- John Hansen
- October 14, 2015
First episode impressions: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ (TV review)
After a fairly awful September of new show premieres, October is off to a much better start with “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (8 p.m. Eastern Mondays on The CW),
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- John Hansen
- September 23, 2015
Murphy, Falchuk take horror shtick to network TV with ‘Scream Queens’
My list of new fall shows to watch is increasingly revealing itself to be a list of wishful thinking. Following “Minority Report” and “Blindspot,” “Scream Queens” (9
- John Hansen
- August 18, 2015
Steinfeld steals show as ‘Barely Lethal’ blends high school and secret agent genres (Movie review)
First-time screenwriter John D’Arco and “Fanboys” director Kyle Newman mash up the high school and spy thriller genres in the light-hearted but fun “Barely Lethal,” which was
- John Hansen
- August 12, 2015
Palladinos deliver a second great show with ‘Bunheads’ (2012-13)
At the “Gilmore Girls” panel at the ATX Television Festival in June, producer Amy Sherman-Palladino said that in the TV business, if you’re lucky, “You
- John Hansen
- June 27, 2015
‘Ted 2’: Cruise control (Movie review)
It’s probably just coincidence that the Supreme Court decided to rule on gay marriage the same day “Ted 2” hit theaters, although considering some of the Constitution-deaf
- John Hansen
- May 21, 2015
Cannon, Banks deliver aca-competent follow-up with ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ (Movie review)
First-time director Elizabeth Banks, who also plays half of the “Pitch Perfect” series’ a cappella podcasting team, and returning screenwriter Kay Cannon deliver a slick,
- John Hansen
- March 20, 2015
‘Veronica Mars’ team smoothly transforms skills for ‘iZombie’
When I saw a poster for “iZombie” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays on The CW) – “the new show from Rob Thomas” — in the background of a
- John Hansen
- March 4, 2015
First episode impressions: ‘The Last Man on Earth’ (TV review)
It would be awesome to be the last man on Earth, and the first of the two half-hour premiere episodes of “The Last Man on Earth” (8
- John Hansen
- January 14, 2015
‘Parks and Recreation’ adds another comedy element by jumping to 2017 (TV review)
“Parks and Recreation” (7 p.m. Central Tuesdays on NBC) isn’t the first show to do a time-jump. Off the top of my head, “Dawson’s Creek” jumped
- John Hansen
- November 17, 2014
Carrey, Daniels totally redeem themselves with ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ (Movie review)
“Dumb and Dumber To” opens with Jim Carrey’s Lloyd Christmas revealing his 20-year fake stupor to best bud Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) with a “Gotcha!” Harry