TotallyOz Posted August 12, 2021 Posted August 12, 2021 Did anyone get a chance to see the Fantasy Island reboot series premiere? I did and I enjoyed it. I especially liked that it had a gay theme for one of the guests. Quote
PeterRS Posted August 12, 2021 Posted August 12, 2021 Oh dear! I loathed Fantasy Island when it was aired decades ago and gave up watching after a couple of episodes. I won't be watching the new series. Thankfully we all have different tastes. Quote
TotallyOz Posted August 12, 2021 Author Posted August 12, 2021 29 minutes ago, PeterRS said: Oh dear! I loathed Fantasy Island when it was aired decades ago and gave up watching after a couple of episodes. I won't be watching the new series. Thankfully we all have different tastes. LOL I loved it. "The Plane. The Plane." I also think part of it has to do with family. I grew up with 3 channels and this was one of three choices at the time and my family loved it. So, we always watched it. It was either that or homework. Yuck! Quote
PeterRS Posted August 12, 2021 Posted August 12, 2021 I'm sure lots loved it. The viewing figures must have been great to have kept the original running for 7 series. So many romantics around! LOL TotallyOz 1 Quote
Members Lonnie Posted August 12, 2021 Members Posted August 12, 2021 Where's the little people? We should boycott until amends are made. Quite a cast in this episode. Quote
Members Lonnie Posted August 13, 2021 Members Posted August 13, 2021 23 hours ago, Lonnie said: the little people? I don't think you can say midget anymore...I believe Herve has passed. Quote
Members JKane Posted August 13, 2021 Members Posted August 13, 2021 8 hours ago, Lonnie said: I don't think you can say midget anymore...I believe Herve has passed. Yes, there was a movie on him that was pretty good. Lonnie and Pete1111 2 Quote
Members Pete1111 Posted August 14, 2021 Members Posted August 14, 2021 On 8/11/2021 at 9:15 PM, TotallyOz said: LOL I loved it. "The Plane. The Plane." I also think part of it has to do with family. I grew up with 3 channels and this was one of three choices at the time and my family loved it. So, we always watched it. It was either that or homework. Yuck! I watch reruns of Love Boat and am always amazed how many old stars they scooped up to come aboard! Lonnie and TotallyOz 2 Quote
PeterRS Posted August 14, 2021 Posted August 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Pete1111 said: I watch reruns of Love Boat and am always amazed how many old stars they scooped up to come aboard! Cash! 🤣 Lonnie 1 Quote
Members Lonnie Posted August 14, 2021 Members Posted August 14, 2021 17 hours ago, JKane said: Yes, there was a movie on him that was pretty good Thanks for the movie link JKane... here's a little background In the early morning hours of September 4, 1993, Villechaize, aged 50, is believed to have first fired a shot through the sliding-glass patio door to awaken his longtime girlfriend, Kathy Self, before shooting himself at his North Hollywood home. Self found Villechaize in his backyard, and he was pronounced dead at a North Hollywood facility. His ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean off Point Fermin in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California.[citation needed] Villechaize left a suicide note saying he was despondent over longtime health problems.[12][13] Villechaize was suffering from chronic pain due to having oversized internal organs putting increasing pressure on his body. According to Self, Villechaize often slept in a kneeling position so he could breathe more easily.[12] At the time of his death, Cartoon Network was in negotiations for him to co-star in Space Ghost Coast to Coast, which was in preproduction at the time. Villechaize would have voiced Space Ghost's sidekick on the show.[14] Depictions in media In a March 2012 New York Times interview, Peter Dinklage revealed that Sacha Gervasi and he spent several years writing a script about Villechaize. Gervasi, a director and journalist, conducted a lengthy interview with Villechaize just prior to his suicide; according to Dinklage, "After he killed himself, Sacha realized Hervé's interview was a suicide note".[15] The film, My Dinner with Hervé,[16] which is based on the last few days of Villechaize's life, stars Dinklage in the title role,[17] and premiered on HBO on October 20, 2018.[3][18] Quote
