‘The Nine’ review
“The Nine” (2006-07, ABC), episodes 1-5 – This appropriately unconventional follow-up to “Lost” has fun with its structure. In the opening hour, we see the before and after of a two-day bank heist gone bad, […]
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‘Heroes’ Season 1 review
“Heroes” Season 1 (2006-07, NBC), episodes 1-6 – Remote-control voters have already made a winner out of this globe-spanning drama about novice superheroes (and supervillains and massive conspiracies). The best characters are the cheerleader (Hayden […]
‘Help Me Help You’ review
“Help Me Help You” Season 1 (2006-07, ABC), episodes 1-6 – Ted Danson is doing his “Cheers” shtick again, this time as a group-therapy leader, resulting in plenty of quick-hitting knee-slappers (Contemplating a bottle of […]
‘Friday Night Lights’ Season 1 review
“Friday Night Lights” Season 1 (2006-07, NBC), episodes 1-5 – This present-day adaptation of H.G. Bissinger’s late-’80s expose on Texas high school football is more about the team than individuals. That’s why episode one could […]
‘Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip’ review
“Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” Season 1 (2006-07, NBC), episodes 1-6 – It’s unlike anything else on TV, taking us behind the scenes of a fictional “Saturday Night Live”-style show. NBS is a thinly […]
‘Medium’ Season 2 review
“Medium” Season 2 (2005-06, NBC), episodes 1-6 – CBS was no doubt quick to get “Ghost Whisperer” on the air after “Medium” (9 p.m. Mondays on NBC) became an out-of-nowhere hit last winter. Although the […]
‘Ghost Whisperer’ Season 1 review
“Ghost Whisperer” Season 1 (2005-06, CBS), episodes 1-5 – At about the half-hour mark of every episode of “Ghost Whisperer” (7 p.m. Fridays on CBS), Melinda (Jennifer Love Hewitt) must explain to survivors of the […]
‘Night Stalker’ reviews
John’s “Night Stalker” flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Feb. 1, 2011 “Night Stalker” (2005, ABC), episodes 1-4 – In its ads for “Supernatural,” WB recommends viewers turn off their lights to enhance the viewing experience. ABC, being a […]
‘Supernatural’ Season 1 review
“Supernatural” Season 1 (2005-06, WB), episodes 1-7 – A WB honcho must’ve noticed that young people flock to theaters weekly to catch the latest Hollywood horror flick and figured, “Why not give ’em a horror movie […]
‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 5 reviews
John’s “Gilmore Girls” Season 5 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Sept. 17, 2014 “Gilmore Girls” Season 5 (2004-05, WB) – I can’t say Rory was entirely likable this season, but I did enjoy seeing the junior Gilmore girl […]