The Office
Why did Doc leave Gunsmoke? His absence lasted six episodes in 1971
Doc Adams vanishes from Dodge City partway through Gunsmoke's seventeenth season and a new physician moves into his office. What the script offered as an explanation, what was going on off camera, and exactly when Milburn Stone got his buggy back.
September 20, 2026 12:19 pm
How much does John Krasinski make for Jack Ryan? One season out-earned his entire nine years on The Office
Jim Halpert was never a big earner. Neither, for a while, was the guy who played him — Krasinski was an unknown when The Office premiered in 2005, and NBC paid him accordingly.
September 4, 2026 8:23 am
What Seinfeld character is based on Larry David? One famous storyline was lifted straight from David's own resignation
Jerry Seinfeld played a version of himself, under his own name, in his own apartment. His co-creator took the less obvious route and put his version across the hall — short, bald, unemployed, and furious about it.
September 3, 2026 9:11 am
How did Jack Ryan become president? Clancy split the answer across two novels
The films never got there. Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, Chris Pine, John Krasinski — five Jack Ryans, and not one of them makes it past the intelligence services. The books are a different story.
September 2, 2026 11:38 am
Traditional TV tactics creep into Netflix’s streaming strategy
Netflix is borrowing even more from old-school TV without giving up its binge-friendly ease — and the new features it’s adding will sound very familiar.
August 31, 2026 12:30 pm
Why is Seinfeld so rich? We did the math on comedy's biggest fortune
Jerry Seinfeld net worth explained: how syndication deals, a backend ownership stake, and a $500 million Netflix contract turned a sitcom about nothing into comedy's first billion-dollar fortune.
August 29, 2026 9:10 am
Who decided The Office should end? Jenna Fischer answers
Jenna Fischer is naming the person who decided The Office would end after 9 seasons—care to guess who?
August 23, 2026 2:01 pm
NCIS: when does Ziva come back? The show spent half a season preparing you before showing her face
Cote de Pablo last played Ziva David in the season 11 opener in 2013. The character was later presumed dead, killed in a mortar attack on her farmhouse in Israel. Six years later she walked through Gibbs' front door. The buildup took months.
August 20, 2026 2:45 pm
Why did Jonathan leave 30 Rock? The show sneaked the answer into a joke
Jonathan (Maulik Pancholy) spent five seasons as Jack Donaghy's assistant, guarding the office, loathing Liz Lemon, and being conspicuously in love with his boss. Season six arrived in January 2012 and he simply wasn't at the desk. Nobody on the show mentioned it.
August 18, 2026 9:17 am
Ricky Gervais’s animated Alley Cats: Netflix release date, voice cast and plot explained
We’ve got the essentials on Alley Cats—who’s in it, what it’s about, and when it lands.
August 6, 2026 11:48 am
Make It a Bestie Binge: 7 Classic Sitcom Episodes for Friendship Day
Friendship Day calls for classic sitcom episodes that bottle laughter, loyalty and those unforgettable moments when mates become family.
August 1, 2026 8:53 am
Where is the Band of Brothers cast now? Two of Easy Company's privates grew up to be Professor X and Magneto
When Band of Brothers aired on HBO in September 2001, most of its enormous cast were unknowns. Produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, based on Stephen E. Ambrose's 1992 book, the 10-part miniseries followed Easy Company of the 101st Airborne from training at Camp Toccoa to the end of the war — and quietly launched an absurd number of careers.
July 24, 2026 4:28 pm
Ben Affleck Broke Matt Damon’s The Odyssey Casting News Before His Wife Could
Matt Damon explained why Ben Affleck was the first person he rang about his Odyssey casting.
July 22, 2026 11:02 am
The Real Wolf of Wall Street review: Forget the scandal — this is a portrait of a man consumed by his own ambition
Paramount+'s The Real Wolf of Wall Street cuts past the scandal, revealing Jordan Belfort's raw ambition, calculated manipulation, and glaring contradictions.
July 14, 2026 10:55 am
Boardwalk Empire: what happens to Margaret?
Margaret Thompson (Kelly Macdonald) is one of the very few major characters who makes it out of Boardwalk Empire alive — and she leaves richer, sharper, and freer than anyone could have predicted in 1920. Here's her whole arc, start to finish.
July 5, 2026 10:26 am
NCIS: what does it stand for — and why the show's first title said it twice
NCIS stands for Naval Criminal Investigative Service — a real federal law enforcement agency that investigates crimes involving the US Navy and Marine Corps. And yes, the show's original title really was "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service."
July 4, 2026 4:32 pm
Kathryn Newton and Lana Condor reveal the gruelling days that pushed them to the brink on The Devil's Mouth
Kathryn Newton and Lana Condor pull back the curtain on The Devil’s Mouth, recounting a breath-starved, panic-primed underwater shoot that blurred performance with survival and turned every take into a fight for air.
June 28, 2026 11:21 am
Rainn Wilson says studios wouldn't greenlight The Office-style politically incorrect comedy today
Rainn Wilson lights a fuse with a blunt verdict on The Office’s comedy, challenging fans to rethink what made the sitcom tick.
June 15, 2026 10:51 am
