The Wild Wild West episode that aired on my birthday
I’m watching the DVDs of the first season of the cult TV show The Wild Wild West starring Robert Conrad and Ross Martin, a show that’s best described as James Bond in the American Old West meets Steampunk. The show ran for four seasons, from 1965 to 1969. There were also two made-for-TV reunion movies: The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979) and More Wild Wild West (1980).
On the back of each DVD case, is a list of the episodes for each disc that gives the episode title, original air date, and episode description. While reading this, I notice that an episode aired on the month and day of my birthday, this episode was:
The Night of Sudden Death -- Original Airdate 10/08/1965
Jim and Artie infiltrate a circus to recover stolen printing plates and unearth a diabolical plot to flood the US economy with counterfeit money.
On a side note: I passionately recommend this to anyone who wants to see a great show from when Hollywood had ideas and good writing. If you saw the big screen version starring Will Smith and Kevin Kline, I urge you to forget the movie and give the TV show a chance. I guarantee you’ll be saying WTF when you how much better and different the original was on all levels--writing, character development, etc.
On the back of each DVD case, is a list of the episodes for each disc that gives the episode title, original air date, and episode description. While reading this, I notice that an episode aired on the month and day of my birthday, this episode was:
The Night of Sudden Death -- Original Airdate 10/08/1965
Jim and Artie infiltrate a circus to recover stolen printing plates and unearth a diabolical plot to flood the US economy with counterfeit money.
On a side note: I passionately recommend this to anyone who wants to see a great show from when Hollywood had ideas and good writing. If you saw the big screen version starring Will Smith and Kevin Kline, I urge you to forget the movie and give the TV show a chance. I guarantee you’ll be saying WTF when you how much better and different the original was on all levels--writing, character development, etc.