Fastlane (TV series)
Television series | |
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German title | Fastlane |
Original title | Fastlane |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Year (s) | 2002-2003 |
length | 45 minutes |
Episodes | 22 in 1 season |
genre | Drama , action series |
idea |
John McNamara Joseph "McG" McGinty Nichol |
music |
Cameron Allan , Charlie Clouser |
First broadcast | September 18, 2002 (USA) on Fox |
German-language first broadcast |
August 26, 2003 on VOX |
occupation | |
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Fastlane ( Engl. Fast lane) is an American action television series . The Fox series, which has 22 episodes in one season, was created by John McNamara and McG , who also directed the pilot episode.
action
Deaqon Hayes and Donovan "Van" Ray are members of a special unit of the Los Angeles Police Department , "Das Schlaraffenland". Led by Billie Chambers, both are sent on undercover missions against organized crime. For their camouflage they can fall back on their warehouse full of confiscated cars, accessories and weapons.
occupation
- Main cast
- Peter Facinelli : Donovan "Van" Ray
- Bill Bellamy : Deaqon "Deaq" Hayes
- Tiffani Thiessen : Wilhelmina "Billie" Chambers
- Recurring occupation
- Jay Mohr : Roland Hill
- Mark Famiglietti : Jarod
- Big Boy : Aquarius
- Vondie Curtis-Hall : Andre Hayes
- Jennifer Sky : Cassidy Shaw
- Robert Forster : Raymond Ray
- Jamie Brown : Sophia Jones
- Bill Duke : Capt. Parish
During the runtime there were a number of guest or cameo appearances , B. Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit , Biz Markie , Mischa Barton , Jenny McCarthy , Jake Busey , Craig Sheffer , Jaime Pressly , George Hamilton , Eric Mabius , Michelle Forbes , Navi Rawat , Iggy Pop , Naomi Campbell , Tommy Lee , Terrence Howard , Krista Allen , Isaac Hayes , Tatyana Ali , Jennifer Sky and Paul Gleason .
background
- Each episode cost Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox about 2.6 million US dollars (2.2 million euros ).
- The series was eventually canceled because the production costs were too high in relation to the audience and the resulting advertising income.
- The role of Billie Chambers was originally offered to Heather Locklear .
- The portrayal of Mischa Barton , Simone , led producer McG to cast her on the series OC, California .
- The series included many tributes to Miami Vice . The first episodes of both series show many similarities in tension and music, in addition to the similarities in atmosphere.
Charisma
Fox aired the series from September 18, 2002 through April 25, 2003. The German premiere will be from August 26, 2003 to January 5, 2004 on VOX . The broadcast in Austria took place on ORF .
On July 8, 2008, the series was released on DVD in the United States.
Episode list
episode | Original title | German title | First broadcast (Fox) |
First broadcast (VOX) |
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01 | pilot | Land of milk and honey | September 18, 2002 | August 26, 2003 |
02 | Girls Own Juice | The biker gang | September 25, 2002 | September 2, 2003 |
03 | Gone Native | Russian disco | October 30, 2002 | September 9, 2003 |
04 | Things Done Changed | Exposed | November 6, 2002 | September 16, 2003 |
05 | Ryde or Die | The death club | November 13, 2002 | September 22, 2003 |
06 | Ray Ray | Blossom magic | November 20, 2002 | September 29, 2003 |
07 | Wet | Familiar enemy | November 27, 2002 | October 6, 2003 |
08 | Mighty Blue | Deadly love | 4th December 2002 | October 13, 2003 |
09 | Get Your Mack On | Girl trafficking | December 11, 2002 | October 20, 2003 |
10 | Dogtown | Scanned | January 10, 2003 | October 20, 2003 |
11 | Strap on | A hairy affair | January 17, 2003 | November 3, 2003 |
12 | 101 | The greenhorn | January 24, 2003 | November 10, 2003 |
13 | Defense (1) | With your back to the wall (1) | January 31, 2003 | November 17, 2003 |
14th | Offense (2) | With your back to the wall (2) | February 7, 2003 | November 24, 2003 |
15th | Popdukes | The Nigeria Connection | February 14, 2003 | December 1, 2003 |
16 | Slippery slope | Ice cold angels | March 7, 2003 | December 8, 2003 |
17th | Simone Says | Explosive mix | March 14, 2003 | December 15, 2003 |
18th | monster | 72 hours only | March 21, 2003 | December 22, 2003 |
19th | Overkill | Overkill | March 28, 2003 | December 29, 2003 |
20th | Asslane | Blood ties | April 4, 2003 | December 29, 2003 |
21st | Dosed (1) | Diamond fever (1) | April 18, 2003 | January 5, 2004 |
22nd | Iced (2) | Diamond fever (2) | April 25, 2003 | January 5, 2004 |
Awards
- Award
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Primetime Emmy Awards 2003 :
- Best Stunt Coordination ( Outstanding Stunt Coordination ) for Dick Ziker for Episode 20 Blood Ties (Asslane)
- Nominations
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NAACP Image Award 2003:
- Best Series Actor - Drama ( Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series ) for Bill Bellamy
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Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 2003:
- Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic - Sound Effects & Foley for episode 1 Schlaraffenland (Pilot)
- Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic - Music
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Teen Choice Awards 2003 :
- Choice TV Actor - Drama / Action Adventure for Bill Bellamy
- Choice TV Actress - Drama / Action Adventure for Tiffani Thiessen
- Choice TV - Drama / Action Adventure
Web links
- Fast Lane at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Fastlane on Fernsehserien.de