Overview

"The Wild Wild West premiered on CBS in 1965, just as network dominance of television Westerns was waning and the global James Bond phenomenon was in full force. Described as ""James Bond on horseback,"" the series was like nothing else on TV before or since--a genre hybrid that followed the adventures of 1870s Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon, on special assignment from President Ulysses S. Grant. The show featured clever gadgets and costumes, carefully choreographed action and fight sequences, and stories that melded elements of Western, science fiction, fantasy, espionage and detective genres. This book provides in-depth critical analysis of this unique, eclectic series, considered one of the primary influences on Steampunk subculture."

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Author:   Don Presnell
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9781476685601

ISBN 10:   1476685606
Pages:   215
Publication Date:   12 November 2021
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction What This Book Is Not What This Book Is “TNOT Genre Conundrum”: Narrative Sharing and Influence in The Wild Wild West “TNOT Innovative Opening Credits” “TNOT Graphic Milieu” Season One Season Two Season Three Season Four “TNOT Nights That Never Saw Daylight”: Unproduced Teleplays for WWW Interview with Earl Barret (July 2020) Episode Listings By Original Airdate By Production Order “TNOT Four Tens” “TNOT ­Ten-Year Reunion” “TNOT Last Night” “TNOT Misbegotten Misfire” “TNOT Wild Wild Infographics” Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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“Entertaining”—Roundup Magazine

Author Information

Don Presnell is the director of the Common Reading Program at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. He has taught courses on “The Narrative Art of Comics”; “The Twilight Zone”; “Doctor Who”; “Dr. Seuss and Y(our) World”; “The Simple Complexity of Peanuts”; “The X-Files: Science Fiction Search for Truth”; and “Rabbit Tales: Bugs Bunny & American Culture.”

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