The Wild Wild West - Season 4 - Eps 1: The Night of the Big Blackmail

Name: Eps 1: The Night of the Big Blackmail
Released: 1968-09-27
Rating: 3.8

1968-09-27 • ? min • ⭐ 7.6/10

While President Grant attends an event at the German Consulate, Baron Hinterestoisser invites him to a special reception, explaining he has something interesting for the president to see. Suspicious, agent James West retrieves the mysterious box the Baron refers to and finds a kinetoscope of a fake depiction of President Grant signing a secret agreement with the unscrupulous government of another nation. If the film is shown for the heads of other countries, Grant will suffer terrible indignation and upset international relations. If the film is not replaced, however, the Baron will accuse the U.S. of stealing on consulate soil, a far greater crime. Agent Artemus Gordon decides that the only alternative is to make a duplicate kintetoscope-with some changes-and return it to the consulate before it is discovered missing. West and Gordon finish just as the president arrives. The Baron announces that he has proof of President Grant's connection with the corrupt foreigh officials. But as th

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About The Wild Wild West

Title: The Wild Wild West

First Air Date: 1965-09-17

Last Air Date: 1969-04-11

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.6/10 (from 72 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 4

Total Episodes: 104

Network: CBS

Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Western, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Production Companies: Michael Garrison Productions, Bruce Lansbury Productions, CBS

Synopsis

The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the series followed Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States. The show also featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Verne-esque style technology have inspired some to give the show credit for the origins of the steam punk subculture.