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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

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John Hansen
July 10, 2011

One-season wonders: ‘Privileged’ (2008-09) (Review)

Like all TV fans, I’ve been known to complain when a show I like gets canceled. I’ve been doing less complaining in recent years, partly

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John Hansen
June 11, 2011

First episode impressions: ‘Love Bites’ (TV review)

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the two genres that lend themselves to vignette-style TV shows are horror (the various incarnations of “The Twilight

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John Hansen
June 10, 2011

Flippin’ sweet! ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ and 10 other shows to watch in 2011-12 (TV commentary)

Intimidated by the list of nearly 50 new shows coming out in the fall? Never fear, I have done the hard work for you of

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John Hansen
January 30, 2011

First episode (of new season) impressions: ‘Being Erica’ (TV review)

Here are my first impressions of Season 3 of “Being Erica,” which airs at 10 p.m. Central Wednesdays on SOAPnet. (more…)

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John Hansen
January 4, 2011

First episode (of midseason) impressions: ‘Pretty Little Liars’ (TV review)

Here are my first impressions of the winter premiere of “Pretty Little Liars” (7 p.m. Central Mondays on ABC Family). (more…)

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John Hansen
September 20, 2010

Emma Stone’s ‘Easy A’ earns a solid B (Movie review)

I felt like I saw “Easy A” before I actually saw it because the previews explained the plot with such specificity: Nice girl Olive (Emma Stone) pretends