- John Hansen
- September 28, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘Terra Nova’ (TV review)
Just when the theoretical water cooler was starting to get lonely, along comes “Terra Nova” (7 p.m. Central Mondays on Fox) to make it a popular gathering
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- John Hansen
- September 17, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Season 4 (TV review)
As if to not overwhelm “Star Wars” fans who were also picking up the Blu-ray release of the films on Friday, the fourth season of “Star
- John Hansen
- September 6, 2011
3 of the best ‘Star Wars’ documentaries were made by a fan (Movie commentary)
I don’t mean to rain on the parade of fans who are excited for the Sept. 16 release of the “Star Wars” saga on Blu-ray,
- John Hansen
- September 3, 2011
‘X-Files’ flashback: I want to believe the 2008 film is great, but it’s probably just OK (Movie review)
I think the second “X-Files” movie, 2008’s “I Want to Believe,” is a nice thank-you letter to fans, who are given one last chance to follow Mulder
- John Hansen
- August 29, 2011
‘Heir to the Empire,’ the book that jump-started the ‘Star Wars’ Expanded Universe, celebrates 20 years (Book commentary)
Sometime in the late 1990s, I was at Paradox Comics in Fargo, N.D., talking with the proprietor about “Star Wars.” I mentioned Timothy Zahn’s novels,
- John Hansen
- August 28, 2011
Timothy Zahn proves he’s still got it with ‘Star Wars: Choices of One’ (Book review)
Through the years, I’ve been tempted to label authors other than Timothy Zahn as my favorite “Star Wars” scribe — Michael Stackpole for his plotting,
- John Hansen
- August 24, 2011
10 movies John wouldn’t mind seeing this fall (Commentary)
I’ve done the hard work of perusing Entertainment Weekly’s fall movie preview and watching the trailers, and I now present the top 10 movies to
- John Hansen
- August 14, 2011
Malgus joins the parade of Darths in ‘Star Wars: The Old Republic – Deceived’ (Book review)
For a reader, one of the fun parts of the explosion of “Star Wars” spinoff literature in recent years is finding meanings in the names
- John Hansen
- August 13, 2011
How did the apes get that way in the first place? ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ has the answers (Movie review)
A cool thing about science fiction novels is that not only do they explore future possibilities, they also inspire other writers’ imaginations; sometimes one writer’s
- John Hansen
- July 27, 2011
Allston’s ‘Conviction’ gives momentum to ‘Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi’s’ final leg (Book review)
In researching for my blog post on the “Luke Skywalker Must Die” controversy awhile back, I was surprised to find out that the “Star Wars: