- 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
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- 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 3, 2010
A lot more than 7 great words in George Carlin’s autobiography (Book review)
I wouldn’t be capable of starting a successful religion; I don’t have the requisite charisma, ambition or ability to deceive. But I do have my
- 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
- John Hansen
- January 30, 2010
6 ways J.D. Salinger influenced modern pop culture (Book commentary)
Like everyone, I think “Catcher in the Rye” is a brilliant book. I think J.D. Salinger’s other three books (actually compilations of his magazine short
- John Hansen
- January 25, 2010
‘The Invention of Lying’ is great, and that’s the truth (Movie review)
Sort of like “Idiocracy” or that Mel Gibson picture where he could read women’s minds, “The Invention of Lying” (now on DVD) posits an alternate reality and
- John Hansen
- January 24, 2010
‘Adam’ shows how hard Asperger’s is to portray on film, but it’s a noble effort (Movie review)
Asperger’s syndrome is an internally dramatic condition. Outwardly, the person comes off as antisocial, but that’s not the inner truth. Aspies don’t provide facial expressions
- John Hansen
- January 18, 2010
Midseason preview: My favorite actresses return, but will their shows be any good? (TV commentary)
Three of my favorite actresses return to TV this midseason, and that’s probably a good thing, but I’m a little ambivalent. In TV, I often
- John Hansen
- January 17, 2010
‘24’ Season 8 starts tonight. Is there reason for optimism? (TV commentary)
“24” Season 8 starts with a two-hour premiere at 8 Central tonight (another two-hour block follows at 7 p.m. Central Monday). I haven’t been this NOT
- John Hansen
- January 12, 2010
If the passage of time was no object, what sequel would you like to see? (Movie commentary)
In a recent Entertainment Weekly article, James Cameron said that although the computer-generated characters in “Avatar” are aliens, he could’ve just as easily created real-looking