TV News: Rockford Files; Felicity Returns

The new Rockford Files just got even cooler



First Dirty Steve was announced to play Jim Rockford, now Pirate Steve is signed up to play Detective Becker. Next I'm kind of hoping they can get Monkey Steve for Angel. [The Ausiello Files]

Wilde Kingdom



You can probably file this under Stuff Nobody Cares About But Me, but Keri Russell's coming back to TV in a sitcom starring Will Arnett and created by the guys behind Arrested Development. I'm always happy to see Felicity alumni in new stuff, but especially Keri Russell. [The Ausiello Files]

TV News: Meet Jim Rockford

Grey's Anatomy SPOILER



No, that's not Jim Rockford. Keep reading for that news.

What the heck's a Grey's Anatomy spoiler doing at the top of this list? Well, it's also a spoiler for Shonda Rhimes' new, tropical-island medical drama Off the Map and if it's set on a tropical island, I'll cover it. At least until I discover whether or not it sucks.

At any rate, the romance between Ben the anesthesiologist (played by the awesome Jason George above) and the even awesomer Bailey will be short-lived. George is moving to Off the Map to play a different character. The odds of Off the Map's sucking just got a lot longer. [The Ausiello Files]

A dinosaur pilot, your new Nikita and Rockford, and the best way ever to get detention after the break.

Rockford Files Remake

It's easy to miss in this article on the recent Winter Press Tour for TV critics, but NBC's ordered a pilot for a new version of The Rockford Files. I can't decide if that's heresy or fantastic, but its being created by David Shore (House) has me leaning towards the latter. If it's good, I demand that Magnum pi receive the same treatment.

It hit me the other day what a great time this is to be a fan of the kind of detective shows that I'm a fan of. After too many years of straightforward procedure mysteries like Law & Order and CSI, we're finally getting tons of shows with charismatic detectives solving funky crimes. TV mysteries haven't been this cool since the '70s and early '80s, which is exactly why NBC would be interested in a Rockford remake right now.