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‘Lost’ isn’t so much about ‘good versus evil’ as it’s about ‘faith versus reason’ (TV commentary)

May 12, 2010April 17, 2021 John Hansen Lost

I kind of feel sorry for Jacob and the Man in Black after watching this week’s episode of “Lost” (8 p.m. Central Tuesday on ABC, followed by the two-and-a-half-hour series finale at 8 p.m. Sunday, May 23). […]

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In search of the next ‘Lost?’ It’s already here, and it’s called ‘Fringe’ (TV commentary)

April 2, 2010April 17, 2021 John Hansen Fringe

A recent issue of Entertainment Weekly examined networks’ efforts to find the next “Lost,” in terms of both quality and ratings, and determined that nothing fits the bill. I disagree: “Fringe” (8 p.m. Thursdays on Fox) — like “Lost,” […]

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This week on ‘Lost’: You wanna see something awesome? (TV commentary)

March 25, 2010April 17, 2021 John Hansen Lost

I’m not an awards-show guy. If you’re perusing my blog archives looking for analyses of Oscars, Emmys or Grammys, you won’t find any. That having been said, someone needs to give Nestor Carbonell an award […]

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Early evidence points to Jacob being evil, Man in Black being good. Discuss (TV commentary)

February 22, 2010April 17, 2021 John Hansen Lost

The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly has a nice chart comparing the “Lost” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays, ABC) characters’ lives in the Island World to their lives in the Sideways World. The evidence points to Jacob being the bad […]

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Are TV shows getting dumber or am I getting smarter? (Commentary)

February 14, 2010April 16, 2021 John Hansen Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel

Are TV shows getting dumber or am I getting smarter? I’m not talking about TV as a whole, because obviously it’s dumber than it was 10 years ago. This is because of the influx of […]

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Where are we? ‘Lost’s’ final season starts tonight (TV commentary)

February 2, 2010April 17, 2021 John Hansen Lost

It’s appropriate that “Lost’s” two-hour final-season premiere (8 tonight, ABC) airs on Groundhog Day. Like the Bill Murray movie, “Lost” has done a lot of circular storytelling. First the characters were in 2004, then they jumped back to […]

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The really cool stuff of the Aughts wasn’t found in the mainstream (Commentary)

December 5, 2009April 16, 2021 John Hansen Arrested Development

Time Magazine called it the “decade from hell,” but Entertainment Weekly argued, in its latest issue, what about the entertainment? However, they failed to make their own case. The Aughts really was a bad decade […]

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I love ‘Fringe’ (TV review)

September 19, 2009April 17, 2021 John Hansen Fringe

“Fringe” (8 p.m. Central Thursdays on Fox) has become such a good show in its own right that it goes beyond being a good “X-Files” rip-off. Even if that’s all it was, I’d love it — […]

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Is ‘Lost’ the most overrated sci-fi show ever? (TV commentary)

May 13, 2009April 17, 2021 John Hansen Lost

The latest issue of Wizard asks “Is ‘Lost’ the greatest sci-fi show of all time?” I can answer that in two words: Um … no. I don’t know where the magazine ranked “Lost” in its top 25 […]

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Need more ‘Fringe’ after Tuesday’s season finale? Try the comic books (Commentary)

May 12, 2009April 17, 2021 John Hansen Comic Books

The first season finale of J.J. Abrams’ “Fringe” (8 p.m. Central Tuesday on Fox, and the next day at Hulu) promises to delve deeper into the relationship between Good Mad Scientist Walter Bishop and Bad Mad Scientist […]

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