- John Hansen
- December 9, 2009
The best movies of the Aughts … as it happened (Commentary)
Sticking with the theme from my previous post, here are my No. 1 movies from the years 2000 through 2008, as I saw it at
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- John Hansen
- December 8, 2009
The best TV shows of the Aughts … as it happened (Commentary)
I thought it might be fun to look back on my picks for “best of the year” this decade as those years were ending (mostly
- John Hansen
- November 10, 2009
‘Glee’ is the first successful scripted music show, but maybe we shouldn’t be surprised (TV commentary)
Why is “Glee” (8 p.m. Central Wednesdays on Fox) the first widely popular scripted music show? I’m almost certain the answer is “random chance,” but that would
- John Hansen
- October 19, 2009
‘Office’ vs. ‘Always Sunny’: What’s TV’s best sitcom? (Commentary)
Which sitcom would you take with you to a desert island: “The Office” (8 p.m. Central Thursdays on NBC) or “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” (9 p.m. Central Thursdays
- John Hansen
- October 18, 2009
Oh, how I love/hate ‘(500) Days of Summer’ (Movie review)
“(500) Days of Summer,” the would-be-romantic, too-sad-to-be-a-comedy starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, starts with a narrated warning that this is not a love story. It’s
- John Hansen
- September 29, 2009
‘Cleveland Show’ rocks, ‘Community’ doesn’t, and ‘Modern Family’ is nothing new (TV reviews)
There’s a nice scene in the pilot episode of “The Cleveland Show” (7:30 p.m. Central Sundays on Fox) where Peter, Quagmire, Joe and the “Family Guy” gang
- John Hansen
- September 23, 2009
Find out how Megan Fox stays looking good in ‘Jennifer’s Body’ (Spoiler alert: She eats people) (Movie review)
“Jennifer’s Body” is a cynical, heavy handed and occasionally scary follow-up to “Juno” from screenwriter Diablo Cody. In interviews, Cody said she wanted flip the horror standard and
- John Hansen
- September 11, 2009
‘Glee’ gets subtler, but big songs still drive the show (TV commentary)
There was no second-episode jinx for “Glee” (8 p.m. Central Wednesdays on Fox) when it returned to the schedule this week. It’s too early to declare it
- John Hansen
- September 9, 2009
Fall TV 2009: 7 new developments on old shows (Commentary)
Here are seven plot developments I’m looking forward to on old favorites this fall season. (Technically, TV’s best show, “Friday Night Lights,” is a fall
- John Hansen
- September 7, 2009
Fall TV 2009: 6 new shows to watch (Commentary)
Here are six new shows you might want to check out: 1. “Community” (8:30 p.m. Central Thursdays on NBC, starts Sept. 17) — When I first heard