A naked time traveler from the future, of course...

Oh, Brisco County, Jr., why did you leave so soon? See, this was the first scifi western to be canceled by Fox. (Sorry Browncoats!) And what a nutty ball of cheese it was: bounty hunter Brisco heads after the man who killed his federal marshal father, master criminal John Bly. That part I remembered. Upon watching the DVDs, it turns out there's this whole time travel, super powerful orb thing that can make one hero-strong and/or have eternal youth. (It's all kinda vague, but you gotta expect that from the guy who created Lost.)

The orb/time travel deal was clearly not thought out ahead of time, so the wonky plot holes and deus ex machinas are just par for the course. And diaglogue is pretty hackneyed, too. At one point, Bly throws up the evil jazz hands and actually says, answering for why he wants the orbs (dirty!): "So I can rule the world!" There might have been a 'BWAHAHA' too, but I'd have to check.

Of course, Brisco, is a blantant homage to the old film serials and dime novels, so the plots, both obvious and ridiculous, are almost expected. And the cast and writers delve into the show so wholeheartedly and are having so much fun it's hard to not enjoy it. Especially, the snarky, platonic man-love between Brisco and fellow bounty hunter Lord Bowler, played to the hilt by the dearly departed Julius Carry.

That said, it had moments of true wit, usually in the form of Pete Hutter:



And did I mention Brisco is played by Bruce Campbell? There ya go.