- John Hansen
- August 25, 2015
First episode impressions: ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ (TV review)
For five seasons, “The Walking Dead” has revealed the flaws of societal structure through a world struggling to rebuild that structure. But we never saw
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- John Hansen
- July 10, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 3’ Beckett series (2003) (Comic book reviews)
After a three-year hiatus (which, oddly, was packed with novels), the “Terminator” franchise returned to comics in 2003 with a six-issue series tying in with
- John Hansen
- July 9, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘T2: The New John Connor Chronicles Book Three: Times of Trouble’ (2003) (Book review)
Russell Blackford’s young-adult “New John Connor Chronicles” trilogy continues to be redundant and overwritten in the final book, “Times of Trouble” (2003). The previous book ends with
- John Hansen
- July 6, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines’ movie and novelization (2003) (Review)
Considering that it lacks James Cameron, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong and Brad Fiedel, I find “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” (2003) to be a pretty darn
- John Hansen
- July 3, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘T2: The New John Connor Chronicles Book Two: An Evil Hour’ (2003) (Book review)
“An Evil Hour” (2003), the second book of Russell Blackford’s “New John Connor Chronicles” young-adult trilogy, is even more overwritten than the first novel. A remarkable
- John Hansen
- July 1, 2015
‘Terminator Genisys’ is a smart sequel and fresh start for the saga (Movie review)
In a line from a parody of the “Terminator Genisys” trailer, Sarah Connor says in a voiceover: “John keeps sending Terminators. He’s lost his mind.” And judging
- John Hansen
- June 24, 2015
‘The Clone Wars’ Season 7 is here! (sort of) (TV commentary)
Season 2 of “Star Wars Rebels” recently kicked off in our universe, but in an alternate dimension where George Lucas did not sell “Star Wars”
- John Hansen
- June 22, 2015
First episode impressions: ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 2 (TV review)
I’ve been slower than most fans to embrace Disney’s take on “Star Wars.” Even though “Star Wars Rebels” features “Clone Wars’ “ executive producer Dave Filoni in
- John Hansen
- June 21, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘T2: The New John Connor Chronicles Book One: Dark Futures’ (2002) (Book review)
Concurrently with S.M. Stirling’s adult “T2” trilogy came Russell Blackford’s young-adult “T2” trilogy, starting with “Terminator 2: The New John Connor Chronicles Book One: Dark Futures”(2002).
- John Hansen
- June 17, 2015
Is the aim of Wayward Pines to create the perfect, obedient human?
Discussion of “Wayward Pines” (8 p.m. Central Thursdays on Fox) on threads such as the AV Club and IMDB has centered on what the heck is happening