Turbo F.A.S.T (seasons 1 & 2)
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Turbo F.A.S.T is an American Flash-animated web television series based on the 2013 computer-animated film Turbo. Produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and animated by Titmouse, it is being exclusively released on Netflix in the United States and in the 40 countries where Netflix offers its services at the time, but it became available worldwide via Netflix over time. It is the first Netflix original series for children, and the first DreamWorks Animation series produced for Netflix.
Plot
After Turbo the Snail's improbable win at the Indianapolis 500, the superfast racer finds his life forever changed after he returns from his victory tour. Namely, Tito, his human companion, has built Starlite City, a massive miniature city with an elaborate adjoining race track for Turbo and his fellow snails to live and race in. However, Turbo finds his new life no less hectic as he and his friends face new rivals of all varieties eager to take the champion on. Regardless of the danger, Turbo and his colleagues of the Fast Action Stunt Team are ready for the challenge.
Why These Seasons Go F.A.S.T
- The flash animation is rough, stylized, colorful and bouncy, thanks to Titmouse, Inc. production.
- Every snail in the F.A.S.T crew has distinct and unique characteristics along with the villains and human characters.
- The show is very faithful to the movie as the plot takes place right after the movie, acting like a sequel and some of the characters make a return.
- The humor in this show is even better than in the movie.
- One of the best aspects of this show is that it goes beyond just snails and humans, as it also introduces insects, birds, reptiles, and all sorts of other animals into the mix (again all with their own personalities).
- The show features very distinct characters that are often played by a wide cast of talented voice-over actors such as: Reid Scott, Eric Bauza, Michael Patrick Bell, John Eric Bentley, Grey DeLisle-Griffin, Phil LaMarr and Amir Talai.
- Every character is projected with unique features, tag lines, moves, and looks and it makes it a fun journey for the viewer to discover the characters bit by bit in every episode.
- Most episodes feature a race with a different rival with often very funny characteristics. There might be an additional task, like a mini-quest or fight or character dilemma, but in general, the series is about the race and this time all the snails do the race.
- The characters are more expressive than ever, especially with the new break-neck-paced animation.
- There are lots of memorable and great episodes such as:
- Crazy Fast (Which started the series and season 1 on a high note)
- Dungball Derby
- Hardcase Returns
- Turbo Drift
- Ready, Set, Glow
- Beat-A Fajita
- Surf'N Turf
- Buster Move
- Balloonatics
- Mall is Well
- Chet Vs. Dr. Disorder
- The Snailman
- The Mighty Snails
- The Sting of Injustice
- Turboldly Go
- Dunce is Wild
- The show overall started the trend of streaming exclusive DreamWorks shows and Netflix original shows for kids.
Bad Qualities
- Some of the character designs, mostly for the other animals, are pretty generic and don't look good from a distance.
- Some of the characters can be unlikable such as Dean Cuizeen and Marty, luckily they no longer appear since season 2.
- The show went severely downhill during its third and final season.
- Even before the third season, the first two seasons had a fair share of bad episodes such as:
- Some characters from the movie such as Bobby, Angelo, and Paz, are barely seen in this show.
- The voice acting for Turbo, while good, it's nowhere near as good as Ryan Reynolds from the movie.
Reception
TBA
Trivia
- Ryan Reynolds and much of the original cast were never asked to reprise their roles, except Michael Patrick Bell as White Shadow and Ken Jeong as Kim Ly.
- This was the first Netflix original show for children, the first animated show on Netflix as well as the first collaboration between DreamWorks Animation and Netflix.
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