“THE ROCKFORD FILES” WITHOUT JAMES GARNER? MAYBE…
First reaction to the idea of Universal recycling James Garner’s series The Rockford Files is not good. Do we really need to re-do ANOTHER old TV series? Garner was so perfect as the relaxed private eye fallen on hard times who lived in a mobile home in Malibu. A great character. It’s hard to imagine anyone else in the role. But Universal’s not so dumb. According to Deadline.com they’ve got Vince Vaughn to play Rockford – and that changes everything. Rockford was charming and able to talk his way out of trouble, much like Vaughn. Suddenly we’re looking forward to this!