16 ottobre 1989: una catastrofica pioggia di meteoriti contenenti un minerale radioattivo, la kryptonite, si abbatte sulla cittadina di Smallville, nel Kansas. Due coniugi, Jonathan e Martha Kent, trovano in un campo un bambino nei pressi di una astronave e decidono di prenderlo con sé e crescerlo come un figlio. Dieci anni più tardi Clark Kent, il bambino divenuto ormai un adolescente, e l'amica Chloe Sullivan, entrambi giornalisti in erba del liceo di Smallville, indagano su alcuni eventi inspiegabili che si verificano nella cittadina e che sono causati dai frammenti dei meteoriti ancora presenti, che hanno modificato geneticamente alcuni abitanti dotandoli di strani poteri.
Jericho è uno sceneggiato televisivo che narra le vicende della piccola città di Jericho (Kansas, USA) dopo che un attacco nucleare ha devastato gli Stati Uniti continentali e di come gli abitanti si riorganizzano per la sopravvivenza, mentre investigano sulle reali cause dell'olocausto e mostrando molto della cultura americana mentre lo fanno.
The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, was a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 for 142 episodes, plus a 1959 special. The series starred Phil Silvers as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko of the United States Army.
The series was created and largely written by Nat Hiken, and won three consecutive Emmy Awards for Best Comedy Series. The show is sometimes titled Sergeant Bilko or simply Bilko in reruns, and is very often referred to by these names, both on-screen and by viewers. The show's success transformed Silvers from a journeyman comedian into a star, and writer-producer Hiken from a highly-regarded behind-the-scenes comedy writer into a publicly recognized creator.
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.
Wichita Town is a half-hour western television series starring Joel McCrea, Jody McCrea, Carlos Romero, and George Neise that aired on NBC from September 30, 1959, until April 6, 1960.
Joel McCrea played Marshal Mike Dunbar, in charge of keeping the peace the booming cowtown of Wichita, Kansas. His deputies were Ben Matheson, played by McCrea's real life son, Jody, and Rico Rodriquez, portrayed by Carlos Romero. Making occasional appearances were the town doctor, Nat Wyndham, the blacksmith, Aeneas MacLinahan, and the bartender in the local saloon, Joe Kingston, played in six episodes by Robert Foulk.
The model for shows such as these had already been laid out by other western programs such as Gunsmoke, Lawman, and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, so Wichita Town may not have been unique in its plotting and structure. The two most unusual features about the series were the presence of Joel McCrea, a favorite of Western movie audiences for his performance in such films as Union Pacific, Buffalo Bill, and Ramrod, and the fact that his real life son was in Wichita Town, but did not play his son. Wichita Town was produced by Mirisch Company and Joel McCrea's Production company for Four Star Television and aired for a single season.
Quick Draw is a comedy television series created by Nancy Hower and John Lehr for Hulu. Lehr stars and Hower directs this entirely improvised half hour comedy. The show follows Harvard graduate John Henry Hoyle who becomes the sheriff of Great Bend, Kansas in 1875.
The show marks Hulu's third foray into original scripted programming. It premiered online on August 5, 2013.