American spy/adventurer Jack Stiles is sent by Thomas Jefferson to the tiny South Pacific island of Polau Polau to work with British spy Emilia Rothschild to stop the advances of the French Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte in his bid for world conquest. Jack Stiles, American spy stationed on a South Pacific island in the early 19th century, teams up with no nonsense British agent Emilia Rothschild to stop Napoleon's colonizing efforts. Jack's alter ego is the Zorro-esque Daring Dragoon. I have been a die hard Bruce fan for over five years and had been dying(so to speak)to see Bruce as the leading man again because that's what he is. So when I heard that Jack of All Trades was coming I about p***ed my pants, and I certainly wasn't disapointed.(I rarely am so, when Bruce is involved.) The show takes place in the year 1801 right after our victory over the Britts. The show ROCKS!!!(for lack of a better word) It's "The Wild Wild West"(the original show not the crappy new movie!)meets "Zorro" meets "The Army of Darkness" meets "James Bond". If your a Bruce Campbell fan you'll love it and if not you'll still love it. The best part of the show is it's opening credits. The theme song rocks (while informing you of the plot) and the big song and dance number with the pirates in the pub is hilarios. Now the bad news. Jack of All Trades is the second part of a back to back show deal and friends the first show in the combo is this terribly done futuristic show called Cleopatra 2525.(Words cannot express how terrible Cleopatra 2525 is.) I only hope Cleopatra dosn't take Jack down with her. Also many have said that Jack being half an hour is too short and should be changed to an hour show. I'm not arguing Jack could kick alot more ass in an hour show but Bruce Campbell himself enjoys the shorter shoots. Which gives him more time to be with his family back here in the U.S.A. So I can respect that, after all a happier Bruce means a better Bruce. LONG LIVE BRUCE CAMPBELL! I didn't really hear about this show but I did find the opening and it kind of sucked me in but above all else the premise did as well (namely, it's an excuse for Bruce Campbell to give one-liners as a Zorro-type figure) and… I seriously recommend the show if that sounds like your thing. The plot is that Jack Styles is an American spy who must go undercover during the Napoleonic wars to an island where Napoleon's brother is the Governor there and he must work with British Agent Emilia, whom he frequently butts heads with. He takes on the disguise of The Daring Dragoon so he can walk around as normal and it was basically improvised at the time. For me personally the best Episode is X Marquis The Spot, the premise alone is hilarious and it delivers. Bruce Campbell and Angela Dotchin are great together, the entire cast are pretty much spot on. I would really love a continuation of the show, I personally think it's a huge tragedy that the show got cancelled after 2 seasons. I'm not kidding when I say when it comes to American comedic shows, this is probably one of the, if not the best I've seen.
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