‘Lost’ Season 1 review
“Lost” Season 1 (2004-05, ABC), episodes 1-11 – I was hooked on “Lost” (7 p.m. Wednesdays on ABC) from the get-go. The pilot came complete with a plane crash and a monster; if it had been […]
Mystery
‘Veronica Mars’ Season 1 reviews
John’s “Veronica Mars” Season 1 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, June 12, 2013 “Veronica Mars” Season 1 (2004-05, UPN), episodes 1-9 – “Lost” and “Desperate Housewives” get the magazine covers, but “Veronica Mars” (8 p.m. Tuesdays on UPN) […]
‘The Langoliers’ review
“The Langoliers” – Directed by Tom Holland, “The Langoliers” is among the elite TV movies, Stephen King movies and time-travel movies. It works much like a mystery: The plot twists and turns like a roller […]
‘The Relic’ reviews
John’s “The Relic” flashback review, Sept. 27, 2020 “The Relic” – The book by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child is the scariest novel ever written, so there was really no way director Peter Hyams could […]
‘Breakdown’ review
“Breakdown” – A gripping yarn from start to finish, director Jonathan Mostow’s “Breakdown” stars Kurt Russell as an ordinary guy on vacation out West when his wife (Kathleen Quinlan) is kidnapped and his world is […]
‘Law & Order’ Season 13 review
“Law & Order” Season 13 (2002-03, NBC), episodes 1-3 — In its 13th year, “Law & Order” (9 p.m. Wednesdays, NBC) still surprises me every time I tune in. How can such a mainstream, plot-based show […]
‘Law & Order’ Season 12 review
John’s “The Practice” Season 6/ “Law & Order” Season 12 review, , NDSU Spectrum, Feb. 8, 2002
‘The Practice’ Season 6 review
NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘The Practice,’ ‘Law & Order’ battle in the courtroom By JOHN HANSEN Feb. 8, 2002 Considering how many law dramas there are on TV, it’s too bad the lawyers don’t cross […]
‘The X-Files’ Season 9 reviews
John’s “The X-Files” Season 9 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, June 12, 2011 NDSU Spectrum: TV review Sundays at 8 will never be the same … By JOHN HANSEN Jan. 25, 2002 For the last few months, […]
‘Alias’ Season 1 review
“Alias” Season 1 (2001-02, ABC), episodes 1-5 — A close runner-up to “Smallville” for Most Unoriginal Show is ABC’s “Alias,” which took over “La Femme Nikita’s” 8 p.m. Sunday timeslot in addition to stealing all its […]