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John Hansen
February 8, 2017

‘The Mindy Project’ has a place among the great workplace sitcoms (TV review)

Sitcoms aren’t usually the best genre to binge-watch, as they tend to not have the dramatic stakes or surprises that make you want to jump

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John Hansen
February 3, 2017

‘Powerless’ taps into the funny side of living in a superhero world

“Powerless” (8:30 p.m. Eastern, Thursdays, NBC) – about ordinary people living in a superhero world – taps into an inevitable genre of humor in the peak

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John Hansen
November 23, 2016

Hailee Steinfeld shines as self-centered teen in ‘Edge of Seventeen’ (Movie review)

“The Edge of Seventeen” is the latest entry in the “teenage girls who are so obsessed with their dream of a perfect life that they make

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John Hansen
October 11, 2016

First episode impressions: ‘No Tomorrow’ (TV review)

“No Tomorrow” (9 p.m. Tuesdays on The CW) has an out-there premise similar to “Last Man on Earth” and “The Good Place.” Awkward, pretty Evie (“The

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John Hansen
September 20, 2016

First episode impressions: ‘The Good Place’ (TV review)

Exhibit A in the case that network TV is dying is the bevy of reboots that no one asked for, and Exhibit B arrived Monday

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John Hansen
September 20, 2016

First episode impressions: ‘Atlanta’ (TV review)

I put off sampling the first hour of “Atlanta” (10 p.m. Tuesdays on FX) for a couple weeks because I knew I’d have a tough time watching

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John Hansen
September 13, 2016

One-season wonders: ‘Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog’ (2008) (TV review)

So I’ve finished my rewatches of all the Joss Whedon series between 1997-2010 except one – and it’s the most unusual one. “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” (2008)