First episode impressions: ‘24: Live Another Day’ (TV review)

May 7, 2014April 16, 2021 John Hansen 24

“24: Live Another Day” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on Fox) comes along four years after the eighth season, but Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub slip back into their iconic characters of Jack Bauer and Chloe […]

First episode impressions: ‘Continuum’ (TV review)

January 15, 2013April 19, 2021 John Hansen Television

With “Fringe” winding down, “Continuum” (7 p.m. Central Mondays on Syfy) is a possible successor among sci-fi shows about the fight against futuristic totalitarian governments. Or is it? The premiere episode starts out that way, but by […]

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First episode impressions: ‘24: Live Another Day’ (TV review)

First episode impressions: ‘Continuum’ (TV review)

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