Episode 68: Star Trek DS9 - Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang

April 1st, 2020  |  1 hr 7 mins

1970s, 70s, ds9, james garner, jim rockford, p.i, rockford files, star trek, stretch, television, too many guys named paulie, tv, vegas, vic fontaine

Episode 67: Malibu Madness - Round 2!

March 29th, 2020  |  2 hrs 11 mins

1970s, 70s, bees die of loneliness, champions, james garner, jim rockford, long, malibu madness, p.i, rockford files, rockfordishness, television, tournament, tv

It's the second half of the Malibu Madness Tournament! We crown category winners, regional champions and then get to the big cheese, the inaugural Malibu Madness Champion! We had a lot of fun doing this, and hope you enjoy it too. Check out patreon.com/twohundredaday to see the brackets and follow along!

Episode 66: Malibu Madness - Round 1!

March 19th, 2020  |  2 hrs 38 mins

1970s, 70s, james garner, jim rockford, long, malibu madness, p.i, rockford files, rockfordishness, television, tournament, tv

We're taking the occasion of being about half-way through the series to talk about what makes this show so great - through the lens of a March-Madness-style bracketed tournament! There's a lot to talk about, as we go through 64 of our favorite villains, car chases, pieces of dialogue, episodes, and more. Our next episode will feature the crowning of our inaugural Malibu Madness Champion! Enjoy!

Episode 65: The Man Who Saw the Alligators

February 23rd, 2020  |  1 hr 37 mins

1970s, 70s, anthony boy, david chase, ginger beef, james garner, jim rockford, mob, p.i, rockford files, television, tv

Nathan and Eppy talk about the second "Anthony Boy" Gagglio episode, S05E17 The Man Who Saw the Alligators. Last seen with a police bullet in his gut at the end of Season 3's To Protect and Serve, Anthony Boy is out of jail and seeking revenge on the man he blames for his problems: Jim Rockford. Jim, dealing with oral surgery and an IRS audit, doesn't know what's coming. This 90-minute episode is another compelling David Chase portrait of obsession, and we really have a lot to say both about the technique and all of the amazing details as we follow Tony's journey into darkness.

Episode 64: A Plus Expenses Special

February 9th, 2020  |  1 hr 6 mins

1970s, 70s, banacek, james garner, jim rockford, malibu madness, p.i, plus expenses, rockford files, television, tv

Time for a state of the podcast episode! We're using the first half of the episode to update our listeners on some of our life events before going back in time to talk about those events before they happened on the Plus Expenses episode that goes out to all of our Patreon backers. This includes Eppy's visit to Chicago, Nathan's post-mortem on a recent Kickstarter project, and our thoughts on the show Banacek. Plus, we introduce an upcoming March event: MALIBU MADNESS!

Episode 63: To Protect and Serve (Two-Part Episode)

January 26th, 2020  |  1 hr 41 mins

1970s, 70s, james garner, jim rockford, p.i, police buff, rockford files, shoefly, television, tv, you call this a pizza?

Nathan and Eppy talk about a remarkable two-parter from Season 3, To Protect and Serve. Jim is hired to find a run-away bride from New York, but that quickly becomes the background to the drama stemming from the interference of a police "buff" named Lianne who's fallen for Dennis. Ultimately a character study of the obsessive Lianne, this David Chase-written story balances all of our familiar characters with the her narrative focus, as well as introducing a new foe for Jim in the character of hit man "Anthony Boy" Gagglio - more about him in our next episode. Highly recommended!

Episode 62: Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You

December 29th, 2019  |  1 hr 27 mins

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Nathan and Eppy talk about the long-titled S3E13 Sticks and Stones Will Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You. Jim comes back from vacation to learn that fellow PIs are losing their licenses through a series of set-ups. He teams up with a crack squad of motormouths to figure out what's going on, who's behind it, and why the private security firm Waterbury wants to do this in the first place. It's a fun David Chase-penned romp with that lovely Rockford Files stiffening of fantastic character play from guests Cleavon Little, Simon Oakland and Val Bisoglio.

Episode 61: The Italian Bird Fiasco

November 24th, 2019  |  1 hr 26 mins

1970s, 70s, art, cormorants, james garner, jim rockford, p.i, prague, rockford files, television, tv

Nathan and Eppy talk about S2E19 The Italian Bird Fiasco. Jim takes a seemingly easy job bidding for a Cormorant statue at an art auction, but once it's broken in an assault by goons it quickly becomes clear that there's more to this job than it seems! A very funny episode with a great supporting cast, we enjoyed the ride even though the story itself was a little under (or over?) explained for our taste.

Episode 60: Godfather Knows Best (Live!)

November 10th, 2019  |  1 hr 59 mins

1970s, 70s, 90s, david chase, godfather, james garner, jim rockford, p.i, rockford files, television, tv

To celebrate our 60th episode, Nathan and Eppy are joined again by Emily Care Boss to talk about the fourth 90s Rockford Files Movie - Godfather Knows Best. But that's not all! We recorded this episode live as we watched the movie, all together in the same place! You can hear us hypothesize the twists and turns of this David Chase-penned script as Jim tries to help his godson, Becker's son Scott, out of trouble. We really had a great time, and came away feeling that this was the strongest of the movies so far. We hope you enjoy this change of pace for our show!

Episode 59: Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead

October 27th, 2019  |  1 hr 30 mins

1970s, 70s, abe vigota, ahab, creepy goon, james garner, jim rockford, p.i, rita moreno, rockford files, television, tv

Nathan and Eppy discuss the second appearance of Rita Moreno on the show, in S5E2 Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead. Jim's friend Rita is witness to a murder, and quickly blamed for it just because she's a prostitute! Jim, of course, wants to help clear her name - but things turn more serious as they uncover evidence of a string of murders, all connected to a mobster played by Abe Vigota. It's a great character study in a villain who thinks he's a victim, and as always the Rita-Jim chemistry is so fun to watch, that's worth the price of admission all on its own!