A Reinvented Western

Gislef

Adventures took the TV Western in a direction that hadn't been seen since Maverick and The Wild Wild West:  light-hearted comedy.  As an additional twist, they tossed in the TV-parodying elements of Maverick (we see 'Dr. Quintano, Medicine Woman' and Terry Bradshaw leading a team of football players/bounty hunters), and the futuristic (by 1890's standards) gizmos of the West (motorcycles, dirigibles).  Throw in the story arc of John Bly, master villain of the future, and you've got a story that is a very weird blend of so many elements its hard to describe.  Bruce Campbell show she has the stuff to be a series regular, but another strength of Adventures... is the continuity and the supporting cast - many of which are given a chance to show up often and get some character development.  Catch it on TNT.

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Gislef 26 March 1999

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