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I should like ‘Community.’ But I don’t quite get it. Sorry (TV commentary)

November 20, 2011April 17, 2025 John Hansen IMDb Top 250 TV

I made it only a few seconds into the first episode of “2 Broke Girls,” one of the most critically acclaimed shows of the fall. It wasn’t the immature, sex-obsessed guys or the snarky, intent-on-those-guys-not-having-sex-with-her girl that […]

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First episode impressions: ‘Grimm’ (TV review)

October 31, 2011April 19, 2021 John Hansen Horror TV

Just like a musician doesn’t have to pay for the rights to record a song written before 1922, I assume a similar law holds true for “Grimm” (8 p.m. Central Fridays on NBC) and its use of […]

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The new fall shows — not too shabby so far (TV commentary)

October 21, 2011April 16, 2021 John Hansen American Horror Story

I’ve done “first episode impressions” of the noteworthy new shows this season, and many TV critics have done the same. We do this because it’s fun and quick-hitting more so than because it’s an accurate […]

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First episode impressions: ‘Parks and Recreation’ Season 4 (TV review)

September 26, 2011April 17, 2021 John Hansen Parks and Recreation

“Parks and Recreation” (7:30 p.m. Central Thursdays on NBC) is my pick for best network comedy. It still ranks fourth on my overall list because while cable shows like “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “It’s Always Sunny in […]

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First episode impressions: ‘Parenthood’ Season 3 (TV review)

September 15, 2011June 9, 2025 John Hansen Parenthood

I detest the phrase “something for everyone” because 95 percent of the time when an event claims to offer “something for everyone,” it doesn’t interest me in the least bit. “Parenthood” (9 p.m. Central Tuesdays on NBC) […]

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First episode impressions: ‘Friends with Benefits’ (TV review)

August 7, 2011April 19, 2021 John Hansen Television

As far as I can tell after two episodes, “Friends with Benefits” is a good show for people who think the main purpose of romantic relationships is to provide an endless well of comedy. But if you’re […]

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Fond farewell: ‘Friday Night Lights’ (TV review)

July 19, 2011June 9, 2025 John Hansen Friday Night Lights

I’m not married and I know that if I ever lived in Texas I’d die from the heat, yet I always respected “Friday Night Lights,” TV’s best show about marriage and best show about Texas. On Friday […]

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First episode impressions: ‘Love Bites’ (TV review)

June 11, 2011April 19, 2021 John Hansen Television

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the two genres that lend themselves to vignette-style TV shows are horror (the various incarnations of “The Twilight Zone” and, from a few years back, “Fear, Itself”) and […]

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Flippin’ sweet! ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ and 10 other shows to watch in 2011-12 (TV commentary)

June 10, 2011April 17, 2021 John Hansen Horror TV

Intimidated by the list of nearly 50 new shows coming out in the fall? Never fear, I have done the hard work for you of watching the trailers for all the network offerings (and believe […]

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Where have all the epic season finales gone? (TV commentary)

April 22, 2011April 17, 2021 John Hansen Fringe

For as long as I can remember, TV has served up an epic season finale or two every May. In recent years, up until 2010, there were the season-enders of “24” and “Lost.” Before that, […]

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