Daily entertainment news covering The Rockford Files en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/10/are_tv_remakes_a_good_idea_ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:27:36 EST Entertainment News 137132@http://www.starpulse.com/news Looking at the CW's Tuesday line up, it's almost like getting a blast from the past: "90210" and "Melrose Place" on again? Is it the 90s? No, they're just two examples

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/30/nbc_to_remake_rockford_files_ Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:31:51 EST Entertainment News 132239@http://www.starpulse.com/news "House" creator David Shore will helm a remake of the 1970s detective show "The Rockford Files," which starred James Garner, according to Variety.com.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/20/new_tv_on_dvd_jan_20 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:00:13 EST Entertainment News 107221@http://www.starpulse.com/news It's a British invasion, a fanged favorite, and blast from the past this week for new TV on DVD releases: MI-5 season 6, Moonlight the complete series, The Rockford Files season 6.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/14/james_garner_hospitalized_after_stroke Wed, 14 May 2008 08:14:13 EST Entertainment News 87336@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - James Garner, who was hospitalized late last week after suffering a minor stroke,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/15/new_tv_on_dvd_jan_15 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:00:29 EST Entertainment News 74291@http://www.starpulse.com/news In The New Adventures of Old Christine, single working mom Christine Campbell has just learned that her ex is dating a much-younger woman with the same first name. To avoid any confusion, everyone calls one woman New Christine and the other Old Christine. You can guess which is which. Season one is now on DVD. Also in stores: Extras the complete series, The Rockford Files season five, and Sabrina, The Teenage Witch season three.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/20/actor_bart_burns_dies Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:57:21 EST Entertainment News 52527@http://www.starpulse.com/news Bart Burns has died of natural causes. He was 89. Burns, who starred on the Broadway stage, on TV and in movies over the course of 50 years, passed away at his home in West Hills, California on July 11th. Born George Joseph Burns in New York City, he changed his name in 1947 to avoid any confusion with the legendary comedian.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/15/new_tv_on_dvd_may_15 Tue, 15 May 2007 08:00:58 EST Entertainment News 41942@http://www.starpulse.com/news The War at Home tackles a problem faced by millions of parents of the early 21st century: how can one who was raised in the "anything goes" 1970s and 1980s, with no barriers, boundaries, or taboos, suddenly be expected to discipline their own children and set down ground rules without coming off as a hypocrite? Season 1 is now on DVD. Also in stores: "Martin" season 2, "Wings" and The Rockford Files season 4, ER season 7 and Frasier season 9.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/08/paris_problems_put_outspoken_mom_kathy_h Tue, 08 May 2007 14:20:08 EST Entertainment News 41502@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Hilton who made the most noise in and out of court last week wasn't named Paris. Kathy Hilton, mother of the notorious party girl, became a media magnet herself at her daughter's probation-violation hearing Friday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/27/new_tv_on_dvd_feb_27 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00:24 EST Entertainment News 30542@http://www.starpulse.com/news It's retro week for DVD releases. First up: season 6 of Magnum PI. Tom Selleck starred as Thomas Magnum, a Vietnam veteran formerly with the Naval Intelligence service. Now a private eye with very rarefied tastes, Magnum was hired to handle security for a reclusive mystery writer named Robin Masters, who maintained a lavish estate on the "gold coast" of Oahu. Also on DVD: season 3 of The Rockford Files, season 4 of The Doris Day Show, and season 1 of the the not-so-retro Girlfriends.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/05/tv_tough_guy_b_movie_actress_aamp_mexica Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:27:59 EST Entertainment News 25237@http://www.starpulse.com/news Frank Campanella has died at his home in the San Fernando Valley, California on Saturday. He was 87. The actor played villains and mean guys in more than 100 movies and TV shows, including Dick Tracy, Pretty Woman, Beaches, The Fall Guy and The Rockford Files.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/13/new_tv_on_dvd_june_13 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 08:01:51 EST Entertainment News 8091@http://www.starpulse.com/news The eighth season of Frasier is now on DVD. Among the highlights of this season: Niles and Daphne start dating and Frasier has an existential crisis. Also on DVD this week: Cheers season eight, MacGyver season six, The Dead Zone season four, The Rockford Files season two, Medium season one and Walker, Texas Ranger season one.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/24/hometown_honors_james_garner_with_bronze Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:38:51 EST Entertainment News 6042@http://www.starpulse.com/news A bronze statue of veteran actor James Garner was unveiled in his hometown of Norman, Oklahoma, on Friday. The 77-year-old Rockford Files star, who attended the unveiling ceremony with his wife Lois and their two daughters, already has a street and a corner of the Main Street named after him.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/02/20/columbo_s_peter_falk_is_america_s_favori Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:08:47 EST Entertainment News 3311@http://www.starpulse.com/news Peter Falk's famous turn as Lieutenant Columbo is still America's favorite TV detective, according to a new TV Guide poll. The quirky crime solver, which Falk played on TV throughout the 1970s and again recently in a one-off special, beat obsessive compulsive detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) and Twin Peaks' resident snoop Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle Maclachlan) to claim the top spot on the new list.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/16/6th_season_will_be_sopranos_final Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:40:36 EST Entertainment News 1855@http://www.starpulse.com/news The sixth series of mafia family drama The Sopranos will be the last according to the show's creator David Chase. Chase remained elusive about how the story would unfold, but confirmed there would be eight bonus episodes for fans to look forward to after the final season is over.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/06/new_tv_on_dvd_dec_6 Tue, 06 Dec 2005 07:00:39 EST Entertainment News 769@http://www.starpulse.com/news Season four of 24 is available this week. Each one-hour episode covers an hour in a single day that unfolds over the course of one season. Kiefer Sutherland stars as über-hero Jack Bauer, a daring and seemingly indestructible agent for the fictitious U.S. intelligence body the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU). Throughout the series, Bauer has stopped an assassination attempt, thwarted a nuclear attack, been widowed, decapitated a witness, died, and become addicted to narcotics while undercover with a drug cartel. Other releases this week:

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