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''[[The Wild Wild West]]'' is a television series that ran on [[CBS]] for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969.{{cite web |last=Magers |first=Boyd |title=The Wild Wild West |url=http://www.westernclippings.com/remember/wildwildwest_doyouremember.shtml |access-date=May 9, 2018 |website=Western Clippings}} Developed at a time when the television Western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, [[Michael Garrison (producer)|Michael Garrison]], as "[[James Bond]] on horseback."{{cite book |last=Kesler |first=Susan E. |title=The Wild Wild West: The Series |publisher=Arnett Press |year=1988 |isbn=0-929360-00-1}} Set during the administration of President [[Ulysses S. Grant|Ulysses Grant]] (1869–1877), the series followed [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] agents James West ([[Robert Conrad]]) and Artemus Gordon ([[Ross Martin]]) as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over part or all of the United States. The show featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. |
''[[The Wild Wild West]]'' is a television series that ran on [[CBS]] for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969.{{cite web |last=Magers |first=Boyd |title=The Wild Wild West |url=http://www.westernclippings.com/remember/wildwildwest_doyouremember.shtml |access-date=May 9, 2018 |website=Western Clippings}} Developed at a time when the television Western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, [[Michael Garrison (producer)|Michael Garrison]], as "[[James Bond]] on horseback."{{cite book |last=Kesler |first=Susan E. |title=The Wild Wild West: The Series |publisher=Arnett Press |year=1988 |isbn=0-929360-00-1}} Set during the administration of President [[Ulysses S. Grant|Ulysses Grant]] (1869–1877), the series followed [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] agents James West ([[Robert Conrad]]) and Artemus Gordon ([[Ross Martin]]) as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over part or all of the United States. The show featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. |
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''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]'' (2016) is a ''[[HBO]]'' series based on a novel of the same name made in 1973 written by ''[[Michael |
''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]'' (2016) is a ''[[HBO]]'' series based on a novel of the same name made in 1973 written by ''[[Michael Crichton]]''. The story centers on a futuristic Western-themed resort populated by highly realistic androids who believe it is real. |
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''[[The Gunfighters (Doctor Who)|The Gunfighters]]'' (1966) is a four episode ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial set in and around the town of [[Tombstone, Arizona]], in the [[Wild West]]. In the serial, the [[First Doctor]] ([[William Hartnell]]) and his travelling [[Companion (Doctor Who)|companions]] [[Steven Taylor (Doctor Who)|Steven Taylor]] ([[Peter Purves]]) and [[Dodo Chaplet]] ([[Jackie Lane (actress)|Jackie Lane]]) get themselves involved with the events leading up to the [[Gunfight at the O.K. Corral]]. |
''[[The Gunfighters (Doctor Who)|The Gunfighters]]'' (1966) is a four episode ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial set in and around the town of [[Tombstone, Arizona]], in the [[Wild West]]. In the serial, the [[First Doctor]] ([[William Hartnell]]) and his travelling [[Companion (Doctor Who)|companions]] [[Steven Taylor (Doctor Who)|Steven Taylor]] ([[Peter Purves]]) and [[Dodo Chaplet]] ([[Jackie Lane (actress)|Jackie Lane]]) get themselves involved with the events leading up to the [[Gunfight at the O.K. Corral]]. |
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