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John Hansen
December 30, 2025

John’s top 10 TV shows of 2025

I found my TV habits changing in 2025. I met the fall season with a Gen-Z-style “meh,” and I was fine delaying viewings of even

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John Hansen
April 14, 2025

Hitchcock mulls truth, POV, memory in hourlong episodes (1957-62)

In the middle of the last century, film was seen as the medium of discerning viewers and TV as the medium that had to account

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John Hansen
March 3, 2025

‘Dial ‘M’ for Murder’ (1981) remains gripping in Plummer’s TV movie

“Dial M for Murder” (1954) didn’t need to be remade, but since it was – in 1981’s quote-mark-enhanced “Dial ‘M’ for Murder” – it’s illustrative

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John Hansen
December 30, 2024

John’s top 10 TV shows of 2024

Prestige miniseries and streaming franchise “content” ruled the roost, but traditional network TV surprisingly hung on to life this year – even if the format

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John Hansen
October 1, 2024

‘High Potential,’ ‘Brilliant Minds,’ ‘Penguin’ showcase diverse brains

2024 might be the pivotal year for neurodiversity on TV, as “High Potential,” “Brilliant Minds” and even “The Penguin” feature different types of mental spaces.

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John Hansen
September 23, 2024

Fall TV preview 2024: 10 shows I wouldn’t mind watching

Is Fall TV still a thing in this era when new stuff starts and ends at all points on the calendar, seemingly at random? It

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John Hansen
May 8, 2024

‘Psycho’ saga takes a truncated shot at TV with ‘Bates Motel’ (1987)

The 1987 TV pilot (sometimes called “TV movie”) “Bates Motel” (NBC) is by far the worst installment of the “Psycho” franchise – rating even lower

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John Hansen
April 5, 2024

‘The Omen’ TV pilot (1995) is a rightly forgotten branch of the lore

After a franchise’s initial shine of success wears off, that’s often followed by several truncated follow-ups. “The Omen” franchise is a prime example, as the