Wild Wild West
| Fandom | |
|---|---|
| Name: | (The) Wild Wild West |
| Abbreviation(s): | WWW |
| Creator: | Michael Garrison |
| Date(s): | 1965-1969 (tv series), 1979 and 1980 (tv movies), 1999 (movie remake) |
| Medium: | movie |
| Country of Origin: | USA |
| External Links: | wikipedia (tv series), wikipedia (movie) |
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The Wild Wild West was a 1960s Western steampunk-esque tv series (including two later television movies) that was remade into a movie, as Wild Wild West, in 1999. Both incarnations have a fandom.
Canon
The show covers the exploits of James West and Artemus Gordon, two secret service agents reporting directly to President Grant. They travel around the US in a steampunk train full of gadgets. Jim is the man of action and tight pants. Artie is the inventor and master of disguise. Together, they fight crime!
Other recurring characters include Dr. Miguelito Loveless and his various henchmen, including girlfriend Antoinette and giant bodyguard Voltaire, Jim's valet, President Grant, and other secret service agents.
Season 1 was in black and white. The show changed to color for its other three seasons. Season 4 is not as well regarded by fans: Artie was missing from a number of episodes due to the actor's health problems, and the action sequences were toned down compared to previous seasons, both by censorship and because Robert Conrad (Jim West's actor) was no longer allowed to perform his own stunts.
Online Fanfic
The Wild Wild West had a robust fiction culture, both on and offline.
- WWW fic at ff.net
- WWW fanworks on AO3
Websites
Circuit Stories
In late 1994, a fan (Gail Paradis) asked others for "Well written slash stories based on the series "The Wild Wild West" starring Robert Conrad and Ross Martin as Secret Service Agents James West and Artemus Gordon. First time stories from several of fandom's finest authors which range from hurt-comfort, angst, soft/sin, to romance and humor. Stories are set in 1870's Washington, D.C; traveling across country on their private train; a western assignment in Washington and separated from Jim. I am searching for more slash stories to be placed on this WWW circuit story listing. Compensation will be a zine of your choice from anywhere in fandom. I am also searching for artwork which can be as explicit as you like. Set A is due to premier in early 1995 with future sets to be announced if enough interest is shown." [1]
Fanzines
Gen
- Back to the Wild Wild West
- Buffalo Wings (gen Western zine)
- More Romance on the Rails
- Night of the Crystal Doorways
- The Night of the Irish Eyes (gen, unfinished)
- Night of the Lancer Savage Land (Wild Wild West/High Chaparral/Lancer xover)
- Romance on the Rails
- Spies in the Old West
- Triple Jeopardy
- The Wild Wild Crossover
- The Wild Wild Fanzine
- Wild, Wild Loveless
Gen Multimedia
- Baselines #4 (crossover)
- Black Magic (multimedia zine) #5
- Changing Channels
- CrosSignals #5 (crossover)
- Ghost Riders
- Gone to Texas
- Happy Tails (explicit het)
- Just You, Me & the Governor #3 (crossover)
- Mixed Doubles (multifandom zine)
- Of Dreams and Schemes
- Of Other and Such #1
- Over the Edge (multimedia zine) (zine is mixed gen and slash; WWW story is ?)
- Paladin
- Psychic Investigations
- Reckless Emotion
- Relativity #5 (crossover)
- Wide Open Spaces (multimedia zine)
Slash
- Gentlemen Never Tell
- High Heels and Tight Pants
- The Night of the Connubial Bed
- Nights of Wonder
- Sin and Salvation
- Top Secret! Affairs
Slash Multimedia
- Adult Situations
- Awakenings (multimedia zine)
- Diverse Doings
- Dyad
- Indigo Boys
- Frisky Mountain High
- Nightmare on Frisky Street
- No Holds Barred
- Satyrnalia
- Top Secret! Affairs #1
- Wild Cards #3
- XXX FILES: The Frisky Project
Mailing Lists
- Sin and Salvation is a Yahoo group devoted to slash of the Wild Wild West, primarily Jim/Artie.
- Slash The Wild West archive link "The Wild Wild West, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Alias Smith And Jones, Adventures of Brisco County Jr, The Big Vally...And the list goes on. Want to slash the wild west, come and play. All stories will be posted in the archive unless they include a do not archive notation. Joining this list confirms you are over legal age." WWOB
Vids
- Chrome Plated Heart by DJ Driscoll (1980s?)
- Hi Diddle Dee Dee by the Chicago Loop (1990s?)
- Standing Outside the Fire by DJ Driscoll (1980s?)
- Stand By Your Man by Jackie K. (2010)
References
- ^ from On the Double #34, note: it is unknown if this project made it off the ground, though considering the climate of the time, it is unlikely. See Zines and the Internet: Visibility.