- John Hansen
- September 30, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘Fringe’ Season 4 (TV review)
Most shows are naturally constrained by their narrative — sort of like a choose-your-own-adventure book where every choice is locked in once it happens. But
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- John Hansen
- September 24, 2010
First episode (of new season) impressions: ‘Fringe’ (TV review)
Here are my first impressions of the Season 3 premiere of “Fringe” (8 p.m. Central Thursdays on Fox). (more…)
- John Hansen
- September 21, 2010
First episode impressions: ‘Hawaii Five-0’ (TV review)
Here are my first impressions of “Hawaii Five-0,” which airs at 9 p.m. Central Mondays on CBS. (more…)
- John Hansen
- April 2, 2010
In search of the next ‘Lost?’ It’s already here, and it’s called ‘Fringe’ (TV commentary)
A recent issue of Entertainment Weekly examined networks’ efforts to find the next “Lost,” in terms of both quality and ratings, and determined that nothing fits the
- John Hansen
- February 14, 2010
Are TV shows getting dumber or am I getting smarter? (Commentary)
Are TV shows getting dumber or am I getting smarter? I’m not talking about TV as a whole, because obviously it’s dumber than it was
- John Hansen
- September 19, 2009
I love ‘Fringe’ (TV review)
“Fringe” (8 p.m. Central Thursdays on Fox) has become such a good show in its own right that it goes beyond being a good “X-Files” rip-off.
- John Hansen
- May 12, 2009
Need more ‘Fringe’ after Tuesday’s season finale? Try the comic books (Commentary)
The first season finale of J.J. Abrams’ “Fringe” (8 p.m. Central Tuesday on Fox, and the next day at Hulu) promises to delve deeper into the relationship
- John Hansen
- May 11, 2009
The new ‘Star Trek’ is actually kind of cool (Movie review)
Director J.J. Abrams makes “Star Trek” respectable again with this origin tale that sets up everything we’ve seen in six TV series — I’m including the underappreciated