The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. - The Complete Series
The world's favorite western/sci-fi/comedy/action cult hit rides again! Here on 8 discs is the complete series about Brisco (Bruce Campbell), a tough-as-rawhide cowpoke, debonair ladies' man and Harvard-educated smarty-britches who roams from Frisco to Jalisco in pursuit of outlaws who killed his father...and in search of a mysterious orb possessing out-of-this world powers. Hot lead and cool anachronisms await Brisco as he and his sidekicks - including Comet, the intellectual equine who doesn't know he's a horse - fight for justice in the way, way, way-out West. Put your boots in your stirrups, your tongue in your cheek and join the fun. Let's play cowboys and aliens.
Format: DVD MOVIE
A science fiction-Western and comedy-drama with echoes of The Wild Wild West and Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: The Complete Series is uniquely entertaining. Anchored by the comically heroic style of likable B-movie actor Bruce Campbell, Adventures lasted one television season in 1993-94. But it left behind a full 27 episodes (including two two-part stories) full of classic TV Western production values and a running storyline that resembles The X-Files after awhile.
Campbell plays Brisco County Jr., a bounty hunter and son of a legendary U.S. marshal (R. Lee Ermey) gunned down by the villainous John Bly (Billy Drago) and his band of misfits. The younger Brisco is hired by a consortium of businessmen to protect their interests from the likes of Bly, and while he's dedicated to that cause, Brisco is also determined to avenge his father's murder. Helping him do a little of both is a fussy attorney, Socrates Poole (Christian Clemenson); a rival bounty hunter, Lord Bowler (Julius Carry); a wacky inventor, Professor Wickwire (John Astin); and a sultry saloon singer, Dixie (Kelly Rutherford). Rockets, mysterious orbs, and superhuman strength are some of the delightfully out-of-their-element phenomena that find themselves alongside more conventional cowpoke ingredients, including a horse so smart he can chew the ropes binding Brisco's hands. For the most part, the stories stand alone. But as the season progresses, a lot of things get weirder, albeit in a good way: the truth about Bly and his connection to a golden orb everyone wants, for example, are certainly unexpected. But the show is always dazzling, often satiric ("Oy!" Dixie exclaims when Brisco outlines the steps involved in stopping a runaway wagon they're trapped within), yet heartening in an old-fashioned way. Special features include Campbell's reading of a chapter about the series in his autobiography. --Tom Keogh
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206 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 21, 2008 Type: User Review |
OLDIES LOVER
WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS DVD. ARRIVED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION & I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED WATCHING BRUCE & HIS COHORTS CATCH THE BAD GUYS & SAVE THE WORLD.
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 17, 2008 Type: User Review |
A show better than other series out at the time - deserved better success
I enjoy satire, tongue-in-cheek sendups of various genres, and this series seemed poised to do just that when it first aired. Sadly, it may have missed the mark for other viewers, but I feel that it was in the same vein as the classic "Wild, Wild...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 29, 2008 Type: User Review |
Classic Bruce Campbell
I think this series is a must-have for the Bruce Campbell fan. I wish it would have run longer. I thought it was way too expensive to buy when it first came out on DVD, though. I'm glad to see that the price has finally come down.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 17, 2008 Type: User Review |
The best show on television. EVER.
Quick equation for you: Western + Sci-fi overtones + Snappy, witty dialogue + "STARRING BRUCE CAMPBELL" = Best television show EVER. No wonder it was cancelled after one season.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 09, 2008 Type: User Review |
Excellent Series!
It is nice to find the whole series in one collection. This is a western comedy that can be enjoyed by anyone. The actors were superb! Only wish the series would have lasted longer.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 21, 2008 Type: User Review |
A single word: Wow!
The pity of this series is that it was short-lived. Still, 27 episodes isn't a bad run.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 01, 2008 Type: User Review |
Cheaper elsewhere
FYI - This set available on Deepdiscount right now for $24.99. Just bought it myself today there. I was SHOCKED to see it was $69.99 on amazon.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 16, 2008 Type: User Review |
One of the best shows ever produced!
Thanks for making this series available. I am thoroughly enjoying watching each episode.
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 08, 2008 Type: User Review |
The greatest B actor ever!
Bruce Campbell is in a class by himself. Cleft chin, handsome, manly, rugged, talented--and with a killer sense of humor. All the things that could have made him a major movie star but somehow didn't. I don't know why, but I'm content with his...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 24, 2008 Type: User Review |
Fun, Adventure and Laughter
I loved what I saw of this series on TV, and I must say that seeing all of the episodes in order was fantastic. Seeing the coming technology through humor and enjoying the adventures of the old west. Ahhhh!
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4.00/5 |
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