Greg D. Swagler I love this show. I watched it growing up following the love boat and have every episode now. In season four episode 21, the Devils triangle, Mr. Roarke explains the plane went down in an area known as the Devils triangle which is very close to Fantasy Island. This would obviously put fantasy Island in the Atlantic ocean very close to the Caribbean. I've never understood why they always say this takes place in the Pacific one references throughout the show specially when it comes to planes flying over or to the island make it clear it's in the Atlantic. The overhead shots of the island and of the waterfalls or of course from the Hawaiian Islands. That being the case it's the only reason I can think of the people often say it's in the Pacific.

Syl I don't know why I liked this show so much as a child. Maybe it was the fantasy island bit where people's dreams and fantasies come true only it was never an ideal. This show was a spin-off of Love Boat again with celebrity guest stars from other shows and a cast that included the wonderful Ricardo Montalban and Herve Villechaise who said the "Plane, the plane" in the beginning sequence of the show. Sadly, Herve killed himself. The show was never the same without him. I think the show provided lots of jobs to actors who probably needed the job outside their own shows. Of course, I remember the episode with Barbi Benton as a mermaid. It was pure fantasy but remember to be careful what you wish for because it might come true and it may not be all that you wanted in the first place. Also I liked the fact that they filmed in Hawaii too.

stormruston I bought this for my wife, she waited with anticipation for the release date.If it is not a part of your early teen years it may not appeal to you, as this is all about pleasant memory's.There is a short but interesting documentary on the DVD set that gives some in-site to how the show came about.The episodes them-self,for me, are a gentle reminder of how bad and corny and good T.V. was back then. A blast to watch and I really enjoy these as back ground visual and verbal noise as I study.On a good day I will sit and pay attention to the episodes. This is TV folks and it shows, but we liked it then and I enjoy the feelings it brings about now.

tamepoet Notwithstanding a liberal dose of 70's cheese, I loved and love Fantasy Island--I actually learned a lot from the show, since they would occasionally base plots on Wuthering Heights, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Most Dangerous Game, and so forth. Mr. Roarke made an interesting God figure, an idea they played up in a few episodes. Most compelling of all is the idea that people go off on vacation to get what they want, and end up instead with what they need. Trite? Yes-- despite the rotating guest stars, it was basically a series of mini-soaps. Mockable points? Bunches, especially if you enjoy that sort of thing. And all those people you just saw goofing about on the Love Boat suddenly turning up and doing something semi- serious for a third of an hour could produce a fair amount of cognitive dissonance. But I maintain the show was still iconic.