Universal is developing a big screen redo of the 1970s NBC series "The Rockford Files" for star Vince Vaughn.
"Rockford," which starred James Garner as the titular private eye, aired from 1974-8...
I crossed paths professionally with Stephen J. Cannell exactly once. I was at the start of my career writing about television. He was coming to the end of his career writing for it. It was the summer of 1996, and I wa...
Stephen J. Cannell, one of the most successful television producers of the '70s, '80s and '90s, died on Thursday (Sept. 30) evening. He was 69.
The cause of death was complications from melanoma.
A s...
While promoting the release of "Date Night" earlier this month, Steve Carell mentioned that his contract for NBC's "The Office" ends after next season and that he didn't expect to continue after th...
Happy Wednesday, folks. It's time for another installment of The Firewall & Iceberg Podcast.
Next week's podcast may end up being epic, as we discuss "The Pacific," "Justified," ...
Just days after NBC paused its "Prime Suspect" remake due to difficulties finding an actress for the iconic main role, the network has filled the lead in its other big spring remake.
According to Th...
Amidst mea culpas about "The Jay Leno Show" and uncertainty about the network's primetime and late night futures, NBC executives attempted for a few signs of optimism during Sunday's (Jan. 10) Television Cri...
NBC has brought in "House" creator David Shore to shepherd a remake of the '70s P.I. classic "The Rockford Files."
The original series ran from 1974-1980 on NBC and star James Garner as the Jim Rockford, a co...
