TV LEGEND: Gunsmoke had to have special extra-large guns created for James Arness' Marshal Matt Dillon because Arness' hands were so big that he made regular guns look too tiny. When you're ...

The "Gunsmoke" TV series debuted in 1955 and ran strong for 635 episodes over the course of 20 full seasons. It finally drew to a close in 1975, but even then, the franchise wasn't done.

When the classic western drama “Gunsmoke” finished its 20-year run on CBS in 1975, Los Angeles Times critic Cecil Smith made a bold prediction. “I have the feeling that the first moon colony ...