Vince is a horrible choice.

What a bunch of horseshit. James Garner was good looking when he did Rockford Files. Vince however is a bloated ugly Republican pig.

Hollywood really is out of ideas, aren’t they?

reply 304/17/2012 @ 08:42PM

Why does that bloated, puffy, sweaty alcoholic Vaughn still get movie roles? He is gross. James Garner was fine as hell when he did The Rockford Files, and they’re going for Vaughn in the role? Please.

No. Vaughn has grown flat and sloppy and he’s way too snarky for Rockford.

Give it to Josh Holloway (Sawyer on Lost). He’s much better looking and can play funny, tough and exasperated pretty well.

Second choice: Eric Bana. Sexy and, if you’ve ever seen his comedy work, very funny. I just don’t know whether he can hit the right note of seediness.

There is no one like James Garner in TV/films now.

What was his last hit? It’s amazing how some actors keep getting jobs. I am going out on a limb and calling this a bomb already.

Sawyer as Rockford would be fun.

I dont care if Bill Murray hates the script for Ghostbusters III. As long as they can get the Staypuff Marshmellow Man then who needs any of them. Might be tough though, I hear Mr. Staypuff has become a real ass. Demands only green M&Ms in his trailer, and rumor has it he shredded the script. Oh well…Maybe the Michelen Tire Guy is open. He’s supposed to be a lot nicer.

Vaughn is a terrible choice. Garner was overwhelmingly, utterly likeable, while Vaughn always seems to be nasty under the surface. Under Garner’s surface was just more charm, it seemed to go all the way down.

Hugh Jackman is the only modern actor I can think of who has anything like that quality, more so than Bana. But neither has anything like Garner’s mellowness, but who does.

I wouldn’t mind seeing Cheyenne Jackson play Rockford. He comes close to capturing Garner’s easygoing charm. Maybe Channing Tatum as an alternate. Or even Ryan Reynolds.

But Vince Vaughn? Hell to the no.

Wasn’t this idea floated a year or two ago?

Noooooooooooooooooooooo!

Replacing classy James Garner with that thing?

I dunno. Jon Hamm often reminds me of James Garner. He’s suave, self-deprecating and utterly handsome like Garner at his prime. Hamm would have been the perfect choice.

Why bother to remake it. I loved James Garner, but this isn’t one of those memorable, speical series or characters. I think Maverick tanked when Mel gibson did it, and he was popular back then. Unless they’re “reimagining” Rockford Files this is going to be a disaster. Next thing you know they’ll be talking about Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson for it too. Ugh. And Vince Vaughan’s sweaty bloat is from drugs AND alcohol, not just alcohol. Coke.

I find this trend of turning a TV series into a movie kind of stupid. I saw the original series, and I don’t want them to turn it into a comedy.

But it seems Hollywood is so averse to risk right now that all they’ll do is turn series into movies, and remake old films.

I have to wonder, the revenue stream must be drying up. Who the hell wants to see this crap?

[R14], you’re right - maybe Jon Hamm - but he’s the only one!

Even better, a naked Jon Hamm.

Mmmmmmm…

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Vince freakin Vaughn?? He’s become the Ron Jeremy of Hollywood. He was hot like 40 years ago. Who wants to watch that crap?