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- The Rockford Files is an American drama series which originally aired on the
NBC television network between September 13, 1974 and January 10, 1980; it has
remained in regular syndication to the present day. The show stars James Garner
as Los Angeles based private investigator Jim Rockford.
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The Rockford Files - Season One
The world's most unlikely detective comes to
DVD for the first time ever in all 23 thrilling Season One episodes of The
Rockford Files. Emmy(r) winner James Garner stars as the offbeat Jim Rockford,
an ex-con-turned-private-investigator who would rather fish than fight, but
whose instinct on closed cases is more golden than his classic Pontiac Firebird.
From his mobile home in Malibu, this wisecracking private eye takes on the cases
of the lost and the dispossessed, chasing down seemingly long-dead clues in the
sun-baked streets and seamy alleys of Los Angeles. Including an interview with
James Garner himself, this phenomenal DVD set contains 23 TV hours of classic
Rockford action and includes such stellar guest stars as Lindsay Wagner, James
Woods, Abe Vigoda, Suzanne Somers and Ned Beatty. The Rockford Files are now
open and declassified for mystery fans everywhere!
From the premiere of
its first hour-long episode on September 13, 1974, The Rockford Files was a
critical and commercial success that gained a large and loyal following. Like
other private-eye shows of the 1970s (such as Columbo and David Janssen's Harry
O), the series offered smart mystery plots in the hardboiled-sleuth traditions
of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Rex Stout, given a sunlit spin in
contemporary California. But ex-convict turned private investigator Jim Rockford
(who served time for a crime he didn't commit) was anything but a conventional
gumshoe; for one thing, he rarely carried a gun, and resorted to violence only
when he'd exhausted his options. As played to perfection by James Garner (in
what would become his signature role, surpassing his previous success as
Maverick), Rockford preferred wisecracks over violence, and his going rate
("$200 a day, plus expenses") was typically applied to cold cases, missing
persons, and family disputes, frequently leading to entanglements with organized
crime and L.A.P.D. Sergeant Dennis Becker (Joe Santos), whose friendship with
Rockford lent the series one of its pivotal character relationships. As Rockford
pursued the truth from his rusty trailer-home on the Pacific Coast Highway, his
inherent warmth and compassionate sleuthing were further enhanced by engaging
interplay with his retired ex-trucker father "Rocky" (Noah Beery, Jr.), his
lawyer and on-and-off girlfriend Beth Davenport (Gretchen Corbett), and his
weasely former cell-mate "Angel" Martin (Stuart Margolin), a trio of supporting
players as memorably appealing as any in '70s television. As a loose-knit
ensemble, they followed Garner's capable lead with intelligent dialogue (the
best of it written by series cocreator Stephen J. Cannell and frequent
contributor Juanita Bartlett) and occasionally burst of stunt-laden action,
typically involving Rockford's expert driving of a versatile Pontiac Firebird.
(As Garner fondly recalls in the disc 1 bonus interview, "That car could do
anything.")
With a catchy Mike Post theme song, The Rockford Files began each
week with a new message on Rockford's telephone answering machine, usually a
humorous indication that Rockford's life was always in some kind of financial
disarray. Garner played this angle to the hilt, portraying Rockford as a nice
guy who knew all the scams and wasn't above using them if it aided his case. His
portrayal, and the show's excellent writing, attracted a wide variety of new and
established guest stars, and these 23 episodes (24 if you count the two-part
"This Case Is Closed," originally broadcast as one 90-minute episode) feature
appearances by Joseph Cotten, James Woods, Sharon Gless, Lindsay Wagner, James
Cromwell, Suzanne Somers, Ned Beatty, and others, along with lesser-known but
familiar TV regulars like Sian Barbara Allen and Mills Watson, all adding flavor
to a series that was routinely hailed by mystery writers as one of the best
private-eye shows in TV history. Speaking of mysteries, one can only wonder why
Universal failed to include the series' 90-minute pilot (originally aired in
March 1974), and while this reviewer experienced no playback problems with these
three double-sided DVDs (four episodes per side), many consumers have reported
DVD freeze-ups likely resulting from lower-quality players less capable of
handling high-compression DVDs. These caveats aside, season 1 of The Rockford
Files is a bona fide treat, setting the tone for even better episodes that
followed in subsequent seasons. --Jeff Shannon
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Jim Rockford is back and better than ever in
all 22 Season Two episodes of the celebrated detective hit The Rockford Files.
Join James Garner in his breakout Emmy-winning role as the cool, calm and
collected ex-con-turned-detective who loves to mouth off but avoids using his
fists at all costs. He takes his time, but always solves the crime - whether it
be blackmail, theft, scams or murder! Along for the ride on this five-time
Emmy-winning series are such stellar guest stars as Rob Reiner, Louis Gossett
Jr., Linda Evans, Isaac Hayes and Dick Butkus. Also included for the first time
on DVD is the original series pilot. With his no-nonsense approach and
wisecracking wit, it’s no mystery that Rockford always gets his man.
"The
best detective series ever," according to TV Guide, the second Rockford Files
set begins at the beginning. That's because the double-length pilot ("Backlash
of the Hunter") appears as an extra. In this episode, Jim Rockford (James
Garner) explains to guest star Lindsay Wagner, "I only handle criminal cases
that are closed." The first Rockford file also introduces his errant father,
Rocky (Robert Donley, who'll soon be replaced by Noah Beery Jr.), detective
buddy Dennis (Joe Santos, The Sopranos), and squirrelly pal Angel (Emmy winner
Stuart Margolin) with whom he did time at San Quentin (before being granted a
full pardon). Season two highlights include the two-part "Gearjammers," in which
Rockford discovers his dad's secret life, "Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken,"
in which Rockford helps Angel fake his death, and "The Hammer of C Block," with
Isaac "Shaft" Hayes as a former cellmate who just can't get his name straight—he
thinks it's "Rockfish." (The Oscar-winning Hayes also contributes an original
number called "Gandy's Theme.") Even when the episodes are less memorable,
Garner's easygoing Oklahoma charm and potent chemistry with his co-stars,
including lawyer/ex-girlfriend girlfriend Beth (Gretchen Corbett), makes each
one worth watching. Like most Stephen J. Cannell programs (Baretta, 21 Jump
Street, etc.), The Rockford Files never had any difficulty attracting famous
(and soon-to-be-famous) guests. The second year claims such notables as Linda
Evans ("The Farnsworth Stratagem"), Stefanie Powers ("The Real Easy Red Dog"),
Blair Brown ("The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club"), Rob Reiner ("The No-Cut
Contract"), and Louis Gossett Jr. ("Foul on the First Play'). The only other
bonus feature is a short, if informative interview with Cannell, who reveals
that the character of Joseph "Rocky" Rockford was modeled after his own father.
--Kathleen C. Fennessy