TV series

Barbary Coast

1975–1976 · 1 season

A breezy, old-fashioned romp of disguises and gamblers in a rowdy frontier city, easy to dip into and forget.

Overview: Barbary Coast is an American television series that aired on ABC. The pilot movie first aired on May 4, 1975 and the series itself premiered September 8, 1975; the last episode aired January 9, 1976. Barbary Coast was inspired by a similar 19th-century spy series, The Wild Wild West, and like the earlier program, Barbary Coast mixed the genres of Western and secret agent drama.
How it feels: Light, campy, whimsical and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Crime, deception, friendship, justice
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
deception
friendship
justice
power
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild