- John Hansen
- June 19, 2016
All 6 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ 2016 miniseries, ranked
It was great to have “The X-Files” back with the six-episode miniseries earlier this year on Fox, and now it’s available on DVD, and you get a
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- John Hansen
- June 16, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen’ (2005) (Book review)
While the first volume set the groundwork and featured philosophizing about the Jedi Order’s relationship to the Galactic Alliance, “Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen” (2005) puts
- John Hansen
- June 15, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Nest I: The Joiner King’ (2005) (Book review)
Call him the Stephen King of “Star Wars” authors. No other scribe has a bigger gap between his lows and highs than Troy Denning. I
- John Hansen
- June 9, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force’ (2003) (Book review)
The “New Jedi Order” closes out its 19-book run with James Luceno’s epic “The Unifying Force”(2003), which feels every bit of its 527 pages and must
- John Hansen
- June 2, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy’ (2003) (Book review)
“The Final Prophecy” (2003), the 18th and penultimate book of the “New Jedi Order,” is a rare “Star Wars” novel that doesn’t feature any movie characters
- John Hansen
- May 26, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II – Refugee’ (2003) (Book review)
“Force Heretic II: Refugee” (2003) is one of the most enjoyable page-turners of the “New Jedi Order,” and it’s also the book that has the least
- John Hansen
- May 22, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I – Remnant’ (2003) (Book review)
Featuring a lot of dangling plot threads from the “New Jedi Order” and the entire Expanded Universe, “Force Heretic I: Remnant” (2003) – the 15th book in
- John Hansen
- May 18, 2016
‘Independence Day’ (1996) still worth celebrating
Released in 1996, “Independence Day” falls almost exactly halfway between “Star Wars” (1977) and present day. Appropriately, it’s perched on a fulcrum between the dawn of blockbuster
- John Hansen
- May 15, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Destiny’s Way’ (2002) (Book review)
“Destiny’s Way” (2002), Walter Jon Williams’ only “Star Wars” novel and the 14th entry in the “New Jedi Order” series, is a transitional book, but a
- John Hansen
- May 12, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Traitor’ (2002) (Book review)
There are two books in the “New Jedi Order” series that tripped up my reading flow on this re-read. The first is the ninth entry,