A little background about me, so you'll understand why I'm going to say what I say;
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I'm a huge James Garner fan. One of the first shows I remember watching every week was The Rockford Files. I was about 6-7 years old, but my mom liked it, as well, so, wed watch it together.
Move forward in time to the present day, and one of the few things I live about modern (media) tech is the ability to get those shows we all loved. Growing up, VCR's were just hitting the market, and I never had one, so, the best thing I could do was make a( audio cassette) recording of something I wanted to save (I still have them - it's fun to hear me, with my squeaky, young voice. It's not gotten much deeper, though). I stream my media, and this gives me much more control of what's on.
One thing I set up was a hard drive which contains nothing but TV series I loved. Some might find certain series silly, but, hey; that's why I like it. I have all the Rockford Files episodes, so, now I'm in charge of 'MyTV', as it were.
I read about this show - here, on IMDb. In several reviews of Rockford episodes, There's mentions of this series. The now I read about it, the more intrigued I became.
One thing I live about Mr Garner; he was a true class act. If he worked with someone, and found it a good experience both personally and professionally, he'd make sure he'd work with them again.
While watching Rockford episodes, I'd come across actors who had worked many times previously with Mr Garner - on Maverick, as well as Nichols. As anyone familiar with both Rockford's and Nichols knows, the time between the end of Nichols and the birth of Rockford meant that people who were on Nichols became part of Jim's Rockford family.
First and foremost, the incomparable Stuart Margolin, who would go in to become Jim's erstwhile friend, Angel Martin, is here as Mitch, Jim's, er, 'erm, Nichols' sidekick/deputy.
As I said, this is my first episode of the series I've seen. As it began, I opened up IMDb to the episode's page, and saw that it only has a '6.-' rating, so, I thought to myself; 'sigh, ok, this'll be kind of q drag to watch, but, I'm only at the midpoint of watching it, and I'm really enjoying it. The writing's really good - nothing like some of the more artificial, stilted-sounding series (esp. westerns) of this time. The cast - series' regulars Messrs Garner and Margolin as well as guest stars Messers Winfield and 'Scatman' Crothers, all work together like a solid engine (to put in a Rockford-ish type reference) - they all perform in a way which doesn't 'feel' like this is a performance for us at home, but, rather, us, viewers are somehow glimpsing the actual goings-on in this small, turn-of-the 20th century.
All I can say is in really, really happy to have come across Nichols, and I'm really excited that I have a whole new series - featuring a cast (I know I'm not alone when I say this) of friends, who are so welcoming, is go anywhere with them - from Jim's trailer, back in time, because I know where they go, I'll have a smile on my face.
Move forward in time to the present day, and one of the few things I live about modern (media) tech is the ability to get those shows we all loved. Growing up, VCR's were just hitting the market, and I never had one, so, the best thing I could do was make a( audio cassette) recording of something I wanted to save (I still have them - it's fun to hear me, with my squeaky, young voice. It's not gotten much deeper, though). I stream my media, and this gives me much more control of what's on.
One thing I set up was a hard drive which contains nothing but TV series I loved. Some might find certain series silly, but, hey; that's why I like it. I have all the Rockford Files episodes, so, now I'm in charge of 'MyTV', as it were.
I read about this show - here, on IMDb. In several reviews of Rockford episodes, There's mentions of this series. The now I read about it, the more intrigued I became.
One thing I live about Mr Garner; he was a true class act. If he worked with someone, and found it a good experience both personally and professionally, he'd make sure he'd work with them again.
While watching Rockford episodes, I'd come across actors who had worked many times previously with Mr Garner - on Maverick, as well as Nichols. As anyone familiar with both Rockford's and Nichols knows, the time between the end of Nichols and the birth of Rockford meant that people who were on Nichols became part of Jim's Rockford family.
First and foremost, the incomparable Stuart Margolin, who would go in to become Jim's erstwhile friend, Angel Martin, is here as Mitch, Jim's, er, 'erm, Nichols' sidekick/deputy.
As I said, this is my first episode of the series I've seen. As it began, I opened up IMDb to the episode's page, and saw that it only has a '6.-' rating, so, I thought to myself; 'sigh, ok, this'll be kind of q drag to watch, but, I'm only at the midpoint of watching it, and I'm really enjoying it. The writing's really good - nothing like some of the more artificial, stilted-sounding series (esp. westerns) of this time. The cast - series' regulars Messrs Garner and Margolin as well as guest stars Messers Winfield and 'Scatman' Crothers, all work together like a solid engine (to put in a Rockford-ish type reference) - they all perform in a way which doesn't 'feel' like this is a performance for us at home, but, rather, us, viewers are somehow glimpsing the actual goings-on in this small, turn-of-the 20th century.
All I can say is in really, really happy to have come across Nichols, and I'm really excited that I have a whole new series - featuring a cast (I know I'm not alone when I say this) of friends, who are so welcoming, is go anywhere with them - from Jim's trailer, back in time, because I know where they go, I'll have a smile on my face.