TFR Ep. 490: Fantasy Island, Banana Splits, 5 70’s Shows Deserving A Big Screen Reboot

This week on The First Run, Matt is on vacation, so Chris does all of the relatively heavy lifting by sharing his thoughts on the big reboots of ‘Fantasy Island’ and ‘The Banana Splits’. First up, Michael Peña is Mr. Rourke as he entertains a plane load of guests looking to indulge their most secret fantasies, or are they…?!? (insert maniacal laughter) Then it’s on to the return of the Banana Splits in ‘The Banana Splits’. This time, the Splits are robots you get a bad software update that drives them to KILL. Who will survive this episode chockfull of possible bad winter releases. Or is there a hidden gem in there somewhere? Chris fills you in on the big releases on home video, featuring the Streaming and Straight to DVD Picks of the Week. The show mercifully closes as Chris shares his 5 Favorite 70’s Shows Deserving A Big Screen Reboot. Suffer with Chris, won’t you?

00:00-05:31: Intro/Fantasy Island

05:32-13:24: Home Video Picks

13:25-18:20: The Banana Splits

18:21-25:47: 5 70’s Shows Deserving A Big Screen Reboot

25:48-27:27: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey