Pilot

It's reminders me good memories from far off 1978 when Fantasy Island was first aired on TV in Brazil, the format conceived by the producers sounds good, split in three segments of the fantasies asking for the guests that had payed an expensive 50.000 bucks for their experience whereof they own pick up at your leisure and received by the bleak Mr. Roarke (Ricardo Montalban) and his funny sidekick Tatoo (Hervé Villechaize).

The first case is about an old retired wealthy man Mr. Arnold Greenwood (Bill Bixby) that became rich aftermaths, a former US soldier when at WWII was in London under strongest attack by Nazi forces, at its time he knew Corinne for one night only, he pays to reenact this happy moment with a woman which he ever loved.

The second case concern a professional hunter Paul Henley (Hugh O'Brien) at Africa that had killed countless animals, now he wants be hunted as a prey aiming for how they feeling about to be murder, thus Mr. Roarke instead arranges professional ones, allowed "specifics" hunters, all them had some connections on Paul Henley's past, the ironic Mr. Roarke provides many tripwires along the way to catch him easily, also his female companion handcuffed at his hand.

The last case over a richest Hollander centenary family where Mrs. Eunice Hollander Baines (Eleanor Parker) leads the family's business with heavy hands displeased many of her relatives, thus she pretending her own funeral in order to certify who really are them over her sudden death, including a missing sister Elizabeth (Carol Lynley), Mrs. Eunice actually is there disguised as maid.

A wooden Montalban's face exposes stealthily a little bit that has many tricks on the show, somehow being incumbent upon the guest give up or goes ahead for your sake, already warned by the wryly Mrs. Roarke, all segments are gloomy and contrived, in other hand it has the humor of the charismatic Tatoo to relief the suspenseful dramatic offer.

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First watch: 1978 / How many: 4 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 6.75.