- John Hansen
- July 10, 2011
One-season wonders: ‘Privileged’ (2008-09) (Review)
Like all TV fans, I’ve been known to complain when a show I like gets canceled. I’ve been doing less complaining in recent years, partly
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- John Hansen
- July 9, 2011
The top 10 episodes of ‘Millennium’ Season 1 (1996-97)
Still hankering for an “X-Files” fix after rewatching all nine seasons of Chris Carter’s most famous show, I decided to finally check out “Millennium,” which in my
- John Hansen
- June 27, 2011
Hilariously inappropriate ‘Bad Teacher’ gets a passing grade (Movie review)
“Bad Teacher” had me at the moment in the trailer when Cameron Diaz’s Elizabeth Halsey — when informed that a meeting is mandatory — says “I
- John Hansen
- June 26, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘Teen Wolf’ (TV review)
The aspect of the new “Teen Wolf” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on MTV) series that has gotten the most criticism is that Scott (Tyler Posey), the wolf-boy
- John Hansen
- June 21, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘Falling Skies’ (TV review)
Watching “Falling Skies” (8 p.m. Central Sundays on TNT) is like buying a greatest hits album where you already own all the songs. The opening scenes of
- John Hansen
- June 20, 2011
‘The Killing’ season finale: A great surprise or a silly twist? (TV commentary)
AMC’s “The Killing” has repeat-viewing value that’s rare among crime-solving shows: There’s a certain pleasure in soaking up the pitch-dark murder mystery and the troubled characters the
- John Hansen
- June 19, 2011
‘Super 8’ gets derailed by crashes and monsters (Movie review)
It’s such a cliched truism that special effects don’t make a movie better that you’d think it wouldn’t have to be said ever again. And
- John Hansen
- June 16, 2011
‘Nine Lives of Chloe King’ successfully cribs from ‘X-Men’
The title character in “The Nine Lives of Chloe King” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays on ABC Family) combines the powers/curses of my two favorite X-Men: Similar to
- John Hansen
- June 13, 2011
‘X-Men: First Class’ goes to head of the class
Sure, there are probably dozens upon dozens of comic books that explore the early friendship between Professor Charles Xavier (Professor X) and Erik Lensherr (Magneto).
- John Hansen
- June 12, 2011
All 20 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ Season 9 (2001-02), ranked
Although the common perception is that “The X-Files” went out with a whimper in Season 9 (2001-02, Fox), I actually found this to be a