2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious Podcast

We’ve got a jam-packed Life in the Fast Lane today, including an all-time quote: “in my mind, you, Vin, were born in Cannes.” – Thierry Frémaux – Vin Diesel. First, we start with a Tokyo Drift Minute that could have been filled with so much detail! But, alas. Still, we find some good stuff, Joe gives us a Japanese history lesson, and Joey talks about Wim Wenders’ film Perfect Days. A reminder: voting is still open for the 2 Fast 2 Forever Hall of Fame, so vote now!

Next: Vin is back on Instagram in a big way, but his captions are less prolific than usual. (That’s okay; you’ll see why soon.) We then catch up on all the news from the NBCU Upfronts and Cannes. Most importantly: the new Fast and Furious TV series (at least one! maybe four! probably not!) in what Vin Diesel is calling “The TV Space.” We talk about how we’ll cover the shows, guess what they’ll be about, and pitch our dream show. Vin gave a prolonged intro to screening of The Fast and the Furious film at Cannes? You don’t say! Meanwhile, Jordana Brewster requests more agency for her character (nice!) while making some conflicting comments about whether or not she watches these movies.

Joey reads Vin Diesel’s essay in Variety, which is both genuinely good and genuinely Vin. Joe shares some good news about the new Tokyo Drift rollercoaster. A listener writes in with a new theory about whether Tokyo Drift takes place in 2006 or 2013, and our Patreon family grows in two ways. We talk (without spoilers!) about Obsession, I Love Boosters, and more movies in theaters.

Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Jason Rainey, Wes Hampton, Josh Buckley (Whole Lotta Wolves), Michael Moser, 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.

Jordan Polan-Clarke returns to the show to talk about The Fate of the Furious… and the future of the franchise! After we acknowledge the vast shift in the F&F landscape since we last recorded – and remind you that voting is still open for the 2 Fast 2 Forever Hall of Fame – we turn our focus to the Fate of the Furious (and Jordan’s journey through the franchise).

Is this the least Fast and Furious movie so far? How much do the women have to do in this movie? Is Dom Cuban? How much “engine work” does he really do? Does he make pasta and sauce from scratch? We discuss all these questions as Joe goes deep (but not too deep) into store-bought pasta.

We also talk about what stands out in the Dom and Queenie scene, what Fast & Furious could have learned from Friends, and the homophobia in the film found almost exclusively in the Extended Cut. Then, we explore the differences in the Extended Cut, ask whether Hobbs and/or Shaw is gay, and talk about what Roman used to be good at.

Is this the most classic car movie F&F? Is Dom’s villain turn believable, or is he reluctant on purpose? What will the Peacock F&F TV series be about? Plus: Jordan takes a BIG swing in the Fast Forever guessing game!

Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Lane Middleton, Jason Rainey, Wes Hampton, Josh Buckley (Whole Lotta Wolves), Michael Moser, 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 while the Vinstagram may be quiet, don’t worry: The Rock is here to tell us that We Rock Lavalavas, We Rock Skirts. We start, as always, with the Tokyo Drift minute, which features a very cinematic schoolday from Justin Lin and a question about the timeline of Tokyo Drift: when are we saying it happened? A PSA: voting for the 2 Fast 2 Forever Hall of Fame is now open, and it features a new category! You’ll know by now, but: what will we get from Cannes? We discuss. We also talk about a new approach to episode titles when the Vinstagram is quiet, how quickly we’re approaching an extinction-level event (which only we are covering!), and how Letterboxd and IMDb are handling AI performers. Which Fast actor would we most want to meet?

Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Lane Middleton, Jason Rainey, Wes Hampton, Josh Buckley (Whole Lotta Wolves), Michael Moser, 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 headed back to the wasteland for Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior! Our first order of business: making sense of the title variants. After discussing where this fits into the Mad Max chronology, we talk about the many things that Fast and Furious lifted from this movie (including a look back at past Fast & Furious Minute documents!). We explore the lore and fan theories that Mad Max 2 created, admire the film's many deaths (and the freedom of having that as an option), and ask: who are the good guys? Are there good guys? We talk about action scene fakeouts and the ingenuity with the stunts - as well as where things almost went horribly wrong. In a podcast first (?!?), we make an on-air scheduling pivot!

Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Lane Middleton, Jason Rainey, Wes Hampton, Josh Buckley (Whole Lotta Wolves), Michael Moser, 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 Life in the Fast Lane, and we come bearing a good news update: there’s no need for a wellness check. First, though, we see Sean square off against Major Boswell in a sparse Tokyo Drift minute that reminds us of how we watched (and tracked) these minutes when we first started. Then, we talk about some new movie announcements in our orbit, as there’s no real Fast & Furious news. We also explore (and debunk) some Fast & Furious theories we found on YouTube, talk about the tech bringing Val Kilmer “back” from the dead, and hear about a new way of determining the amount of Hobbs in Fast Forever (using math!).

Joe talks about recent travels, while Joey talks about Lily Allen performing West End Girl and a debacle of Record Store Day. We also briefly talk about Mother Mary and the new season of Euphoria before we do a deep-dive (with spoilers) of The Drama (skip from 51:00 to 1:00:10).

Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Lane Middleton, Jason Rainey, Wes Hampton, Josh Buckley (Whole Lotta Wolves), Michael Moser, 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.