"Drive" (2007) TV series

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Creators:

Tim Minear
Ben Queen

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A drama about various people competing in an illegal cross-country road race.

Plot Keywords:

Illegal Game | Cancellation | Hispanic | Racing Game | Clue

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Kristin Lehman	...	Corinna Wiles (7 episodes, 2007)
Emma Stone	...	Violet Trimble / ... (7 episodes, 2007)
Rochelle Aytes	...	Leigh Barnthouse / ... (7 episodes, 2007)
Taryn Manning	...	Ivy Chitty / ... (7 episodes, 2007)
Melanie Lynskey	...	Wendy Patrakas (7 episodes, 2007)
Nathan Fillion	...	Alex Tully (6 episodes, 2007)
Mircea Monroe	...	Ellie Laird (6 episodes, 2007)
Riley Smith	...	Rob Laird (6 episodes, 2007)
Kevin Alejandro	...	Winston Salazar (6 episodes, 2007)
J.D. Pardo	...	Sean Salazar (6 episodes, 2007)
Dylan Baker	...	John Trimble (6 episodes, 2007)
Brian Bloom	...	Allan James / ... (5 episodes, 2007)
Charles Martin Smith	...	Mr. Bright (4 episodes, 2007)
Cindy Williams	...	House Mother (3 episodes, 2007)
Richard Brooks	...	Detective Ehrle (3 episodes, 2007)
Michael Hyatt	...	Susan Chamblee (3 episodes, 2007)
Amy Acker	...	Kathryn Tully (3 episodes, 2007)
Tony Besson	...	Johnny Freely (3 episodes, 2007)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Fontana, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Richard Brooks' character in Drive was named Detective Ehrle, pronounced like Early, His character name in "Firefly: Objects in Space (#1.10)" (2002) was named Jubal Early. Tim Minear, one of the creators of Drive also had writing, directing and producing credits for the series Firefly, both of which also starred Nathan Fillion as a lead character.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The interstate highway scenes occur in an apparent desert. As of Episode 1.3, the race teams had only made it from Key West, Florida, to North Georgia. Neither state has a desert.

Soundtrack:

Can't Stop the World

A show I actually watch! Also how to still watch it!

I admit, I'm not a usual TV viewer. My TV is for my PS2, X-Box, and a large DVD collection. I don't have cable, and only regularly watch The Simpsons on TV.

I only saw 2 ads for Drive, and had no interest in the show from them. It just didn't look interesting, though I hoped it would keep giving Nathan Fillion work, he's the kind of actor who just makes things better by being in them. Then I had to visit my family and ended up watching the Sunday premier. And I was hooked from the beginning.

It's not a highly realistic show. And the jokes about the mountains in Florida are easy, but I wanted to watch more. I wanted to know more about the characters, their motivations, and how the race was progressing. In short, I became a fan. Everyone I showed the show to has also become a fan, watched every episode, and wants more. It's the only new show I've really had any interest in this season, and I only saw it by accident (I think this may have more to say about the marketing department on FOX.) This is my kind of "mindless" entertainment, a show with tons of stuff to follow and keep track of, but a plot that is a little unbelievable in itself.

New part of the comment! Since writing this the show has been pulled. Sad. Most fans like to compare it to the treatment Fox gave Firefly. Fox seems determined to build on this rumor by holding the final episodes to show 3 months after it's cancellation, on the 4TH OF JULY, from 8 to 10 PM. In short, it's a throw away time where no one will be watching. I think FOX badly misplayed this hand, and took what could have been a OK show in the ratings into a loss.

This show was not as good as Firefly, I'll say that. But I really liked this show. They did both suffered the same basic treatment from Fox. The ad campaign failed to create much interest in the show, with many people who watch it later saying they had no idea what it was about. About 10 minutes after the premier wasn't the best show of the night they began to prepare for the pull. Also the very short time before moving the show to a time even fans would have a problem following.

Sad but true, shows like Drive, Firefly, and others like them are expensive to make compared to Game Shows, Reality shows, and 3 camera Comedies.

Also to those who haven't seen it yet. Go to www.Fox.com and check the Drive page, you can see all 4 episodes there!