‘Lizzie McGuire’ review
John’s “Lizzie McGuire” series review, Brainerd Dispatch, Oct. 23, 2003
John’s “Lizzie McGuire” series review, Brainerd Dispatch, Oct. 23, 2003
John’s “Futurama” Season 5 (episodes 1-9) review, Brainerd Dispatch, June 5, 2003
John’s “Gilmore Girls” Season 3 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, July 8, 2014 “Gilmore Girls” Season 3 (2002-03, WB), episodes 1-5 — Television’s elite show right now is “Gilmore Girls” (7 p.m. Tuesdays, WB), which packs more wit […]
John’s “Gilmore Girls” Season 2 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, June 10, 2014 “Gilmore Girls” Season 2 (2001-02, WB), episodes 1-16 — “Gilmore Girls” (7 p.m. Tuesdays, WB) may be more a lot more chipper than “Once & […]
“Family Guy” Season 3 (2001-02, Fox), episodes 1-21 — Like “Futurama,” Seth MacFarlane’s “Family Guy” (7 p.m. Thursday, Fox) has been playing in the shadow of “The Simpsons” since its 1999 premiere. Many viewers may have […]
“Futurama” Season 4 (2001-02, Fox), episodes 1-6 — The only animated comedy in the same league as “The Simpsons” is Matt Groening’s 30th Century farce “Futurama” (6 p.m. Sunday, Fox). The first year was hit-and-miss, but […]
“The Simpsons” Season 13 (2001-02, Fox), episodes 1-12 — Matt Groening’s “The Simpsons” (7 p.m. Sunday, Fox) has been the funniest show on TV for every one of its 13 seasons (and yes, that’s including the […]
John’s “Undeclared” flashback review, Jan. 19, 2023 “Undeclared” (2001-02, Fox), episodes 1-6 — Living up to the hype hasn’t been a problem so far for “Undeclared.” But living to see a second season might be. Fox […]
“Wrongfully Accused” — If ever there was a movie that deserved to be made fun of (besides “Top Gun”), “The Fugitive” was it. Leslie Nielsen may seem like an odd choice to play the Harrison Ford […]
John’s “Hot Shots!” flashback review, July 8, 2021 “Hot Shots!” — If ever there was a movie that deserved to be made fun of, “Top Gun” was it. “Hot Shots!” does the job masterfully, throwing in […]