Thursday, September 27, 2012

Thor's Day Hero: Brisco County Junior


This was a tough call, do I include Brisco County Junior, or just throw Bruce Campbell under the Thor's Day Hero bus as a catch-all. In the end, as you may have guessed, I went with the dashing Harvard graduate turned bounty hunter.

The Adventures of Brisco County Junior was a great show, and in rare cross-genre genius it was two equal parts science fiction and western, with a pinch of steampunk thrown in for good measure. With Campbell at the helm, the jokes were fluid and plentiful. The action was pretty good, the sci-fi elements neat, and the whole affair was rolled up into a burrito well worth dining on. So welcome aboard Brisco, sorry we couldn't make room for Comet.

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  1. You know what my favorite Bruce Campbell movie was? No it was not the Army of Darkness ones, it was Bubba Hotep. Bruce Campbell plays the best Elvis.

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    1. Heh, that's a great one and if it wasn't for his, err, unsightly growth in the movie it would be a lot higher in my own rankings. There was a rumor about a Bubba Nosferatu in the works.

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  2. I swear I just saw the complete series on DVD at Costco. Even thought about getting it for a second.

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    1. I've got it and it's certainly worth picking up but I'm a tad biased.

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  3. I miss this show and his other Jack of All Trades. Costco, here I come!

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    1. Jack of All Trades was great too! Though he's a supporting character Campbell is good in Burn Notice too. Now, off to Costco with ya!

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