Fanacek

Jan 26 2025 100 ep. 55 mins

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Fanacek explores all things film and television. We start with a theme and plunge down the IMDB rabbit hole of acting credits, far out locations, crazy posters, interesting guest stars, and obscure and often absurd taglines. Forget about six degrees of Kevin Bacon. There’s six degrees of everything! Joined by a guest each week, we’ll learn, poke fun, try to teach, and ultimately honor the people who have graced our screens over the years. So, stay tuned for another exciting episode of...Fanacek!

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S6 E3 Fanacek's Year in TV: 1984

Jan 26 2025 50 mins

Forget about George Orwell's 1984. That book is a downer. Fanacek's 1984 will lift your spirits as we explore such shows as Crazy Like a Fox, One Day at a Time, and Murder, She Wrote. We'll also crack wise about some forgotten television shows that included the murderous Delta Burke, monkeys with alien superpowers, and a gay dude in Philly. It might be the greatest podcast episode

S6 E2 Fanacek's Year in TV: 1982 & 1983

Jan 12 2025 92 mins

I'm back and this time I'm exploring shows from 1982 & 1983. Luck you! We'll touch on such classics as Simon & Simon, Newhart, The Incredible Hulk, Cagney & Lacey, Webster, and M*A*S*H. I'll also explore some interesting programs that are forgotten or that I wish were forgotten...shows that involve horny puppets and racism. BTW, that was the name of my band in high scho

S6 E1 Fanacek's Year in TV: 1980 & 1981

Dec 31 2024 58 mins

Happy 2025! A new year and a new season of your favorite (doubtful) podcast, Fanacek! The next few episodes will deal with the programs that flooded our TV sets in the 80s. I can't really title the episodes "THE Year in TV" or "YOUR Year in TV" because I often focus on some weird shit. But rest assured, you'll enjoy learning about obscure TV shows and hearing my thoughts on your fa

S5 E24 80s Actors: Movies vs TV (The Finale!!)

Dec 08 2024 44 mins

It's finally effing here! The finale in my 9 part series comparing movie and television actors of the 1980s. This fun filled episode has me discussing three different actors across two categories: Thank God They Left TV and Now You're Just Showing Off! The former takes a deep dive into the careers of 2 actors who were the stars of their own television shows before throwing it away

S5 E23 80s Actors: Movies vs TV (Part 8)

Nov 24 2024 59 mins

This is a fun episode, folks. It's also a little depressing. But depressing can be fun, right? Well, fun or not, we're about to take a deep dive on three actors whose fall from grace left television as their only option in the 80s. George Peppard, George C. Scott, and Jan-Michael Vincent were once stars of the silver screen, bur after years of drinking, financial woes, and poor beh

S5 E22 Fanacek's Thanksgiving Special: Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Nov 10 2024 59 mins

It's time to kick off the holiday season Fanacek style. You see, here at the Fanacek house, the holidays officially start with the annual viewing of Planes, Trains & Automobiles. There's no better way to get ready for both Thanksgiving and Christmas than by watching the genius of Steve Martin and John Candy in this 1987 classic brought to us by Mr. John Hughes. I'm joined by a

S5 E21 80s Actors: Movies vs TV (Part 7)

Oct 20 2024 62 mins

There are some actors from the 80s (I'm not gonna name names) that should have abandoned their movie careers early on and make the switch to television. It would have saved them years of decline and humiliation as the quality of their movies slowly sunk into the depth of the VHS bargain bins. Again, I'm not gonna name names...Steve Guttenberg and Judge Reinhold! To show I can also

S5 E20 80s Actors: Movies vs TV (Part 6)

Oct 06 2024 51 mins

We've talked about 80s winners. We've talked about 80s losers. Now, it's time to talk about the "just okay" of the 80s. Please join me as I discuss some 80s film and TV actors that were jack of all trades, bur masters of none. Some, like Robert Hays and Kristy McNichol are no brainers, while my man, Don Johnson, is a hot take and will likely piss some of you off. Regardless, it's t

S5 E19 80s Actors: Movies vs TV (Part 5)

Sep 22 2024 58 mins

There are still so many 80s actors I want to talk about! In this episode, I ask the question, "Why the quick jump television"? So far, I've focused on actors who had TV success and either crushed it in movies as well, crashed and burned in movies, or maybe just dabbled in feature films before heading back to television where they belonged. Now, I'm gonna focus on actors who I think

S5 E18 80s Actors: Movies vs TV (Part 4)

Sep 08 2024 91 mins

If you love the 80s, you're probably enjoying this season of Fanacek. If you don't , well suck it up and let me educate you. This week I'm discussing 80s actors who could have made a run at big screen stardom, but they knew damn well that television is where they belonged. What they lacked in feature film potential, they made up for in self awareness. Follow me down this road as I