Gunsmoke aired on the television network CBS for 20 seasons between 1955 and 1975. However, the cancelation surprised the cast and crew, who didn’t see it coming. An entire 12 years later, Gunsmoke returned in the form of movies made for television. This decision revived the beloved Western series for five films. Here’s a look at the IMDb ratings from worst to best.
5. ‘Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge’ (1987) L-r: James Arness as Matt Dillon and Amanda Blake as Kitty Russell | CBS
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge was the first of the made-for-tv movies, but it’s also the worst-rated with a 6.9 audience score.
It saw James Arness and Amanda Blake reprise their roles of U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon and Miss Kitty Russell. Return to Dodge is a continuation of season 14 episode 17 – “Mannon.” It isn’t the fans’ favorite, but they still enjoyed it as a reunion film after so many years. Unfortunately, it...
5. ‘Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge’ (1987) L-r: James Arness as Matt Dillon and Amanda Blake as Kitty Russell | CBS
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge was the first of the made-for-tv movies, but it’s also the worst-rated with a 6.9 audience score.
It saw James Arness and Amanda Blake reprise their roles of U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon and Miss Kitty Russell. Return to Dodge is a continuation of season 14 episode 17 – “Mannon.” It isn’t the fans’ favorite, but they still enjoyed it as a reunion film after so many years. Unfortunately, it...
- 3/7/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Aug. 6 address before the assembly at Remnant Fellowship — delivered to an in-person gathering in Brentwood, Tn, and via webcast to anyone who might want to watch — began typically enough, with congregants watching an old video sermon from Gwen Shamblin Lara, the church’s late founder who died in a plane crash on May 29, 2021.
What happened after the video portion ended, though, was unusual. In a portion of the sermon, obtained by Variety, Elizabeth Hannah, Lara’s daughter and a leader at Remnant, called in, as she sometimes does. But instead of her usual teachings for Saturday service, Hannah delivered a homily of schadenfreude aimed directly at HBO Max, the enemy of Remnant and the Shamblin family.
Hannah’s grudge against HBO Max has a specific and pointed history. On Sept. 30 of last year, the streamer dropped the first three episodes of Marina Zenovich’s investigative docuseries “The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin...
What happened after the video portion ended, though, was unusual. In a portion of the sermon, obtained by Variety, Elizabeth Hannah, Lara’s daughter and a leader at Remnant, called in, as she sometimes does. But instead of her usual teachings for Saturday service, Hannah delivered a homily of schadenfreude aimed directly at HBO Max, the enemy of Remnant and the Shamblin family.
Hannah’s grudge against HBO Max has a specific and pointed history. On Sept. 30 of last year, the streamer dropped the first three episodes of Marina Zenovich’s investigative docuseries “The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin...
- 8/25/2022
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Joe Lara, star of the '90s television series Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, and his wife Gwen Shamblin Lara, a diet guru and founder of the Remnant Fellowship Church, were killed in a plane crash along with five other people. A small Cessna C501 jet carrying the group crashed into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna, Tenn., after taking off from Smyrna Rutherford County Airport at about 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 29, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement to The New York Times. The plane was headed to Palm Beach International Airport in Florida, the organization said. After the crash, local rescue crews rushed to the scene to try to find survivors, to no avail. They remained...
- 5/30/2021
- E! Online
Joe Lara, who starred as the titular king of the jungle in the TV series “Tarzan: The Epic Adventures,” has died at 58. Lara and his wife Gwen were among seven people killed in a small plane crash on Saturday.
The pair, along with friends and family, were flying in a Cessna C501 when it crashed into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna, Tennessee, after taking off from a nearby airport around11 a.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Though Rutherford County rescue crews were at the scene of the crash late Saturday and planned to work through the night, Rutherford County Fire Rescue Capt. Joshua Sanders said at a news conference that there were no survivors. Cause of the crash is being investigated.
“Our efforts have transitioned from a rescue effort to that of a recovery effort. … We are no longer … looking for live victims at this point,” Sanders said.
The pair, along with friends and family, were flying in a Cessna C501 when it crashed into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna, Tennessee, after taking off from a nearby airport around11 a.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Though Rutherford County rescue crews were at the scene of the crash late Saturday and planned to work through the night, Rutherford County Fire Rescue Capt. Joshua Sanders said at a news conference that there were no survivors. Cause of the crash is being investigated.
“Our efforts have transitioned from a rescue effort to that of a recovery effort. … We are no longer … looking for live victims at this point,” Sanders said.
- 5/30/2021
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Joe Lara, the star of 1996’s “Tarzan: The Epic Adventures,” died Saturday when a small plane crashed into a Tennessee lake, according to local authorities and the Associated Press. He was 58.
His wife, author and faith-based diet program founder Gwen Lara, was also involved in the crash, along with five others. The Associated Press reported that authorities at the scene indicated there were no survivors in the crash.
“Our efforts have transitioned from a rescue effort to that of a recovery effort,” Rutherford County Fire Rescue Capt. Joshua Sanders said during a news conference. “We are no longer… looking for live victims at this point.”
The small plane, a Cessna C501, crashed into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna, Tenn. after taking off at approximately 11 a.m. on Saturday, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement to the Associated Press. The plane was headed to Palm Beach International Airport in Florida.
His wife, author and faith-based diet program founder Gwen Lara, was also involved in the crash, along with five others. The Associated Press reported that authorities at the scene indicated there were no survivors in the crash.
“Our efforts have transitioned from a rescue effort to that of a recovery effort,” Rutherford County Fire Rescue Capt. Joshua Sanders said during a news conference. “We are no longer… looking for live victims at this point.”
The small plane, a Cessna C501, crashed into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna, Tenn. after taking off at approximately 11 a.m. on Saturday, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement to the Associated Press. The plane was headed to Palm Beach International Airport in Florida.
- 5/30/2021
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Joe Lara, who played Tarzan in the early 1990s television series Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, died in a plane crash Saturday near Nashville. He was 58 years old and was one of seven people killed in the private jet accident.
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures was an American adventure drama series that aired for one season in syndication from 1996 to 1997. The storyline focused on Tarzan’s first exposure to civilization and before his marriage to Jane. The show was filmed at the Sun City resort in South Africa.
Rutherford County Fire Rescue in Tennessee said in a statement that the crash victims were identified as Jennifer J. Martin, David L. Martin, Jessica Walters, Jonathan Walters and Brandon Hannah, all from Brentwood, Tennessee.
The Cessna Citation 501 crashed into Percy Priest Lake east of Nashville on Saturday morning shortly after departing Smyrna Airport for Palm Beach, Florida, the agency said. The National Transportation Safety Board was investigating.
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures was an American adventure drama series that aired for one season in syndication from 1996 to 1997. The storyline focused on Tarzan’s first exposure to civilization and before his marriage to Jane. The show was filmed at the Sun City resort in South Africa.
Rutherford County Fire Rescue in Tennessee said in a statement that the crash victims were identified as Jennifer J. Martin, David L. Martin, Jessica Walters, Jonathan Walters and Brandon Hannah, all from Brentwood, Tennessee.
The Cessna Citation 501 crashed into Percy Priest Lake east of Nashville on Saturday morning shortly after departing Smyrna Airport for Palm Beach, Florida, the agency said. The National Transportation Safety Board was investigating.
- 5/30/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Joe Lara, the star of TV’s Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, died Saturday with his wife and five others in the crash of a small jet near Nashville, authorities said. He was 58.
A Cessna C501 plunged into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna, Tennessee, after taking off from Smyrna Rutherford County Airport at about 11 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. Authorities did not release registration information for the plane, which was headed to Palm Beach International Airport in Florida.
Rutherford County rescue crews were at the scene of the crash late Saturday and planned to work ...
A Cessna C501 plunged into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna, Tennessee, after taking off from Smyrna Rutherford County Airport at about 11 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. Authorities did not release registration information for the plane, which was headed to Palm Beach International Airport in Florida.
Rutherford County rescue crews were at the scene of the crash late Saturday and planned to work ...
- 5/30/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Joe Lara, the star of TV’s Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, died Saturday with his wife and five others in the crash of a small jet near Nashville, authorities said. He was 58.
A Cessna C501 plunged into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna, Tennessee, after taking off from Smyrna Rutherford County Airport at about 11 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. Authorities did not release registration information for the plane, which was headed to Palm Beach International Airport in Florida.
Rutherford County rescue crews were at the scene of the crash late Saturday and planned to work ...
A Cessna C501 plunged into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna, Tennessee, after taking off from Smyrna Rutherford County Airport at about 11 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. Authorities did not release registration information for the plane, which was headed to Palm Beach International Airport in Florida.
Rutherford County rescue crews were at the scene of the crash late Saturday and planned to work ...
- 5/30/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Over the years, we've covered a number of Terminator ripoffs and killer robot movies.including Lady Terminator, Cyborg Soldier, Robogeisha and Runaway starring Tom Selleck's mustache.but now it's time to meet. American Cyborg: Steel Warrior (1993) Director: Boaz Davidson Stars: Joe Lara, Nicole Hansen, John Ryan In a future ravaged by nuclear war against machines, a man must protect a... Read More...
- 7/1/2015
- by Jason Adams
- JoBlo.com
It’s the end of the world as we know it; that is, unless one very powerful chicksta (and the fetus she carries around in a backpack) can save the proverbial day.
That’s the basic plotline of American Cyborg: Steel Warrior, a post-apocalyptic tale starring Joe Lara (one of my favorite action stars and movie hunks, he also made a great “Tarzan” on TV) and Nicole Hansen.
Set in a dark futuristic society where evil cyborgs terrorize everyone and everyone else is pretty much poor, miserable, and dressed real funny, American Cyborg centers on a real power couple: the prophetically named Mary, the last fertile woman on earth and a very strong and beautiful one to boot, and Austin, the tough and h-a-w-t hero of the title.
Armed with a killer crotch kick and a fetus that, when it’s born, is destined to lead a powerful resistance movement in Europe,...
That’s the basic plotline of American Cyborg: Steel Warrior, a post-apocalyptic tale starring Joe Lara (one of my favorite action stars and movie hunks, he also made a great “Tarzan” on TV) and Nicole Hansen.
Set in a dark futuristic society where evil cyborgs terrorize everyone and everyone else is pretty much poor, miserable, and dressed real funny, American Cyborg centers on a real power couple: the prophetically named Mary, the last fertile woman on earth and a very strong and beautiful one to boot, and Austin, the tough and h-a-w-t hero of the title.
Armed with a killer crotch kick and a fetus that, when it’s born, is destined to lead a powerful resistance movement in Europe,...
- 1/21/2011
- by Megan Hussey
- Planet Fury
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