tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post115060049546320994..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: Grudge Matches I'd Like to See: Rockford vs. MagnumJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1154306587339447622006-07-30T20:43:00.000-04:002006-07-30T20:43:00.000-04:00One more nitpick -- at least in the early seasons,...One more nitpick -- at least in the early seasons, Magnum is always broke despite his luxurious surroundings -- he's constantly borrowing money and favours from Rick, TC, and especially Higgins. There's this interesting sort of irony that this guy drives a Ferrari but can't scrounge up money for parking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1150811193980323262006-06-20T09:46:00.000-04:002006-06-20T09:46:00.000-04:00Don't forget the James Garner-Tom Sellick episodes...Don't forget the James Garner-Tom Sellick episodes of the final two seasons, which went to near sitcom lengths to highlight the abuse Rockford went through while Selleck's Lance White pretty much had everything just fall into his lap without effort (part of the joke was Rockford wanted to punch Lance's lights out because he was so handsome, rich and successful, but he was also so darned nice and unpretentious he never could bring himself to do it).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1150731467364430592006-06-19T11:37:00.000-04:002006-06-19T11:37:00.000-04:00I disagree that Rockford is a nice guy. After wat...I disagree that Rockford is a nice guy. After watching the first season, I was surprised that he was not nearly as nice as I'd remembered him. A patina of Garner charm had encrusted my memory of the character, which is actually a bit greedy, cynical, passive-aggressive, self-important and ungallant. I hadn't realized what a subtle actor Garner was.<BR/><BR/>So, in a grudge match, if acting ability is good for points, I'd say Rockford wins.npetrikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877599510653492623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1150628582986441582006-06-18T07:03:00.000-04:002006-06-18T07:03:00.000-04:00Grudge about what? Your question makes no sense i...Grudge about what? Your question makes no sense in the context of the two chosen opponents. Both are decent good guys, who are reluctant heroes in the lives of their clients. Neither would throw a punch without good cause, preferring to talk it out. So, Jamie, there would be no winner. Or, more accurately, there would be no loser. <BR/><BR/>Now, all that said, if somehow you could convince these guys to fight -- perhaps for the love of a woman, though I don't think even that would one to hit the other, they're just to darn understanding -- I would suspect that Magnum is in better shape than Rockford and is better trained. (Of course, Jim would not be above fighting dirty if required in a pinch.) <BR/><BR/>Now, as for Rocky and Higgins, well, I think Rocky would win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com