I am – Hercules!! While NBC has been giving out early series pickups like crazy this week, it has not given one to “The Rockford Files,” the series reboot scripted by “House” mastermind David Shore. Eyebrows were raised this spring when Dermot Mulroney ("Zodiac," "Burn After Reading") was tapped to replace the seemingly irreplaceable James Garner as Jim Rockford. Joe Adalian writes in Vulture:

While much of the criticism of the Rockford pilot seems to center around the direction, there have been complaints about Mulroney's take on Rockford. Some people who've seen the pilot praise his work — "Dermot's adorable," said one viewer — while others suggest he simply didn't pop. One wag suggests (only half-jokingly) that NBC should start over from scratch and replace Mulroney with Lost star Josh Holloway. After all, he did acquit himself well as a cop in the "Sawyer and Miles: On the Case!" flash-sideways episodes this season.

NBC may scrap the pilot and forge ahead anyway, if only to keep producers Shore (whose smash Fox series “House” is produced by NBC Universal) and Steve Carell (star of NBC’s top-rated scripted show) happy. NBC announces its fall schedule Monday. Find all of Vulture’s story on the matter here. Follow Herc on Twitter!! Follow Evil Herc on Twitter!!

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