The Wild Wild West: The Complete Series

The only downside is the discs come all stacked on top of each other. Two to three discs that are stacked on top of two to three other discs in a section (like a page)

"The Wild Wild West" was one of the TV attempts at James Bond, along with "Get Smart," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E," "Get Smart," and "I Spy" and I was addicted to all of them. "West" was set in the 1870s when U. S. Grant used James West and Atremus Gordon as among the earliest secret service agents to solve various crimes. There are some issues. All of the women use 1960s makeup and 1960s hair, as was typical of the time. Also, the costuming of the women who were supposed to be wearing contemporary dress was typical of the era - they were put in a dress, the skirt of which brushed the floor, and the same costume could have been used in any TV show of the era to cover any time period from 1800 to 1900. Women's dress of the 1870s included lots of drapery, pleats, and enormous bustles. None of these are in sight. And of course there are the completely absurd suits Robert Conrad wore - tight Bolero jackets with painted on trousers. No man dressed like that in the 1870s. But one takes the show for what it is worth - a piece of somewhat campy and mind-candy type nostalgia for those of us of a certain age who were enchanted by a genre of television drama which was very popular for a short time in the latter half of the 1960s and then disappeared with the rebirth of private eye dramas like "Mannix" and procedural medical dramas like "Emergency!" and "Medical Center," and as the networks moved to cut production costs. Costume programs were and are very expensive, and the spy gadgets did not help the bottom line. It IS great fun to see what "ultramodern" gadgets West and Gordon will pull from their hats, pockets, and boot heels to get out of various situations. You know they will prevail. The fun is in seeing how. It is also fun to see actors who at that time made a living doing TV guest shots, like Suzanne Pleshette, Ruta Lee, Robert Logia, and Leslie Parish, and others like Pat Paulsen (Pat Paulsen for President) who are long dead or long forgotten, in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. And at $50 for 27 CDs, the price can't be beat. Be prepared, however, to spend some additional money on something to protect the discs other than the flimsy pasteboard packaging provided which allows the top half of the discs to be exposed and to therefore rub against one another. All in all, this set is a great way for us fifty somethings to go back and be reminded of what fun expesive major hit television looked like in the mid 60s. Definitely place an order, but get another form of disc storage ready. Then pop some popcorn, and be prepared to savor a childhood pleasure again. Without the inconveniences of commercials and waiting four years to see the whole series. Sit back and enjoy, because how can you not?

What can I say about this show that hasn't been already said.It's was very inexpensive and content is great.It's a fun ride, I highly recommend checking out an episode. If you do, great price here

This is a magnificent show! First of all, I may have to explain why someone would be interested in an 'old' Western-show, probably very familiair to everyone in the USA... Well, you'ĺl have to bear in mind that this show was never shown in The Netherlands. I had read an article about The Wild Wild West as a TV-show in a copy of a magazine called Comics Scene, but I have forgotten whether that was in connection with a 'soon to be published, new and improved' comic series, or in reference to the Wild Wild West movie (starring Will Smith and Kevin Kline, and I use the term 'starring' in a bit of sarcastic way...).The article peaked a bit of interest: "What's this? A western show with Secret Agent gadgets? Rawhide meets Man from U.N.C.L.E.?" So naturally I was a bit curious and since that moment I have been looking for a DVD-set that would make it possible to watch this show in the DVD-format that equipment in Holland can handle (that's Region Code 2, for all you varmints). And naturally, it never came to be!Recently I was able to get my hands on a Region Code 1 DVD-player (courtesy of the USA Airforce, Ramstein, Germany) and that opened the door to this series, for me. And I have not been disappointed!So far, I have seen three of the four seasons, beginning in humble Black-and-White and in Full Colour from season 2.From the very first episode, I have been entertained! This show, with its very nostalgic feel about it, has so far never bored me! I love the plots, I love seeing very familiar faces in the oodles and oodles of co-stars, recognizing people I have also seen in the 60's Batman TV-show (would you believe Victor Buono 'King Tut' in the first episode?), I love the gadgets, I love the train and I love the acting!Of course Robert Conrad is the Dashing Hero, performing most of his stunts himself, battling the Bad Guys with amazing fisticuffs and a lot of furniture while never failing to make a good impression on the ladies! But let's not forget Ross Martin, who was responsible for every single one of his silly and amazing disguises and who was called upon to give various performances, in accordance with the appropriate disguise of that episode. This gave him a very broad range of acting and, sometimes, over-acting. But we forgive him: this is a campy show, right?Concerning this set: I agree with the people who complain about the packaging. This is not the best way to store your DVD's, it is very possible that in time some of the discs will be scratched. That's a shame, since the material is worth better care!But apart from that: this set is very complete, it contains every episode of the show and an appropriate amount of extra's and it will make a very nice addition to every afficianado's collection.If a TV-series can bring a sense of nostalgia to a person, who has never seen it before, but it still takes this person back to a time that reminds him of his youth, then, Brother, this is a terrific Show!!Gerry the Mad Dutchman

reminiesing old times and actors. Oh how I enjoy the various episodes.

The three stars are for the programmes I could watch, the missing two of this otherwise superb series (wrote the man who ordinarily doesn’t like Westerns) is because of those I couldn’t. There is a duff batch of this boxset out there.I have tried three times to purchase this series through Amazon, and on all three occasions there have been discs that will not play on my multi-region equipment, with a few struggling to be read before loading the menu. Season 1 Disc 2 and Season 3 Disc 4 have been faulty on every occasion, but my latest attempt yielded no less than eight (yes, EIGHT!) discs that don’t work; the first purchase had two useless discs (those mentioned above), and my second added a third. In the latter instance, the cover sleeve had also been punctured, and the case itself was damaged (see pics), although the packaging in which it came was intact. All three boxsets are currently in various stages of return - which brings me to another quibble…To return the faulty items you can’t trot to a Post Office (which are plentiful and in most high streets), but to a UPS pick-up point (which aren’t). Thus I have to make a special trip to a location which is neither near my home or my place of work to deposit the return, and consequently am doubly inconvenienced from a duff product. Or in this case, products.As for the cause of the flaws, I’d initially thought that damage was due to discs being scratched while being placed onto the spindles, as the design of the case itself makes storing the discs a tight fit, and on all three occasions a couple of discs were found rattling around loose on arrival - although, ironically, not discs S1:2 or S3:4. However, with these same two discs being unplayable with all three purchases, a manufacturing fault seems far more likely. Furthermore it seems to be getting worse: two discs damaged, then three, and now eight. That’s not a good trend.I’ve had this problem before with Mary Beard’s ‘The Romans Triple DVD Boxset’, where discs were found to be faulty regardless of where I’d made my purchase (see my Amazon review for more), and all had to be returned to the various vendors. I then waited two years in the hope that the faulty batch had been recalled and/or returned by unhappy purchasers before taking the plunge again, finally receiving a fully working version, and subsequently revising my review.My sincere hope is that I won’t have to wait until 2024 before my rating is upgraded to the five stars this series truly deserves, along with a review which can focus on the show rather than the disappointment and frustration.

So great to see this series again. My Oppo blu-ray player upscales them to 1080p so it is great to see them on my 65" oled tv in full screen . Highly recommend this for fans of the series.

got this series to bring back childhood memories did not see that many at the time steady away not to taxing on the brain

Excellent quality DVD set and good entertainment

Excellent so far beautiful picture and the great series I remember