‘The Inside’ (2005) is stylishly dark, with great cast

February 4, 2011July 20, 2021 John Hansen One-Season Wonders

TV shows lost to history (Review): Featuring elements of “Buffy” and “X-Files,” “The Inside” is a welcome dive into the dark side of humanity.

All 20 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ Season 5 (1997-98), ranked

January 2, 2011February 1, 2022 John Hansen IMDb Top 250 TV

TV review: Here are my rankings of the 20 episodes of “The X-Files’ ” fifth season — an appetizer for the main course that is the first “X-Files” movie.

Classic Christmas TV episodes: ‘Xmas Story’ (‘Futurama’)

December 25, 2010December 4, 2019 John Hansen Christmas

Show: “Futurama” (Season 2, episode 8) Airdate: Dec. 19, 1999 Overview: In the year 3000, Christmas is known as Xmas and Robot Santa Claus has been programmed with too strict of a “naughty or nice” […]

Classic Christmas TV episodes: ‘Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire’ (‘The Simpsons’)

December 25, 2010December 5, 2020 John Hansen Christmas

Show: “The Simpsons” (Season 1, episode 1) Airdate: Dec. 17, 1989 Overview: This is a classic not only because it’s a Christmas episode, but also because it’s the very first episode of “The Simpsons.” Sometimes […]

‘Family Guy’ writers run out of inspiration as they wrap up ‘Star Wars’ trilogy (DVD review)

December 22, 2010April 17, 2021 John Hansen Family Guy/Cleveland Show

Seth MacFarlane probably had the idea for “Blue Harvest” kicking around in his head for a while, and when it became an actual episode of “Family Guy” in 2007, he probably thought, “Wow, we really did a […]