- John Hansen
- September 5, 2009
What show will make Entertainment Weekly’s Fall TV Preview cover? (Commentary)
I’ve already picked up the fall TV previews from TV Guide and Sci Fi magazine (yeah, it’s still called that, even though the channel is
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- John Hansen
- September 3, 2009
Preston & Child do their usual, compelling ‘Dance’ — this time with zombies (Book review)
I used to describe Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child as “like Michael Crichton, only better.” I now know that’s a simplistic comparison, but it’s still useful. The
- John Hansen
- September 1, 2009
Fall movie preview: 3 with Jason Bateman, and 4 others (Commentary)
Here are seven fall films you wouldn’t have to drag me to: “Extract” (Friday) — This is “Office Space” turned on its head: Here the bosses
- John Hansen
- August 29, 2009
What I like about ‘True’: A review of ‘True Blood’ Season 1 (TV review)
“True Blood” makes it look easy. Start with sharply written characters, mix in a plot that’s never predictable, try a few new things here and there,
- John Hansen
- August 27, 2009
John’s top 10 cutest TV nerds (Commentary)
Twenty-five years after “Revenge of the Nerds,” girl nerds are now represented equally (perhaps more than equally) in pop culture. Inspired by the new Alexis
- John Hansen
- August 26, 2009
With Rory Gilmore and Matt Saracen in lead roles, ‘Post Grad’ is easy to like (Movie review)
“Post Grad” isn’t the movie where Alexis Bledel breaks out of her Rory Gilmore mold and shows her range. But I’m not complaining. I’ve pretty much
- John Hansen
- August 25, 2009
A ‘True Blood’ primer for ‘Buffy/Angel’ fans: 10 differences between the vampire mythologies (TV commentary)
I’ve watched most of the first season on DVD, and I can safely say I’m a fan of “True Blood.” Being a huge “Buffy/ Angel” fan, I have trouble liking
- John Hansen
- August 19, 2009
Entertainment I discovered after getting a tip from someone: A top 15 list (Commentary)
Part of the purpose of this blog is to let you know about cool stuff in the entertainment world. The blog’s main purpose, of course,
- John Hansen
- August 16, 2009
For some reason, I really like reading books about Bruce Springsteen (Commentary)
Does anyone else out there like reading about a subject more than you like the subject itself? I suppose tabloid readers would qualify — the
- John Hansen
- August 15, 2009
Aliens-vs.-humans thriller ‘District 9’ lives up to the hype (Movie review)
“District 9,” which immediately earns a spot among modern sci-fi classics, started off as a “Halo” video game adaptation. When that fell through, the filmmakers decided