Now that Nathan Fillion is free from Castle, it's time for him to be the next Jim Rockford. Too bad Jim Garner isn't still around to play Rocky. But Fillion to me is the person to fill those shoes. As much as I like Dermot Mulroney who did a pilot a number of years ago, he just isn't the persona of Jim Rockford. And I don't think Vince Vaughn is Rockford either. Nathan Fillion just feels right to take on the mantle.
shareI have seen Castle maybe once, and I've seen Fillion in only a handful of roles, but the actor, while he has the right look, just doesn't seem manly enough. I'm not casting aspersions or questioning his orientation (not that there's anything wrong with it!), but he comes across as a little soft to me. Of course I've not seen him is that tough guy- man's man sort of role either. He's as good a replacement as I've heard, I guess I just think we don't need one. Or I don't, can't speak for others!
shareIf you can find it, check out the show "Firefly". VERY manly there.
Annoying the world since 1960!
No, No, No...
No remake or reboot of The Rockford Files at all...
They never work. Don't mess with perfection.
Make another show about a private investigator, but don't call it Rockford Files.
You can't go wrong drowning politicians Henry. The Black Swan (1942)
I'd be be super okay with Nathan Fillion as Rockford.
shareI'm surprised Hollywood didn't remake it with a black guy
shareI agree Fillion could make it work. However, I also agree with others that re-making TRF could be a big mistake. To get that right combination of great writing, great acting, comedy + action + mystery, plus the right amount of humility, bad luck, charm, everyman sex appeal, and cynicism in the character (and portrayer) of Rockford is a Herculean task.
I'm not sure it can be done. TV sitcoms haven't been funny since Seinfeld went off the air and most TV dramas these days are simply fast-paced soaps, only with more sex and violence, a mystery/SCIFI/or supernatural element and of course high production values.
So where are the writers with the right comedy + straightforward drama skills to put this together? Where is the leading man who would allow himself to get beat up on a weekly basis and not care so much about his image? Where is the network (including an online network) that would dare to have a middle-aged lead character and a whole series in which no regular is under 30 years old (well, CBS maybe, but look at the formulaic police procedurals that CBS puts out these days -- I fear a Rockford version of CSI)?
If I were doing auditions I wouldn't mind seeing Follion's audition for the role. He's an interesting, likeable and capable actor.
Vince Vaughn has the physical size for Rockford, but I can't see him in the part.
Might be time for a reboot with an ethnic actor, same basic premise (with a different title, maybe, to leave the classic unsullied), though i know that more than half the perceived value is in the title.
I could see a DB Woodside in the role. Steven Yeun could be interesting and cast against type. We know he's a strong actor who can do highly physical stuff, and ... I hear he's available. ;-) Half the fun might be watching Steven kick the butts of guys half again his size.
I think remaking The Rockford Files is a bad idea but the one actor who I have thought would fit the role because he reminds me of James Garner is Bruce Campbell.
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