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"Rockford Files" Revived, Killed
Minneapolis Star-Tribune ^
| May 14, 2010
| James Lileks
Posted on 05/16/2010 4:29:32 PM PDT by abb
Edited on 05/16/2010 4:34:59 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: advertising; dbm; hollywood; rockford; television
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Whose idea was this? Angel's?
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posted on
05/16/2010 4:29:33 PM PDT
by
abb
To: abb
Nah. It was Rocky’s idea.
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posted on
05/16/2010 4:30:29 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: abb
Loved that show......I have heard the James Garner is one if the best kissers on the planet........
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posted on
05/16/2010 4:31:03 PM PDT
by
Kimmers
(Be the kind of person when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, Oh crap, she's awake)
To: Kimmers
It’s sad that Hollweird is so out of ideas that it has to remake classics.
To: Kimmers
I have on tape and DVD every single episode. I watch them all the time. Best TV show ever.
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posted on
05/16/2010 4:32:46 PM PDT
by
abb
("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
To: abb; KevinDavis
What about the other planned remakes from Hollyweird?
Gilligans Island .... where 7 people are trapped on a mountain as the world floods due to melting ice caps.
Three Stooges... where 3 right-wing idiots bumble their way through a leftwing world.
Lost in Space... Where a family escapes from Earth Inc by stealing a profit mongering tycoon's space ship.
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posted on
05/16/2010 4:34:24 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Political Correctness Kills)
To: abb
“Oh, just stop it. This is like doing “Hawaii 5-0” without Jack Lord. (Or Zulu as Kono.)”
Or James MacArthur as Danno!
To: abb
I rather see Maverick revived. Maybe they could get Juan to play Maverick if he gets retired?
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posted on
05/16/2010 4:34:59 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: abb
"Oh, just stop it. This is like doing “Hawaii 5-0” without Jack Lord." They are remaking Hawaii Five-O as a weekly series on CBS next year. While CBS hasn't officially announced next year's schedule yet, everything I've read says it's a done deal.
To: abb
I have on tape and DVD every single episode. I watch them all the time. Best TV show ever. My dad, who died in 1988 just loved that show, Angel was a great badguy!
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posted on
05/16/2010 4:37:23 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(RVN: 4-70/4-71 A Trp 1st Sqdn. 9th Cav. 1st Cavalry Div. (AM) Air Mobile Sir!)
To: shelterguy
So true. I am glad this remake isn’t happening.
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posted on
05/16/2010 4:37:25 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(It's sheer elegance in its simplicity! - The Middleman)
To: Paladin2
The Encore Western Channel. Cheyenne, Have Gun Will Travel, Maverick, etc. Can’t beat it!
Pure entertainment, no “messages” or “art” to infect the product.
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posted on
05/16/2010 4:37:34 PM PDT
by
abb
("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
To: PROCON
IMO, the ONLY actor that could play that part is James Garner. And notice how his ‘Maverick’ character was the same smart-ass that was Jim Rockford.
This guy was key in both productions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Huggins
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posted on
05/16/2010 4:41:47 PM PDT
by
abb
("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
To: Perdogg; Impy; Clintonfatigued; GOPsterinMA
Thank heavens this abomination won’t come to light.
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posted on
05/16/2010 4:42:57 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
To: abb
What ever happened to the remake of butch cassidy and the sundance kid? LOL
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posted on
05/16/2010 4:43:48 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: mamelukesabre
Not familiar with that project.
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posted on
05/16/2010 4:44:20 PM PDT
by
abb
("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
To: fieldmarshaldj
I’d never heard about this one. I had heard about a remake of Gilligan’s Island, but that never seems to get off the ground.
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posted on
05/16/2010 4:47:42 PM PDT
by
Clintonfatigued
(Obama's more worried about Israelis building houses than he is about Islamists building atomic bombs)
To: fieldmarshaldj
Kinda hard to remake a show like that when they don’t make any cool cars anymore. Magnum PI wouldnt be the same in a toyota or even a modern ferrari for that matter. Part of the problem is that plain ordinary cars nowdays have greater performance capabilities than many of the “hi-performance” cars of the good ol days.
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posted on
05/16/2010 4:49:23 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: Clintonfatigued
I’ve got a great idea, they should do a remake of ‘Wild, Wild, West’ with Will Smith as James West....now that should really pack ‘em in.
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posted on
05/16/2010 4:49:57 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: abb
Yep, and just heard that Huggins’ wife, 1940s actress Adele Mara passed away about a week ago.
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posted on
05/16/2010 4:50:43 PM PDT
by
greene66
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