- John Hansen
- June 26, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘Teen Wolf’ (TV review)
The aspect of the new “Teen Wolf” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on MTV) series that has gotten the most criticism is that Scott (Tyler Posey), the wolf-boy
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- John Hansen
- June 16, 2011
‘Nine Lives of Chloe King’ successfully cribs from ‘X-Men’
The title character in “The Nine Lives of Chloe King” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays on ABC Family) combines the powers/curses of my two favorite X-Men: Similar to
- John Hansen
- May 21, 2011
10 movies John wouldn’t mind seeing this summer (Commentary)
Although I dislike about 90 percent of wide releases nowadays, I still enjoy paging through the Entertainment Weekly summer movie preview and sifting out a
- John Hansen
- April 22, 2011
Where have all the epic season finales gone? (TV commentary)
For as long as I can remember, TV has served up an epic season finale or two every May. In recent years, up until 2010,
- John Hansen
- April 17, 2011
First episode (of new season) impressions: ‘Friday Night Lights’ (TV review)
“Friday Night Lights” (7 p.m. Central Fridays on NBC) continues to do the little things well: In the fifth-season premiere, Landry goes through his own version
- 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…)
- John Hansen
- December 25, 2010
Classic Christmas TV episodes: ‘So-Called Angels’ (‘My So-Called Life’)
Show: “My So-Called Life” (Episode 15) Airdate: Dec. 22, 1994 Overview: Rickie’s getting beat up at home, Angela wants to help him and a homeless guitar-playing
- John Hansen
- September 24, 2010
First episode impressions: ‘Undercovers’ and ‘My Generation’ (TV reviews)
Here are my first impressions of “Undercovers” (7 p.m. Central Wednesdays, NBC) and “My Generation” (7 p.m. Central Thursdays, ABC). (more…)
- John Hansen
- September 22, 2010
First episode (of new season) impressions: ‘Glee’ (TV review)
Here are my first impressions of the Season 2 premiere of “Glee” (7 p.m. Central Tuesdays, Fox). (more…)
- 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