Hosted by Ed Robertson
Ed Robertson
Please Support Our Sponsors
Join Us
Subscribe
TVC merchandise
- Tweets by tvconfidential
-
Recent Posts
- This Date in THE FBI History: Diane Baker stars as “the spy who came into the fold” in “Target of Interest,” airing Sept. 14, 1969
- This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Troy Donahue and Adam West star in “Pappy,” airing Sept. 13, 1959. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
- This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: James Woods, Julie Sommars, and Abe Vigoda star in “The Kirkoff Case,” the premiere episode of the ROCKFORD FILES series, airing Sept. 13, 1974. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press
- This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Jim Hampton stars in “The Aaron Ironwood School of Success,” airing Sept. 12, 1975. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press
- This Date in THE FBI History: Frank Converse and Andrew Prine star in “Death on Sunday,” airing Sept. 12, 1971. This episode was one of several FBI episodes that was filmed on location at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Archives
- September 2026
- August 2026
- July 2026
- June 2026
- May 2026
- April 2026
- March 2026
- February 2026
- January 2026
- December 2025
- November 2025
- October 2025
- September 2025
- August 2025
- July 2025
- June 2025
- May 2025
- April 2025
- March 2025
- February 2025
- January 2025
- December 2024
- November 2024
- October 2024
- September 2024
- August 2024
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- April 2024
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
Categories
Meta
Tag Archives: Rockford Files lawsuit
This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Joseph Cotten, James McEachin and Sharon Gless star in “This Case is Closed,” the 90-minute episode that sparked one of the most colorful chapters in the history of the series, airs on Oct. 18, 1974
THIS CASE IS CLOSED Original Air Date: October 18, 1974 Synopsis. Warner Jameson (played by Joseph Cotten) believes that Mark Chalmers, the jet setting Ivy Leaguer engaged to his daughter Sue (played by Sharon Gless), is not all that he … Continue reading →
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Television Star
|
Tagged 45 Years of The Rockford Files, 45 Years Rockford book, Angel Martin, Black Pawn Press, Bob Hastings, chas. floyd johnson, Chas. Floyd Johnson First Monday, Chas. Floyd Johnson Rockford Files, David Chase, David Chase Rockford Files, Ed Robertson, Ed Robertson Rockford Files, Evelyn Martin, First Monday Donald Bellisario, First Monday Supreme Court Justices, Glen Larson, Glen Larson Death by Resurrection, Glen Larson James Garner, Glen Larson Rockford Files, Glen Larson Switch, Gretchen Corbett, Gretchen Corbett Beth Davenport, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner First Monday, James Garner Jim Rockford, James Garner lawsuit, James Garner Maverick, James Garner profit participation, James Garner Rockford, James Garner Rockford Files, James McEachin, James McEachin Agent Shore, James McEachin First Monday, James McEachin Jack Webb, James McEachin James Garner, James McEachin Tenafly, James McEachin This Case is Closed, JGARF, Jim Rockford, Jim Rockford Bret Maverick, Jo Swerling, Jo Swerling Rockford Files, Jo Swerling Roy Huggins, Joe Santos, Joe Santos Dennis Becker, Joseph Cotten, Joseph Cotten Ciitzen Kane, Joseph Cotten Mercury Theatre, Joseph Cotten Meta Rosenberg, Joseph Cotten Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten Rockford Files, Juanita Bartlett, Juanita Bartlett Rockford Files, Maverick, Meta Rosenberg, Meta Rosenberg James Garner, Meta Rosenberg Rockford Files, Rockford Files book, Rockford Files lawsuit, Rockford Files This Case is Closed, Rockford Rockfish, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Roy Huggins Rockford Files, Roy Huggins Stephen J. Cannell, Stephen J. Cannell Rockford Files, Stephen J. Cannell Roy Huggins, Stuart Margolin, Stuart Margolin Angel, Stuart Margolin James Garner, Stuart Margolin Rockford Files, This Case is Closed
|
2 Comments
This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Dana Elcar, Noble Willingham and Bob Hastings guest star in “The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company,” airing Oct. 17, 1975. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press
THE GREAT BLUE LAKE LAND AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY Original Air Date: October 17, 1975 Synopsis. En route to Los Angeles to deliver a client’s $10,000 bail money, Rockford becomes stranded in the small desert town of Great Blue Lake after … Continue reading →
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Television Star
|
Tagged 45 Years of The Rockford Files, 45 Years Rockford book, Angel Martin, Black Pawn Press, Bob Hastings, Charles Floyd Johnson, chas. floyd johnson, Chas. Floyd Johnson Rockford Files, Dana Elcar, David Chase, David Chase Rockford Files, Ed Robertson, Ed Robertson Rockford Files, Evelyn Martin, Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company, Gretchen Corbett, Gretchen Corbett Beth Davenport, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Jim Rockford, James Garner lawsuit, James Garner Maverick, James Garner profit participation, James Garner Rockford, James Garner Rockford Files, JGARF, Jim Rockford, Jim Rockford Bret Maverick, Jo Swerling, Jo Swerling Rockford Files, Jo Swerling Roy Huggins, Joe Santos, Joe Santos Dennis Becker, Juanita Bartlett, Juanita Bartlett Rockford Files, Maverick, Meta Rosenberg, Meta Rosenberg James Garner, Meta Rosenberg Rockford Files, Noble Willingham, Richard B. Shull, Rockford Files book, Rockford Files lawsuit, Rockford Rockfish, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Roy Huggins Rockford Files, Roy Huggins Stephen J. Cannell, Shady Deal at Sunny Acres, Stephen J. Cannell Rockford Files, Stuart Margolin, Stuart Margolin Angel, Stuart Margolin James Garner, Stuart Margolin Rockford Files
|
Leave a comment
This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: TV GUIDE magazine names Jim Rockford as one of TV’s Greatest Characters Ever in its Oct. 16-22, 1999 issue. LEARN MORE in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press
LEARN MORE about this episode in the revised third edition of 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, featuring more than sixty new pages of never before published information about both the original Rockford Files and the CBS reunion movies, including … Continue reading →
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Television Star
|
Tagged 45 Years of The Rockford Files, 45 Years Rockford book, Angel Martin, Black Pawn Press, Bob Hastings, Charles Floyd Johnson, chas. floyd johnson, Chas. Floyd Johnson Rockford Files, David Chase, David Chase Rockford Files, Ed Robertson, Ed Robertson Rockford Files, Evelyn Martin, Gretchen Corbett, Gretchen Corbett Beth Davenport, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Jim Rockford, James Garner lawsuit, James Garner Maverick, James Garner profit participation, James Garner Rockford, James Garner Rockford Files, James Garner TV Guide, JGARF, Jim Rockford, Jim Rockford Bret Maverick, Jim Rockford Greatest TV Characters Ever, Jim Rockford TV Guide, Jo Swerling, Jo Swerling Rockford Files, Jo Swerling Roy Huggins, Joe Santos, Joe Santos Dennis Becker, Juanita Bartlett, Juanita Bartlett Rockford Files, Meta Rosenberg, Meta Rosenberg James Garner, Meta Rosenberg Rockford Files, Rockford Files book, Rockford Files lawsuit, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Roy Huggins Rockford Files, Roy Huggins Stephen J. Cannell, Stephen J. Cannell Rockford Files, Stuart Margolin, Stuart Margolin Angel, Stuart Margolin James Garner, TV Guide Greatest TV Characters Ever, TV Guide magazine
|
Leave a comment
This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Susan Howard guest stars in “Feeding Frenzy,” airing Oct. 15, 1976. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press
FEEDING FRENZY Original Air Date: October 15, 1976 Synopsis. Charlie Blaylock, a former oil executive who now runs a bait stand on the pier, embezzled $500,000 from his company three years before. Charlie has never spent the money, but his … Continue reading →
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Television Star
|
Tagged 45 Years of The Rockford Files, 45 Years Rockford book, Angel Martin, Black Pawn Press, Charles Floyd Johnson, chas. floyd johnson, Chas. Floyd Johnson Rockford Files, David Chase, David Chase Rockford Files, Ed Robertson, Ed Robertson Rockford Files, Evelyn Martin, Gretchen Corbett, Gretchen Corbett Beth Davenport, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Jim Rockford, James Garner lawsuit, James Garner Maverick, James Garner profit participation, James Garner Rockford, James Garner Rockford Files, JGARF, Jim Rockford, Jim Rockford Bret Maverick, Jo Swerling, Jo Swerling Rockford Files, Jo Swerling Roy Huggins, Joe Santos, Joe Santos Dennis Becker, Juanita Bartlett, Juanita Bartlett Rockford Files, Meta Rosenberg, Meta Rosenberg James Garner, Meta Rosenberg Rockford Files, Rockford Files book, Rockford Files lawsuit, Rockford Rockfish, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Roy Huggins Rockford Files, Roy Huggins Stephen J. Cannell, Stephen J. Cannell Rockford Files, Stuart Margolin, Stuart Margolin Angel, Stuart Margolin James Garner, Stuart Margolin Rockford Files, Susan Howard, Susan Howard Dallas, Susan Howard Feeding Frenzy, Susan Howard Leonard Katzman, Susan Howard Petrocelli
|
Leave a comment
This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Music legends Isaac Hayes and Dionne Warwick star in “Second Chance,” airing Oct. 14, 1977. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press
SECOND CHANCE Original Air Date: October 14, 1977 Synopsis. Now working as a bouncer at a dive bar in San Pedro, Gandolf Fitch has fallen in love with Theda Best, a onetime Las Vegas singer (played by real-life singer Dionne … Continue reading →
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Television Star
|
Tagged 45 Years of The Rockford Files, 45 Years Rockford book, Angel Martin, Black Pawn Press, Charles Floyd Johnson, chas. floyd johnson, Chas. Floyd Johnson Rockford Files, David Chase, David Chase Rockford Files, Dionne Warwick A Man and a Woman, Dionne Warwick Burt Bacharach Hal David, Dionne Warwick Walk on By, Ed Robertson, Ed Robertson Rockford Files, Evelyn Martin, Gandolf Fitch Rockfish, Gretchen Corbett, Gretchen Corbett Beth Davenport, Isaac Hayes, Isaac Hayes A Man and a Woman, Isaac Hayes Dionne Warwick, Isaac Hayes Gandolf Fitch, Isaac Hayes Rockford Files, Isaac Hayes Shaft, Isaac Hayes South Park, Isaac Hayes The Hammer of C Block, Isaac Hayes The Men, Isaac Hayes Walk on By, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Jim Rockford, James Garner lawsuit, James Garner Maverick, James Garner profit participation, James Garner Rockford, James Garner Rockford Files, JGARF, Jim Rockford, Jim Rockford Bret Maverick, Jo Swerling, Jo Swerling Rockford Files, Jo Swerling Roy Huggins, Joe Santos, Joe Santos Dennis Becker, Juanita Bartlett, Juanita Bartlett Rockford Files, Malachi Throne, Meta Rosenberg, Meta Rosenberg James Garner, Meta Rosenberg Rockford Files, Rockford Files book, Rockford Files lawsuit, Rockford Rockfish, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Roy Huggins Rockford Files, Roy Huggins Stephen J. Cannell, Stephen J. Cannell Rockford Files, Stuart Margolin, Stuart Margolin Angel, Stuart Margolin James Garner, Stuart Margolin Rockford Files
|
Leave a comment
This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: James Garner files his lawsuit against Universal Studios on Oct. 11, 1983 over his share of profits from The Rockford Files. The case would play out in court over the next six years before both sides reached a settlement in April 1989. LEARN MORE in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press
LEARN MORE about this episode in the revised third edition of 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, featuring more than sixty new pages of never before published information about both the original Rockford Files and the CBS reunion movies, including … Continue reading →
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Television Star
|
Tagged 45 Years of The Rockford Files, 45 Years Rockford book, Angel Martin, Black Pawn Press, Charles Floyd Johnson, chas. floyd johnson, Chas. Floyd Johnson Rockford Files, creative accounting, David Chase, David Chase Rockford Files, Ed Robertson, Ed Robertson Maverick, Ed Robertson Rockford Files, Evelyn Martin, Gretchen Corbett, Gretchen Corbett Beth Davenport, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Jim Rockford, James Garner lawsuit, James Garner Maverick, James Garner profit participation, James Garner Rockford, James Garner Rockford Files, JGARF, Jim Rockford, Jim Rockford Bret Maverick, Jo Swerling, Jo Swerling Rockford Files, Jo Swerling Roy Huggins, Joe Santos, Joe Santos Dennis Becker, Juanita Bartlett, Juanita Bartlett Rockford Files, Meta Rosenberg, Meta Rosenberg James Garner, Meta Rosenberg Rockford Files, Michael Conrad, profit participation, Robert Webber, Rockford Files book, Rockford Files lawsuit, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Roy Huggins Rockford Files, Roy Huggins Stephen J. Cannell, Stephen J. Cannell Rockford Files, Stuart Margolin, Stuart Margolin Angel, Stuart Margolin James Garner, Stuart Margolin Rockford Files
|
Leave a comment
This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: “Just a Coupla Guys,” an episode that David Chase reportedly revisited when he began to develop The Sopranos, airs on Dec. 14, 1979. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press
JUST A COUPLA GUYS Original Air Date: December 14, 1979 Synopsis. Renee Lombard flies Rockford to Newark, New Jersey to help her father Joe, a prominent member of the Catholic Church (and, unbeknownst to Rockford, a former mobster). Tony Martine, … Continue reading →
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Television Star
|
Tagged 45 Years of The Rockford Files, 45 Years Rockford book, Angel Martin, Black Pawn Press, chas. floyd johnson, Chas. Floyd Johnson First Monday, Chas. Floyd Johnson Rockford Files, David Chase, David Chase Rockford Files, David Chase The Sopranos, Ed Robertson, Ed Robertson Rockford Files, Evelyn Martin, Gretchen Corbett, Gretchen Corbett Beth Davenport, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner First Monday, James Garner Jim Rockford, James Garner lawsuit, James Garner Maverick, James Garner profit participation, James Garner Rockford, James Garner Rockford Files, JGARF, Jim Rockford, Jim Rockford Bret Maverick, Jo Swerling, Jo Swerling Rockford Files, Jo Swerling Roy Huggins, Joe Santos, Joe Santos Dennis Becker, Juanita Bartlett, Juanita Bartlett Rockford Files, Maverick, Meta Rosenberg, Meta Rosenberg James Garner, Meta Rosenberg Rockford Files, Rockford Files book, Rockford Files lawsuit, Rockford Files The Sopranos, Rockford Rockfish, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Roy Huggins Rockford Files, Roy Huggins Stephen J. Cannell, Stephen J. Cannell Rockford Files, Stephen J. Cannell Roy Huggins, Stuart Margolin, Stuart Margolin Angel, Stuart Margolin James Garner, Stuart Margolin Rockford Files
|
Leave a comment
TV CONFIDENTIAL encore presentation of our program-length tribute to James Garner from August 2014 is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast
Friday, July 19 marked the tenth anniversary of the passing of Emmy Award-winning actor and entertainment icon James Garner. TV Confidential marks this occasion by replaying our special program-length tribute to Jim that originally aired in August 2014, featuring highlights … Continue reading →
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star
|
Tagged 45 Years of The Rockford Files, 45 Years Rockford book, Angel Martin, Arthur Silver, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Charles Floyd Johnson, chas. floyd johnson, Chas. Floyd Johnson Rockford Files, Coles Trapnell, Ed Robertson, Ed Robertson Maverick, Ed Robertson Rockford Files, Evelyn Martin, Gigi Garner, Gretchen Corbett, Gretchen Corbett Beth Davenport, I Still Love L.A., Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Emmy Awards, James Garner Jim Rockford, James Garner lawsuit, James Garner Maverick, James Garner Nichols, James Garner Rockford, James Garner Rockford Files, James Luisi, James Luisi Chappy, James Luisi Lieutenant Chapman, James Luisi Rockford Files, JGARF, Jim Rockford, Jim Rockford Bret Maverick, Jim Rockford Jimmy Joe Meeker, Jimmy Joe Meeker, Jo Swerling, Jo Swerling Rockford Files, Jo Swerling Roy Huggins, Joanna Cassidy, Joe Santos, Joe Santos Dennis Becker, Joe Santos James Garner, Joe Santos Rockford Files, John Pleshette, Joseph Campanella, Juanita Bartlett, Juanita Bartlett Rockford Files, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Meta Rosenberg, Meta Rosenberg James Garner, Meta Rosenberg Rockford Files, Richard Bare, Richard Bare Maverick, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Rockford Files book, Rockford Files CBS, Rockford Files Emmy Awards, Rockford Files I Still Love L.A., Rockford Files lawsuit, Rockford Files reunion movies, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Roy Huggins Rockford Files, Roy Huggins Stephen J. Cannell, Stephen J. Cannell Rockford Files, Stephen J. Cannell Roy Huggins, Stuart Margolin, Stuart Margolin Angel, Stuart Margolin James Garner, William T. Orr
|
Leave a comment
via @Variety: Longtime MCA/Universal executive Sid Sheinberg dies at age 84. A polarizing figure, he helped transform Universal into an international entertainment empire that included the development of Universal City, the highly successful studio-tour theme parks, and a host of blockbuster movies and hit TV series
Posted in Uncategorized
|
Tagged 60 Minutes interview 1980, Columbo, Darren McGavin, E.T., Frank Price, James Garner, Jaws, Lew Wasserman, Magnum p.i., MCA, MCA Universal, McMillan and Wife, mentor Steven Spielberg, Mystery Movie, NBC Mystery Movie, Night Stalker, profit participation, Rock Hudson, Rockford Files, Rockford Files lawsuit, Sid Sheinberg, Sidney Sheinberg, Steven Spielberg, studio tour, Sugarland Express, theme parks, Universal Studios, wheel series
|
Leave a comment
