Kevin wrote:
"It's a coin toss -- Rockford was maybe a bit more clever,
Harry O maybe a little darker, more melodramatic, . .
."
Which is probably why I (slightly) preferred the latter, but
loved them both.
". . . but both are sadly missed."
Truly.
"Too bad HARRY O, as far as I know, has never been released
in syndication."
At some point about a decade or so ago, it ran in reruns late
on Sunday nights in the DC area. Don't remember if it was a
cable network or just picked up by a local station. I think
the latter.
"That's what the MYSTERY channel should be running instead of
that cheesy MIKE HAMMER series ("I, the Fromage") tape
loop."
Or TV Land or Nick at Nite. (Don't get the Mystery Channel on
my cable package.)
"You can't even find Harry O stuff on video or DVD, whereas
I'm sure it's only a matter of time before you can buy a
Rockford Box Set."
Five or six episodes were available on VHS, including the
pilot with a different Rocky. And Bill, since you so
obviously love mysteries about the art world (as do I), you
should check out The Big Rip-Off. A subplot offers a very
amusing take on the art market. There was another episode
with an artist who refused to answer Rockford's questions
until after he bought a painting he had just insulted.
Out of curiosity, has anyone read Stuart Kaminsky's (it was
him, right?) Rockford File novelizations? Any good?
I remember that the jacket copy of Art Bourgeau's first
couple of books compared them to Rockford and Angel. It got
me to read them. The first two weren't very good, but the
next two, especially the one set at an Elvis Convention, were
pretty amusing. (I know, why did I read a third if the first
two weren't very good? Well, I had to read the third for an
article I was writing, so I had to read the other two first
because I'm anal that way.)
Mark
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