TV Guide: Drive

Video: Roots

iTunes — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:00:07 -0400

In episode 6 Mike Vallely visits his hometown of Edison, New Jersey. First meeting up with childhood friend, Al Batagliotti, at his skate shop Central Jersey Skate Shop. Al takes Mike to the backyard skatepark of the Nolan family, where they skate with a new generation of Edison kids. Another one of Mike s early childhood friends, Mike Schwartz, stops by to see Mike and, along with Al, they reminisce about growing up in Edison. From there Mike heads over to meet up with his childhood mentor Rodney Smith, who took Mike under his wing when he first started skating and exposed him to the world of skateboarding outside of Central New Jersey. They head to New York City to visit Rodney s skate shop, Shut Skateboards, and go to the infamous Brooklyn Banks, Mike s all-time favorite skate spot. There Mike shares with Rodney just how important his friendship and mentorship has meant to him all these years. Mike goes on to skate a demo at the public Edison skatepark, and in front of a hometown crowd presents Rodney with

Video: Roots

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:27:27 -0400

In episode 6 Mike Vallely visits his hometown of Edison, New Jersey. First meeting up with childhood friend, Al Batagliotti, at his skate shop Central Jersey Skate Shop. Al takes Mike to the backyard skatepark of the Nolan family, where they skate with a new generation of Edison kids. Another one of Mike's early childhood friends, Mike Schwartz, stops by to see Mike and, along with Al, they reminisce about growing up in Edison. From there Mike heads over to meet up with his childhood mentor Rodney Smith, who took Mike under his wing when he first started skating and exposed him to the world of skateboarding outside of Central New Jersey. They head to New York City to visit Rodney's skate shop, Shut Skateboards, and go to the infamous Brooklyn Banks, Mike's all-time favorite skate spot. There Mike shares with Rodney just how important his friendship and mentorship has meant to him all these years. Mike goes on to skate a demo at the public Edison skatepark, and in front of a hometown crowd presents Rodney with

Video: Two Ends of the Spectrum

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:15:08 -0400

Mike visits two skate scenes that have been in the news for entirely different reasons, first visiting the town of Hot Springs, Arkansas where, on Go Skateboarding Day 2007, a group of youth made national headlines after an altercation with Police. Then Mike visits the Green Skate Lab in Washington, DC where a group of skaters set out to build the first "Green" skatepark and in the process created a skate scene in one of Washington, DC's poorer neighborhoods.

Video: Two Ends of the Spectrum

iTunes — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:48:39 -0400

Video: Barbados

Amazon Video on Demand — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:39:46 -0400

"Episode 4 of DRIVE finds Mike Vallely traveling to the island nation of Barbados to check out its fledgling skate scene. The show opens with Mike skating one of the local skate spots, an ocean front wooden boardwalk. From there he visits the Irie One Skate Shop to meet up with local skater Paul Wilson. Paul has taken it upon himself to create a legitimate scene in Barbados by bringing all of the islands skaters together. Mike joins Paul and some of the local crew for a session on their miniramp. In his efforts to push skateboarding and introduce more of the local people to skateboarding, Paul has established an island skate tour in which he takes all the skaters around the island to session different spots. Mike joins Paul on the tour and goes with the kids on the bus to checkout what the island has to offer. Mike is blown away by the local's friendly attitude and camaraderie regardless of their varying abilities. Mike's time in Barbados ends with him helping Paul and a bunch of the locals load some portable

Video: Barbados

iTunes — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:16:35 -0400

Episode 4 of Drive finds Mike Vallely traveling to the island nation of Barbados to check out its fledgling skate scene. The show opens with Mike skating one of the local skate spots, an ocean front wooden boardwalk. From there he visits the Irie One Skate Shop to meet up with local skater Paul Wilson. Paul has taken it upon himself to create a legitimate scene in Barbados by bringing all of the islands skaters together. Mike joins Paul and some of the local crew for a session on their miniramp. In his efforts to push skateboarding and introduce more of the local people to skateboarding, Paul has established an island skate tour in which he takes all the skaters around the island to session different spots. Mike joins Paul on the tour and goes with the kids on the bus to checkout what the island has to offer. Mike is blown away by the local's friendly attitude and camaraderie regardless of their varying abilities. Mike's time in Barbados ends with him helping Paul and a bunch of the locals load some portable

Video: Parental Guidance

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:38:03 -0400

"In episode 3 of DRIVE Mike Vallely explores the subject of Parental involvement in skateboarding. Mike visits the Bruno family in Crownsville, MD to skate their backyard wooden skatepark and talks with the father Tom about his desire to be involved in his kids interests, and how building the ramps has brought them closer together and given all the kids in the neighborhood a place to go. Next Mike visits Fillmore Middle School in Fillmore, CA to see David MacDonald, a Physical Education teacher who has implemented a skateboard program at the school, the first of its kind in the state. From there Mike travels to Lake Havasu City, Arizona to visit with Rachelle Duncan and Julie Sasseen, two moms brought together by tragic circumstances, who are working on getting a world-class skatepark built in honor of two local kids who recently passed away. In the process the kids, parents, and community have grown closer together in their quest to realize their dream in memory of Patrick Tinell and Colin Sasseen."

Video: Brazil pt.1

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:46:28 -0400

"The premiere episode of the third season of DRIVE finds Mike Vallely packing up his Wagoneer, saying good by to the family and heading back out on the road. First stop is the country of Brazil where Mike meets skateboarder and community activist Sandro Santos. He takes Mike to his hometown of Poa where Mike has a skate session in front of Sandro's house with a group of the neighborhood kids. From there Sandro takes Mike into downtown Sao Paulo to the Vale Du Anhangebau, the central skate spot in Sao Paulo. Sandro and Mike talk about how Sandro got into skateboarding and how he uses skateboarding to teach kids lessons about life. Sandro tells Mike about the program he started at a juvenile prison and they visit the prison where Mike does a skate demo for the kids. The episode ends with Mike skating a rooftop plaza reflecting on his own role in skateboarding."

Video: Drive Season 3

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:42:00 -0400

In episode 6 Mike Vallely visits his hometown of Edison, New Jersey. First meeting up with childhood friend, Al Batagliotti, at his skate shop Central Jersey Skate Shop. Al takes Mike to the backyard skatepark of the Nolan family, where they skate with a new generation of Edison kids. Another one of Mike's early childhood friends, Mike Schwartz, stops by to see Mike and, along with Al, they reminisce about growing up in Edison. From there Mike heads over to meet up with his childhood mentor Rodney Smith, who took Mike under his wing when he first started skating and exposed him to the world of skateboarding outside of Central New Jersey. They head to New York City to visit Rodney's skate shop, Shut Skateboards, and go to the infamous Brooklyn Banks, Mike's all-time favorite skate spot. There Mike shares with Rodney just how important his friendship and mentorship has meant to him all these years. Mike goes on to skate a demo at the public Edison skatepark, and in front of a hometown crowd presents Rodney with

Video: Brazil pt.2

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:50:07 -0400

"Episode 2 of DRIVE finds Mike Vallely continuing his trip to Brazil. Leaving Sao Paulo, Mike skates a local park in the town of Poa and leaves behind 5 complete Element skateboards for the local kids to share. From there he heads north to Rio De Janeiro where he sessions the first skate skatepark ever built in South America with fellow Element team rider Levi Brown and a group of locals. Mike goes on to visit the infamous the infamous City of God, one of Rio's many slums, or favela's are they are called. There he meets up with Brazilian hip hop star MV Bill, who started an organization, the Central Unicas Das Favelas, to further the plight of the favela's youths who often times get caught up in the rampant drug trade. Using skateboarding as a motivational tool and outlet, MV Bill has funded the construction of a mini-ramp and play area in the heart of the City of God, which Mike skates. The episode ends with Mike skating another local Rio park with a group of local kids."

Video: Parental Guidance

iTunes — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:35:54 -0400

In episode 3 of DRIVE Mike Vallely explores the subject of Parental involvement in skateboarding. Mike visits the Bruno family in Crownsville, MD to skate their backyard wooden skatepark and talks with the father Tom about his desire to be involved in his kids interests, and how building the ramps has brought them closer together and given all the kids in the neighborhood a place to go. Next Mike visits Fillmore Middle School in Fillmore, CA to see David MacDonald, a Physical Education teacher who has implemented a skateboard program at the school, the first of its kind in the state. From there Mike travels to Lake Havasu City, Arizona to visit with Rachelle Duncan and Julie Sasseen, two moms brought together by tragic circumstances, who are working on getting a world-class skatepark built in honor of two local kids who recently passed away. In the process the kids, parents, and community have grown closer together in their quest to realize their dream in memory of Patrick Tinell and Colin Sasseen.

Video: Brazil (Part 2)

iTunes — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:59:44 -0400

Episode 2 of DRIVE finds Mike Vallely continuing his trip to Brazil. Leaving Sao Paulo, Mike skates a local park in the town of Poa and leaves behind 5 complete Element skateboards for the local kids to share. From there he heads north to Rio De Janeiro where he sessions the first skate skatepark ever built in South America with fellow Element team rider Levi Brown and a group of locals. Mike goes on to visit the infamous the infamous City of God, one of Rio's many slums, or favela's are they are called. There he meets up with Brazilian hip hop star MV Bill, who started an organization, the Central Unicas Das Favelas, to further the plight of the favela's youths who often times get caught up in the rampant drug trade. Using skateboarding as a motivational tool and outlet, MV Bill has funded the construction of a mini-ramp and play area in the heart of the City of God, which Mike skates. The episode ends with Mike skating another local Rio park with a group of local kids.

Video: Brazil, Pt. 1

iTunes — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:58:53 -0400

The premiere episode of the third season of DRIVE finds Mike Vallely packing up his Wagoneer, saying good by to the family and heading back out on the road. First stop is the country of Brazil where Mike meets skateboarder and community activist Sandro Santos. He takes Mike to his hometown of Poa where Mike has a skate session in front of Sandro's house with a group of the neighborhood kids. From there Sandro takes Mike into downtown Sao Paulo to the Vale Du Anhangebau, the central skate spot in Sao Paulo. Sandro and Mike talk about how Sandro got into skateboarding and how he uses skateboarding to teach kids lessons about life. Sandro tells Mike about the program he started at a juvenile prison and they visit the prison where Mike does a skate demo for the kids. The episode ends with Mike skating a rooftop plaza reflecting on his own role in skateboarding.

Video: DRIVE

Singing Fool — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:19:13 -0400

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Video: The Extra Mile

iTunes — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:50:34 -0400

As the racers speed toward the next pit stop, Alex, Corinna, Winston and Sean deal with the ramifications of their "jump start." Violet learns a startling secret; Leigh is determined to continue in the race and gets a new driving partner; Ivy forces Wendy to continue in the race and inadvertently puts baby Sam in danger. This is a special, never before seen episode.

Video: Rearview

iTunes — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:50:31 -0400

Corinna and Alex devise a dangerous plan to gain info on the race and find a missing Kathryn when they discover that Winston and Sean have the flash drive; Ivy hitches a ride from Violet, while John hopes to reconnect with his daughter; Rob turns himself in to the military and faces the consequences. Also, Wendy races to the safe house to retrieve an endangered Sam before her abusive husband Richard can reclaim the baby. This is a special, never before seen episode.

Video: The Starting Line

iTunes — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:35:20 -0400

A select group of people from around the country are coerced or invited to compete in a highly-secretive, cross-county road race with a rumored prize of $32 million. Those competing include: Alex Tully, whose wife has been kidnapped and who has become convinced that competing in The Race will lead to her whereabouts; Wendy Patrakas, a new mother fleeing from her husband, Richard; Rob Laird, a soldier just back from fighting in Iraq, and his wife Ellie; Winston Salazar, a convict who has been mysteriously let out of jail, and his newly discovered half-brother Sean; Hurricane Katrina survivors Ivy, Leigh and Susan; father and daughter team John and Violet; and mysterious stowaway Corinna Wiles. The Race Liaison, Mr. Bright, meets the participants in the Florida Keys and gives them instructions on the first leg of their trip.

Video: Partners

iTunes — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:35:13 -0400

Video: Let the Games Begin

iTunes — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:35:07 -0400

As the racers speed toward their next destination, Alex gets arrested and is separated from Corinna, but is reunited with an old friend in the process. Winston catches the eye of a dangerous beauty. John and Violet continue to lie to loved ones. Rob learns some disturbing news and Wendy tries to get accustomed to her new race partner.

Video: No Turning Back

iTunes — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:35:00 -0400

At the pit stop, Alex and Corinna are offered a "jump start" to move ahead of the other racers, but Corinna fears it will prove deadly; Susan and Leigh are determined to stay in the race after Ivy's betrayal; Rob receives devastating news; Wendy fears for her baby's safety; And one racer is permanently taken out of the race.

Photo: Drive - Kevin Alejandro as Winston Salazar

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Drive, Kevin Alejandro

Photo: Drive - Rochelle Aytes as Leigh Barnthouse

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Drive, Rochelle Aytes

Photo: Drive - Kristin Lehman

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Photo: Drive - "The Extra Mile" - Kristin Lehman as Corinna

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Photo: Drive - Kristin Lehman

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Photo: Drive - Dylan Baker as John Trimble

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Photo: Drive - "The Starting Line" - Charles Martin Smith as Mr. Bright

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Photo: Drive - "Partners" - Emma Stone as Violet, Kevin Alejandro as Winston, JD Pardo as Sean

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Photo: Drive - "Partners" - Emma Stone as Violet

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Photo: Drive - "The Starting Line" - Emma Stone as Violet Trimble, Dylan Baker as John Trible

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Photo: Drive - "The Starting Line" - Kristin Lehman as Corinna, Nathan Fillion as Alex

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Photo: Drive - "The Starting Line" - Nathan Fillion as Alex

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Photo: Drive - "No Turning Back" - Nathan Fillion as Alex Tully

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Drive, Nathan Fillion

Photo: Drive - "No Turning Back" - Kristin Lehman as Corinna, Kevin Alejandro as Winston

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Drive, Kristin Lehman, Kevin Alejandro

Photo: Drive - "No Turning Back" - JD Pardo as Sean, Kristin Lehman as Corinna, Kevin Alejandro as Winston

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Drive, JD Pardo, Kristin Lehman, Kevin Alejandro

Photo: Drive - "Partners" - Melanie Lynskey as Wendy

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Drive, Melanie Lynskey

Photo: Drive - "Let the Games Begin" - Nathan Fillion as Alex Tully, Michael Bowen as Officer Poole

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Drive, Nathan Fillion, Michael Bowen

Photo: Drive - "Let the Games Begin" - Nathan Fillion as Alex Tully

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Photo: Drive - Kristin Lehman as Corinna Wiles

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Photo: Drive - Melanie Lynskey as Wendy Patrakas

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Photo: Drive - Taryn Manning as Ivy Chitty

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Photo: Drive - Nathan Fillion as Alex Tully, Kristin Lehman as Corinna Wiles

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Drive, Nathan Fillion, Kristin Lehman

Photo: Drive - Nathan Fillion as Alex Tully

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Photo: Drive - Michael Hyatt as Susan Chamblee

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Photo: Drive - Emma Stone as Violet Trimble

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Drive, Emma Stone

Photo: Drive - Nathan Fillion, Kristin Lehman, Mircea Monroe, Riley Smith, Melanie Lynskey, Dylan Baker, Emma Stone, Michael Hyatt, Taryn Manning, Rochelle Aytes, Kevin Alejandro, JD Pardo

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Photo: Drive - "The Starting Line" - Michael Hyatt, Rochelle Aytes, Taryn Manning

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Drive, Michael Hyatt, Rochelle Aytes, Taryn Manning

Photo: Drive - JD Pardo as Sean Salazar

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Photo: Drive - Mircea Monroe as Ellie Laird

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Drive, Mircea Monroe

Photo: Drive - Riley Smith as Rob Laird

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Drive, Riley Smith