Alrighty then. Well, I had no idea that they were turning this particular vehicle game into a TV series. And as I stumbled upon it by random luck here in 2023, I must admit that my initial thoughts were 'great, another game adaptation doomed to fail'. And let's just be honest here, as much as I enjoyed the games, there just isn't enough contents in terms of storyline to support something like a TV series. But bless director Kitao Sakurai for trying.

And of course I opted to sit down and watch this TV series. However, after the first four episodes, I must admit that I was good and ready to give up and call it quits, because this was a drag and very disappointing. However, I opted to stick with it, and actually managed to sit through all ten episodes of season one.

Episodes five, nine and ten were worth watching, the rest? Not so much. Yeah, for a ten episode TV series based on a game where the concept is vehicle destruction and mayhem, you would assume that you would get that in an abundance on the screen, right? Right! Well, wrong, because you hardly have that at all. Instead, you get a sappy soap opera set in a dystopian setting. And that just didn't really play out all that well.

While "Twisted Metal" was supposed to be John Doe's (played by Anthony Mackie) and Quiet's (played by Stephanie Beatriz) show, it ended up being Sweet Tooth's (played by Joe Seanoa and voiced by Will Arnett) show. Hands down, it was the clown Sweet Tooth that carried this TV show, and he wasn't even in every episode.

The dialogue had a lot of dark humor, which definitely added to the overall enjoyment of the ten episodes. Again, even with the dialogue, it was Sweet Tooth that carried the series.

"Twisted Metal" from director Kitao Sakurai hardly does the games any justice. So don't get your hopes up. But then again, basing a TV show on the meager contents there is to the games, well that was just simply boiling soup on a flat broth.

Visually then "Twisted Metal" was fair enough. I wasn't bedazzled or overly impressed with the special effects and CGI in the series, but it was sufficient and adequate enough for what it was, taking into consideration the premise of the TV series.

I can't claim that season one was impressive or particularly entertaining, but at least it leaves the audience with a promise of turning future seasons into what the audience (and fans of the games) were waiting, looking and hoping for; vehicular violence and roadrage.

My rating of "Twisted Metal", at least this first season, lands on a generous four out of ten stars.