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Why did Gunsmoke end abruptly? The cast read about it in the papers — the reasons behind CBS's call
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.
Who is Reacher based on? Lee Child's explanation — starting in a supermarket aisle
Who is Reacher based on? Lee Child's explanation — starting in a supermarket aisle
Lee Child has told the story of Jack Reacher's origins many times, and it involves a lost TV job, a Bible villain he always rooted for, and a joke his wife made in an English supermarket. Here's who the character is actually based on, in the author's own words.
Who killed Ezra in Hell on Wheels? The boy had already outlived the man who murdered his parents
Who killed Ezra in Hell on Wheels? The boy had already outlived the man who murdered his parents
One of Hell on Wheels' most jarring deaths happens to a character who had already survived the worst the show could throw at him. Here's who was responsible for what happened to Ezra Dutson, how the town answered it, and why the storyline still bothers fans of the AMC western.
When did Godless take place? The year, and the mining disaster that emptied La Belle of men
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.
How long is the Lonesome Dove miniseries? Here's the full runtime
How long is the Lonesome Dove miniseries? Here's the full runtime
The Lonesome Dove miniseries runs 384 minutes — about six and a half hours split across four feature-length parts. This guide breaks the runtime down night by night, explains how CBS originally scheduled it in February 1989, and covers how much more television is waiting if you continue into the sequels and prequels.
What was Gunsmoke based on? Start with why John Wayne introduced the first episode himself
What was Gunsmoke based on? Start with why John Wayne introduced the first episode himself
Before James Arness ever pinned on the badge, CBS had been running Gunsmoke for three years already. On the radio. With a different Matt Dillon.
Why was Gunsmoke canceled? The cast found out the same way the viewers did
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.
Anime NYC: Netflix rolls out new lineup as it doubles down on anime
Anime NYC: Netflix rolls out new lineup as it doubles down on anime
Netflix just leveled up its anime push with a fresh slate — here’s what’s coming.
Gunsmoke and gears collide in Netflix's Bass X Machina teaser packed with savage action
Gunsmoke and gears collide in Netflix's Bass X Machina teaser packed with savage action
Settle in for Brian Tyree Henry chasing justice in Bass X Machina—just know Netflix’s frontier chaos isn’t far behind.
What season did Gunsmoke go to color? The switch came right before CBS nearly killed the show
What season did Gunsmoke go to color? The switch came right before CBS nearly killed the show
Gunsmoke ran 20 seasons, which means it spent more than half its life in black and white and the rest in color. The dividing line is easy to find, and the timing is almost comic. The show made the jump to color, and CBS immediately tried to cancel it.
Where My Life with the Walter Boys was filmed isn't Colorado — it isn't even the same country
Where My Life with the Walter Boys was filmed isn't Colorado — it isn't even the same country
Jackie Howard moves from Manhattan to a ranch outside Silver Falls, Colorado. The mountains behind the Walter house are real, the working ranch is real, and the high school is a real high school. The state, however, is not.
Gunsmoke: what happened to Sam? Viewers kept seeing him for months after the actor was gone
Gunsmoke: what happened to Sam? Viewers kept seeing him for months after the actor was gone
Sam Noonan poured drinks at the Long Branch Saloon for twelve years and 222 episodes. He never got a farewell scene, a written exit, or a mention of where he'd gone. The explanation isn't in the scripts. It's in the production schedule.
Which X-Men movies soar? All 14 ranked, worst to best
Which X-Men movies soar? All 14 ranked, worst to best
All 14 X-Men films go on the slab, from mutant misfires to superhero standouts—Deadpool, Logan, and Deadpool & Wolverine included—now guess what tops the list.
How many Gunsmoke episodes was Burt Reynolds in?
How many Gunsmoke episodes was Burt Reynolds in?
Long before Smokey and the Bandit, Burt Reynolds was a working TV actor bouncing between one-off roles on Perry Mason and The Twilight Zone. Then, in the fall of 1962, Gunsmoke came calling — and gave him the part that made him a star.
The Lonesome Dove cast members who have died: a list that now includes Gus himself
The Lonesome Dove cast members who have died: a list that now includes Gus himself
When Lonesome Dove aired on CBS over four nights in February 1989, its cast looked like a Mount Rushmore of American acting. Thirty-seven years later, the miniseries is still widely called the greatest Western ever made for television — and the list of stars we've lost keeps growing.
What is Ransom Canyon about — and how close does it stay to the books?
What is Ransom Canyon about — and how close does it stay to the books?
If Yellowstone left a ranch-sized hole in your watchlist, Netflix has been aiming squarely at it. Ransom Canyon dropped its first season on April 17, 2025, became an instant hit, and returned with eight more episodes on July 23, 2026. Here's what the show actually is — and how faithful it stays to the novels it came from.
What is Lonesome Dove based on? McMurtry wrote it first as a movie for John Wayne
What is Lonesome Dove based on? McMurtry wrote it first as a movie for John Wayne
Before it was a Pulitzer-winning novel or the celebrated 1989 CBS miniseries, Lonesome Dove was a movie script sitting in a drawer at Warner Bros. — one with the biggest cast in Western history attached. And it died because one man said no.
Why wasn't Godless renewed? Ratings had nothing to do with it
Why wasn't Godless renewed? Ratings had nothing to do with it
When Godless hit Netflix on November 22, 2017, it looked like the start of something big: a gorgeous seven-episode Western with Jeff Daniels as outlaw preacher Frank Griffin, Jack O'Connell as fugitive Roy Goode, and a mining town run almost entirely by women. Critics raved. Fans binged. And then — nothing. No season 2, ever. Here's why that was always the plan.
How does Hell on Wheels end?
How does Hell on Wheels end?
Hell on Wheels spent five seasons and 57 episodes on AMC building toward one date: May 10, 1869, the day the golden spike completed the Transcontinental Railroad. When the series finale, "Done," aired in July 2016, it opened with that ceremony at Promontory, Utah — and then asked the harder question.
How many Gunsmoke episodes was Jack Elam in?
How many Gunsmoke episodes was Jack Elam in?
Few faces turned up in Dodge City more often than Jack Elam's. With that famous wandering left eye and a resume built on playing heavies, he was practically a Gunsmoke house guest across two decades. So how many episodes did he actually rack up?
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