TV Movies
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
Why was Lonesome Dove banned? The Texas lawmaker who raised the idea admitted he hadn't read the book
A Pulitzer winner and a Texas institution, Lonesome Dove spent a stretch of 2023 as the most discussed book in the state legislature. The reason involves a bill hearing, a keyword search, and a novel nobody in the room had read.
September 18, 2026 1:32 pm
Who killed Cullen's wife in Hell on Wheels? He strangled the wrong man for it at the end of season 1
Hell on Wheels opens with Cullen Bohannon in a confessional and a list of Union soldiers to work through. The season 1 finale is where the list runs out of usefulness.
September 18, 2026 12:43 pm
In Gunsmoke, who did Matt Dillon marry? The full picture takes in the TV movies as well as the series
Twenty years of Gunsmoke, five TV movies, and one of the most-asked questions in classic Western television. Here's what the series, the films, and James Arness himself established about Matt Dillon's love life — and the one episode that changed the answer permanently.
September 17, 2026 5:22 pm
Little House on the Prairie cast: who is still alive? With the Netflix reboot out, a full check on the original Walnut Grove actors
Netflix's reboot landed in July 2026 and sent a whole generation back to the 1974 NBC original. Here's an up-to-date roll call of the Walnut Grove cast as of September 2026, with what the surviving actors are doing now and what they've said about the new version.
September 17, 2026 3:49 pm
Why did Gunsmoke end abruptly? The cast read about it in the papers — the reasons behind CBS's call
Gunsmoke was still pulling top-30 ratings when CBS ended it in 1975, and the network managed the exit so quietly that the people making the show read about it in the trade papers. Here's what was behind the decision, and how close it came to happening eight years earlier.
September 15, 2026 4:19 pm
Why was Gunsmoke canceled? The cast found out the same way the viewers did
Why Gunsmoke was canceled in 1975 after 20 seasons: CBS's abrupt decision, James Arness on learning the news from the trades, and why there was no finale.
August 25, 2026 11:30 am
Which season of Deadwood is the best? It's a three-horse race — with a late entry that showed up 13 years after the finale
Three seasons, 36 episodes, one feature-length coda, and no shortage of arguments about which chunk of it is the peak. Critics and fans don't fully agree, and the numbers don't settle it either.
August 19, 2026 4:41 pm
How to watch the Gunsmoke movies: all five reunion films & where to stream them
Gunsmoke ran for 20 seasons and 635 episodes between 1955 and 1975, then got cancelled so abruptly the cast found out from the papers. So CBS spent the late '80s and early '90s making it up to everyone. Five TV movies followed, all starring James Arness as Matt Dillon. Here's the full set, in order.
August 4, 2026 10:02 am
What NCIS: Los Angeles star died? The actress was just 45
Fans of NCIS: Los Angeles — and of a certain beloved Australian drama — lost a familiar face in December 2025. Her family shared the news themselves, and the details are sadder for how quietly it happened.
July 31, 2026 4:42 pm
How did the Deadwood series end? Not on air, and not until 13 years after HBO pulled the plug
Deadwood ran on HBO from 2004 to 2006 — three seasons, 36 episodes — and then stopped mid-story when the network and creator David Milch couldn't agree on a shortened fourth season. The real ending arrived on May 31, 2019, as a standalone film: Deadwood: The Movie.
July 24, 2026 4:01 pm
Why did Gunsmoke go off the air? The cast found out from the newspapers
For 20 seasons and 635 episodes, Gunsmoke was the closest thing American television had to a permanent fixture. Then, in the spring of 1975, it simply vanished — and the people who made it were among the last to know.
July 21, 2026 4:42 pm
Which Little House on the Prairie cast members have died?
Little House on the Prairie ran on NBC for nine seasons, from 1974 to 1983, plus three TV movies — and more than 50 years after its premiere, the cast list has grown bittersweet. Many of Walnut Grove's most familiar faces are no longer with us, including some losses as recent as 2024 and 2025.
July 17, 2026 4:28 pm
Who from Gunsmoke is still alive? Only one main cast member is left
Gunsmoke wrapped its 20-season run more than 50 years ago, so the sad math was always going to catch up eventually. As of mid-2026, it finally has.
July 17, 2026 12:18 pm
How long did Gunsmoke run?
Here's a fun way to put it: when Gunsmoke premiered, TV was black and white, and when it ended, Jaws was about to hit theaters. The numbers behind that are staggering.
July 17, 2026 11:58 am
Netflix storms the Emmys: Beef leads with 16 nominations, The Beast in Me close behind
Netflix storms the 78th Emmy nominations, topping the field with a powerhouse slate of prestige dramas and buzzy comedies.
July 10, 2026 12:03 pm
Will Deadwood ever come back? The revival "confirmation" fans fell for
Short answer: no — and the "confirmation" that lit up social media in November 2025 was false. Viral reports claimed HBO had greenlit a Deadwood revival for 2026.
July 8, 2026 9:48 am
Deadwood: how many seasons are there — and where the 2019 movie fits in
Three seasons, 36 episodes, and one movie that arrived thirteen years late. Deadwood ran on HBO from 2004 to 2006, was cut down in its prime, and finally got its ending in 2019. Here's the full picture.
July 7, 2026 10:21 am
