";s:4:"text";s:24420:"("The Night of the Feathered Fury"), Stagecoaches with knockout gas tubes. ("The Night of the Brain"; Steam-powered wheelchair with rockets and impaling spikes. ...No, it's funny because I could never understand why Robert Conrad was so upset with Wild Wild West. The Wild Bunch The Virginian Thing 1 Architecture Tattoo Actor Photo Western Movies Film Music Books Old West Old Movies L.Q. ("The Night of the Bubbling Death"), Wine bottle/joke snake. I watched both in syndication in the '70s. It was his idea, for example, to have a secret agent named Jim West who would perform secret missions for President Ulysses S. Grant. In November 1964, Conrad was making the film Young Dillinger (1965) with Nick Adams, Victor Buono and John Ashley (all of whom would later guest star on The Wild Wild West) when his agent sent him to CBS to audition for the West role. When The Wild Wild West went into series production, however, an entirely different train was employed. Manzeppi was a diabolical genius of "black magic" and crime, who—like Dr. Loveless—had an escape plan at the end. The series was dropped from WGN soon after. ("The Night of the Kraken"), An undersea fortress. 21) and passenger car (No. Robert Conrad starred as James West. The big Hollywood players were also adamant that Miguelito Loveless be the main antagonist. Rawhide lasted another 13 episodes before it was cancelled by CBS. During commercial breaks, the title "The Wild Wild West" also appeared in Barnum. ("The Night of the Green Terror"), Explosive glass bulbs. ("The Night of the Doomsday Formula"). [51], Conrad denounced Pastore for many years, but in other interviews he admitted that it probably was time to cancel the series because he felt that he and the stuntmen were pushing their luck. A cutting arm rotated to score the glass in a complete circle and the suction cup was used to remove the cut piece. Wild Wild West is a 1999 Cattle Punk comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh and Salma Hayek.It's The Film of the Series of The Wild Wild West—technically, anyway.. [55] FIT appealed, but a year and a half later the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the district court decision dismissing the suit on the grounds that FIT had not exhausted the administrative remedies available to them. CBS-TV was never really very eager to cancel this series, since over a four-year run that began in 1965 the Wild Wild West had been a solid winner in the ratings. ("The Night of the Juggernaut"), An anti-lock explosive. Young also claimed to have added the wry second "Wild" to the series title, which had been simply "The Wild West" in its early stages of production. Behind the hero, in the lower left panel, a robber backs out of a bank; the hero subdues him with a, In the upper left panel, a gunman points a six-shooter at the hero, who drops his gun and puts his hands up. The Inyo is still operational and displayed at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City. All three series were filmed at CBS Studio Center and shared other exterior and interior sets. ("The Night of the Egyptian Queens"), A typewriter. [21] The episode was scripted by Gilbert Ralston, who had written for numerous episodic TV series in the 1950s and 1960s. He was 84. "[64] In a New York Post interview (July 3, 1999), Conrad stated that he disliked the film and that contractually he was owed a share of money on merchandising that he was not paid. On July 11, 2017, La-La Land Records released a limited edition 4-disc set of music from the series, featuring Richard Markowitz's theme, episode scores by Markowitz, Robert Drasnin, Dave Grusin, Richard Shores, Harry Geller, Walter Scharf, Jack Pleis and Fred Steiner and Dimitri Tiomkin's unused theme music. Built in 1856 at the Mason Machine Works in Taunton, Massachusetts, it was later renamed The William Mason in honor of its manufacturer. The most caustic of the commissioners, Rep. Hale Boggs (D-Louisiana), decried what he called "the Saturday morning theme of children's cartoon shows" that permit "the good guy to do anything in the name of justice." He was brought in after the producers rejected two attempts by film composer Dimitri Tiomkin. The State of Nevada purchased the Inyo in 1974; it was restored to 1895 vintage, including a wider smoke stack and a new pilot (cow catcher) without a drop coupler. ("The Night of the Bubbling Death"), Burning strips to destroy metal bars. Usually the frame (grip and trigger mechanism) was located in one hollowed-out boot heel, while the double-barrel assembly was located in the other heel; the two pieces snapped together and locked. A grappling hook attachment for his rifle. All of the episodes are presented in English with French subtitles and several episode titles differ in translation from the original English titles. [46], Additionally, the National Association for Better Broadcasting (NABB), in a report eventually issued in November 1969, rated The Wild Wild West "as one of the most violent series on television. Conrad and Martin reunited for two satirical comedy television film sequels, The Wild Wild West Revisited (broadcast May 9, 1979) and More Wild Wild West (broadcast October 7, 1980). At Pastore's insistence, the networks promised tighter industry self-censorship and the Surgeon General began a $1 million study on the effects of television. [67], On October 5, 2010, Entertainment Weekly reported that Ron Moore and Naren Shankar were developing a remake of The Wild Wild West for television,[68]but the project apparently stalled. Curiously, in this design, the bank robber is unconscious, the cardsharp has no card and the lady is on the ground, but the six-shooter in the upper left-hand panel has returned. Wild Wild West was really interesting, that combination of genres—a Western and secret agent, and they dabbled in the occult and paranormal. "Michael Dunn did such a great job playing Dr. Loveless, and he was by far the best villain on the show," Conrad said. He's a good comedian but just not my choice to play my role. ("The Night of the Big Blackmail"), A steam-powered piston used to block entrance to safes. Conrad was not sorry to see Young go: "I don't mind. ("The Night of the Deadly Bubble"; "The Night of the Undead", "The Night of the Fugitives"), A potion that turns humans into zombies. In 2019, Epic Press published a new novel by Joseph Covino, Jr, paying tribute to the series with a novel faithful in both style and spirit, Night of the Nobility Cult: A Wild, Wild Western. ("The Night of the Green Terror"), Explosive mace head. The end credits were displayed over each episode's unique mosaic of scenes. They discover that Grant is held captive by Velvet Jones (Eddie Murphy). Conrad performed nearly all of his own stunts in the series. The exchange stunned both cast and crew. The title of each episode begins with "The Night" (except for the first-season episode "Night of the Casual Killer", which omitted the definite article "The"). [66], As with many television series, The Wild Wild West had several merchandise tie-ins during its run. ("The Night of the Shedwick Curse"), Large bird cages/prisoner cages. West appeared in several of Presley's pictures including "Kid Galahad" (1962), "Viva Las Vegas" (1965) and "Harum Scarum" (1965). Loveless' female companion, often seen playing a piano or string instrument and singing duet with Loveless. Actor Robert Conrad, best known as the rough-and-tumble tough guy of TV’s “The Wild Wild West,” has died at 84. ("The Night of the Murderous Spring"), A cathode-ray tube (television), plus prototypes of the airplane, the automobile and penicillin. ("The Night of the Egyptian Queen"), A Chinese box that made a whistling sound like a firework — a "present" From Dr. Loveless. Each new producer tried to put his stamp on the show and I had a terrible struggle. The Inyo, as well as the express car and the passenger car, originally served the Virginia and Truckee Railroad in Nevada. None of the later season sets contained bonus material. ("The Night of the Flaming Ghost"), Life-size steam-powered puppets. [20] Feldman turned them down, and eventually produced the spoof Casino Royale in 1967. [29], Garrison's return was much to the relief of Ross Martin, who once revealed that he was so disenchanted during the first season that he tried to quit three times. ("The Night of the Brain"), Knockout gas in a box ("The Night of the Pelican"), Knockout gas in a balloon. Initially he had two companions: the huge Voltaire, played by Richard Kiel; and the beautiful Antoinette, played by Dunn's real-life singing partner, Phoebe Dorin. It also airs in the United Kingdom (as of 2015) on the Horror Channel on Sky channel 319, Virgin channel 149, Freeview channel 70 and Freesat channel 138. Los Angeles (AP) -- Robert Conrad, the rugged, contentious actor who starred in the hugely popular 1960s television series "Hawaiian Eye" and "The Wild Wild West," died Saturday. [14] Conrad also claimed that John Derek left the audition without testing. Garrison produced the last episode of season 1 and the initial episodes of season 2. While the series became scarce on television, each season was released on DVD, beginning with season 1 in 2006 and concluding with the final season early in 2008 (see below). A later memo attached to the shooting script of "The Night of Miguelito's Revenge" (aired December 13, 1968) reads: "Note to Directors: The producer respectfully asks that no violent acts be shot which are not depicted in the script or discussed beforehand. LOS ANGELES — Robert Conrad, the rugged, contentious actor who starred in the hugely popular 1960s television series "Hawaiian Eye" and "The Wild, Wild West," died Saturday. The TV movies used Old Tucson Studios and Apacheland Studios in Tucson, Arizona and Gold Canyon, Arizona respectively. The series was created by Blake Edwards, who also cast Martin in his films Experiment in Terror (1962) and The Great Race (1964). ("The Night of the Cadre"; "The Night of the Winged Terror — Part I"; "The Night of the Winged Terror — Part II"), A giant falcon-shaped cannon, capable of devastating a small town with a single shot. Two satirical comedy television film sequels were made with the original cast in 1979 and 1980[3][4]and the series was adapted for a theatrical film in 1999. The NABB hoped to use the cartoon ban and warning announcement as a model for similar agreements with other local stations. The Wild Wild West received its cancellation notice in mid-February, even before Pastore's committee convened. A review from the Mile High Comics site states: "This mini-series perfectly captures the fun mixture of western and spy action that marked the ground-breaking 1960s TV series." "Television: Guilty or just a scapegoat?" ("The Night of the Bubbling Death"), Wine bottle/smoke. In the final season, however, a generic design was used under the end credits. After her run on The Wild Wild West, the Inyo participated in the Golden Spike Centennial at Promontory, Utah, in 1969. Production stalled when Ratoff and Garrison could not obtain financing. ("The Night of the Undead"), A sonic device that allowed paintings to be used as portals to other dimensions. "[15] Early on, he was doubled by Louie Elias or Chuck O'Brien. Clips from the first four Season Two episodes of Wild Wild West. The script, unlike the old shows, is played strictly for comedy. This further antagonized the anti-violence lobby, since the program was now broadcast weekdays and often after school. ("The Night of the Returning Dead"), A kit bag which, when opened, inflated a big balloon to shock and disorient enemies for a few seconds. It was hazardous work. In the early 1960s Lansbury had been in charge of daytime shows at CBS Television City in Hollywood, then vice president of programming in New York. Best would be a Wesley Snipes body with a Denzel Washington head. So much pain and joy went into [my series] The Fresh Prince that my greatest desire would be that it's left alone. "[17] Thereafter, Conrad was doubled for the dangerous stunts, but still participated in fight scenes. ("The Night of the Falcon"; "The Night of the Feathered Fury"; "The Night of the Tycoons"), Bulletproof armor. This was apparently due to conflicts between the network and Garrison, who had no experience producing for television and had trouble staying on budget. ("The Night of the Cadre"), Knockout gas water in a seltzer bottle. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Vernean technology have led several steampunk web sites to cite the show as a pioneering influence on the genre. ("The Night of the Avaricious Actuary"). By the spring of 1985, the original series was still carried on 74 local stations.[59]. ("The Night of the Feathered Fury"), A revolver bullet/flare to illuminate a dark cave or call for help. I said, 'Why are we going in this direction. All original font references refer to faces in the One Line Manual of Styles of the now-defunct Photo-Lettering Inc. from the 1960s. ("The Night of the Watery Death"), A force field that disintegrates anything that comes in contact with it. These episodes were "The Night of the Bleak Island" (aired July 6); "The Night of the Big Blackmail" (July 13); "The Night of the Kraken" (July 20); "The Night of the Diva" (July 27); "The Night of the Simian Terror" (August 3); "The Night of the Bubbling Death" (August 11); "The Night of the Returning Dead" (August 17); "The Night of the Falcon" (August 24); "The Night of the Underground Terror" (August 31); and "The Night of the Sedgewick Curse" (September 7). In all first-season episodes other than the pilot, the panels were live-action stills made to evoke 19th-century engravings. He … ("The Night of a Thousand Eyes"), The Juggernaut: a steam-powered, wedge-shaped, A potion, made from liquefied diamonds, which enabled a man to move so fast as to be invisible. No longer a dwarf, he was portrayed as a legless double amputee confined to a steam-powered wheelchair (similar to that employed by the villain in the episode "The Night of the Brain"). ("The Night of the Big Blackmail"), A pair of large metal hands with a deadly electric field. Most of the exteriors were filmed at Old Tucson Studios where there are Western sets and a functioning steam train and tracks. Hughes recalled, "We had a lot of crashes. But he did call us and the show was a fantastic success. Another veteran V&T locomotive, the Reno (built in 1872 by Baldwin), was used in the two Wild Wild West TV movies. Various explosive devices (i.e. Broken leg for Jimmy George. 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