Season 1 – The Wild, Wild West

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Mike P An amazing show, a spy show set in the old west...It's vastly under-rated, and way ahead of its time: (and a million times better than the ghastly 1999 Barry Sonnefeld/Will Smith version)...And it follows the adventures of slick and austere James West; (Robert Conrad); and Artemus Gordon, (Martin Ross); his goofy sidekick; the country's first secret service agents. And they're masters of disguise and inventors; and martial arts experts; as well as sharpshooters... And so this is a retro-futurist, steampunk, old West variation on James Bond essentially; (it's 007 in the Wild Wild West)... James Bond and Dr. Who actually, as it wildly incorporates many sci-fi elements. And...I mean you're expecting Bonanza when you watch the rousing opening credits; but then it bate-and-switches you and gives you the X Files. Or Mission Impossible. I mean, it's really amazing. This is one of the greats. Great acting, Conrad and Ross are eminently charismatic and watchable, great production values, superb writing; but what really puts this over is the envelope pushing genre-hybrid type set up; which is so imaginative and amazing. I highly recommend this. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/09/25 Full Review Peabarter _ Sooo entertaining and Conrad and Martin did such a great job in the lead roles. A western theme with an espionage and government agent, theme plus sci-fi, and advanced technology way ahead of its time for when this originally aired. I've watched the first episode and I'm hooked. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/11/23 Full Review sean s There were a few TV shows that my little brother and I looked forward to seeing after getting home from grade school in the early to mid-1970's. This was one of them. They would have been re-runs by then, but we watched them over and over again as we did Gilligan's Island. I figure that the last time that I have seen any of them was 1975. Recently, I decided to watch all four years from start to finish as I get the time. I am half way through year one and really like revisiting this. The first year is black and white, and I know it went to color at one point. I am looking forward to that. As a kid, I remember being fascinated by all the gadgets, action and weirdness of the whole deal. Like many of those old theme songs, this one still vibrates in my memories. It is strange that when I heard the theme music on the first episode, I felt for a little bit that I was sitting down on my old couch after biking home from 4th grade or so. It was a strange feeling to be transported back so long ago if even for just half a minute or so. The shows are written and directed by different people, so some are better than others, but they are worth a watch. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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