Displaying 2 items of Two Hundred A Day with the tag "1990s".
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Episode 143: If It Bleeds... It Leads
September 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 59 mins
1970s, 1990s, 70s, hal linden, james garner, jim rockford, p.i, rita moreno, rockford files, television, the media is the real villain, tv, tv movie
Nathan and Eppy bid a bittersweet farewell to Rita with the final Rockford Files TV Move: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999). This was a hard one! Rita's husband, schoolteacher Ernie (Hal Linden) is falsely accused of a series of child sexual assaults, and while Jim helps to clear his name, it's not enough to prevent a series of tragedies. While this one has wonderful performances and some great spots of the Rockfordishness we always love, the content and tone made it tough to say we "enjoyed" it. It did give us great closure on "Rita and Jim, their whole thing" but, unfortunately, was not the warm victory lap to bid farewell to our friends that we kinda wanted. Content Warnings: the plot is about a child rapist, scenes include child endangerment and there is a (relatively) graphic suicide.
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Episode 50: If The Frame Fits...
June 16th, 2019 | 1 hr 43 mins
1970s, 1990s, 70s, james garner, jim rockford, p.i, rockford files, television, tree with lips, tv, tv movies
To celebrate our 50th episode, Nathan and Eppy discuss the third 90s Rockford Files TV movie: If The Frame Fits... This feels like the first true reunion movie, as it features not only Angel and Dennis, but Chapman, Diehl and, triumphantly, a returning Beth Davenport! Jim has been framed for the murder of another PI, and this movie hums right along just like the best of the 70s shows as he figures out what's going on while on the run from the law. Our favorite so far!