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   Adam H. Kerman to atropos@mac.com   
   Re: [NEWS] NBC orders "The Rockford File   
   14 Jan 26 21:18:54   
   
   From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   BTR1701  wrote:   
   >On Jan 13, 2026 at 8:47:50 PM PST, Adam H. Kerman  wrote:   
   >>Your Name  wrote:   
      
   >>>Yet another old show gets ruined by the lazy, talentless "reboot   
   >>>everything" brigade infesting Hollyweird.  :-(   
      
   >>I have erery confidence Gretchen Corbett can still fit in that bikini.   
   >>Also, The Bionic Woman is still around.   
      
   >>I can't think of anyone else alive.   
      
   >>By all means, see if you can pull off James Garner's man's man, totally   
   >>charming act, and natural comedic reactions. I'm sure your career will   
   >>survive the comparison.   
      
   >Back in October, the girlfriend and I had a meal at the Paradise Beach Cafe in   
   >Paradise Cove in Malibu, which is where Rockford's trailer was parked.   
      
   >Then and now: https://ibb.co/pB4ZX0DP   
      
   >It was also where the cover for the The Beach Boys' "Surfin' Safari" album was   
   >shot   
      
   >https://ibb.co/Jw85hNPw   
      
   Thanks for the memories. Did you wear a checked coat, open collar shirt   
   with no tie to dinner? To be true to Rockford, you should have bought   
   her a taco from the cart.   
      
   >And Paradise Cove can currently be seen in Amazon's Bosch-verse show BALLARD.   
   >It's where the lead character lives in one of the world's most expensive   
   >mobile homes. Mobile homes in the park next to the Cafe routinely go for more   
   >than $1 million.   
      
   >https://ibb.co/v9s742B   
      
   Man. I've never had a celebrity infestation.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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