Frank's last American Pickers episode aired in 2020 — what happened to him since, in order
Frank Fritz filmed his last American Pickers episode in early 2020, and the four and a half years that followed played out almost entirely away from the cameras. A dated account of the exit, the public falling-out with Mike Wolfe, the health crisis, the reconciliation, and how the story closed.
September 10, 2026 6:04 pm
Why did NCIS kill off Reeves? The reason, in Duane Henry's own words
Clayton Reeves lasted three seasons on NCIS before the show wrote him out for good, and Duane Henry has been unusually candid about how that decision came together. His account of the exit, the circumstances behind it, and why he signed off on it.
September 10, 2026 4:51 pm
When did Godless take place? The year, and the mining disaster that emptied La Belle of men
Godless compresses its whole Western into one town, one gang, and one very specific moment in frontier history. When Scott Frank's Netflix miniseries takes place, what the La Belle mining disaster did to the town, and how much of it is drawn from real New Mexico.
September 10, 2026 2:02 pm
What happened to Durant's wife in Hell on Wheels? Virginia Madsen's four episodes, and where the show left Hannah
Virginia Madsen joined Hell on Wheels in season 2 as Hannah Durant and reshaped the show's power balance in the space of four episodes. What her arc actually covered, how the series accounted for her afterward, and who the real Hannah Durant was.
September 10, 2026 1:23 pm
Terence Winter has explained why Boardwalk Empire killed Richard
Richard Harrow's death remains the moment Boardwalk Empire fans argue about most, and creator Terence Winter has been unusually candid about the thinking behind it. The writers'-room logic, Jack Huston's side of the story, and how a three-episode part became a four-season tragedy.
September 10, 2026 12:06 pm
What happened to Staten's son in Ransom Canyon?
Randall Kirkland's death is the mystery that powers Netflix's Ransom Canyon from its opening minutes. Here's the complete account of what happened to Staten's son, how the truth surfaced, who paid for it, and what season 2 does with the aftermath.
September 10, 2026 9:14 am
Where was Sterling Point filmed? The real marina, the bookable summer camp, and a cottage that already had the name
Where was Sterling Point filmed? The real Ontario locations behind the Prime Video hit — the Muskoka lakes, a working marina, a bookable 1912 summer camp, and more.
September 9, 2026 5:27 pm
What Landman gets wrong: Newsweek and a Texas trade group both published point-by-point rebuttals
What does Landman get wrong about oil, wind power, and actual landmen? Newsweek's expert fact-check and the Fort Worth landmen's association reviewed it point by point.
September 9, 2026 3:47 pm
How did Famous die in Raising Kanan? He was missing for three months before season 4 filled in the timeline
Shawn "Famous" Figueroa had been part of Power Book III: Raising Kanan since the first season, and his unexplained disappearance hung over the opening episodes of season 4. The Starz drama confirmed his fate off-screen in April 2025, then spent three more episodes revealing who was responsible and why — a reveal the final season answered in kind.
September 9, 2026 11:49 am
Who was the Port-to-Port killer in NCIS? The name, and the season 8 case that cost the team one of its own
The Port-to-Port killer drove the back half of NCIS season 8 — a murderer who worked Navy ports on two continents before bringing his campaign to Washington. The case traced back to a classified CIA experiment, ended in the season finale in May 2011, and took a character the show had carried since season 3.
September 9, 2026 10:26 am