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A slash site for fiction, episode guides and artwork
(Under Construction)| Put together a couple of hunky men in form-fitting gorgeous clothes, fast horses, a Victorian-deco train, and an assortment of leering bad guys, and what do you have? Instant Slash! And also The Wild Wild West television series that aired from 1965 to 1969.
Wild Wild West has to be one of the most openly slashy shows ever produced. The guys sit close to each other on their train--far closer than even tight camera shots would have required--they trade soulful looks, they're shown buttoning various items of clothing in scenes as suggestive as that infamous one in Star Trek (Captain Kirk putting on his boots as the female guest brushes her hair). In more than one ep, either Artie or Jim is apparently killed, providing emotional fodder for the other one ("Oh my god, Jim, NOOOO!"), and though they are repeatedly paired with one or another woman, it's made clear that they prefer each other's company. Bob Conrad's physique, which the directors apparently enjoyed showing off as much as he did, certainly contributed to the popularity of the show. Ross Martin, no slouch in the good-looks department himself, added an air of roguishness and a complexity of character that perfectly offset Jim West's Boy Scout image. To top it off, there were enough plot holes to drive their train through, and very little pre-canon info on the characters--a fan writer's paradise. WWW is still a relatively small fandom, with only a couple of zines, and a handful of sites online, so jump in and help it grow!  
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