Colorful and campy, this was an excellent show.

mrkrob

Fox did a lot of build-up before the series premiere, I remember the interviews and ads. Their Friday night line-up of Briscoe, followed by the X-Files gave us a reason to enjoy staying home Friday nights by the TV.

The Briscoe series went for 3 seasons I thought??? I remember two cliff-hangers for the next seasons. But what kept us watching was how beautiful the coloring was - brilliant and bold, well lit - and the excellent sense of humor as the show was loaded with puns. The series was ageless in that there wasn't the profanity (but adult inuendo did exist, albeit funny) and blood and gore. The casting was excellent, and included guest stars. You have to see the Elvis impersonation... in 1893!

I can't say enough for the series. If it were on DVD today I would buy it tomorrow. I would not be uncomfortable if my young daughter would watch it, and I would still be looking for the puns. If you haven't seen it, might take 2 or 3 episodes to understand the character dynamics between Briscoe, his horse, Doc, Lord Bowler and Dixie - but it is well worth it!

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mrkrob 27 September 2003

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