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Title: RIP James Garner
Post by: HudsonHawk on July 20, 2014, 09:31:41 am

Longtime star of the large and small screen was 86.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/maverick-rockford-files-star-james-garner-dead-86-n160471

Title: Re: RIP James Garner
Post by: juliogotay on July 20, 2014, 09:35:26 am

One of my favorites. RIP.

Title: Re: RIP James Garner
Post by: austro on July 20, 2014, 09:41:26 am

Rockford Files was one of my all-time favorites.

Title: Re: RIP James Garner
Post by: jbm on July 20, 2014, 10:00:50 am

Me too. Garner seemed like a great guy.

Title: Re: RIP James Garner
Post by: NeilT on July 20, 2014, 10:22:27 am

The first tv show I remember loving was Maverick.  It was all downhill after that, except for the Avengers and Get Smart.

Title: Re: RIP James Garner
Post by: Mr. Happy on July 20, 2014, 10:30:13 am

I loved his acting. RIP I watched many an episode of Rockford Files on late night television while I was a freshman in law school.

Title: Re: RIP James Garner
Post by: Dark Star on July 20, 2014, 11:00:36 am

Quote from: austro on July 20, 2014, 09:41:26 am

Rockford Files was one of my all-time favorites.

Rockford (or Rockfish, as Isaac Hayes' character called him) was one of the first TV characters I really latched onto, as a kid  (non-cartoon). I think now it was because while he was the protagonist, he was not a fake-heroic one. He was humorous, sardonic and self-depreciating. At the time, I didn't grasp the finer points. They were subtle.

My favorite episodes were when he and Angel, etc., would run a reverse scam on some high-level crook. The ones where they started drilling for oil (supposedly) on the front lawn of a country club was a classic. I thought it drew on some of Garner's Oklahoma heritage, as well.

R.I.P. James Garner/Jim Rockford.

Title: Re: RIP James Garner
Post by: juliogotay on July 20, 2014, 12:42:59 pm

Rockford and Brett Maverick were very similar characters.

Title: Re: RIP James Garner
Post by: NeilT on July 20, 2014, 12:50:52 pm

yes, they were.

Title: Re: RIP James Garner
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on July 20, 2014, 02:12:05 pm

Bummer. I got hooked on Rockfish when they started showing it after the 10:30 news every night. He made some good movies too, The Great Escape, Support Your Local Sheriff, Grand Prix, The Skin Game...

Title: Re: RIP James Garner
Post by: cougar on July 21, 2014, 08:34:27 pm

Rockford Files theme is one of my all time favorite TV theme songs, and he was awesome in the movie version of "Maverick".  RIP Mr. Garner.

Title: Re: RIP James Garner
Post by: JimR on July 22, 2014, 01:04:47 pm

I loved Rockford Files

Title: Re: RIP James Garner
Post by: 94CougarGrad on July 22, 2014, 01:17:50 pm

So long, Rockfish.