Fanacek

The Fanacek podcast explores Film & TV by plunging down the IMDB rabbit hole. Crazy credits, wild posters, surprising guest stars, and obscure projects!

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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

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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

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500+ pages. Every show you loved, forgot, and can't believe actually existed. Boxed In: Trapped in 80s Television is coming. 📺 #80sTV #Nostalgia #BoxedIn

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Possibly the best guest star The Love Boat ever booked.
#bigfoot @tvyesteryear @ClassicTVComedy #theloveboat

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"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

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Happy Days didn’t just jump the shark. It taught networks the wrong lesson for the next decade. #jumptheshark #happydays #fonzie #classictv

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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

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The Facts of Life retooled so hard after season 1 it practically became a different show and somehow lived.
#factsoflife #80s #tvguide #ClassicTV

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Killing Magnum was bold. Undoing it was honest. Pretending it was planned was adorable. #80s #magnumpi #tv

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@Raindropsmedia1 Not. Interested.

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Sinners. 16 Oscar nominations? Really? I liked it better when it was called From Dust Till Dawn. #Oscars2026 #Sinners #horror

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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

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Enos exists because no one in the room said, “Maybe let’s not.” #80s #Dukesofhazzard #ClassicTV

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S8 E1 Pilot Season: "All in the Family" https://t.co/mEQy23joc6
The first episode of the brand new season of Fanacek just dropped!

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Why did these 2 legends never work together in bad ass 70s buddy cop film?Bustin’ perps and makin’ love to their ladies. #tellysavalas #70s #classictv

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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

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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

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I had a great time rewatching this gem from 1972. Have you seen it? Any thoughts? #thedobermangang #70s #bankrobbers @DriveInMovieExp @Films_Alfresco

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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

[Cinema Tweets @CinemaTweets1]

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.”