- John Hansen
- January 29, 2017
First episode impressions: ‘Riverdale’ (TV review)
“Riverdale’s” (9 p.m. Eastern, Thursdays, The CW) broad strokes will be familiar to anyone who’s seen a high school drama TV series or movie before, but
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- John Hansen
- November 28, 2016
‘Relativity’ (1996-97) the lost gem from H&Z, Katims
Coming after “Thirtysomething” and “My So-Called Life” (their biggest commercial success and biggest cult hit, respectively) and before “Once and Again” (their most acclaimed series), “Relativity” (1996-97,
- John Hansen
- October 11, 2016
First episode impressions: ‘No Tomorrow’ (TV review)
“No Tomorrow” (9 p.m. Tuesdays on The CW) has an out-there premise similar to “Last Man on Earth” and “The Good Place.” Awkward, pretty Evie (“The
- John Hansen
- September 26, 2016
‘Bedford Diaries’ (2006) quietly closes WB era
“The Bedford Diaries” (2006, WB) is the answer to a fun trivia question: It was the last show to debut on The WB. The eight episodes
- John Hansen
- September 25, 2016
Once-great ‘Summerland’ suffers a fall in Season 2 (2005)
Other than the animated “Ewoks” series, I haven’t encountered a more extreme example of a good show going bad in its sophomore year than “Summerland” Season
- John Hansen
- September 19, 2016
‘Summerland’ Season 1 (2004) a great beach watch
In the category of TV shows that were never made available for purchase after their original airing, it’s hard to find one more popular than “Summerland.” It
- John Hansen
- September 18, 2016
One-season wonders: ‘Six Degrees’ (2006-07) (Review)
“This Is Us” will soon to bring the “people living their lives” genre back to TV, and it seems to feature character/story paths distinct from
- John Hansen
- November 9, 2015
‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’ avoids ‘Fault in Our Stars’ melodrama, but feels too empty (Movie review)
“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” (now available from Redbox) follows last year’s “The Fault in Our Stars” into the cancersploitation genre – a coming-of-age
- John Hansen
- October 14, 2015
First episode impressions: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ (TV review)
After a fairly awful September of new show premieres, October is off to a much better start with “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (8 p.m. Eastern Mondays on The CW),
- John Hansen
- September 26, 2015
One-season wonders: ‘Hellcats’ (2010-11) (TV review)
With the fall TV season off to a rough start, it’s beginning to look like this might be a good time to catch up on