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I am a lifelong Twisted Metal fan, and I've been waiting as long as I can remember for a new entry to the franchise, as I'm sure many others have as well. While a television series might not have been what myself and most other fans had in mind, I believe this show offers just about everything a die-hard Twisted Metal fan could ask for; gratuitous violence, high-octane car combat, and a, for lack of a better term, delightfully twisted sense of humor.

The show makes various noticeable alterations to various aspects of the games, particularly with the core premise, as well as the characterization of various characters. Rather than adapting ideas from the game one-to-one, the show translates many of the game's characteristics into a format that simply works better for an episodic series than if they had directly lifted them from the games, as the in-game storyline of Twisted Metal wouldn't exactly translate to television very well without heavy modification. The changes that are made, of which there are quite a few, are understandable and made with great care, respect, and consideration. While the show offers a rather unique approach to the idea of Twisted Metal, which might be a turn off for some fans, it definitely retains the franchise's spirit.

If you're expecting the series to have a gritty, self-serious tone along the lines of Twisted Metal: Black or the 2012 remake, you'll be sorely disappointed, as the series instead adopts a more cheesy and lighthearted tone akin to the first few games in the franchise. While it's a deviation from the tone that the Twisted Metal franchise has accrued through its last few entries, it undoubtedly helps to make the show more accessible to franchise newcomers while staying true to the sadistic and macabre heart of Twisted Metal. The show is also packed full of references from throughout the franchise's history that are sure to satiate veterans of the franchise.

One of the main turn offs for most people going into the show is how it was advertised. The little advertising that this series got seemed to put a bad taste in the mouths of both new and returning fans, and was generally not a particularly accurate or promising display of what this show had to offer, an all too common problem with much of modern advertising. Unfortunately, it seems as though many people cannot seem to get past the advertising and insist on believing that the show is as bad as the trailers and sneak peeks made it out to be. I can say with a high degree of certainty though that this is not the case. If you are one of those people that assumed the worst for this show because of its advertising, I implore you to put that bias aside and give the show a fair shot, because it might surprise you. I should know, since I was one of those people.

Overall, while not perfect (specifically with some of the dialogue), this series offers a fresh and well-executed take on Twisted Metal for both new and returning fans alike.

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