- John Hansen
- May 5, 2023
All 9 ‘Scream’ movies and TV seasons, ranked
Since 1996, the “Scream” franchise has been the touchstone for the new era of screen entertainment wherein audiences give an increasing amount of feedback to
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- John Hansen
- February 21, 2018
‘The Paper’ review
MTV publicity photo John’s “The Paper” (episodes 1-4) review, Brainerd Dispatch, May 8, 2008
- John Hansen
- July 21, 2016
‘Dead of Summer’ and ‘Scream’ make Tuesday nights great again
For the first time since “Gilmore Girls” and “Veronica Mars” aired back-to-back nearly a decade ago, Tuesday night has become appointment-TV night again. A couple
- John Hansen
- June 1, 2016
‘Scream: The TV Series’ starts to reward loyal fans in Season 2
“Scream: The TV Series” (11 p.m. Eastern Mondays on MTV) gradually got better over the course of its first season, and with the second-season premiere, it
- John Hansen
- August 22, 2015
2015: The summer of horror TV (Commentary)
Entertainment trends are a funny thing. Horror movie releases have slowed to a trickle, whereas a decade ago there was a new one in theaters
- John Hansen
- July 2, 2015
‘Scream: The TV Series’ tries out horror-satire hybrid on small screen
“Scream: The TV Series” (9 p.m. Tuesdays on MTV) knows what it wants to be. As is the tradition in this increasingly meta franchise, the format
- John Hansen
- June 30, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘Awkward.’ Season 2 (TV review)
There’s a certain coldness to all the characters on “Awkward” (9:30 p.m. Central Thursdays on MTV), which had its Season 2 premiere last week. Even after watching
- John Hansen
- October 29, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘Beavis and Butt-head’ Season 8 (TV review)
“Beavis and Butt-head” (9 p.m. Central Thursdays on MTV) jumped right into its eighth-season premiere on Thursday with Butt-head’s trademark “Uhhhhh-huh-huh” and Beavis’ iconic “Heh-heh-yeah-yeah-heh.” Fourteen
- John Hansen
- July 20, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘Awkward.’ (TV review)
Lots of TV shows have shown the awkwardness of high school, those moments where if the poor kid only had a “How to Navigate High
- John Hansen
- June 26, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘Teen Wolf’ (TV review)
The aspect of the new “Teen Wolf” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on MTV) series that has gotten the most criticism is that Scott (Tyler Posey), the wolf-boy