In the world of Brisco County, Jr., however, there is also steampunk technology, such as zeppelins and rockets, and Weird West elements, such as time travel and supernatural powers.

[1][2] Robber barons direct the financial and industrial workings of this west from the boardrooms of the Westerfield Club in San Francisco, California.

Bly himself is intently searching for a supernatural object called The Orb, a bronze-colored device unearthed in a California mine.

His son is Brisco County, Jr., who vows to avenge his father's death and bring John Bly to justice.

While tracking John Bly's second-in-command, Big Smith, Brisco stumbles on to the existence of the Orb, and the powers that it possesses.

[5] Throughout his travels and missions, Brisco frequently meets with Dixie Cousins, a saloon singer who was once romantically involved with two members of John Bly's gang.

The character of Brisco County, Jr. was conceived by Boam and Cuse when they were approached by Fox to create a television show.

The producers later decided to make him a "one-woman man", due to Kelly Rutherford's well-received performance as Dixie.