Grilled Cheese and Rockford

Final Season of Rockford Files Arrives on DVD

Stephen — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:19:03 +0000

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The final season of the Rockford Files arrived on DVD today. I’m pretty jazzed, as I now know how I will spend my weekend.

My plans for the weekend

Watch Rockford
Eat grilled cheese sandwich
Watch Rockford
Watch Rockford

Here’s what Amazon has to say about the final season.

Private eye Jim Rockford (James Garner) begins his final year–not counting eight TV movies–by trying to hang on to his beachfront property (“Paradise Cove”). That matter settled with the aid of legal eagle Mariette Hartley, with whom Garner made a series of Polaroid commercials, Rockford proceeds to tangle with socialite Lauren Bacall (“Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs”), rival P.I. Tom Selleck (“Nice Guys Finish Dead”), and hooker-turned-hairdresser Rita Moreno (“No Fault Affair”). All his closest companions are along for the semi-final ride: Angel (Stuart Margolin), Lt. Becker (Joe Santos), and his father, Joseph (Noah Beery Jr.), who continues to needle his son about settling down. “When I’m ready, Rocky–not when you are,” Jim replies.

via Amazon.com

A New Entry via QuickPress

Stephen — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:07:35 +0000

I’m in class right now.

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Where’s Season Six?

Stephen — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:46:48 +0000

It has been over a year since Universal Pictures released the Rockford Files Season 5 on DVD. Nothing is showing up on Amazon for Season 6, so what gives?

Here’s the description for Season Six

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

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I’ll keep waiting for news, and I’ll write many emails to Universal.

Guess what came in the mail today?

Stephen — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:02:11 +0000

I received the Rockford Files Season 5 in the mail today. What makes this season extra special is that if features Tom Selleck as the Lucky Detective. No matter what happens, he always comes out on top, much to the chagrin of Jim Rockford.

Rockford Files Season 4 DVD Not High Def

Stephen — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:45:30 +0000

I just found out from Amazon.com that the Rockford Files Season 4 DVD will not be made available on HD DVD or Blu-Ray. This ~~really sucks~~ is a bummer.

This is a sad, sad day.

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Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich – EVER!

Stephen — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:03:49 +0000

Today I ate the best grilled cheese sandwich ever! It was made from very thick Texas Toast, and a blend of Montery Jack and Cheddar cheese. Lightly buttered bread toasted on the grill with cheese melting out the sides makes for the best sammich you’ll eat this year.

Season Three on DVD

Stephen — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:20:40 +0000

Amazon.com has announced The Rockford Files Season Three DVD collection will be shipping February 27, 2007 for a price of $27.99.

Series about an ex-con-turned-private-investigator named Jim Rockford who would rather run away than fight and would rather go fishing than work. He isn’t a coward, and he isn’t lazy–just a bit on the cautious side, that’s all. And he bears a very strong resemblance to Western TV hero Bret Maverick. Rockford is sometimes aided (and sometimes deterred) in his cases by friends Dennis Becker (a police detective), Angel (his cowardly former cellmate) and pretty Beth Davenport (his lawyer).

I can’t wait for this collection to arrive at my door. I will probably have to cancel class that day so I can get my fill of 1970s detective television.

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Rockford Files is the best TV Show of all time

Stephen — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:07:43 +0000

The Rockford Files is the best television show of all time. It started in the mid to late 70s and for the next eight seasons followed the adventures of L.A. Private Eye James Rockford as he stumbled his way from one problem to the next.

Along the way he hooked up with many memorable characters including his father (also James), Angel Martin, Gandy (played by Isaac Hayes), and more.

“I think Rockford Files Rocks! I have all of season one and season two on DVD”.

-Stephen Schleicher

This is my first post

Stephen — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:06:04 +0000

This is the first post. Today I ate a grilled cheese sandwich with a glass of Cherry Kool-aid (Oh-Yeah!). It was a good grilled cheese sandwich.

I have discovered the perfect formula for grilled cheese.

Get yourself a loaf of Sourdough bread
Butter the bread on one side
Heat up the skillet until a drop of butter begins to melt in the pan.
Put one slice down and drop several slices of Colby-Jack Cheese on the bread.
Place the second slice on top – butter side out
When the first slice browns, flip it over and brown the other side.
Here is the secret – use your spatula to squash everything together in a gooey glob of dough and cheese.

That’s all there is to it. Enjoy!