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Fanacek's Hollywood Tales Vol. 4

More fun pop culture stories from my life in NYC, L.A., and Nashville.  In this episode we'll learn about a WWE champ and an Elvis impersonator hangin' at The Viper Room,

Fanacek's Hollywood Tales Vol. 3

The final installment of my Hollywood Tales.  This time I chat about an A-list actress being a weirdo on an airplane, a Grey's Anatomy doctor getting shitfaced, the physi

Fanacek's Hollywood Tales Vol. 2

Want more stories from the life of Fanacek?  Well, here you go.  This episode features Jason Lee asking for directions, one of the Saved by the Bell hotties telling me to

Fanacek's Hollywood Tales Vol. 1

I have stories.  Tons of them.  Having spent many years living in both NYC and L.A., I have been around celebrities for most of my life and now it's time for me to share

S8 E12 Pilot Season Finale "Bosom Buddies"

All good things must come to and end as this is the Season 8 finale.  But, we're going out with a bang as we take a close look at the (kind of?) classic sitcom, Bosom Bud

Boxed In - Trapped in 80s Television! Fast Times edition!

My book is finally here and available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/09jGbH3d After years of writing down every thought I've ever had about 1980s television, my book is final

Boxed In - Trapped in 80s Television! The Incredible Hulk Edition!

My book is finally here and available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/09jGbH3d After years of writing down every thought I've ever had about 1980s television, my book is final

Boxed In - Trapped in 80s Televsion! Tony Danza edition!

My book is coming!  After years of writing down every thought I've ever had about 1980s television, my book is finally complete and on its way to you!  It's a 750 page op

S8 E11 Pilot Season "Saturday Night Live"

Before there was SNL, there was NBC's Saturday Night.  There was also Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (Don't worry, it will all make sense when you listen to the e

S8 E10 Pilot Season "The Jeffersons"

If it weren't for this series, I would probably be frying fish in my kitchen and burning beans on my grill.  Oh boy, do I love this show.  Easily the best theme song in s

S8 E9 Pilot Season "Barney Miller"

Show of hands.  Who enjoys dry humor, ensemble casts, urban blight, and weary sarcasm, most of which is largely confined to one room in a grimy, confined 1970s NYC police

S8 E8 Pilot Season "What's Happening!!"

Call me crazy, but this series was likeable as hell and enjoyed a shockingly successful life in syndication.  It gave us the big personalities of Fred "Rerun" Berry, Shir

S8 E7 Pilot Season "Chico and the Man"

"Chico, don't get discouraged, the Man he ain't so hard to understand."  Ah...Chico and the Man.  I have to admit, this was a really fun rewatch.  Freddie Prinze was full

S8 E6 Pilot Season "The Bob Newhart Show"

This was a listener request and I was glad to deliver!  Bob Newhart is a comedy legend and this pilot episode is arguably one of the best pilots I've ever watched.  Watch

S8 E5 Pilot Season "Three's Company"

"Come and knock on our door"...Oh boy, did I love this show as a kid!  Suzanne Somers, sexual innuendo, misunderstandings...did I say Suzanne Somers?  Let's face it, this

S8 E4 Pilot Season: "Taxi"

Taxi. The series that gave brought legends into our living rooms: Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Andy Kaufman, and Christopher Lloyd.  It's also the series that started Tony

S8 E3 Pilot Season: "Diff'rent Strokes"

Yes, it's another Fanacek episode about a show you probably don't enjoy, but you absolutely must revisit this pilot as it is almost as batshit crazy as the rest of the se

S8 E2 Pilot Season: "The Golden Girls"

That's right.  The Golden Girls.  The horniest show in television history...and maybe, pound for pound the "jokiest" show in television history.  Take a ride with me as I

S8 E1 Pilot Season: "All in the Family"

"Boy the way Glen Miller played.  Songs that made the hit parade..  Guys like us we had it made.  Those were the days".  Ahh...a classic intro for a classic show.  This s

Thom Shubilla, Author of King Kong Versus Godzilla "The Most Colossal Conflict The Screen Has Ever Known".

Welcome to 2026, folks!  I'm starting the year off with a bang by bringing back author Thom Shubilla.  Thom's new book, "King Kong Versus Godzilla" explores the origins o