Fastlane - The Complete Series

What do you get when you mix speed, violence, righteous babes and top it off with a rockus soundtrack? Fastlane. It's Miami Vice for the new millenium. Ok, it's fairly shallow, mindless and occasionally cheesy, but it's definitely fun, exciting and entertaining. Oh yea, they blow the everloving hell out of everything and smash up some of the prettiest rides you wish you could own. It won and Emmy for its action sequences, proabaly to be expected when you're spending $2.6 million an episode.[Soundtrack Note]After 5 years of silence from the show's studio, Warner Brothers finally released the series to DVD this past Tuesday. Why'd it take so long? Most stories lead back to the expansive soundtrack featured throughout the Fastlane series. The problem seems to have been that many of the songs were originally licensed only for television and not a DVD release; as such, the series has jumped over to disc shy of nearly every single one of its original songs (thumbs down). Unfortunate, yes, but the new soundtrack has been reworked with a slight attention to the mood layed out by the original songs. That said, you can't take out a Coldplay or Phil Collins song from a dramatic scene and shovel in some unheard of tune. Half the reason this show was worth watching was simply for it's endless barage of hit tracks.Video Quality: The Fastlane DVD set looks good, but there is some noticeable grain in each episode. The grain was perhaps a decision by the series' writer/director/producer, McG. Colors are vibrant, intense and saturate well. Resolution is hit or miss at times, but acceptable for the most part, especially when viewed with an upconverting player. Overall, the five year old series has a respectable transfer, but not great.Audio Quality: Alas, it's 2.0 Stereo. For the most part, songs tend to be the focus of the audio mix and often overpower effects such as car engines and shootouts. Use a receiver with pro-logic II, Neo:6 or any mode that will matrix 2.0 into 5.1 or more, ramp the bass up a bit and you won't be missing much.Verdict: Likely a buy for just the fans. The total change in the series soundtrack is definitely heartbreaking.

The Good Things*Loads of great action scenes; probably the most I've seen in any show.*Excellent filming style. Lots of fluid slow-motion, unique camera angles, and colorful settings.*Loads of really cool cars.*Loads of sex appeal.*Excellent use of the settings (Los Angeles).*Good collection of exciting, mesmerising stories.*Good cast of characters. Good acting, dialogue, and writing.The Bad Things*Ummm...The Questionable Things*The music is different than what was originally aired (I don't mind, since I never saw it broadcasted, but others seem to hate it).This show resembles "Charlie's Angels" without the goofiness, and a heavier dose of the "Fast and the Furious." It has a lot of great action scenes, a lot of style, and good comprehensable stories. The love/hate relationships between the main characters add even more flare. Altogether, a high-quality show that is never dull.The DVD set ranges from having good video quality to being grainy or fuzzy. The audio sounds good. Discs are in fullscreen only (I don't know if this show was ever done in widescreen). There are some deleted scenes, outtakes, and a few featurettes.

Being that i love Love LOVED this show and watched the re-runs on TV1 everytime they came on....this DVD came right on time for me to clear my DVR to make room for the Olympic games. YAAAAYYY!!! This show is amazing and i wish it had continued. I looked good, was written well, and the action was believable. At least to me. Not to mention all the good eye candy. Let the church say Amen!..... The ONLY thing that could've made this DVD set better is if they could've resolved that last impression from the season finale. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO BILLIE.Well, i am happy with the DVD set and outside of not wrapping up the loose end(which garnered it only 4 stars) Aight Den. Hope this helps people make up their minds if they wanna buy or not. I definitely recommend any fan of the show to have this in their arsenal. Be EasyG.

Great item. Also I would like to become a Amazon vine product reviewer.

I gave this four stars only because the show was great! Best series of it's kind since Miami Vice! Unless you are like me and went to another company years ago and got the original tapings on disc, you will be out of luck because the music, just as in M.V., made it even better. I only bought this because one of my other original discs was damaged, so i wanted to have the entire collection on disc. If Warner Bros would re-issue with the original music and licenses, they would have my money for sure.

FASTLANE brings Tiffani Thiessen in her best role yet as Billie Chambers, making this TV show so hot! Peter Facinelli & Bill Bellamy are cool undercover cops in colorful L.A. settings...Clubs, Mansions, and the Candy Shop filled with the best cars.The saddest part was Fox's choice of putting it on Friday slaughter night and leaving the Series Finale as a Cliffhanger. Even MTV loved it airing the first few episodes.FASTLANE was action packed, fun, and very slick. McG did a great job. Episodes such as "Strap On" with Tiffani Thiessen & Jamie Pressley making out is unforgettable. Talented Guest Stars in every episode included Terrance D. Howard, Tatyana Ali, Tangi Miller, Robert Foster, Bianca Kajlich, George Hamilton, Krista Allen, Eric Mabius, Jenny McCarthy, Mischa Barton, Jay Mohr, Naomi Campbell, Tommy Lee, and another godess, Ali Landry.IF ONLY THIS SHOW COULD BE RESURRECTED FOR A 2ND SEASON, 5 YEARS LATER...

lo unico malo es que no venia con las canciones que acompañaban las escenas cuando transmitieron la serie

I don't know why this show only lasted one season. It was ten tons of fun!Fast cars, hot women, cool tunes, two wise-crackin' undercover cops and their even faster wise-crackin' boss lady.Throw in a mix of colourful friends and unsavoury 'baddies' and every week was a whole pile o' smash-up, shoot-out, bump and grind fun.IMO, this show was not given a real chance. IIRC, it suffered from a crappy time slot and I was SHOCKED when I found out that it wasn't being renewed. I thought that Peter, Bill and Tiffani had MORE than enough chemistry to keep the audience glued.I guess the tv execs disagreed.

Solamente viene en inglés, no viene subtitulada, ni doblada al español

Great series

Son copias del original.