Carell's production company, not Carell. He might be right for Angel, but not for Rockford.
The tvguide.com comments on this story included some interesting casting ideas. My favorite was Ben Browder, though he might be too young. On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 9:20 PM, David Bruggeman<[email protected]> wrote: > The BSG remake was an attempt to make something better out of something, > well, crappy. It managed to work for a while. > > Original Rockford is a quality program, so the proper concern is screwing up > something that is pretty good to begin with. > > I suppose Carrell could do it, but it would be a shift from his past work, a > different kind of comedy chops. There's an element of weariness to the > character that all the other folks named have in abundance. > > David > > ________________________________ > From: Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> > > Kevin M., to Jason Carpio, in part: >> >> Or, and this is a silly notion, the network can come up >> with a unique concept on its own and create a new classic? > > Well, that =was= their intent with Battlestar Galactica... {ducks} > >> Failing that, Matthew Perry would make a good new Rockford. > > Carell, I'd guess, could be looking for someone with recognized comedy > chops. > > > > -- > BOB > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
