The Wild Wild West - The Third Season (1965)

Wild Wild West

Wild Wild West was one of my top shows as I was growing up. Conrad was the good-looking, cool guy, that we all wished we be seen as. Ross Martin was an incerdible talent and really got to shine with some of his disguises. These two really worked well together. I never get enough of Dr Loveless, the duo's most notable nemesis. If you haven't seen this series, you are missing out some great entertainment. Some of the devises are certainly not from the 1870's but they play well in the shows. July 23, 2008

good now and good then

I loved this show as a kid and I love it still all these years later June 2, 2008

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. May 5, 2008

Westerns at there best!

Have been waiting for these TV programs I grew up with to finally be released on DVD. They have been remastered and are a delight to watch after so many years have past. Westerns at its best! April 24, 2008

Less "Wild" But Still Entertaining

The third season of "The Wild Wild West" (1967-68) was the most Western-oriented due to budgetary constraints. Though the bizarre fantasies were curtailed, Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon encountered challenging adventures such as "The Night of the Bubbling Death," "The Night of the Jack O'Diamonds" and "The Night of the Falcon" (featuring Robert Duvall as a guest villain). Michael Dunn's return in "The Night Dr. Loveless Died" was a definite highlight and the last memorable Loveless episode. Season Three had its share of clunkers -- "The Night of the Headless Woman" and "The Night of the Firebrand" come to mind -- yet the unique chemistry between Robert Conrad and Ross Martin always made the series worth watching. April 23, 2008

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