S3E7. Racer X and Beyond - Return to Banana Pirate Island

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!

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Episode Links

• Racer X -- Kenneth Li, VIBE Magazine
• Racer X Reunion -- John Kennedy, VIBE Magazine

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