Friday 15 June 2018

About Jim Rockford

As Julius Caesar might say if he was around in this online age, "I found, I liked, I shared." From another televisual staple of my youth, a great (and distinctive) device for characterising the protagonist...

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  1. Loved this show, James Garner was one of the best in his field. His autobiography is worth a read as well.

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    1. Good tip, cheers - I'm quite partial to a decent autobiography.

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  2. A great actor and - as he proved in a duet with country legend Waylon Jennings - a pretty nifty singer too.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=0YtRUK-35D4

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    1. Not heard this before. Not my usual cuppa genre-wise, but I'll generally make time for anything with James Garner in.

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  3. Great stuff... But I wish they hadn't cut the theme tune out. One of the Top 10 greatest TV theme tunes ever, surely. Maybe Top 3.

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    1. True enough, Rol, it's terrific. What we need for this is a blogger with a top-ten-based theme...

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    2. I think I might have done that on the old blog. I may have to dust it off...

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  4. Its fantastic- written by Mike Post who did the equally great Hill Street Blues theme.

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