I was never involved in theater in school, but I learned to appreciate it during my years covering arts and entertainment for newspapers (even if my love of music, movies and TV was why I initially […]
“For the People” (10 p.m. Eastern Tuesdays on ABC) is competent at what it does, but personally, I’m not wired to enjoy what it does: Through a variety of cases each week, this courtroom drama […]
“Life Sentence” (9 p.m. Eastern Wednesdays, CW) is notable for being a rare CW show not based on comic books or the supernatural, and unfortunately it’s also notable for being really bad. You’d think there’d […]
“Everything Sucks!” (Netflix), the first season of which includes 10 half-hour episodes, starts off like a second-rate “Freaks and Geeks” but eventually strikes painfully accurate notes about first love and high school crushes. By the […]
This week, “Atlanta” (10 p.m. Eastern Thursdays, FX) began its second season of being about nothing and everything. The episode “Alligator Man” opens with two ATL youths lounging around when one mentions that they can […]
First episode impressions (TV review): “iZombie” is still going strong as it surpasses “Veronica Mars” in longevity.
John’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Season 3 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Nov. 28, 2011 NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘Buffy’: The best show on television By JOHN HANSEN January 1999 “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is attracting fans […]
John’s “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” Season 2 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, June 6, 2016 John’s “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” Season 2 review/fond farewell, johnvhansen.com, May 26, 2009
“Fringe” Season 1 (2008-09, Fox), episodes 1-6 – “Fringe” (8 p.m. Tuesdays, Fox) is developing into a cool series.
“Miss Guided” (2008, ABC), episodes 1-3 – If you’re like me, the writers’ strike – combined with the fact that it was an uninspiring season to begin with – changed your TV habits. As in: […]