A year ago, I didn’t give a glowing review to ABC’s “Kevin (Probably) Saves the World,” but I did like it enough to keep watching. Even though I almost canceled it from my DVR a […]
CBS adds to its stable of modernized nostalgia-driven shows (see also “Hawaii Five-0” and “MacGyver”) with “Magnum P.I.” (9 p.m. Eastern Mondays), which drops the comma and trades Tom Selleck’s ‘stache for Jay Hernandez’s goatee, […]
There are more good shows on TV than ever, but the traditional fall season has become the dumping ground for the least exciting new series – perhaps because they need the extra buzz of Fall […]
“Love Monkey” (2006, CBS) – Sorry, “Ed” fans, but this was the role Tom Cavanagh was born to play: a youthful-looking yet experienced record company executive who trolls New York looking for talent (he finds […]
“Ghost Whisperer” Season 1 (2005-06, CBS), episodes 1-5 – At about the half-hour mark of every episode of “Ghost Whisperer” (7 p.m. Fridays on CBS), Melinda (Jennifer Love Hewitt) must explain to survivors of the […]
“Joan of Arcadia” Season 1 (2003-04, CBS), episodes 1-6 – Barbara Hall’s “Joan of Arcadia” (7 p.m. Fridays on CBS) chronicles teenager Joan Girardi (Amber Tamblyn), who sees God in the form of the average man […]
“Judging Amy” Season 4, (2002-03, CBS) – This family and law drama blend is a decent choice for people still going through “Once & Again” withdrawal. The outstanding cast (notably Richard T. Jones as Bruce […]
John’s “Swingtown” first episode impressions, Brainerd Dispatch, June 19, 2008
“Threshold” (2005-06, CBS), episode 1 – “Threshold” (8 p.m. Fridays on CBS) is about the Insiders. It’s what “The X-Files” would have been if we saw the point of view of the government coverup. But we […]
NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘C.S.I.’ is all about the evidence By JOHN HANSEN April 6, 2001 “Ma’am, I’m not a cop. I’m a crime scene investigator.”