Gunsmoke would have been an entirely different television show without Milburn Stone playing Doc Adams. However, circumstances almost led to a universe with an iteration of the show without him involved in the adaptation. Stone put his foot down with Gunsmoke decision-makers when it came to the contract, demanding one condition they called “ridiculous.” Milburn Stone almost didn’t audition for ‘Gunsmoke’ According to Kansas History, Stone was a fan of Gunsmoke when it was first on the radio. Read More...
This column originally appeared in Brian Moylan’s newsletter, The Housewives Institute Bulletin. Sign up here to be the first to read the next edition. This column originally appeared in Brian Moylan’s newsletter, The Housewives Institute Bulletin. Sign up here to be the first to read the next edition. At the beginning of the summer, three contestants on Jeopardy were totally stumped by the simplest question about The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Read More...
From Twilight. It’s bewildering how the last ten years have flown by, but also that the most legendary bit of comedy ever put to film is only a decade old. It’s such a cultural touchstone of universally agreed-upon comic genius that it feels like it’s been around forever. But the numbers don’t lie. The funniest movie scene ever created reached movie theaters on November 21, 2008.
Obviously, I’m talking about the vampire baseball scene from Twilight. Read More...
