Season 4 • Episode 24
LatestWest becomes involved with the Jupiter Corporation after the director of the board and two others are killed. West exposes a deep plot by the late director's sister,Amelia,to dump stock,cause a panic,then make tons of money off of the cheap stock. West's investigation leads him to an odd bar with a cirus theme and animals who like to throw bombs. West uncovers Amelia's plan to kill off the rest of the board and is able to save the rest of the members.
The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the series followed Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States. The show also featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Verne-esque style technology have inspired some to give the show credit for the origins of the steam punk subculture.
Production
Victorian steampunk aesthetic that basically invented the genre.
Acting
Ross Martin's disguises are genuinely impressive commitment to bit.
Practical Effects
Absurd gadgets built for real because 1965 couldn't CGI anything.
Creator
Michael Garrison
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This show is widely credited as the origin point of steampunk as a visual aesthetic, beating the term itself by decades.
Robert Conrad performed almost all his own stunts until a brutal fall in season four left him with a concussion and effectively ended the series.
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