‘quarterlife’ review
“quarterlife” (2007-08, quarterlife.com, NBC) – Yet another Marshall Herskovitz/Edward Zwick TV series has been canceled by a network, but this time, it’s not bothering me or other fans one bit. In fact, many fans of […]
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‘Pushing Daisies’ Season 1 review
“Pushing Daisies” Season 1 (2007, ABC) – Respected producer Bryan Fuller’s latest effort is as sugary as the pies Ned the Pie Maker (Lee Pace of “Wonderfalls”) specializes in. Ned’s baked goods are extra tasty […]
‘The Best Years’ Season 1 review
“The Best Years” Season 1 (2007, The-N), episodes 1-10 – The summer’s most impressive new series, “The Best Years,” is enough to cure any doldrums. The hour-long drama airs on The-N, so it’s mostly ignored […]
‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 7 reviews
John’s “Gilmore Girls” Season 7 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Dec. 18, 2014 Brainerd Dispatch: TV review Goodbye, ‘Girls’ By JOHN HANSEN May 10, 2007 Yes, I’m a guy, and yes, I love “Gilmore Girls.” I’ve never […]
‘South of Nowhere’ Season 1 review
“South of Nowhere” Season 1 (2005-06, The-N) – “South of Nowhere,” about a conservative religious family that moves from Ohio to Los Angeles, has gotten a lot of press for main character Spencer Carlin (natural […]
‘Beyond the Break’ Season 1 review
“Beyond the Break” Season 1 (2006, The-N), episodes 1-7 – Traditional summer viewing comes from “Beyond the Break” (8:30 p.m. Fridays), which is filmed and set in Hawaii. That’s also the home of “Lost,” but […]
‘Falcon Beach’ Season 1 review
“Falcon Beach” Season 1 (2006, ABC Family) – Want a Minnesota-based drama? You can scour the annals of the small screen and won’t find one. That’s why we should celebrate ABC Family’s “Falcon Beach” (8 […]
‘The Bedford Diaries’ reviews
John’s “The Bedford Diaries” flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Sept. 26, 2016 “The Bedford Diaries” (2006, WB) – It was about a college course on human sexuality, but with Tom Fontana producing, it wasn’t as one-note as […]
‘Love Monkey’ review
“Love Monkey” (2006, CBS) – Sorry, “Ed” fans, but this was the role Tom Cavanagh was born to play: a youthful-looking yet experienced record company executive who trolls New York looking for talent (he finds […]
‘American Dreams’ Season 3 review
“American Dreams” Season 3 (2004-05, NBC), episodes 1-5 – Like the new show “Jack & Bobby,” “American Dreams” conjures up better days, but it looks to the past instead of the future. It lionizes the […]