The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

[Guy Gardener]

X-Files did bomb. It just took a very long time to explode.

My god what the hells was up with the last movie?

Spoiler: I saw John Bly today on

Flash forward. He seems to be the big bad...

But is he the big bad from the 25th century and are the flashforwards being powered/controlled by the same "spheres" he recovered from his waylay in the 19th century?

God help us if Flash Forward is a Spinoff of the Adventures of Brisco County Junior.

 

[stonester1]

A bit too cheeky, but watchable.

IIRC, one of those shows that seemed to ignore the racism of the era it was set in, like some sort of holodeck program.

Hm...you do realize this show was never intended to be an accurate historical representation of the era it took place in?

Hogan's Heroes isn't historically accurate, either.

FYI.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Hogans heroes was my first really decent forray into the world of World War II when I was about 5 years old... Trying to incorporate death camps and firebombing into that was disjoint to say the least.

 

[Christopher]

Hm...you do realize this show was never intended to be an accurate historical representation of the era it took place in?

Indeed. The anachronisms were part of the humor and fantasy of the show.

 

[Too Much Fun]

I'm watching this show for the first time and loving every minute of it. I scanned through this thread when I first started watching and got worried when someone said the rest of the episodes never lived up to the pilot. I was afraid I would feel that way too because I was so blown away by the pilot.

I've been struggling for the last few years to get through a lot of what are considered the classic films of the Western genre, and for me the 90 minute pilot of this series was more tightly written and consistently entertaining than the majority of the iconic Hollywood westerns I've seen.

I'm relieved that so far (now on episode 4), this series has not disappointed me once. I can't help but wonder if this show would be as highly regarded as "Firefly" if the Internet was prominent during its original run.

I've heard people call Nathan Fillion the modern Bruce Campbell because he's adored by a generation of young genre fans for one iconic genre role, and now I'm familiar with the work of both as a somewhat cowboy-ish hero on a fine TV series that was short-lived.

I figured I'd dig this show no matter how clunky it might be since I'm such a big fan of Bruce Campbell, but I'm finding there are so many other reasons to appreciate it.

I imagine I'd enjoy still it (albeit, not quite as much) even if I hadn't gone into it with a Campbell bias. Anything that gives Campbell a juicy role he can nail has a special place in my heart.

I love the writing, the cast of characters, the use of setting/western genre conventions, and the inspired intentionally implausible anachronistic/sci-fi flourishes. Gorgeous theme song too. I'm so glad I never get sick of it, because they play it over and over again endlessly.

I can now forgive John Astin for how much I hated his substitution for Gorshin's The Riddler in the 60s and Julius Carry as Brisco's sort of rival bounty hunter with an uneasy alliance is a marvelous comedic presence in this.

The gimmick of the brilliant horse is adorable as well and it's been lovely to see some Star Trek alumni (i.e Robert Picardo and Denise Crosby) do guest shots.

This actually makes me feel a little better about Crosby's too early exit from TNG since she probably would have been too busy with that show to appear here if she hadn't left.

 

[Capn Flukie]

I really enjoyed it when it aired, it was a lot of fun. I liked Jack of all Trades too.

 

[Brent]

I'm a fan here, I loved it, the scifi stuff in it was cool too.

And oh yes, kelly rutherford, my oh my I had a huge crush on her when I watched it.

 

[Christopher]

I can now forgive John Astin for how much I hated his substitution for Gorshin's The Riddler in the 60s

Oh, surely the fact that he was Gomez Addams outweighs a single turn as the Riddler. Not to mention Buddy on Night Court. "But I'm feeling much better now!"

 

[Too Much Fun]

That's a little before my time. The only Gomez I've seen was Raul Julia, and I can barely remember "Night Court"...I know my parents watched it when I was a little kid, but I don't remember enough to recall much about the cast. I've seen "Batman" '66 in re-runs, but not those shows.

I'm glad to see fans here. I was wondering who this Kelly Rutherford everyone's talking about was (haven't seen her since the pilot), but now she's showed up in the episode "Brisco in Jalisco", and yeah, I second all the .

She's one smokin' hot showgirl, and a very sweet character too. I love how she throws herself at Brisco. Dude works hard, could use a little lovin' from time to time.

 

[DWF]

Kelly Rutherford looked GREAT on the show and the chemistry between Bowler and Brisco was similar to that of West and Gordon on The Wild Wild West. John Bly was a great villain it's a shame he went out as early as he did some of the magic of the show was gone after he died. I loved Aaron and Pete too. It's a shame it didn't get renewed but I wasn't too thrilled with their ideas for a second season, they wanted Brisco to marry Dixie and settle down becoming a sheriff of a small town. But I love hearing the theme music during the Olympics.

 

[Aragorn]

Bumping this thread made me remember that Julius Carry is dead.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

I'm so old that this is where I first remember seeing Astin:

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPa_HJVncRE[/yt]

 

[A beaker full of death]

That's a little before my time. The only Gomez I've seen was Raul Julia, and I can barely remember "Night Court"...I know my parents watched it when I was a little kid

Damn, but this makes my head hurt.
Wasn't Adams Family in reruns for, roughly, ever?

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Beats me. Addams Family may have been.

 

[A beaker full of death]

Wish I were smart like you.

 

[Too Much Fun]

Back on topic, I continue to be delighted by the unexpected guest stars on this show. Latest pleasant surprise: Judith "April O'Neill" Hoag appearing as the sister of Socrates. That's one of the most fun things about watching shows I've never seen from the '90s: people I enjoyed in other TV shows and movies of that time period pop up, giving me warm nostalgic feelings. The people who cast this show did a great job. Never imagined I'd see April O'Neill tied up stomach-to-stomach with Bruce Campbell and getting to kiss him twice!

I continue to enjoy John Astin's work on this show. He's a bit manic and overdoes it sometimes with his bug-eyed expressions, but his goofy comic relief always enhances episodes he's in. I love the conceit of his character inventing so many things long before their origin in real life.

Hard as it may be to believe, this really is pretty much my introduction to the actor. I looked it up and found out that "The Addams Family" was first broadcast in 1964. Other than "Batman" and "Star Trek", I haven't seen a lot of shows from before the '90s (when I grew up). I haven't seen any 70s shows ("That '70s Show" doesn't count ) and the only eighties shows I watched were cartoons. I learned that Astin did his character's voice in an Addams Family cartoon, but I was too busy with "Batman: The Animated Series" at the time to notice it.

 

[auntiehill]

Bumping this thread made me remember that Julius Carry is dead.

Yeah, me too. I loved Lord Bowler and Julius had a GREAT laugh. I also remember him from a short-lived Mat Frewer series called Doctor, Doctor.

 

[Aragorn]

Bumping this thread made me remember that Julius Carry is dead.

Yeah, me too. I loved Lord Bowler and Julius had a GREAT laugh. I also remember him from a short-lived Mat Frewer series called Doctor, Doctor.

He was also the "Pizza Place" of "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place," until they jettisoned the pizza place and brought in Nathan Fillion.

 

[Christopher]

That's one of the most fun things about watching shows I've never seen from the '90s: people I enjoyed in other TV shows and movies of that time period pop up, giving me warm nostalgic feelings.

Brisco County also featured a recurring role for the lovely Yvette Nipar, who would soon go on to be the leading lady in RoboCop: The Series and one of my most adored actresses. She was a barmaid named Ellie in several episodes.

I continue to enjoy John Astin's work on this show. He's a bit manic and overdoes it sometimes with his bug-eyed expressions, but his goofy comic relief always enhances episodes he's in.

"A bit manic" and "bug-eyed" are pretty much John Astin's trademarks. And I mean that in a good way.

 

[Chris_Johnston]

Fun show, am I wrong in thinking that it started the Fox-Cancels-Beloved-Scifi-Show trend that continues to this day?

No, I believe that would be Alien Nation.

I myself just bought the Brisco DVD after finding it at Costco for $14.99 (it'd always been $69.99 at Amoeba), and am totally in love with the show now!

All I'd ever seen of it when it was first broadcast were the end credits, as I was waiting for The X-Files to come on.