From: nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com   
      
   On Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:35:05 +1300, Your Name    
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   >Yet another old show gets ruined by the lazy, talentless "reboot   
   >everything" brigade infesting Hollyweird.  :-(   
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   >    Iconic '70s NBC TV Show Gets Reboot Order   
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   >    NBC plans to revisit one of its iconic 1970s series with a   
   >    reported new reboot now in development. The network has   
   >    ordered a pilot for the project, signaling a possible   
   >    return of the classic TV detective to primetime.   
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   >    NBC orders pilot for reboot of The Rockford Files   
   >    NBC has ordered a pilot for a reboot of The Rockford Files,   
   >    according to Deadline.   
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   >    The project is a contemporary update of the original   
   >    Stephen J. Cannell and Roy Huggins series that aired on NBC   
   >    from 1974 to 1980 and featured James Garner. The new   
   >    version is written by Mike Daniels and comes from Universal   
   >    Television, with producers Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly,   
   >    and Chris Leanza attached via Timberman/Beverly Productions.   
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   >    The logline states: "Newly paroled after doing time for a   
   >    crime he didn't commit, James Rockford returns to his life   
   >    as a private investigator using his charm and wit to solve   
   >    cases around Los Angeles. It doesn't take long for his quest   
   >    for legitimacy to land him squarely in the crosshairs of   
   >    both local police and organized crime." The pilot is said to   
   >    be a drama and part of its broader return to traditional   
   >    pilot season.   
      
   I get the desire to try and build on previous successes, but these   
   sorts of shows tend to be a bit of captured magic. Something that is   
   impossible to recreate. Foremost you need the right actor, then the   
   right writers and then you need an audience that is ready for the   
   show. I doubt you can even get one of these items right, let alone all   
   three. But by all means go ahead and create something that won't last   
   a single season and will be forgotten before that season is over.   
   That's if the show get on air.   
      
   >    This marks NBC's first pilot order for the 2026 broadcast   
   >    cycle. The network reportedly plans to develop 3-4 dramas   
   >    and 2-3 comedies this season. NBC seems to be working to   
   >    reestablish a yearly development model by greenlighting   
   >    pilots in January and February.   
      
   Producing new shows is a good thing. Producing NEW shows, not retreads   
   of old shows.   
      
   >    NBC reportedly plans to produce the pilots in time for   
   >    potential inclusion in the May upfronts and next season's   
   >    schedule. The Rockford Files is one of two PI projects in   
   >    development. The other, a comedy from Dan Goor and Luke Del   
   >    Tredici, seems to already hold a pilot production commitment.   
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   >    Universal TV previously attempted to remake the series with a   
   >    2010 pilot written by David Shore, produced by Steve Carell,   
   >    and featuring Dermot Mulroney. The studio also developed a   
   >    film version with Vince Vaughn, which did not move forward.   
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