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  • Though the original show featured an unforgettable cover, the First Wives Club revival series certainly has a soundtrack that can stand on its own. It has now been over a year since the “Dancing in the Streets” finale episode of First Wives Club was officially released on the BET+ streaming platform. Yet there is still…

  • First Wives Club has not yet officially been renewed for season four, but there is still hope that the series will return. In this day and age, figuring out whether a popular television show will be cancelled or renewed for another season can be as difficult as planning and executing a heist. However, unlike with…

  • Madison De La Garza, who used to portray Juanita Solis on Desperate Housewives, is now making waves as a short-film director-to-watch. Most people may know Madison De La Garza as the talented young actress who played Juanita Solis in Desperate Housewives, or simply for her association with her famous real-life sister, Demi Lovato. However, she…

  • Season four of First Wives Club has not been confirmed yet, but it does not look like any other cast members are planning to leave the show. Though most fans of the original 1996 film, The First Wives Club, were ecstatic when it was announced that Tracy Oliver and BET+ would be rebooting the same…

  • Midsomer Murders has now gone on to air nine seasons without its original lead, John Nettles, because the series has stayed true to its roots. Losing a show’s main character is a fate that many television producers, networks and even doting fans fear. However, it has now been well over a decade since the British…

  • James Arness, the lucky actor who was ultimately chosen to play Gunsmoke’s leading man, Marshal Matt Dillon, was in his thirties when the first season aired. Gunsmoke is still one of the most beloved shows in the American Western drama and has made history as one of the longest-running shows on television. Throughout the course…

  • Amanda Blake had already made a name for herself when she joined the cast of Gunsmoke, though she was only in her 20s. Gunsmoke is still one of the most influential old American Western shows in the history of television. The stories of Marshal Matt Dillon and his exploits to try and restore law and…

  • CBS decided in 1966 that Gunsmoke would start airing in color, but James Arness was adamant about keeping the show’s gritty appearance intact. Gunsmoke was on the air for just under 20 years (and it ran for a total of 20 seasons) between 1955 and 1975.This is a feat which has only been accomplished by…