The Rockford Files NBC

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The classic show gets a contemporary reboot starring David Boreanz as Jim Rockford.

 

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So Angel ... has a best friend named Angel.

 

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So Angel ... has a best friend named Angel.

No Angel in this.

They've been super top secret about this but Tom Selleck is rumored to have filmed scenes as Lance White, the character from the series as he'll get Jim Jr. out of prison in premiere episode as we find out this new Jim is a previously unknown son of our Jim. The timing based on the character's age (47) puts his birth ten years or so before the TV movies of the 90s. Jim Sr. apparently never knew of this kid until sometime after the last movie.

 

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as we find out this new Jim is a previously unknown son of our Jim

Oh God. They did this with Captain Kirk and Col. Steve Austin too. Lame.

 

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Oh God. They did this with Captain Kirk and Col. Steve Austin too. Lame.

Shatner was on the Sixum Dolla Man?

 

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Shatner was on the Sixum Dolla Man?

Yes, but I'm talking about the son they gave him in Wrath of Khan. And they gave Austin a long lost son in the 80's reunion movies.

 

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Yes, but I'm talking about the son they gave him in Wrath of Khan.

David, yeah. But Kirk knew about him.

Still not verified any tie between this show and the old one. We'll see after Sunday Night Football on January 7.

 

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There really isn't anything on TV new or old that isn't some form of:

1) Cagney. "You dirty rat, you killed my _______"
2) "I-we want my-our fuckin MONEY!"
3) SOME form or version of the Taming of the Shrew.

Really all most of it boils down to.

 

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David, yeah. But Kirk knew about him.

Still not verified any tie between this show and the old one. We'll see after Sunday Night Football on January 7.

I meant they cheated the audience by inventing characters that were never mentioned during the original run.

 

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I meant they cheated the audience by inventing characters that were never mentioned during the original run.

Another of the tropes to add to post #9.

In-universe, the lead characters have lives outside of what's filmed. Like we all do.

 

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I mean, this could be any number of the old episodes. There's at least 20 of those that start with someone just getting released from prison or jail. 40 or 50 more where the mob gets involved.

 

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Boreanz hasn't ever done a bad series imo. Looking forward to this.