

Product Description James West and Artemus Gordon are two agents of President Grant who take their splendidly appointed private train through the west to fight evil. Half science fiction and half western, the Artemus designs a series of interesting gadgets for James that would make Inspector Gadget proud. A light hearted adventure series desertcart.com "Elaborate little subterfuges" and "intricate dramas" await the suave and dashing frontier 007, James West (Robert Conrad) and his partner, master of disguise Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin), courtesy of a gallery of rogues and flamboyant villains with grandiose schemes of world domination. Among them: Victor Freemantle ("The Night of Bubbling Death"), bent on establishing his own Texas Panhandle domain; the Falcon ("The Night of the Falcon"), who aims his behemoth cannon at Denver and conspires with a European syndicate to put the rest of the world under the gun; Emmett Stark ("The Night of the Death Masks"), who breaks out of prison to stage an elaborate and bizarre revenge against his captors, West and Gordon; and, of course, West's ultimate nemesis, the diminutive Dr. Miguelito Loveless ("The Night Dr. Loveless Died"), whose demise could just be "another typical Loveless prank." You may not find The Wild Wild West on any of those "Greatest TV Shows of All Time" lists, but more than 40 years later, it leaves many of the so-called classic shows in the dust. West's blend of Western action, spy adventure, and sci-fi thrills (less here than in seasons past) still pack quite a kick. The pleasures of this offbeat, genre-bending series did not diminish in its penultimate season. There's the classic theme song, the animated opening credits (with West's bang-zoom dispatch of a femme fatale intact); the chemistry between one of TV's great buddy teams, and Gordon's primitive gadgets (like a smoking jacket that really smokes!) that are akin to the Flintstones' prehistoric versions of modern-day appliances. The Wild Wild West also rounded-up some great character actors. Robert Duvall appears in "The Night of the Falcon" as a "mild mannered country doctor" with a more sinister secret practice. Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian) and venerable Western bad guy Jack Elam team up to steal Aztec treasure in "The Night of Montezuma's Horde. Harry Dean Stanton (Big Love is an innocent man framed for murder in "The Night of the Hangman." --Donald Liebenson Review: Great western show from the 60’s - Robert Conrad is one of my favorite actors. Loved this show as a kid. Now I have all seasons/episodes and watch them to bring back great memories. Now the theme song is in my head, yeah!!! Review: Classic 60's Television Series Finally Available On DVD - This great series is finally available on DVD collections by seasons. "The Wild, Wild West" was one of the last successful Western television shows, coming on right as the era of the great Western TV show was coming to an end. Its success was due to the fact that not only was it exciting and action-packed, but it was a curious meld of traditional Western action, espionage, science fiction, and high camp. It was in equal parts a product of its time as a Western, such as "Gunsmoke" and "Bonanza," a semi-serious, lots of camp spy show like "I-Spy," "The Man From UNCLE," and "The Avengers," science fiction like "Star Trek" and "Voyage To The Bottom of the Sea," and sophomoric camp like "Batman." Robert Conrad and Ross Martin made a formidable team as US Secret Service agents James West and Artemis Gordon, as they travelled all over the West in their personal locomotive thwarting the schemes and intrigues of power-mad scientists and ruthless governments. This show is near and dear to a lot of us who grew up in the mid to late 60's, and it is a joy to watch these episodes and remember that while the world was not a simple, carefree place, our living rooms could be while watching shows like "The Wild, Wild West."
| ASIN | B000UX6TKC |
| Actors | Robert Conrad, Ross Martin |
| Best Sellers Rank | #50,516 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #32,867 in DVD |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (423) |
| Item model number | 852284 |
| MPAA rating | Unrated (Not Rated) |
| Media Format | Box set, Color, Full Screen, Multiple Formats, NTSC |
| Number of discs | 6 |
| Product Dimensions | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.2 ounces |
| Release date | November 20, 2007 |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT |
R**D
Great western show from the 60’s
Robert Conrad is one of my favorite actors. Loved this show as a kid. Now I have all seasons/episodes and watch them to bring back great memories. Now the theme song is in my head, yeah!!!
T**N
Classic 60's Television Series Finally Available On DVD
This great series is finally available on DVD collections by seasons. "The Wild, Wild West" was one of the last successful Western television shows, coming on right as the era of the great Western TV show was coming to an end. Its success was due to the fact that not only was it exciting and action-packed, but it was a curious meld of traditional Western action, espionage, science fiction, and high camp. It was in equal parts a product of its time as a Western, such as "Gunsmoke" and "Bonanza," a semi-serious, lots of camp spy show like "I-Spy," "The Man From UNCLE," and "The Avengers," science fiction like "Star Trek" and "Voyage To The Bottom of the Sea," and sophomoric camp like "Batman." Robert Conrad and Ross Martin made a formidable team as US Secret Service agents James West and Artemis Gordon, as they travelled all over the West in their personal locomotive thwarting the schemes and intrigues of power-mad scientists and ruthless governments. This show is near and dear to a lot of us who grew up in the mid to late 60's, and it is a joy to watch these episodes and remember that while the world was not a simple, carefree place, our living rooms could be while watching shows like "The Wild, Wild West."
A**1
Gets better every season
You know something. Season one in black and white was awsome, season two in color was better and in season three you will just love it. The stories got better, they shot more scenes outdoors and with more actors, newer faces, the quality in color just went up, and oh yeah, the color was even better. The story lines were far better authored from a storytelling perspective and James West (the ladies man) became an even bigger superman type character in the Wild Wild West. Artemus Gordon even grew into an even bigger persona as a character. In fact you can really see the comradeship between the actors and cast. All I can say is I watched the season and it is top notch and well worth having, but than again series, especially a Steampunk based series like this is a rare treat we probably will never see again. Get It!
L**S
wild wild west
The action adventure series to end them all. Even four decades later it still sets the standard for action and high adventure. Robert Conrad's stuntwork on the show was legendary (which is probaby why he was the only actor ever inducted into the Stuntman's Hall of Fame). Ross Martin was the perfect partner. With Season 3 Dick Cangey (a former boxer) joined Conrad's stock stunt team (including Red West) and got Conrad to change his fighting technique. This season also features a young Robert Duvall as a villain! Nothing is perfect. Watch closely at the scenes in Night of the Turncoat where Conrad is in a tank and in plain sight in one shot is a man in black scuba gear! You'll also notice from time to time his hair style changes. This resulted from a halt in production when he was seriously injuried on a stunt ( he fell some twenty feet from a chandalier and hit a concrete floor). Look closely at the fights and you will most of the same guys over and over -- Whitie Hughes, Red West, Dick Cangey: Conrad's personal stunt crew for the show. This would be the last really decent season. Season four was the victim of an anti-violence crusade in the aftermath the King and Kennedy assassinations. The fight scenes would suffer to the point of looking ludicrus. Also Ross Martin suffered a heart attack and is missing in parts of season 3 & 4.
E**S
Great old TV series
Everyone enjoys this series. All ages think it great fine. Wish there had been more seasons. Clever premise, good cast.
L**N
Welcome back, Jim and Artie.
And thank heaven for that lousy movie. For all the criticism we can heap on it, at least that turkey renewed interest in this great TV series from the 1960s so that it's now available on DVD. Otherwise it might've been forever lost and forgotten. Wild Wild West has to be the most fun TV show of all time and Season 3 might be the most enjoyable of the whole collection. Sure, the directing got a little sloppy. But it just adds to the fun seeing Robert Conrad with a Jack Lord hairstyle in one scene, and then a modified Beatle haircut in the next. Or when he swims underwater and then surfaces with bone-dry hair. (The Night of the Turncoat). My favorite episode is Firebrand. Jim and Artemus have to use all their muscle and guile to stop a revolutionary named O'Reilly played by Pernell Roberts from taking over Canada. It's worth watching just to see a very beautiful Lana Wood as Vixen. And the bloopers continue. As O'Reilly and his men leave that doomed fort and ride out the gate, far off in the distance a car is seen driving by. (Heh heh heh...I love it.) Wild Wild West reflects the mid-1960s well. At that time the old Batman series was setting new low standards for programming and was being handsomely rewarded with sky high ratings. But even the worst programs of the 60s were more entertaining than what's offered today. Despite all our digital technology and hi definition TV a whole generation has been reduced to watching people singing off key and being insulted by judges. Well now you actually have something worth watching on that magnificent big screen. Check out Wild Wild West Season 3 and join the fun.
A**R
Excellent purchase
C**S
Nothing
A**R
was great
M**5
amazing TV Show Adam and artemus
F**T
Good old series
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