IN REVERSE

At long last, we've done it. Finally, years now after the original prophesy delivered to Zach in a dream, we've fulfilled our ultimate goal of watching the entire Fast franchise back-to-front. We've finally sat down and watched the original 2001 film, The Fast and the Furious. In some ways, it was exactly what we expected. But in some other important ways, it was almost nothing like what we expected. So how does it hold up against everything that came afterwards? What does it mean for the finale to come full circle to the beginning? In this, our season 3 finale and the fulfillment of our original promise, join us as we pull out all the stops for a true extravaganza episode. And thank you, as always, for listening. Special thanks to our brothers and returning special guests, Michael and David! Episode Links The Fast and the Furious -- IMDb The Fast and the Furious (2001 film) -- Wikipedia Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InReverseCast Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

We're finally almost ready to watch the first film, 2001's The Fast and the Furious. But before we can do that, we've got one last origin point to take a look at, some bonus content about the original film to analyze, and some important housekeeping to get out of the way. We discuss the true story of the 1998 VIBE Magazine article Racer X, which inspired the first film, and also bonus material for The Fast and the Furious: an alternate ending, as well as some interviews regarding the real world of street racing! Finally, we wrap this one up with an in-depth discussion of the (unofficial) completely authoritative one true timeline of the Fast Saga, and nail down our official tier rankings of all the films in this franchise that we've seen so far. So buckle up for one last ride before our season finale, and our discussion of The Fast and the Furious! Note: Zach's timeline slides are embedded as chapter art in the podcast file if your podcast player supports that, if not, head to our Instagram (link below) to see them! Episode Links Racer X -- Kenneth Li, VIBE Magazine Racer X Reunion -- John Kennedy, VIBE Magazine Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InReverseCast Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

Continuing our exploration of the origins of the franchise, we turn this episode to a film we knew very little about going in-- Justin Lin's 2002 film Better Luck Tomorrow. Mainly known to Fastheads as the origin of Sung Kang's character Han Lue, we didn't really know what to expect going into this movie. We were, generally speaking, pleasantly surprised by this very early work of Justin Lin's, and it left us with a lot to think about-- both in terms of the messages and themes of the film itself, as well as-- somewhat complicatedly-- how it relates to the broader Fast Saga. The tone and content of this episode is a little different than what we normally do on this show, and in addition to discussing some heavier-than-usual topics we were unable to avoid spoilers in our discussion past a certain point. Important listening notes and warnings are as follows-- and if you'd like to watch the film before listening, we do wholeheartedly recommend that. Content Warning: This film is loosely based on true events, so as part of the discussion of this film we discuss the details of a real murder. If you'd like to skip that, it is marked as a chapter if your player supports those, and if not, the section to skip is from 01:16:38 to 01:28:40. Also, in discussing this film we cover some of the events of the film which themselves might be disturbing to listeners, and which include drug use, prostitution, murder, and self-harm. Please exercise your own judgement about your comfort level with these topics. Spoilers Note: As mentioned, spoilers begin at 00:22:55, after which point they are discussed freely as we found it impossible to discuss this film and its connection with the broader Fast Saga without discussing the ending. Feel free to go watch the movie and then return to listen, OR to ignore this warning entirely-- exercise your own judgement. Episode Links Better Luck Tomorrow (2002) -- IMDb Better Luck Tomorrow -- Wikipedia Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InReverseCast Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

Welcome back to In Reverse: Start Line! This episode is our Point Break episode, of course, in which we'll analyze both the original Point Break (1991) and the reboot (2015). The similarities between Point Break (1991) and The Fast and the Furious (2001) are often cited, so in our exploration of the origins of the franchise, it only felt right to include these two. We'll compare and contrast them with each other, of course, and with The Fast and the Furious (2001). But before we even get to that-- there's exciting franchise news! We didn't want to keep you waiting, of course, so we open up this episode discussing all the exciting new details about the future of the franchise and its 25th anniversary celebration. It's a fairly packed episode to welcome you back from the mid-season break-- enjoy! Note: Spoiler block in this episode is from 01:21:53 - 01:35:46. If you want to avoid spoiler discussion you can use the chapter marker (if your player supports it) or just scrub to the latter timestamp. Episode Links News Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift – a High-Speed Roller Coaster Coming to Universal Studios Florida in 2027 -- Universal Corporate Communications PUMA Basketball Teams Up with ‘Fast & Furious’ -- License Global Next ‘Fast and Furious’ Movie ‘Fast Forever’ Sets Spring 2028 Release Date -- Variety The Points Break Point Break (1991) -- IMDb Point Break (2015) -- IMDb Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InReverseCast Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

Merry xXx'mas, all! Can you believe this is the third one of these we've done? For better or for worse, this is our third xXx'mas, and it's still just as hard to find information about these films without surfacing pornography as it was when we first started. This episode, we're talking about the film that started the Xander Zone, 2002's xXx. Watching this movie was an eye-opening experience in far more ways than we anticipated, and so this episode we've prepared for you is a fun and exciting holiday special-- filled with twists, turns, trivia, and revelations! We've got cocktails, we've got mix-em-ups, we've got bits and skits galore! So everyone, strap on your snowboards, grab your Xander Cage-branded energy drinks-- and then cozy up to that xXx'mas fire, and prepare to be whisked away to the Xander Zone... one last time. Episode Links xXx (2002) xXx (2002 film) -- Wikipedia xXx (2002) -- IMDb Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InReverseCast Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse Content Warning: The section of this episode from 00:51:15 - 01:00:59 contains some discussion of the allegations of sexual violence, abuse, and misconduct made against certain individuals involved with the production of this film. It also includes discussion about the death of a stunt performer on the set of this film. We included these discussions because we believe they are important. If you for any reason would like to skip over this discussion, you can use the chapter marker (if your player supports it) or just scrub to the latter timestamp. Please consider supporting survivors of sexual violence by giving to RAINN at https://give.rainn.org/a/donate Please consider supporting stunt performers by continuing to support SAG-AFTRA (https://www.sagaftra.org/get-involved) and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation (https://sagaftra.foundation/individual-giving/).

This episode, we're going all the way back to the original pitch that Paul Walker made to Rob Cohen for what would become The Fast and the Furious: "Days of Thunder meets Donnie Brasco." So, we've gone and watched both of those films, and they're a little different from the ones we usually watch on this show... For one thing, they're not in any way connected to the Fast franchise outside of that initial idea, and for another, we actually recommend you watch these movies for a change! So in light of that, we've dispensed with most of our usual recounting of the plot of the films, and instead focused for most of the episode on spoiler-free analysis of how these movies inform the The Fast and the Furious (2001). We hope you'll join us in watching both of these, and we hope you'll appreciate what turned out to be a fascinating lense through which to view the very beginning of the Fast franchise. Note: Spoiler block in this episode is from 00:47:38 - 01:05:39. If you want to avoid spoiler discussion you can use the chapter marker (if your player supports it) or just scrub to the latter timestamp. Episode Links Days of Thunder (1990) Days of Thunder -- Wikipedia Days of Thunder (1990) -- IMDb Donnie Brasco (1997) Donnie Brasco (film) -- Wikipedia Donnie Brasco(1997) -- IMDb Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InReverseCast Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

Happy Thanksgiving to all! On this episode, we'll be discussing the 2003 film The Italian Job, a film of dubious connection to the Fast & Furious franchise but with plenty of F&F DNA to decode nonetheless. Depending on how you interpret a line of Deckard Shaw's in the film Hobbs and Shaw, this might be an actual bona fide entry in the Fast & Furious franchise, but you'll have to listen in order to hear our full breakdown and opinions on how this movie could or could not fit in with the rest of the FFuniverse. And make sure you stick around after the credits roll for some discussion about a currently relevant (in a first for us) and recently released movie as well. We hope you enjoy, and from our family to yours, we are so thankful to you for listening! Episode Links The Italian Job (2003 film) -- Wikipedia The Italian Job (2003) -- IMDb SHOWSTOPPERS. THE MINIS OF 2003’S THE ITALIAN JOB. -- Mini.com This one has the best quality photos of the custom battery systems and electric motors they had to hack together for the Minis The Minis in 2003’s The Italian Job Were Electric Because LA Didn’t Want Fumes in Its Subway Tunnels --TheDrive Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InReverseCast Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

We're very excited to be back for another season, and we've got an exciting premiere episode for you all. We're finally tackling the one movie everyone has been waiting for-- The Fast and the Furious! That's right... the 1954 one. This season, we'll be discussing the roots and beginnings of the franchise from every angle, so it only made sense to start with the namesake. And we seriously did not expect there to be nearly as much connective tissue as there turned out to be. We've also got a B-side to this episode, where we discuss some bombshell news about the future of the franchise and the development of the next film, so there's a lot to dig into in this premiere. Welcome, one and all, to Season 3-- In Reverse: Start Line! Episode Links The Fast and the Furious (1954 film) -- Wikipedia The Fast and the Furious (1954) -- IMDb Fast & Furious & Way Less Expensive. A Star Film Franchise Gets a Reality Check. -- Ben Fritz @ The Wall Street Journal Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InReverseCast Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

We're back! Once again, we return from our (unexpectedly) lengthy hiatus with a special episode just ahead of our upcoming third season. This time, we will be presenting for you a piece of lost media, the never-completed sequel to the 2003 film The Italian Job. Featuring new original music by brother of the show and previous guest David, and with an ensemble voice cast of whichever of Zach's friends were willing to be good sports, we've put together an audio drama sure to captivate and delight! A huge thank you to our special guests, Zach's friends Max, Ike, Ariella, Miriam, and returning guest Jon! And now, without further ado, In Reverse proudly presents the lost movie of the franchise... The Brazilian Job! Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

At long last, we've arrived at the final episode of this, our "2 Second 2 Season." This season we've discussed the many sequels and reinventions of the Fast and Furious film series, and in this finale we arrive at Turbo Charged, the short-film prelude to 2 Fast 2 Furious and the first piece of Fast & Furious canon to follow the original film. But that wasn't qute enough for a season finale, so we've got some additional exciting stuff for you all this time! We also discuss the music of the franchise and the music it inspired, do a bit of a dive into some of the car-focused ancillary content around these films, and finally bring it all to a close with some (unexpected) late-breaking news about the upcoming final film. Once again, we'd like to thank all of you for following along and listening, it means a lot that there are people enjoying what we do. We're going to take a brief hiatus, and we'll be back soon with more In Reverse! Episode Links Turbo Charged The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious -- Wikipedia Turbo Charged Prelude to 2 Fast 2 Furious -- IMDb Turbo Charged Prelude to 2 Fast 2 Furious -- watch the whole thing on Archive.org Music Links More Fast And Furious (Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture) Fast & Furious: Drift Tape (Phonk Vol 1) Next Level - A$ton Wyld Next Level - aespa aespa 에스파 'Next Level' MV "Tricking Out A Hot Import Car" "Tricking Out a Hot Import Car" on YouTube The article on "Ladydragon.com" (SFW) Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

Well, here we are in Florida, with the penultimate episode of our 2 Second 2 Season, in which we discuss the first ever Fast & Furious sequel, 2 Fast 2 Furious. And as you'll hear on the episode, we recorded this on location in South Florida! This turned out to be a very Floridian episode about a very uniquely Floridian movie, so boy are we glad we took the opportunity. More like 2 Fast 2 Florida, amirite gamers? Anyway, this episode takes some twists and turns, so buckle up and get ready to Act a Fool! Episode Links 2 Fast 2 Furious (film) -- Wikipedia 2 Fast 2 Furious -- IMDb Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

This episode, we're discussing the 2009 short film "Los Bandoleros," which serves as a prelude to the film "Fast & Furious" discussed last episode. This is to-date Vin Diesel's one and only contribution to the Fast & Furious franchise as writer and director, so we really dive into what we can learn about his vision for Fast & Furious from this 20 minute short film. But it's not the only "short film" discussed this episode. If you watched Super Bowl LIX, or maybe if Mark Zuckerberg's algorithms recently decided you were part of the target demographic for expensive ice cream, you may have seen the other one we're talking about this week too. We hope you slow down and join us for a taste this episode! Episode Links Häagen-Dazs® Häagen-Dazs® Slows Down the Fastest Film Franchise in 2025 Super Bowl Ad Debut -- PR Newswire How Häagen-Dazs Landed ‘Fast and Furious’ Stars Vin Diesel, Michele Rodriguez and Ludacris for Super Bowl Ad -- Hollywood Reporter Los Bandoleros Los Bandoleros (film) -- Wikipedia Los Bandoleros -- IMDb Vin Diesel “adores” Dominicans, presents ‘Los Bandoleros’ -- Dominican Today via The Internet Archive Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

This episode, we're discussing the 2009 film Fast & Furious, the fourth film in the franchise and the one which happens to share a name with the broader franchise. This movie is a legacy sequel, a return to form, a huge tonal shift, and a soft reboot of the whole damn franchise. There’s what to dig into here, so buckle up! It's mostly about drug trafficking and grief, but also Car Detectives. There's lots to unpack here, so come join us at Dommy Diesel's Driving Dojo for Dangerous Dudes! Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

As promised, we're back this episode to discuss the Vin Diesel vehicle (wink) and 2009 videogame, Wheelman, developed and published by Midway Games. You'll never believe this one, but in this videogame, you play as Vin Diesel's character as he drives cars really fast, does spy stuff, and engage in violence both vehicular and bodily as you endeavor to stop the deployment of a nation-ending superweapon. Hope you're excited to hear all about Wheelman, a game we actually played in order to bring you this episode. Join us as we journey into- the Midverse! Episode Links Wheelman (Wikipedia) Midway Games (Wikipedia) The Wheelman Wiki -- List of Vehicles Minimme's YouTube Channel Drew Gooden's Vin Diesel Video Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

We're back! And headed once again to Brazil, to witness where it all began- in ways we never expected. So grab a cup of Monkey Piss, because this is hopefully the last time we have to talk about bodily fluids. Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

Welcome, one and all, to our very special holiday spectacular! Allow us to present to you, A xXxMas Carol! This year, we'll be your spooky, spectral guides to franchises past, present, and future... as we once again enter the GAMERVERSE. That's right, we're talking about three different videogames from three different but closely related franchises. Enjoy, and Happy Holidays from our Family to yours! Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Episode Links Fast & Furious Arcade - Raw Thrills Fast & Furious: Showdown (Wikipedia) Wheelman (Wikipedia) List of Wheelman Films (IMDB) Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

This episode, we're covering Fast & Furious 6. It is one of the movies of this franchise that exists. Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

Happy Thanksgiving! Are you ready for the newest high-octane entry in the Fast & Furious series? Are you ready for thrills and stunts, car crimes and automotive ambulation the likes of which you've never seen? Well, we sure hope so, because here it is-- the latest Fast & Furious release, the official Fast & Furious cookbook! Get ready for the Fastest and Furiousest review of a cookbook you've ever heard, and give your hum-drum Thanksgiving plans a NOS BOOST! Seriously, we had a great time with this one, and a big thanks to our brothers (and returning guests) Michael and David for joining us for this. And a special additional thanks to David for first dubbing this "The Feast of the Furious." Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Episode Links Fast & Furious: The Official Cookbook - Insight Editions Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

And we're back again! Just a short week after last week's very spooky special, we're here to bring you another thematically appropriate episode for Election Day-- we're talking about the next Fast & Furious film in our order, xXx: State of the Union! There are some strong feelings in this one, and some themes and ideas worth talking about, which is not at all what we expected from a movie with a reputation like this one. You should listen, of course, but you should also probably watch this movie. Also, you should vote. It's Election Day, dammit! Get your ass to the polls! Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Episode Links Resources for Election Day, November 5, 2024: USA.gov How, When, and Where to Vote USA.gov Find Your Polling Place Vote.org Polling Place Locator IWillVote.com Resources Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

Welcome, Fuelish Mortals! Muhahahaha! That's right, it's our very special Halloween episode, with lots of grim and ghoulish Fast and Furious-adjacent tales to terrify and delight you. We've got four exciting (and spoOoOooOoOOooky) segments for you all this episode, so hit the NOS on your witch's broom and hold on to your bones, it's about to get Fast and Frightening! Special thanks to friend of the show Jonathan Esterlit for joining us as a guest on two segments this episode. Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Episode Links Fuel Fest NJ Reach Out World Wide Drift New England Drift New England Instagram Motor Head Garage Productions T is for Turbo Board Book Motor Head Garage Productions Instagram Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

Aaaaand we're back! Welcome to the premiere of In Reverse: The 2 Second 2 Season, wherein we tackle the next film in the series (from a reverse chronological perspective), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Lots of fun car crimes in this one, and we get fully back into it this episode as we drift through some of the wilder twists and turns of this film. We're very excited to be back, so buckle up and get ready for some Car Crimes! Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Episode Links Rockstar69.com, circa 2006 Spotify Playlists In Reverse - The Official Playlist In Reverse - Fast Tracks Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

Welcome back everyone! Ahead of our upcoming second season, we're very happy to bring you this special episode, our experimental Fast & Furious actual-play episode! Our brothers (and returning guests from season one) Michael and David joined us for an original Fast & Furious adventure, GMed by Zach, with some unique and exciting In Reverse flavor. Using two existing official Fast & Furious tabletop games, we played through our thrilling adventure to drive fast, fight furiously, save the world, and spend some quality Family time together. Join us for... The Fast Campaign! Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Episode Links Fast & Furious: Full Throttle BoardGameGeek page Fast & Furious: Highway Heist Official Product Page BoardGameGeek page Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

This is it-- the Season One finale of In Reverse. Obviously, there's a lot more Fast and Furious to go, so don't worry, we're not done. But Furious 7 marks a significant inflection point in the franchise. There's a lot to cover regarding this movie, as it not only closes the book on the franchise as it existed previously, but sets up the way the rest of the franchise will be going forward-- which we know all too well, having done this In Reverse. For now, enjoy this extra long finale episode, and we'll be back with more after a brief inter-season hiatus! Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of the tragic and untimely death of Paul Walker (2:12:25 to 2:42:36). Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Episode Links Fast & Furious & Corona 'Fast and Furious' has given Corona $15 million worth of product placement — absolutely free (Business Insider) Any Brew You Want, As Long As It’s a Corona (The Ringer) The Furious 7 300 "Furious 7" To Sponsor Chicagoland Speedway XFINITY Series Race (PR Newswire) Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse Please consider supporting survivors of sexual violence by giving to RAINN at https://give.rainn.org/a/donate

We're hopping over across the pond this time, taking a quick jaunt to the footie stadiums of jolly old England, to talk about the ill-fated, critically-panned, visionary, revolutionary Fast and Furious arena live show, Fast & Furious Live! We had a lot more to say about this one than originally anticipated. Then we go right ahead and break into a good old-fashioned Unnamed Proprietary Puppets News Flash to cover a bunch of significant news and updates regarding the Fast and Furious franchise that we've been saving up these past few months-- with some interesting twists coming our way regarding what might be happening with the next entries in this franchise. Go on and give this here podcast a tallywackle! Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Episode Links Fast and Furious Live Official Live Show Teaser (YouTube) Fast and Furious Live premiere with introduction by Vin Diesel (YouTube) Alternate (closer) view of Vin Diesel Intro (YouTube) Fast and Furious Live Manchester show full HD recording (YouTube) Alternate Live Recording of the London show at The O2 (YouTube) News Items Fast & Furious roller coaster news (KTLA, LA local news site) Moana news (Variety) Jurassic World news (Jurassic Outpost) Jason Momoa interview (Variety) Fast 11 news (CBR, formerly Comic Book Resources) Stephen Colbert and Christopher Nolan discuss Fast & Furious (YouTube) Dodge Electric Muscle Car Reveal video (Wall Street Journal) Dodge Electric Muscle article, one of many (Gear Patrol) Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse Please consider supporting survivors of sexual violence by giving to RAINN at https://give.rainn.org/a/donate

It's been a long time coming. We've all been through a lot together. And honestly, there were times when we thought we would never make it here. But now, after all this time, we are proud to say we have reached the very beginning-- of Spy Racers, that is! That's right, this time we're covering the very first season of Fast and Furious Spy Racers, in which the adventures of Tony Toretto and friends actually begin. Join us as we witness the origins of this series and tackle the hard questions-- questions like "why are we doing this?" and "who is this for?" and even "was all of Fast and Furious created ultimately for the purpose of this podcast?" And joining us on this episode is a very special guest, our brother David! Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse Please consider supporting survivors of sexual violence by giving to RAINN at https://give.rainn.org/a/donate

We're finally back to the main films of the franchise! That's right, this time, we're facing our fate head-on and tackling Fate of the Furious! For a film that was billed pretty heavily as Vin Diesel facing off against The Rock and the rest of the Fast family, the movie doesn't provide quite as much Big Civil War Energy as we were maybe expecting-- but don't worry, we've gone ahead and provided some conflict of our own. Get ready, this is our Civil War! Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse Please consider supporting survivors of sexual violence by giving to RAINN at https://give.rainn.org/a/donate

It's time to get down to business... Monkey Business. We're back for more Spy Racers, and in this one we've finally made it to the arc we've all been waiting for (dreading), Rio. This is the second season of the show, and given what we knew about it going in, we decided to do this one a little differently. That's right-- this one was recorded live as we watched the show, and drank along to cope. We hope you enjoy our real-time reactions to all the mind-control-and-monkey-based shenanigans that happen this season. You might also want to have a drink on hand for this one-- but make sure no monkeys get into it... Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse Please consider supporting survivors of sexual violence by giving to RAINN at https://give.rainn.org/a/donate

How do you do, fellow gamers? In this episode, we take our first foray into the GamerVerse, the Gamer Zone, whatever you want to call the wonderful world of videogames! Join us for our discussion of Fast & Furious Crossroads, the 2020 videogame that is apparently integral to understanding the deep lore of this franchise. We've also got some heavier stuff to talk about, but once that's all addressed, it's Gamer Time. Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse Please consider supporting survivors of sexual violence by giving to RAINN at https://give.rainn.org/a/donate

Did somebody ring the Dinkler? We return to the "thrilling" world of F&F for the Sahara arc of Fast & Furious Spy Racers, where we join our intrepid animated heroes on their latest adventure. Get excited for their latest escapades-- walking through the desert, riding camels through the desert, hallucinating in the desert, and watching YouTube videos... in the desert. There's a lot of desert in this one. Hope you like sand! Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Episode Links CIA Spy Kids website: https://www.cia.gov/spy-kids/index.html Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse Please consider supporting survivors of sexual violence by giving to RAINN at https://give.rainn.org/a/donate

Imagine if you will, an alternate universe. Where shadow government organizations recruit not street racers who are also criminals, but extreme athletes who are also criminals. But pretty much everything else is the same, for some reason. You have just entered… the Xander Zone. Join us in our holiday spectacular as we celebrate Fastmas (or in this reality, xXxmas) with an episode all about xXx: The Return of Xander Cage! Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Show Links The Return of Xander Cage official website (Archive link) Turo's Xander Page (Archive link) Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/inreversecast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

This time around we're covering the Mexico arc of Fast & Furious Spy Racers. We were actually looking forward to this one going in, but boy, they sure showed us. This season in particular has some wild twists and turns, and hits new highs and unprecedented lows. Just be glad we're the ones watching Mr. Diesel's special Netflix project, so nobody else has to. Hope you like ocelots! Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

Happy Thanksgiving, folks! This week we're bringing you our very special Thanksgiving episode, in which we finally come to the much anticipated film Hobbs and Shaw. Everyone gets a treat this time around, because guess what, this one ain't quite like the others. So pop on those headphones, grab yourself an ice-cold can of whup-ass, and find out just what in the fresh turkey hell these boys are up to! Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Show Links Hobbs and Shaw official website (Archive link) Turo's Hobbs and Shaw collection BriskHobbsAndShaw.com (Archive link) Brisk Hobbs and Shaw press release David Leitch interview about Brisk Hobbs and Shaw Brisk Hobbs and Shaw advert on YouTube Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/inreversecast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

This is our first episode recorded post-hiatus, and yes, we're back to Spy Racers! We're tackling the fifth season of the show, the South Pacific arc, but we've made some changes to how we're watching it. This time, we've dared to ask... what if Spy Racers was an anime? Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/inreversecast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse NOTE: This is a work of critique, in no way affiliated with NBC Universal or Netflix. Please consider supporting SAG-AFTRA members at https://www.sagaftra.org/get-involved

Just in time for Halloween, the podcast is back from the dead! Spooky, right? Return with us to the place where it all started (for us, anyway), and revisit The Shittiest Warehouse as we discuss Fast and Furious merchandise. This episode also features our first-ever guest segment, where we are joined by our brother Michael! Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/inreversecast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse NOTE: This is a work of critique, in no way affiliated with NBC Universal or any other struck company. Please consider supporting SAG-AFTRA members at https://www.sagaftra.org/get-involved

We're back at it again this episode with another run of Spy Racers! This time we're tackling the first half of the final season, and somehow it's already fully off the rails. There's five more seasons of this show, and let's just say some of us are already quite done. But we're nothing if not committed, so look forward to our (not so slow) descent into Spy Racers hell. Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/inreversecast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse NOTE: This is a work of critique, in no way affiliated with NBC Universal or Netflix. Please consider supporting SAG-AFTRA members at https://www.sagaftra.org/get-involved

We f-9-ally got around to watching another movie in this franchise, and well… it wasn’t great. Things got a bit spooky, a bit biblical, and a bit- uh, super long, but we promise it all comes together in (almost) a semi coherent fashion. So buckle up, it’s time to make your fastsona. Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. What's Your Drag Racer Nickname? https://play.howstuffworks.com/quiz/whats-your-drag-racer-nickname Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/inreversecast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse NOTE: This episode was recorded in advance of the SAG-AFTRA strike. This is a work of critique, in no way affiliated with NBC Universal. Please consider supporting SAG-AFTRA members at https://www.sagaftra.org/get-involved

In this episode, we begin our foray into the FFUniverse's TV side, the Netflix original animated series Fast and Furious Spy Racers-- starting, of course, with the final 6 episode "Hollywood" arc of the 6th season, "Homecoming" (yes, there are SIX SEASONS). No, we didn't make this up, and yes, we did start a six-season streaming TV show with the final six episodes of its run. Y'all can't say we're not dedicated to this project. Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/inreversecast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse NOTE: This episode was recorded in advance of the SAG-AFTRA strike. This is a work of critique, in no way affiliated with Netflix or NBC Universal. Please consider supporting SAG-AFTRA members at https://www.sagaftra.org/get-involved

This episode, we discuss the exciting news of Mr. The "Dwayne Johnson" Rock's return to the Fast and Furious franchise! We'll also recap, in excruciating detail, the entire sordid history of the Vin-Dwayne Beef. Are you team Vin or team Dwayne? Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. The Rock's Tweet: https://twitter.com/therock/status/1664332676323483660 Us Weekly Article: https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/vin-diesel-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-feud-timeline/ "shookone"'s Letterboxd review of Fast X: https://letterboxd.com/shookone/film/fast-x/ Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/inreversecast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

Welcome back to In Reverse! This episode, we discuss our very first Fast & Furious film watching experience for the show, our trip to see Fast X in theaters! We made sure to record our very first discussion about the film, mere minutes out of the theater, and so we present it here for your enjoyment-- how could the franchise have possibly gotten to this point? Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/inreversecast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

Welcome to In Reverse! Join us, your hosts Joseph "Joey" Kotzker and Zachary "Zach" Kotzker, on a journey to understand the Fast and Furious franchise in the most counterintuitive way possible: starting at the end, and working backwards to the beginning. We know virtually nothing about this franchise going in, except that it is maybe the most ridiculuously escalating franchise to ever exist. How bad could it be? Follow along with us by subscribing to the podcast at inreversecast.com or wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. #1 Gizmo Fan: https://letterboxd.com/ingridgoeswest/ Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/inreversecast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse