"The Adventures of Brisco County Jr." Pilot (1993)

Director:

Bryan Spicer

Writers:

Jeffrey Boam (writer) and
Carlton Cuse (writer)

TV Series:

"The Adventures of Brisco County Jr." (1993)

Original Air Date:

27 August 1993 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Western | Adventure | Comedy

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Reference To Jesus | Bounty Hunter | Gadget | Orb | Gunslinger

Cast

Bruce Campbell	...	Brisco County Jr.
Julius Carry	...	Lord Bowler
Dan Gerrity	...	Jonah Collier
Christian Clemenson	...	Socrates Poole
Billy Drago	...	John Bly
John Astin	...	Prof. Albert Wickwire
R. Lee Ermey	...	Brisco County Sr.
M.C. Gainey	...	Big Smith
John Pyper-Ferguson	...	Peter Hutter
Kelly Rutherford	...	Dixie Cousins
Anne Tremko	...	Amanda Wickwire
Stuart Whitman	...	Granville Thorogood
Rayford Barnes	...	Sherman Paulson
Paul Brinegar	...	Francis Kilbride
James Drury	...	Ethan Emerson

Runtime:

93 min (pilot)

Goofs:

Continuity: The fuse on the dynamite Bowler lights in the café changes length between shots.

Quotes:

[conversation on board a runaway stagecoach]
Dixie Cousins: What do we do now?
Brisco County Jr.: Well, I can swing out, get a good foothold and climb up to the top of the stage. And then if I'm real careful and God is on my side, I could leap onto the back of the rear horse and work my way out to the lead team, taking care not to fall beneath their thundering hoofs. Then reach out, grab the bridle of the lead horse and rein them in to a safe and steady stop.
Dixie Cousins: Oh, my!
Brisco County Jr.: Or... we can jump!

Tops

This starts the whole series. Real quality a pilot movie that is just fun, action, suspense, and great chemistry with the cast. Comet the horse steals the show. Boller at odds with Brisco provides great dynamics. A cowboy genre with the turn of the century theme. A splash of scifi for the next episodes to explore. Great villains Bly, Big Smith, and Pete. Miss Dixie a piece of eye candy that gets the best of Briscoe. And the professor the odd ball who always aids Briscoe at the right times. Sit down with the kids. Because the whole family can watch this great TV show. A show that is as eclectic as unique. To honor the old west vetrans of the screen they have guest appearances of the Virginian, Cimmarron Strip, and wranglers of classic American TV shows.