However, when the producers decided to make the episodes half an hour longer, ratings start to go down. What made Gunsmoke such an impressive show was that it had such a fervent determination to stay relevant, despite the rapid growths in technology. However, Gunsmoke kept going in some shape or form for over 40 years. It started off as a radio series before transforming into a black and white primetime show. It evolved into an hour-long color series and even released five reunion movies.
One of the only remaining cast members who is still alive, the actor who played Quint Asper for 50 episodes during the 60s has gone on to star in some of the most iconic movies of all time. However, it is true that Wayne did persuade James Arness to take the role when he was given the offer. At first, Arness was apprehensive to take the job, with many advising him against it as they believed it would tarnish his career.
Nevertheless, Wayne thought differently and talked him into it. It appears that before they joined the Enterprise, the main characters from Star Trek stopped off at Dodge City for a handful of cameos. While William Shatner, DeForest Kelley and James Doohan each made a cameo in one episode each, it was the late, great Leonard Nimoy who appeared the most, with four episodes to his name. However, Milburn Stone technically went by no name during his first 16 seasons on Gunsmoke.
Adams, but not even the writers had an actual first name for him. Eventually, the producers gave Milburn Stone the opportunity to choose his own name for Doc, as he knew his character the best. He called him Galen. One thing was for sure, Gunsmoke saw many future Hollywood superstars pass through Dodge City during its run.
Many young aspiring actors who have cameoed on the show have gone on to become some of the most iconic names in the movie industry. Some these include the likes of Harrison Ford, who obviously went on to star in blockbusters such as Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Jodie Foster also made a cameo when she was just a little girl. Also, Susan Olsen, who played Cindy Brady, appeared in both seasons 14 and 15! One actor who probably had the most notable cameo on Gunsmoke before embarking on a fairly successful career in Hollywood was Gary Busey, of all people. Although it has been off the air for almost half a century, Gunsmoke still manages to hold the primetime record for the most episodes in one show, with a staggering episodes to its name.
However, it looks like the classic animated series The Simpsons will soon overtake Matt Dillon and the gang. However, the western show did it in a shorter amount of time. In the second half of his time on Gunsmoke , the actor who played Matt Dillon contracted a severe case of arthritis. It developed into a serious issue and prevented Arness from working the hours that he had grown accustomed to over the years.
To tackle the condition, he agreed with the producers to start shooting all of his scenes for an episode in just one day so that he had more time to rest. The time has come where having breakfast at Tiffany's has been made into a reality.
No longer will There's little as soothing as watching our grandmothers deftly prepare the dishes that we love, For many, Gunsmoke was more than just a TV western, it was an epic journey that many followed for over two decades. Join us as we explore some of the most intriguing and obscure details about Matt Dillon and the gang from Dodge City. It was almost a short episode in itself with a beginning, middle and end.
See More 8 details you never knew about the very first Gunsmoke episode. This methodical, if time-consuming, approach partly contributed to the pre-production costs of Gunsmoke.
Actors James Arness, Amanda Blake, Dennis Weaver and Milburn Stone were chosen for the four leads over dozens of other hopefuls, including 25 other actors vying just for the part of Matt Dillon. Warren explained why it was so important to find the very best actors for each role. If anything, they must underplay, yet never become boring to the television viewer," he told Broadcasting.
Finding actors was only part of the expense of bringing Gunsmoke to the small screen. A 12, square foot indoor set was designed to recreate what a street in the real Dodge City of the late s may have looked like.
The walls and facades of the buildings were constructed on wheels so that they could be moved around to accommodate cameras, lights and crew members in a variety of setups. The final chunk of initial expense for Gunsmoke came from the creation of the stories themselves. Warren and fellow producer Robert Stabler loathed the idea of pumping out scripts as fast as possible and allowed writers to work for months creating outlines, breakdowns and revisions. Development on stories began in late but the shooting didn't start until the summer of By the time filming on the pilot commenced, 26 scripts had been written with the full 39 needed for the first season done and approved by the time the show premiered in September It's hard to fault Warren and Stabler for their dedication to making Gunsmoke as good as it could be from the outset.
While some shows need a few episodes, or sometimes a few seasons, to find their footing, Matt Dillon and company hit the TV airwaves in good shape. Not only was there a surprise introduction from John Wayne, but the premiere sees Matt get gravely wounded, a rarity for a TV Western hero. It's easy to forget how revolutionary a realistic and grounded approach to television production was in , especially for a Western.
Gunsmoke paved the way for many other great cinematic series like The Rifleman , Rawhide, and Wagon Train which premiered in the years after. It's a testament to Charles Marquis Warren's vision that his show outlasted them all, putting new adventures from Dodge City on TV for two whole decades. Welcome to MeTV! Find your local MeTV station. Where to watch. See when your favorite shows are on. See schedule. Personalize MeTV.
Free sign-up. Shop your favorite shows in the MeTV Store. The movie was directed by Vincent McEveety, himself a veteran of this series, which ended its year run on CBS in The movie is violent, but this is old-style, neat-and-clean violence, recalling those earlier days when a man could get shot on TV without splattering.
While awaiting the inevitable showdown between Matt and the menacing Mannon, meanwhile, you can sit back like a raunchy old coot while enjoying the Canadian scenery and the classic Westernese. The TV Western was such a hot ticket at one time that the TV role of Dillon was first offered to no less than John Wayne, who rejected it, as the story goes, and recommended Arness. Contemporary audiences are probably too sophisticated to watch back-lot horse operas, and weekly location filming would be too expensive.
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