World Famous Comics: The Rockford Files - Season Five
The Rockford Files - Season Five
Starring: James Garner, James Luisi Directed By: James Garner, Richard Crenna, James Coburn, Harry Falk, Lawrence Dobkin Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC Label: Universal Studios Number of Items: 5 Region Code: 1 Release Date: January 15, 2008 Running Time: 1101 minutes Theatrical Release Date: September 13, 1974
Product Description: James Garner returns in his Primetime Emmy® Award-winning role as wisecracking ex-con-turned-private detective Jim Rockford in all 22 Season Five episodes of The Rockford Files! In this thrilling five-disc set Rockford chases down underworld mobsters art thieves an organ transplant ring and other criminals who never expect to find the world's most unlikely detective behind Rockford's easygoing laid-back demeanor. Along for the chase this season are such phenomenal guest stars as Tom Selleck Ed Harris John Pleshette Harold Gould and more. From legendary TV producer Stephen J. Cannell the Primetime Emmy® Award-winning series that earned eighteen nominations returns for more intelligent mysteries devious suspects and classic Rockford action!System Requirements:Running time: 297 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 025195017237 Manufacturer No: 61102094
Brillaint! What else can I say? One of the greatest series ever! Every season so far has been incredibly entertaining.
Rockford Files Season 5 Excellent Anyone who enjoys Rockford's exploits will find this season excellent viewing. It simply is great TV and super music too!
Maybe The BEST Television Detective Season 5 might be worth the price of admission alone for an episode entitled "White On White and Nearly Perfect".
In this episode, our favorite PI, our world-weary and cynical Jim Rockford is coupled with Lance White, played to perfection by Tom Selleck. While poor Jim lives and works out of a trailer, is continually stiffed by his clients for his fees and is constantly bumping heads with the LAPD and Lt. Chapman in particular, Lance White can do no wrong.
Lance's office is as big as the Taj Mahal, everybody he comes in contact with is forever in his debt, it seems, because Lance saved his / her life at one time or another and Lt. Chapman is little more than a groupie when he's around Lance.
Of course, Lance gets the girl in this episode, who just happens to be the daughter of the head of an international defense contractor and at their wedding, Lance's father-in-law announces his retirement and is turning over the company to Lance.
Jim Rockford was one of the best television characters ever created. He was a thoroughly likeable guy and you were always hoping that once, just once, poor Jim would enjoy a great payday.
But you knew that it would never come. You can't help but think of the old adage "if I didn't have bad luck, I would have no luck at all" when thinking about Jim Rockford.
This show ran for about 6 years (sadly with the release of season 5, we only have one more season to enjoy)and week in and week out,the writers came up with superb stories and some of the best writing around. Just listen to Rickford when somebody's giving him a hard time. Nobody - and I repeat NOBODY - came up with better comebacks than Jim Rockford. While other televsion PI's relied on toughness or connections to get the job done, Jim relied on the gift of the gab, a con and a scam. And he played them to perfection..!!
The show also enjoyed an excellent supporting cast as well - the hallmark of any great show - with characters like Rocky (his dad), Angel Martin (a sleazy ex-con who happened to be Jim's cellmate at San Quentin), Beth Davenport (Jim's lawyer), Dennis Becker (a sargeant on the LAPD and Jim's friend) and several other recurring characters.
Jim Garner is one of those guys who is just so damn likeable - in common with all of the characters he plays - and he always made it look so effortless. While some stars give off a vibe of being unapproachable, Jim Garner is one of those guys who you would feel comfortable sharing a beer with and watching a football game with.
This was a great television show and I'm so pleased that the entire series is being released as quickly and as economically as possible (unlike so many of the other cash grabs where a season is released in 2 volumes)
If you enjoyed this show 30 / 35 years ago, treat yourself to this season - and seasons one through four - and relive a great series.
You won't regret it..!
Well worth your time... Viewing Rockford after all these years, I realize that my own nostalgia and an appreciation for the groundbreaking aspects of this show is much of its appeal. Pre-Rockford TV heroes typically swaggered and talked tough and never failed. Supporting characters were shallow "yes men/women" who were present to make their hero look good. Rockford, however, is surrounded by much more richly drawn and quirky characters--some true and loyal, all of them very human and many with questionable ethics and hidden agendas. Human weakness is often an important part of the plot and, occasionally, our hero fails. Clients lie, don't pay their bill and sometimes don't appreciate Jim's (clever and fruitful) efforts. In other words, Jiim's life can be just a little bit like ours--and we relate to him because of it. It's worth watching every episode.
WARNING: Season 5 Disappoints huge Rockford fans! We were eagerly awaiting the release of season 5 after really enjoying the first four, but WOW, what a disappointment...
These episodes are intolerably slow in pace, and feature some of the worst acting we've seen on television - not to mention the uncharacteristic stupidity of the lead character! It's almost like Rockford suffered amnesia, and along with losing his memories, lost his skills and wisdom as well...
We pre-ordered this set, and have ended up reluctantly forcing ourselves to watch individual episodes, where previously with the other seasons, we would gobble up multiple episodes at once...
This season leaves a very bad taste in the mouth for two big fans.
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