In September of 1965, a new television show hit the air on Friday nights on CBS, and in the process confused those who attempted easy catagorization. Was it a Western? Was it a spy thriller? Perhaps it was a SciFi fantasy show...
In reality, "The Wild, Wild, West" had elements of all three. Set in the 1870's, James West and his sidekick Artemus Gordon worked for the United States Secret Service, and it was their duty to keep the country safe from a large assortment of evil geniuses and their wicked schemes. Blending elements from "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", James Bond, and the ever popular western, our two heroes rode the rails in a private train fighting many a bad guy.
This list is for any messages that have to do with the TV show "The Wild Wild West". It is an open forum, and welcomes all comments, ideas, and information about this series that aired on CBS for four seasons, from September 1965 to 1969.
First Run:.....September 1965 - April 1969 CBS Friday 7:30 PM
Rebroadcasts:..June 1970 - September 1970 CBS Monday 10-11
Syndication:...January 1994 - Present TNT Network
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ANNOUNCING: Wildwest
The Original Wild Wild West Discussion list
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_Variety_ wrote of the show on September 22, 1965:
Although it is straight comic book fiction,
"The Wild Wild West" is produced with such
a slick hand it seems to belong to a slightly
higher species...If it doesn't lapse, the CBS
entry has a first class chance against generally
untried and probably weak Friday evening competition.
WILDWEST Owner: Gary Lambert
e-mail: glambert@zoo.uvm.edu
WILDWEST was born March 3rd, 1994.
WILDWEST is a forum for "all things wildwest", including: discussions
about the actors, characters, and all production aspects of The Wild
Wild West; summaries and critiques; script challenges; bloopers;
and anything of a WILDWEST nature.
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TWWW on TV:
The Wild Wild West can be seen nationally on TNT on Saturday mornings. To find out
what episode is airing, check the TNT SCHEDULE page.
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-Gary- (glambert@zoo.uvm.edu)