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The Wild Wild West( 1965)

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Overview

The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the series followed Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States. The show also featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Verne-esque style technology have inspired some to give the show credit for the origins of the steam punk subculture.

  1. Michael Garrison

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Robert Conrad

    James T. West

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    Ross Martin

    Artemus Gordon

Current Season

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Season 4

1968 | 24 Episodes

Season 4 of The Wild Wild West premiered on Sep 27 1968

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A review by MagicMark

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Written by MagicMark on Sat May 27 2017
I was born after the show had been off the air for a few years, so of course I discovered it in reruns. It was syndicated all over the country by then, and locally it aired on Sunday nights at 6pm (a fairly wise strategy, since airing episodes once a week meant they wouldn't run through them too quickly). My father was a fan of the show, and we watched it together every Sunday evening after dinner. When we started this ritual I was too young to enjoy most of the shows my dad enjoyed, but this had everything I could want; good guys, bad guys, lots of action, inventive plots, gadgets, and ...

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Status

Ended

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Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • secret agent
  • wild west