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3 TV shows and 3 movies to see in 2021

January 1, 2021June 27, 2021 John Hansen Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul

2021 preview: This could be hugely entertaining year for audiences, as we get all those delayed 2020 releases plus some new ones.

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2015: The summer of horror TV (Commentary)

August 22, 2015April 17, 2021 John Hansen Hannibal

Entertainment trends are a funny thing. Horror movie releases have slowed to a trickle, whereas a decade ago there was a new one in theaters every week. But horror TV shows were rare then, whereas […]

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Top 10 TV characters

John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)

May 11, 2015April 16, 2021 John Hansen Bates Motel/Psycho

Here are my 10 favorite characters of the moment on shows that recently concluded their season, are ongoing or will soon return for the summer season:

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Taking a stand against plot holes, or: How the heck did Lester sneak back in to his hospital room?

May 28, 2014February 3, 2022 John Hansen 24

TV and movie commentary: The “X-Men” saga and recent episodes of “Fargo,” “Hannibal” and “24: Live Another Day” have suffered from plot holes.

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Top 10 TV characters

John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)

May 8, 2014April 16, 2021 John Hansen Bates Motel/Psycho

The recent return of “24” further solidifies that this is an age of shock-value TV, where the body count of main characters is more valued than good character building. But TV’s reputation as a character […]

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‘Hannibal,’ ‘Walking Dead,’ ‘Bates Motel’ provide 1-2-3 TV horror punch (TV commentary)

March 17, 2014April 16, 2021 John Hansen Bates Motel/Psycho

I have a friend, Shaune, who’s a big horror movie fan, but he has found the current character stuff on “The Walking Dead” rather boring. This is understandable: Television has never been able to be […]

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Top 10 TV characters

John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)

May 4, 2013April 16, 2021 John Hansen Bates Motel/Psycho

As the 2012-13 season winds down, here are my top 10 TV characters, some of whom will be featured in season finales this month, and some of whom have already bid adieu for the summer:

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‘Hannibal’ makes tasty transition to the small screen

April 6, 2013May 17, 2023 John Hansen Hannibal

First episode impressions (TV review): Horror’s most famous cannibal gets the TV treatment from Bryan Fuller.

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15 all-time great movies that I hate (Commentary)

July 26, 2009April 17, 2021 John Hansen Fargo

You’re welcome to post comments on why these movies are great, but please don’t bother to call me names. You can’t make me feel worse than I already do. I know I am supposed to […]

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