2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious Podcast Joey Lewandowski and Joe Two

Happy Fastivus! On this day in 2001, The Fast and the Furious was released to theaters. We celebrate its release every year. This year, though, is a bit different -- it's the most unsure the franchise has been in a long time -- and we explore what that means and what next year's Fastivus episode could look like, given that uncertainty. We also unveil the newest 2 Fast 2 Forever Hall of Fame inductee class and wonder: did people sour on some movies?

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Extra special shout-out to Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Michael McGahon, Lane Middleton, Jason Rainey, Wes Hampton, Mike Gallier, Josh Buckley (Whole Lotta Wolves), Michael Moser, Christian Larson, Terra New One, Aaron Woloszyn, and Randy Carter for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above!
Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

The train owners are back in town: Kim Bhasin and Walt Hickey return to talk about The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift! Kim explains why Tokyo Drift is the rare coming of age story that he can relate to, we get new thoughts (and a brand new take) on the "Sean's dad dilemma," and we question an element of Sean Boswell's wardrobe. We talk about how "the wrong kid died," what this movie does that's rare in the franchise, and a pop culture reference that still works today. We cover all the usual segments (Train fact! Most 80s moment! Most wrestling moment! Most D&D moment), talk about "machete order" in franchises, and wonder if Tokyo Drift was a gateway drug to turn car boys into weebs. We lay out potential universal/F&F crossovers. Walt pitches a F&F Broadway musical.

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Extra special shout-out to Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Michael McGahon, Lane Middleton, Jason Rainey, Wes Hampton, Mike Gallier, Josh Buckley (Whole Lotta Wolves), Michael Moser, Christian Larson, Terra New One, Aaron Woloszyn, and Randy Carter for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above!
Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

Our 80s Cult Movie lap continues with Troll, which falls right in line with some of the other pit stop movies we've been watching. We talk about JK Rowling totally definitely no way using this movie as inspiration for Harry Potter, the mixed feelings that Julia-Louis Dreyfus has about Troll, and what John Carl Buechler (predominantly a special effects guy) brought to the helm as director. We make our picks for the Most 80s Moment (and Joe makes a bonus pick), we discuss which residents of the building most reflect our own personalities, and we debate the correct order to convert an entire building of humans into trolls. We try to make sense of the (too late into the movie) plot explanation dumb, and we wonder if the movie could have been (gasp) longer.


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Extra special shout-out to Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Michael McGahon, Lane Middleton, Jason Rainey, Wes Hampton, Mike Gallier, Josh Buckley (Whole Lotta Wolves), Michael Moser, Christian Larson, Terra New One, Aaron Woloszyn, and Randy Carter for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above!
Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

It’s time for another Life in the Fast Lane, and we have a conundrum on our hands: Tanner is Bilkins. Bilkins is Tanner. First, though, voting is now open for the 2 Fast 2 Forever Hall of Fame! Vote now. We’ll wait.
Done? Great! We break down the first deleted scene from 2 Fast 2 Furious and catch an error of unknown origin. We also talk about who Bilkins would have fallen in love with, if he knew Brian’s experience first-hand.
We add a new segment — Running the VIN — and cover more news, including Shark Week and NBCUniversal’s Donna Langley weighing in on the future of the franchise.
A very high-ranking government official (allegedly) comments on one of our YouTube videos. Joe talks about a zoo outpost, tacos, and board games. Joey talks about movies and stand-up comedy specials.


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Extra special shout-out to Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Michael McGahon, Lane Middleton, Jason Rainey, Wes Hampton, Mike Gallier, Josh Buckley (Whole Lotta Wolves), Michael Moser, Christian Larson, Terra New One, Aaron Woloszyn, and Randy Carter for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above!
Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We're on a real roll with "child reading a book" movies this lap, and today we're talking about Labyrinth with Jordan Polan-Clarke! After Joey shares his surprising (at least to him) history with this movie, we discover we have a split opinion on David Bowie's music in this movie. We talk about Labyrinth's strong use of the color brown, discuss whether the movie and its performances are "too theater-y," and pitch an alternate version of this movie with Bowie's character in the real world. We ask: could Labyrinth be "more Jim Henson" than it is? Could we succeed in a life spent in a costume/puppetry rig? Which of today's pop stars would star in a remake? Jordan talks about a famous juggler. We admire some stairs.


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Extra special shout-out to Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Michael McGahon, Lane Middleton, Jason Rainey, Wes Hampton, Mike Gallier, Josh Buckley (Whole Lotta Wolves), Michael Moser, Christian Larson, Terra New One, Aaron Woloszyn, and Randy Carter for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above!
Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

Walt Hickey and Kim Bhasin return to the podcast to talk about Fast & Furious 6 because "this is London, baby." After learning one (and only one) train fact, we discuss the most '80s thing in any Fast & Furious movie. We talk about Fast & Furious 6 as a pivot point for the franchise, cars being used in new ways, and a ton of time spent in hideouts. Walt hits us with many D&D-themed elements and Kim does the same with wrestling moments. Joe wonders if there's any security at 1327 (like, at all). Walt dares talk about physics in the Fastiverse. Joey has a thought no one has ever had about a particular line from Hobbs. Kim comes to terms with the fact that this franchise never calls anything back. Walt gives advice on what to do if you run into a wrestler in the wild and offers criticisms of the film's score. We talk about Furya (will it shoot this summer, for real?) and Kim waxes poetic about Riddick (2013).


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Visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. 
Show your support at the 2 Fast 2 Forever shop!
Extra special shout-out to Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Michael McGahon, Lane Middleton, Jason Rainey, Wes Hampton, Mike Gallier, Josh Buckley (Whole Lotta Wolves), Michael Moser, Christian Larson, Terra New One, Aaron Woloszyn, and Randy Carter for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above!
Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.