James West and Artemus Gordon are two agents of President Grant who take their splendidly appointed private train through the west to fight evil. Half science fiction and half western, the Artemus designs a series of interesting gadgets for James that would make Inspector Gadget proud.
Greatest opening to a tv show ever.
@Hassar100
Exactly! Nothing against Smith but why on earth would he be chosen to play James West of all people. That’s like casting Adam Sandler as Shaft.
@bondurango They couldnt show him punching a woman today, the PC nazis would have a fit.
@bondurango No, not in the first season. This was only the case in the 3 other (color) seasons.
I always did like this intro.
This is NOT the original opening. The original has the cowboy decking the woman with a punch.
I loved this show when I was a kid. I grew up on westerns.
I liked the ending of the opening when the show went to color, and he just DECKS the chick who tries to stab him.
@JeremyS1959 The Star Trek movies of the 80s didn’t do too badly for themselves, especially when they hit their stride with the special effects.
I actually enjoyed the movie, but I agree, more could have been done to make it better. I could have done without the giant spider, and Selma Hayek’s revelation.
I wouldn’t mind a complete revamp of this either as a new movie or tv show. Especially now that the steampunk genre is really popular.
@rudyracerx – “The Night of the Man Eating House”
@albatani27 well, yeah, the Civil war was about states rights… the north won and so we have a federal government stronger than any one state’s interests. (Imagine living in Louisana if Missouri had the “right” to dump all its pollution on you).
Lol this is a classic opening and I like the theme as well.
my grandmother LOVED 2 watch this show, along w/ Hawaii 5-O & CHiPs, & other shows like those
One can also infer that African slavery didn’t exist either and that the Civil War was fought as a result of different ideological differences than in the real world.
@legion171874 The poor quality of the film version is due to it being a poorly conceived and executed effort. In fact the use of a “black guy” pays direct homage to the series. If you look at all the episodes, they seem to indicate that racial discrimination between blacks and whites didn’t really exist in this alternate universe old west. Actually a refreshing conceit.
Jim West was the first western James Bond – I love Will but let’s redo it in a better version….
Does anyone know the the name of the episode where Jim and Artie are in a haunted mansion?
Still A Great Show!!!
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I don’t understand why they have to use a black guy. Will Smith did not do a good job…The version he did SUCKs.
great show
i remember this from childhood. thanks
@stage135 yes I got it the first time
sounds like you need to write to the factory and get a new one
@portal1337 haha, portal 1337, I took your advice and showed my girl friend some recent pics of Conrad. You know what? She was depressed and said: “If time can ravage the most handsome man on the planet, think what it will do to you in 40 years.”