- John Hansen
- February 1, 2011
‘Night Stalker’ (2005) brings Kolchak into 21st century
“Night Stalker” (2005, ABC) was arguably the best of the “X-Files”-ish shows between “X-Files” (which ended in 2002) and “Fringe” (which started in 2008). It had
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- John Hansen
- January 30, 2011
First episode (of new season) impressions: ‘Being Erica’ (TV review)
Here are my first impressions of Season 3 of “Being Erica,” which airs at 10 p.m. Central Wednesdays on SOAPnet. (more…)
- John Hansen
- January 30, 2011
Darth Maul on ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’: Cyborg, ghost or clone? (TV commentary)
In the Jan. 21 episode of “The Clone Wars” (7:30 p.m. Central Fridays on Cartoon Network), the Nightsisters send Savage Opress off to the Outer Rim to
- John Hansen
- January 20, 2011
‘Life Unexpected’ bows out with unappealing epilogue
There’s a thin line between love and hate, and “Life Unexpected” proved that in its series finale on Tuesday. I love the show, but I hate how
- John Hansen
- January 17, 2011
One-season wonders: ‘Miracles’ (2003) (TV review)
I thought I’d take a break from my “X-Files” seasonal reviews to look at “Miracles” (2003, ABC), which I consider to be part of the “X-Files” family.
- John Hansen
- January 11, 2011
‘Star Wars’ fans: Are you OK with George Lucas rewriting established lore? (TV and movie commentary)
The fictional franchises I like most are the ones that have an ongoing, non-contradictory, canonical storyline — “Star Wars,” “Buffy” and “The X-Files” being my
- John Hansen
- January 10, 2011
Glau makes mediocre ‘The Cape’ worth tuning in for
Here are my first impressions of Sunday’s two-hour premiere of “The Cape,” which will switch to its regular timeslot, at 8 p.m. Central Mondays on NBC, starting
- John Hansen
- January 4, 2011
First episode (of midseason) impressions: ‘Pretty Little Liars’ (TV review)
Here are my first impressions of the winter premiere of “Pretty Little Liars” (7 p.m. Central Mondays on ABC Family). (more…)
- John Hansen
- January 2, 2011
‘X-Files’ flashback: Mulder and Scully step up to the big screen in ‘Fight the Future’ (1998) (Movie review)
I enjoyed watching “The X-Files: Fight the Future” (1998) more on this viewing than on previous viewings. I think my method of watching the episodes in order,
- John Hansen
- January 2, 2011
All 20 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ Season 5 (1997-98), ranked
“The X-Files” fifth season (1997-98, Fox) is one big appetizer for the main course — “X-Files: Fight the Future,” which would hit movie theaters in