- John Hansen
- June 12, 2013
The top 10 episodes of ‘Veronica Mars’ Season 1 (2004-05)
“Lost” was all the rage in the 2004-05 TV season (so was “Desperate Housewives” — remember that one?), but even at the time, I was
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- John Hansen
- June 3, 2013
First episode impressions: ‘The Killing’ Season 3 (TV review)
“The Killing” (8 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC) returned for its third season — and second case — on Sunday looking as good as ever. With
- John Hansen
- April 6, 2013
‘Hannibal’ makes tasty transition to the small screen
In 1999, Thomas Harris’ novel “Hannibal,” the third of the now-four-part book series, was all the rage among my friends, who passed the hardcover around. For whatever
- John Hansen
- March 19, 2013
‘Two Graves’ answers big questions, raises new ones about Pendergast’s bizarre family tree (Book review)
Wrapping up the unofficial “Helen Trilogy” that started with “Fever Dream” and “Cold Vengeance,” Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child reveal new surprises and wrap up
- John Hansen
- March 18, 2013
With ‘Veronica Mars’ and ‘Clone Wars,’ companies show different ways to treat fans (TV commentary)
Two of my favorite franchises, “Star Wars” (which regular readers may have noticed I’m obsessed with) and “Veronica Mars” (my No. 6-ranked show of the Aughts, and on my
- John Hansen
- January 24, 2013
First episode impressions: ‘The Following’ (TV review)
“The Following” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on Fox) has all the makings of a hit: Kevin Bacon in his first lead TV role, TV super-producer Kevin
- John Hansen
- January 17, 2013
‘The Killing’ isn’t dead after all! Plus: 9 other resurrected shows (TV commentary)
With the awesome news earlier this week that AMC changed its mind about “The Killing,” which it canceled a few months ago but has now
- John Hansen
- November 16, 2012
Lincoln Child finds another corner of the Earth to explore in ‘The Third Gate’ (Book review)
Following journeys to a theme park in the desert, the barren wilderness of Alaska, a computerized skyscraper and the bottom of the ocean, Lincoln Child
- John Hansen
- September 29, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘Fringe’ Season 5 (TV review)
In the early days of TV, every episode was a standalone, so if you missed an episode you wouldn’t get lost. Eventually, we started to
- John Hansen
- September 29, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘Last Resort’ (TV review)
Although “Revolution” has the sexier sci-fi concept, “Last Resort” (7 p.m. Central Thursdays, ABC) is this fall’s new show most worthy of watercooler buzz. It starts off