Brisco County, Jr. & the History of The Orb

The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. introduced us to The Orb, a mysterious spherical object with uncanny powers. The Orb was eventually revealed to be a man-made electromagnetic wave-particle net that captures energy at certain nodal intersections of the space/time grid. Although complete details have never been revealed, many significant bits of information about the Orb were presented throughout the series. These facts have been collected here, giving the most comprehensive origin & history of "that Orb thang" currently available.

The people of 5502 A.D. created three Orbs and sent them back in time to aid in the advancement of mankind. John Bly used a time machine to travel back from his year of 2506 to 1894 and steal the Orbs, which he then brought to the future and used to rule the world in a 2000-year reign of terror. Bye Bly

Karina traveled back to 1894 to recover the Orbs and prevent Bly's world conquest. Bye Bly

The first Orb was found in a crater in Arizona and later procured by Bly. The scorch patterns on it were consistent with those found on meteorites. Senior Spirit More...