Never rated anything else in my life, but if it were for anything here, it would be the concept for the show ... and the music. Perhaps the episodes could have done with a little polishing on the cutting room floor. Perhaps there were too many manufactured. Along with the 48 minute limit on the stories, the low budget, the passing parade of stars and the eternal happy endings. It doesn't matter. Of all the dross that made it on to the commercial channels in those days, this magical production stood out like a 3-bar chevron. The theme by Rosenthal created purely for Fantasy Island is given the best treatment by the studio orchestra and dubbing crew. It is a masterpiece among show themes of the 20th Century but sadly to-date there is no published compilation of its many variations. Encore!
Review of Fantasy Island
