History WesternAnimation / Motorcity

Despite being well received by critics and fans, the show was unfortunately ScrewedByTheNetwork, and received the axe before the first season was even finished. Much like their previous series, ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'' though, the staff was able to give their last (and in this case only) season a heck of a GrandFinale.

A staff-run blog, [[http://peopleofmotorcity.tumblr.com/ People of Motorcity,]] has released the series bible, which sadly means that there will not be a second season.

** The Duke of Detroit has 80's glam rock (not surprising, when the actor is [[TwistedSister Dee Snider]].

* RealPlaceBackground: As the show is set in an aged Detroit, there has been a few examples of this. Notably, in "Going Dutch" [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6dfyuXpEQ1r34acco1_1280.png Dutch goes to Central Station]], a heavily modified tagged up version of [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6dfyuXpEQ1r34acco2_500.jpg Michigan Central Station.]]

** The Duke of Detroit and most of his grunts sport these, along with seemingly every member of the Skylarks. Texas even dons a pair himself when he tries to disguise himself as a Skylark in "Julie and the Amazons".

** The Duke of Detroit sports a pair of these as well.

** Motorcity has been described as ''Anime/{{REDLINE}}'' every week, and ''REDLINE'' has been confirmed as inspiration for the show by a staff member. To quote a staff member that may or not be the same guy:

** The tactics with the Kane Safety Suits in "Off the Rack" look a lot like action sequences from the Indian version of ''{{Terminator}}''. See for yourself [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AYf26yz3yw here.]]

* UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash

** Chuck has actually had ''three episodes'' that focus on him: "Blond Thunder", "Fearless", and "Ride of the Fantasy Vans". If watched in the [[ExecutiveMeddling intended airing order]], they form his character arc.

* SlidingScaleOfShinyVersusGritty: Detroit Deluxe being on the far side of "shiny," Motor City on the low end of gritty. If it weren't for ExecutiveMeddling, the contrast would have been even greater.

* AutomaticCrossbows: Terras have plant-like ones they attach to their [[ArmCannon wrists]].

* FlashAnimation

** Motorcity has been described as [[Anime/RedLine Redline every week]], and Redline has been confirmed as inspiration for the show by a staff member. To quote a staff member that may or not be the same guy:
-->"If you ever wonder, “Was this scene inspired by Redline?” the answer is most likely yes."

* XMeetsY: ''{{Redline}}'' meets ''Film/TheWarriors''.

** The tactics with the Kane Safety Suits in "Off the Rack" look a lot like action sequences from the Indian version of ''{{Terminator}}''. See for yourself [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AYf26yz3yw here]].

* AllThereInTheManual: There's a lot of info about the characters and backstory that hasn't been seen in the show, some of which has been shared from [[WordOfGod the creators]] and the Website/{{Tumblr}} page [[http://peopleofmotorcity.tumblr.com People of Motorcity]], such as the production bible.

A staff-run blog, [[http://peopleofmotorcity.tumblr.com/ People of Motorcity]], has released the series bible, which sadly means that there will not be a second season.

* DevelopmentGag: [[spoiler:The action climax in "A Better Tomorrow" is a slightly modified version of the pilot's ending.]]

From Disney Television Animation, Titmouse and the creators of ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'', '''''Motorcity''''' is a DisneyXD series.

* OutOfOrder: For whatever reason DisneyXD chose to air the episodes of production order after the third episode. To make matters more confusing, iTunes accidentally put "Fearless" up for purchase several weeks before it was due to air, leading to some fans catching it early.

Despite being well received by critics and fans, the show was unfortunately ScrewedByTheNetwork, and received the axe before the first season was even finished. Much like ''Series/{{Angel}}'' though, the staff was able to give their last (and in this case only) season a heck of a GrandFinale.

* AllThereInTheManual: There's a lot of info about the characters and backstory that hasn't been seen in the show, some of which has been shared from [[WordOfGod the creators]] and the {{Tumblr}} page [[http://peopleofmotorcity.tumblr.com People of Motorcity]], such as the production bible.

* FrameUp: "Julie and the Amazons" has the Burners framed by an unknown gang using using an explosive compound in attacking other gangs. It would seem the titular Amazons are responsible for the FalseFlagOperation since they have access to and use the same compound. [[spoiler:Turns out it was actually the Duke of Detroit who was responsible, as he created the fake Burner vehicles as well as purchasing the compound from the Amazons.]]

*** Some of the Burners experience a trippy MushroomSamba dream sequence in "Mayhem Night" episode after the Terras launch [[GRatedDrug a plant pod that produces a hallucinogenic gas]]. This causes this causes them to experience horrifying LSD-filled nightmares and spew out gibberish while their eyes change color.

* AfterTheEnd: Maybe... there's a lot of ambiguity about just what's outside the city. In "Vega", it's mentioned that everything outside Detroit has supposedly been reduced to uninhabitable wasteland. When Vega arrives and claims to be from Cleveland, it's speculated by the characters that Kane just made up everything about the wasteland to keep people from leaving. [[spoiler:Then it turns out that Vega is really Kane in disguise, luring the Burners into a trap, so who knows which one is really true?]]

* AllThereInTheManual: There's a lot of info about the characters and backstory that hasn't been seen in the show, some of which has been shared from [[WordOfGod the creators]] and the {{Tumblr}} page [[http://peopleofmotorcity.tumblr.com People of Motorcity]], such as what was allowed of the production bible.

There is [[http://www.smgo.tv/shows/motorcity-1/ a petition]] on My Show Must Go On to create a second season.

[[http://peopleofmotorcity.tumblr.com/post/53783117092/bring-motorcity-to-netflix There's also an attempt to get the series on Netflix, as started by the show's staff.]]

* [[ActionFilmQuietDramaScene Action Cartoon, Quiet Drama Scene]]: A couple of episodes.