Looks like everyone agrees, as your right Pamela, leave classic greats alone. The Studios are just looking at numbers. I do like Dermot as an actor, nothing on him but no one can replace Jim Garner NO WAY!! He is the true movie star that went to TV and got a great show to make his mark there. Just leave the classics alone and try to think of new ones on your own! I only watch "Classic TV" on DVD which I collect the series or on Netflix so why even turn on the TV today!!

The thing that will make or break the new "Rockford Files" will be the writing. Like others here, I don't understand why they wouldn't just do a "Rockford-like" show, but for this to take off they have to have good writing and development of awesome characters like Angel, Ghandi, Rita, Beth and Rocky. Any time in the past, though, when I've thought a show had the potential of a Rockford, it's been cancelled in a week or two. I can't remember the name of the show about a lady who worked as a federal agent of some sort who had a father with a kind of shady past. They had started to develop some nice recurring characters and the show didn't see the end of the season. Hard to find a decent show on anymore. Hope the new Rockford changes that.

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I guess it`s to late but I thought Thomas Jane would have made a good rockford, he definitly has the right look. I also agree that James Garner would great as the father.

I'm an inveterate James Garner fan and I can't see anyone in the role of Rockford than him. Yes, as someone said, just do a similar show with Dermot Mulroney; don't do Rockford. I really like Mulroney and wish him well....but as Rockford? Someone mentioned Nathan Fillion and THAT would be a good casting. Castle is good but not that good....and how long can he tag along with the sexy police gal?.....free him from Castle and cast him as Rockford...the only really good choice!

When are they going to air the first show I cant wait.

Oh, great, let's stripmine another classic television show and destroy it in the process. For all of the abuse the Baby Boom generation gets from the slackers, you still can leave our stuff alone, can you? Can you say, huge bomb?

I hope he is a good choice, but I remember the remake of "The Nightstalker" had the wrong actor in the lead. He just didn't fit.

That was pretty funny about Alex O'Loughlin being the first choice. I agree with the rest of the crowd about Rockford - nobody can do him again... BUT - Alex in Hawaii 5-0 is going to be fantastic. Alex as a cop in Hawaii - now THAT's entertainment!

WHY do they keep releasing these lame, misguided remakes? Anyone remember Dragnet with Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks? Leave It To Beaver with who cares? Miami Vice with Jamie Foxx and the incredibly annoying Colin Farrell? Leave Rockford (and Magnum P.I. alone!!!)