The Fanacek podcast explores Film & TV by plunging down the IMDB rabbit hole. Crazy credits, wild posters, surprising guest stars, and obscure projects!
The A-Team was hiding from the government while driving the most recognizable van in LA and B.A. wore 40 pounds of gold jewelry. Nobody on that team had ever heard of a disguise. 📺 #TheATeam#80sTV@MrT
Mark Hamill was originally cast on Eight is Enough before he bailed to do Star Wars. We almost got Luke Skywalker in a family sitcom. Think about that. 📺 Boxed In has the full story. #80sTV#StarWars#BoxedIn#lukeskywalker#lucasfilms
500+ pages. Every show you loved, forgot, and can't believe actually existed. Boxed In: Trapped in 80s Television is coming. 📺 #80sTV#Nostalgia#BoxedIn
"Etude in Black". S2E1 of Columbo. It starred one of Falk's BFFs John Cassavetes and Gwyneth's mom, Blythe Danner. It was directed by Nicholas Colasanto who played Coach on Cheers. @ColumboPodcast#columbo@Just_1MoreThing
The Cosby Show didn’t just dominate ratings. It distorted executive thinking for a decade. Networks chased surface traits instead of understanding the deeper reasons it worked: trust, consistency, & confidence. #cosby#thecosbyshow#billcosby
My wife’s grandfather was a successful producer. I have his address book from the 70s. This address is one of the many in this book. It makes me sad. R.I.P. Rob Reiner. #robreiner#70s
The new episode just dropped. check out my take on 1986: The Year In Television #sitcom#80s#80sKids
S6 E5 Fanacek's Year in TV: 1986 https://t.co/Ww5qTKU86n
New episode just dropped! Let’s take a deep dive in Alice, Family Ties, The Equalizer, and more. #1980s#80sKids@1980sRewind@pieceofsitcom#sitcom
S6 E4 Fanacek's Year in TV: 1985 https://t.co/sPXUpZDRpc
Quentin Tarantino delays final movie to work on stage play: “Theater isn’t another mountain to climb, it’s an ocean voyage” January 27th. #Sundance2025 via @FarOutMag
Quentin Tarantino at #Sundance2025: “What the fuck is a movie now? Something that plays in theaters for a token release for 4 fucking weeks? And by the second week, you can watch it on television. I didn’t get into all this for diminishing returns. I mean, it was bad enough in ’97. It was bad enough in 2019, and that was the last fucking year of movies.”