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Get even better, ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ does (TV review)

October 12, 2009April 18, 2021 John Hansen Star Wars (Disney)

Watching “The Clone Wars” (7 p.m. Central Fridays on Cartoon Network), I wonder if the “Star Wars” prequels should’ve been animated all along. “Clone Wars” feels more like “Star Wars” than the live-action movies do. You would […]

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‘Cleveland Show’ rocks, ‘Community’ doesn’t, and ‘Modern Family’ is nothing new (TV reviews)

September 29, 2009April 17, 2025 John Hansen Family Guy/Cleveland Show

There’s a nice scene in the pilot episode of “The Cleveland Show” (7:30 p.m. Central Sundays on Fox) where Peter, Quagmire, Joe and the “Family Guy” gang gather around to say goodbye to spinoff-bound Cleveland Brown. Peter […]

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Fall TV 2009: 7 new developments on old shows (Commentary)

September 9, 2009April 17, 2021 John Hansen Dollhouse

Here are seven plot developments I’m looking forward to on old favorites this fall season. (Technically, TV’s best show, “Friday Night Lights,” is a fall returnee — Oct. 28 on DirecTV — but I’ll be […]

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Fall TV 2009: 6 new shows to watch (Commentary)

September 7, 2009April 16, 2021 John Hansen Beverly Hills 90210/Melrose Place

Here are six new shows you might want to check out: 1. “Community” (8:30 p.m. Central Thursdays on NBC, starts Sept. 17) — When I first heard about this show about a hodgepodge of students at a […]

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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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Good news for fans of good TV: Comedy Central is going back to the ‘Futurama’ (Commentary)

June 6, 2009April 17, 2021 John Hansen Futurama

Comedy Central found a pretty cool way to celebrate the 10th anniversary of “Futurama.” The network announced on Tuesday that it’s bringing the 1999-2003 Fox series back to the airwaves for at least 26 new episodes starting […]

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I hate to say it, but ‘The Goode Family’ is another yawner from Mike Judge (TV review)

June 5, 2009April 19, 2021 John Hansen Television

“Office Space” is a contemporary classic of cubicle culture, and “Idiocracy” is a disturbingly prescient pseudo-comedy about the dumbing down of the world — they’re both excellent movies. But I’ve never quite connected with Mike […]

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Since 2009, John Hansen has been reviewing new and old movies, TV, books and comics. Tom Simmons joined the RFMC team in 2024. We review sci-fi, horror, noir and much more.

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