Fastlane (TV series):
Fastlane is an American action/crime drama series that was broadcast on FOX from 2002 to 2003. On August 14, 2005 G4 began rebroadcasting the complete series.[1] After finishing its initial run on G4, Fastlane stopped airing altogether. The reruns currently air on TV One in the U.S.
[edit] Plot summary
Van Ray and Deaqon Hayes are two mismatched cops teamed together by shady vixen police lieutenant, Wilhelmina "Billie" Chambers, in a secretive undercover division of the LAPD. Operating with the motto "Everything we seize, we keep. Everything we keep, we use," their base of operations is the "Candy Store" - a warehouse containing a fortune in confiscated cars, clothes, weapons and everything else needed to blend into the seedy criminal underworld of Los Angeles. Given criminal covers, the officers use all of the resources at their disposal to apprehend dangerous miscreants while walking the line between cop and criminal.
[edit] Series run
The series consisted of twenty-two episodes, forty-five minutes each, plus an unaired pilot which ended up being very similar to the first episode broadcasted. Episodes 13 and 14 ("Defense" and "Offense") form a two-part story, while episodes 21 and 22 ("Dosed" and "Iced") form a two-part story ending on a cliffhanger which sees Billie Chambers kidnapped and forced to do drugs. As the series was canceled at that point, fans were left clamoring for a resolution. It is unknown how many episodes the remaining plot would have covered.
Each episode cost the two studios making it (Warner Bros. and Fox) $2.6 million. The show's hallmarks — unconventional cinematography, explosions, guest appearances, licensed soundtracks, supercars and other exotic vehicles — were the root cause of the exorbitant production costs. As a result, the show was canceled because of these high production costs and the ratings drop it suffered from being moved from Wednesday nights to Friday nights.
The series paid numerous homages to the original Miami Vice, of which it was a spiritual successor. Watching the first aired episode of each series reveals numerous similarities in plot and music, in addition to the obvious similarities in premise and ambiance.
[edit] Release to DVD
Fastlane: The Complete Series was released on DVD as a six disc set on July 8th, 2008. The soundtrack was significantly altered for the DVD release due to licensing issues.[2] Episodes are presented in fullscreen rather than widescreen as they initially appeared on television.[3]
[edit] Main cast
[edit] Recurring cast
[edit] Episode listing
| Episode Number |
Production Number |
Episode Name |
Original Air Date |
| ----- |
100 |
Unaired Pilot |
----- |
| 1 |
101 |
Pilot |
September 18, 2002 |
| 2 |
102 |
Girls Own Juice |
September 25, 2002 |
| 3 |
103 |
Gone Native |
October 30, 2002 |
| 4 |
104 |
Things Done Changed |
November 6, 2002 |
| 5 |
105 |
Ryde or Die |
November 13, 2002 |
| 6 |
106 |
Ray Ray |
November 20, 2002 |
| 7 |
107 |
Wet |
November 27, 2002 |
| 8 |
108 |
Mighty Blue |
December 4, 2002 |
| 9 |
109 |
Get Your Mack On |
December 11, 2002 |
| 10 |
110 |
Dogtown |
January 10, 2003 |
| 11 |
111 |
Strap On |
January 17, 2003 |
| 12 |
112 |
101 |
January 24, 2003 |
| 13 |
113 |
Defense (1) |
January 31, 2003 |
| 14 |
114 |
Offense (2) |
February 7, 2003 |
| 15 |
115 |
Popdukes |
February 14, 2003 |
| 16 |
116 |
Slippery Slope |
March 7, 2003 |
| 17 |
117 |
Simone Says |
March 14, 2003 |
| 18 |
118 |
Monster |
March 21, 2003 |
| 19 |
119 |
Overkill |
March 28, 2003 |
| 20 |
120 |
Asslane |
April 4, 2003 |
| 21 |
121 |
Dosed (1) |
April 18, 2003 |
| 22 |
122 |
Iced (2) |
April 25, 2003 |
[edit] Guest appearances
Over the course of its run, Fastlane featured cameos and guest appearances from a good number of known figures, including Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Mischa Barton, Jenny McCarthy, Krista Allen, Jake Busey, Bokeem Woodbine, Hudson Leick, Jaime Pressly, George Hamilton, Eric Mabius, Michelle Forbes, Navi Rawat, Iggy Pop, Naomi Campbell, Tommy Lee, Terrence Howard, Isaac Hayes, the Red Elvises, Tatyana Ali, Paul Gleason, Antonio Fargas, Biz Markie, Treach, and Ali Landry.
Mischa Barton's role as Simone in "Simone Says" led to producer McG casting her in his next project – The O.C..
[edit] Trivia
[edit] References
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