It’s About Family: The Fast & Furious Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

It’s here, finally! We’ve watched Fast & Furious 9 after waiting well over a year, thanks to the delays. Does it live up to our expectations? Was it worth the wait? Listen in to find out the answers to those questions, plus much more.

Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

Movie Title: Fast & Furious 9 Directed by: Justin Lin Written by: Daniel Casey (screenplay & story by), Justin Lin (screenplay & story by), Alfredo Botello (story by), Gary Scott Thompson (based on characters by) Starring: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Nathalie Emmanuel, Charlize Theron, John Cena, Finn Cole, Sung Kang, Anna Sawai, Helen Mirren, Kurt Russell, Lucas Black, Shad Moss, Don Omar, Shea Whigham, Vinnie Bennett, JD Pardo, Michael Rooker, Siena Agudong, Azia Dinea Hale, Juju Zhang, Karson Kern, Igby Rigney, Cardi B

Ultimate Fast & Furious Playlist: https://spoti.fi/38HhM34 It’s About Family Credits: Music: “Teriyaki Boyz - Tokyo Drift (KVSH REMIX)” by DJ- ZoRo (Additional car sounds & effects added by Dylan Blight) License: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art Created by: Cherie Henriques & Dylan Blight Fast Saga Material: Copyright Universal Pictures

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In the penultimate episode of the season Dylan, Ciaran and Ashley gather for the first time in 2021 to discuss their pre-viewing Fast & Furious 9 thoughts, and as a bonus, they talk about Hobbs & Shaw, the Fast & Furious spin-off film.

Also in this episode, Dylan finishes up his series of reviews for Fast & Furious: Spy Racers with Season 4 - Mexico.

Make sure you have your podcasts at the ready for our Fast & Furious 9 discussion later this week on the Its About Family podcast feed.

Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

Movie Title: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw Directed by: David Leitch Written by: Chris Morgan, Drew Pearce Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Helen Mirren, Eiza Gonzalez, Eddie Marsan, Eliana Sua, Cliff Curtis

Ultimate Fast & Furious Playlist: https://spoti.fi/38HhM34 It’s About Family Credits: Music: “Teriyaki Boyz - Tokyo Drift (KVSH REMIX)” by DJ- ZoRo (Additional car sounds & effects added by Dylan Blight) License: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art Created by: Cherie Henriques & Dylan Blight Fast Saga Material: Copyright Universal Pictures

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It’s About Family: Season One is back with a special redux release. The same great episodes you may have missed last year as the movie was delayed, but this time with some added bonuses. In today’s episode, Dylan and Ashley discuss the second trailer for the film fresh off the presses before we kick things into first gear on our Fast & Furious podcast we begin by taking a look at the film that introduced Han, Better Luck Tomorrow.

Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

Better Luck Tomorrow Directed by: Justin Lin Written by: Ernesto Foronda, Justin Lin, Fabian Marquez Starring: Parry Shen, Jason Tobin, Sung Kang, Roger Fan, John Cho, Karin Anna Cheung

Ultimate Fast & Furious Playlist: https://spoti.fi/38HhM34 It’s About Family Credits:: Music: “Teriyaki Boyz - Tokyo Drift (KVSH REMIX)” by DJ- ZoRo (Additional car sounds & effects added by Dylan Blight) License: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art Created by: Cherie Henriques & Dylan Blight Fast Saga Material: Copyright Universal Pictures

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A new player enters the game, the mysterious Cipher who manages to twists Doms arms into making him work against his family. The reveal of why is shocking and sends a spin down the previous few movies. Also, Dylan really digs into why this movie annoys him.

Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

The Fate of The Furious (2017) Directed by: F. Gary Gray Written by: Chris Morgan Starring: Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, Charlize Theron, Kurt Russell, Nathalie Emmanuel, Luke Evans, Elsa Pataky, Kristofer Hivju, Scott Eastwood, Tego Calderon, Don Omar, Helen Mirren

Ultimate Fast & Furious Playlist:https://spoti.fi/38HhM34 It’s About Family Credits: Music: “Teriyaki Boyz - Tokyo Drift (KVSH REMIX)” by DJ- ZoRo (Additional car sounds & effects added by Dylan Blight) License: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art Created by: Cherie Henriques & Dylan Blight Fast Saga Material: Copyright Universal Pictures

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The loss of Paul Walker is all over Furious 7, a film that handles his tragic death with care and heart. We discuss the busters final movie and say goodbye to Paul Walker in an episode where everyone is trying not to cry.

Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

Furious 7 Directed by: James Wan Written by: Chris Morgan Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, Dwayne Johnson, Lucas Black, Kurt Russell, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky, Gal Gadot, John Brotherton, Luke Evans, Tony Jaa, Djimon Honsou, Noel Gugliemi, Ali Fazal, Ronda Rousey

Ultimate Fast & Furious Playlist:https://spoti.fi/38HhM34 It’s About Family Credits: Music: “Teriyaki Boyz - Tokyo Drift (KVSH REMIX)” by DJ- ZoRo (Additional car sounds & effects added by Dylan Blight) License: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art Created by: Cherie Henriques & Dylan Blight Fast Saga Material: Copyright Universal Pictures

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After the death of Gisele, Han heads to Tokyo to start a new life where he gets entangled with the Yakuza and meets a young new drifter from America. Tokyo Drift is a fan favourite and a big moment in franchise history.

Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

The Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift Directed by: Justin Lin Written by: Chris Morgan Starring: Lucas Black, Shad Moss, Sung Kang, Jason Tobin, Leonardo Nam, Brian Tee, Nathalie Kelley, Keiko Kitagawa

Ultimate Fast & Furious Playlist:https://spoti.fi/38HhM34 It’s About Family Credits: Music: “Teriyaki Boyz - Tokyo Drift (KVSH REMIX)” by DJ- ZoRo (Additional car sounds & effects added by Dylan Blight) License: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art Created by: Cherie Henriques & Dylan Blight Fast Saga Material: Copyright Universal Pictures

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Incomes our first Shaw when Hobbs hires Dom and his crew to help him take down a group of mercenaries. Oh! Also, it appears Letty is back. We discuss Furious 6 and the one where we all get sad about Han.

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Furious 6 (2013) Directed by: Justin Lin Written by: Chris Morgan Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, Luke Evans, Elsa Pataky, Gina Carano

Ultimate Fast & Furious Playlist:https://spoti.fi/38HhM34 It’s About Family Credits: Music: “Teriyaki Boyz - Tokyo Drift (KVSH REMIX)” by DJ- ZoRo (Additional car sounds & effects added by Dylan Blight) License: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art Created by: Cherie Henriques & Dylan Blight Fast Saga Material: Copyright Universal Pictures

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Now on the run, Dom, Brian and the crew must attempt to survive the oncoming onslaught from Hobbs. We discuss the film that turned the franchise in a fresh direction.

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Fast Five (2011) Directed by: Justin Lin Written by: Chris Morgan Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, Matt Schulze, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Tego Calderon, Don Omar, Joaquim de Almeida, Dwayne Johnson, Elsa Pataky

Ultimate Fast & Furious Playlist:https://spoti.fi/38HhM34 It’s About Family Credits: Music: “Teriyaki Boyz - Tokyo Drift (KVSH REMIX)” by DJ- ZoRo (Additional car sounds & effects added by Dylan Blight) License: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art Created by: Cherie Henriques & Dylan Blight Fast Saga Material: Copyright Universal Pictures

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Dominic returns to America and Paul’s work as an FBI agent puts him in his path. We discuss the film that reunited our OG Fast Saga stars in glorious fashion.

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Fast & Furious (2009) Directed by: Justin Lin Written by: Chris Morgan Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, John Ortiz, Laz Alonso, Gal Gadot, Jack Conley, Shea Whigham, Sung Kang, Tego Calderon, Don Omar

Ultimate Fast & Furious Playlist:https://spoti.fi/38HhM34 It’s About Family Credits: Music: “Teriyaki Boyz - Tokyo Drift (KVSH REMIX)” by DJ- ZoRo (Additional car sounds & effects added by Dylan Blight) License: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art Created by: Cherie Henriques & Dylan Blight Fast Saga Material: Copyright Universal Pictures

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We hungry! As Brian goes on the run following the events of The Fast & Furious we meet several important characters for the franchise going forward.

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2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) Directed by: John Singleton Written by: Michael Brandt (story & screenplay), Derek Hass (story & screenplay), Gary Scott Thompson (story), Starring: Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, Thom Barry, James Remar, Devon Aoki, Amaury Nolasco, Michael Ealy, Jin Au-Yeung, Mark Boone Junior

Ultimate Fast & Furious Playlist:https://spoti.fi/38HhM34 It’s About Family Credits: Music: “Teriyaki Boyz - Tokyo Drift (KVSH REMIX)” by DJ- ZoRo (Additional car sounds & effects added by Dylan Blight) License: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Art Created by: Cherie Henriques & Dylan Blight Fast Saga Material: Copyright Universal Pictures

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