Comedy

‘Friends’ Season 7 review

NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘Friends’ or ‘Survivor?’ I choose ‘Gilmore Girls’ By JOHN HANSEN March 2, 2001 Well, I finally stopped watching “Friends.” The reason

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‘The Lone Gunmen’ reviews

John’s “The Lone Gunmen” flashback review, johnvhansen.com, May 8, 2011 NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘Lone Gunmen’ finds its niche in comedy By JOHN HANSEN May

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‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 1 reviews

John’s “Gilmore Girls” Season 1 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Nov. 7, 2013 NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘Gilmore Girls’ makes you want to hug your TV By

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‘Boston Public’ Season 1 reviews

NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘Boston Public’ sheds light on the teachers’ point of view By JOHN HANSEN Feb. 9, 2001 “Boston Public” is not your

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‘Freaks and Geeks’ reviews

John’s “Freaks and Geeks” flashback review, March 16, 2023 NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘Freaks,’ ‘Creek’ put different spins on high school By JOHN HANSEN January

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Mockumentary ‘American Vandal’ is also a gripping mystery with spot-on performances (TV review)

“American Vandal” – an eight-episode fictional docu-mystery that dropped last fall on Netflix – explores the snicker-worthy case of someone spray-painting penises on 27 cars.

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Surprisingly funny ‘Girls Trip’ is the female answer to ‘The Hangover’ (Movie review)

So I got “Girls Trip” (2017) because my wife and a friend were dying to see it. They watched it by themselves before I did

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‘Pitch Perfect 3’ ends the franchise on a low note (Movie review)

“Pitch Perfect 3” is far and away the weakest film in the franchise. It feels incomplete yet somehow oddly overstuffed, with some story elements that

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Sherman-Palladino achieves career hat trick with ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’

All of the best traits and very few of the worst traits of hat-loving TV producer Amy Sherman-Palladino are present in the delightful “Marvelous Mrs.

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‘Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist’ reviews

John’s “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist” Completely Random Slice of Pop Culture column, Brainerd Dispatch, Oct. 9, 2008 John’s top 10 movies of 2008, May

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