{"product_id":"wandering-the-wild-wild-west-9781476685601","title":"Wandering The Wild Wild West","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Wild West\u003c\/i\u003e premiered on CBS in 1965, just as network dominance of television Westerns was waning and the global James Bond phenomenon was in full force. Described as James Bond on horseback, the series was like nothing else on TV before or since--a genre hybrid that followed the adventures of 1870s Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon, on special assignment from President Ulysses S. Grant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The show featured clever gadgets and costumes, carefully choreographed action and fight sequences, and stories that melded elements of Western, science fiction, fantasy, espionage and detective genres. This book provides in-depth critical analysis of this unique, eclectic series, considered one of the primary influences on Steampunk subculture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat This Book Is Not\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat This Book Is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"TNOT Genre Conundrum\": Narrative Sharing and Influence in The Wild Wild West\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"TNOT Innovative Opening Credits\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"TNOT Graphic Milieu\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeason One\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeason Two\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeason Three\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeason Four\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"TNOT Nights That Never Saw Daylight\": Unproduced Teleplays for WWW\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Earl Barret (July 2020)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpisode Listings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Original Airdate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Production Order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"TNOT Four Tens\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"TNOT ­Ten-Year Reunion\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"TNOT Last Night\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"TNOT Misbegotten Misfire\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"TNOT Wild Wild Infographics\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515848167767,"sku":"9781476685601","price":36.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476685601.jpg?v=1745428063","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wandering-the-wild-wild-west-9781476685601","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}