skills to bear. (more…)
- John Hansen
- September 12, 2015
Fall TV 2015: 2 PKD adaptations and 5 other new shows worth checking out (Commentary)
The laboratories of innovation are churning away in the world of TV. Competition from cable, pay cable and – most recently and importantly – Internet
- John Hansen
- September 12, 2015
Fall TV 2015: 6 returning favorites worth checking out (Commentary)
The ax fell fairly lightly on TV shows at the end of last season, and as a result we have a nice selection of returning
- John Hansen
- September 9, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 3: Terminator Dreams’ (2003) (Book review)
After six novels that had good points worth picking out but weren’t consistently great, Aaron Allston delivers the first rock-solid page-turner of the franchise with “Terminator