Indiana Jones Inspired This Short-Lived Bruce Campbell-Led Western Series

Brisco County, Jr. (Bruce Campbell) rides a rocket in 'The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.'

The Big Picture There's no denying the profound impact on American culture and media that Steven Spielberg and George Lucas' Indiana Jones franchise has had. The action-adventure genre — reinvigorating and evoking the classic movie serials of the 1930s and '40s — was certainly better off after the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark, which helped propel these sorts of adventures back into the spotlight.

So what was The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.? Though initially conceived as a Western, the show became so much more than that. To avenge his father's death, the Harvard-educated bounty hunter Brisco County, Jr. returns to the Old West. Now that might seem like your standard Western plot on the surface, but Boam and Cruse infused the story of Brisco with a little science-fiction to keep things weird and interesting.

'Brisco' Was Unfairly Criticized For Its Use of Violence Despite Bruce Campbell's solid work, Brisco garnered some controversy when a study came out claiming that the Western adventure series was more violent than even movies like Beverly Hills Cop. If you've ever seen Beverly Hills Cop, then you ought to know how aggressive that film series can be, and it's not like Indiana Jones is a pacifist.

Bruce Campbell Wants To Revisit This Relatively Unknown Western Adventure Series Close But even all these years later, Campbell still thinks about The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., and for good reason. The thrilling Western adventure series was one-of-a-kind, able to successfully mix-and-mash with genres in a way that few programs at the time were able to . It's honestly amazing that the show isn't more well known for that alone, not discounting Campbell's performance itself.

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