Valerie Ettenhofer

There's more than a little magic in condensing a coherent narrative into less than an hour, and yet these great anthology shows did it again and again.

From 2014-2018, Vinessa Antoine was a consistent feature on "General Hospital." Today, some fans may still be wondering why she departed series.

Before he was a household name, Stephen Colbert was auditioning just like everyone else. In fact, he almost landed a gig on a HBO series in the 2000s.

A mystical-looking robe worn by Korob in the Halloween episode of Star Trek: The Original Series was actually worn by Gilligan just earlier that year.

It's impossible to imagine anyone else as Chandler Bing other than Matthew Perry. However, the "Friends" role could have gone to another comedy veteran.

It's impossible to imagine "Mad Men" without Jon Hamm as Don Draper. However, apparently, a Marvel star almost played the '60s ad executive.

A bit of vulnerability, circa 2025.

Considering the creepy nature of the Criminal Minds episodes Matthew Gray Gubler directed, his favorite scene on the series should come as no surprise.

The Vampire Diaries may have been an absolute homerun for The CW, but that doesn't mean stars like Ian Somerhalder were always content with the popular series.

Winning a new car on The Price is Right isn't as straightforward as it seems on the long-running game show. Here's what it really means for the lucky winners.

Silicon Valley was one of HBO's greatest shows during the 2010s. Here's why the showrunners felt ending the series after six seasons was the right call.

Here's why David Duchovny, after years of prominence as Fox Mulder on "The X-Files," left the show near the end of its original run, but eventually returned.

While filming 'The Twilight Zone' season 3 episode 'The Trade-Ins,' actor Joseph Schildkraut was living out a real-life tragedy.

One of Netflix's best shows wants to break up.

Number 36 will surprise you!

Before William Shatner became Captain Kirk, Jeffrey Hunter played Captain Pike in the Star Trek pilot. But why didn't return to star in the show?

In an alternate universe, four-time Emmy nominee Pedro Pascal could have spent the better part of the 2010s acting on The CW.

The first HBO original movie, a biopic called The Terry Fox Story, is practically impossible for would-be viewers to access today.

For reasons we don't quite understand yet, characters in Alien: Earth are absolutely obsessed with the animated sequel Ice Age 4.

So far, the FX series Alien: Earth seems to be going out of its way to downplay how scary those pesky Xenomorphs can be.