NikkoFranco
Younger people who might be watching reruns of this show have no right to hate. This is because we , we , and again we baby boomers have the right to do this . This show belongs to us, like these two streetsmart cops , Crockett ( Don Johnson) and Tubbs ( Philip Michael Thomas) have played their roles with such style and sleek. Comparably say with, other shows in the 80s round around the same time, Miami Vice has realistic scenes and do show people die with violence on many episodes unlike say the A Team or Murder She Wrote. Don't get me wrong I love the two latter shows dearly too. But hey, the MV boys are the ones you can't wait to be aired each week. Families are glued to their seats. Not only do they dress well, but they have such chemistry together with their constantly agitated boss, Lt. Castillo ( Edward James Olmos) and their colleagues. Keeping an open mind and less judgement will make one enjoy this hit show in the 80s.
Movie_Savage
Love it or loathe it, ridicule it, or (like me) be a lifelong fan of "Miami Vice"... this is the show which defined the 80s like few other cultural phenomena of its time.I am currently in the process of, well, binge-watching as they now call it, the five-season complete box set, from beginning to end. And I have to say that "Vice", even if you've seen practically every episode, is still always a time capsule of the good old days that is without comparison. Even after the tenth time that you've watched certain episodes, even if you've memorized most of the dialogues, you can't escape the pull of Miami Vice. It draws you in, into the world of 80s cool and chic, with all the clothes, cars, music, and (on- and off screen) high rollers of the day.The 80s never looked this sleek, this glitzy and fancy before, and certainly never again. Many crime dramas and other types of TV fiction in the 80s deserve a rightful place in the chapter of pop culture that was the decade. From Magnum P.I. to the A Team, or even Dallas, even Dynasty by some measure. But none of them quite had what "Miami Vice" so groundbreakingly exploded onto TV screens with when it first aired in 1984. I wasn't even a teenager yet at the time, but I remember from watching the first few episodes (on a black and white 12-inch TV in my bedroom, no less) that this show was just in a class of its own. Even on a dinky black and white screen. Stunning scenery, a style of filming that was just unseen and unheard of on television, and actually, pretty terrific storytelling, although that is often considered a weak point of the show.What's true enough is that the whole package began to come apart at the seams somewhere midway into season 3. Most TV shows have inevitably, and therefore forgivably used up most of their best story lines after the first few seasons and then gradually just stay in it to milk the franchise that has been created. But Miami Vice, once the greatest thing since color TV, really started taking a nosedive from that point. The gradual departure of the show's original personnel, including most unfortunately Michael Mann, was sorely felt. Initially, the darker, grittier feel of season 3 was not such a bad thing. Even in the absence of all the lightheartedness of seasons one and two, some episodes had quite outstanding story lines and were beautifully shot. And that even though a closed-cabin sports coupé like the Ferrari Testarossa never quite felt right as a replacement for a convertible like the Daytona... in tropical southern Florida.Missing the point that viewers weren't turning away because of the earth tones used in the visuals of season three but by a deteriorating quality of the aforementioned whole package, season four saw a return to pastels, but a departure from everything else that had made the show such a success. Desperately attempting to regain its former splendor, season five wasn't all that bad, but on the bottom line, it was a different show done by different people. The saddest part was perhaps that production values were visibly cut back. From scrimpingly outfitted action scenes to scenes supposedly shot in third world countries but which just screamed Universal Studios back lot, and for which they didn't even, like before, bother sending a camera crew to some two-shed town in rural Florida anymore. A fate which similarly befell shows like Dallas in their latter years, by the way.Saying that all this was Dick Wolf's fault for running the show into the ground when he took over creative control of Miami Vice would be looking back in anger. What is sad though is that quite likely, Miami Vice would have just had to stick with its self-invented formula from seasons one and two and could have perpetuated that "package" well into the 1990s, after all a decade during which hedonism and conspicuous and often illicit wealth only just began to go full throttle. The bitter irony is that a show which had clothes fashion, as well as music, car, lifestyle an even gun and power boat fashions so deeply ingrained in its own DNA ultimately proved to be a fashion fad in and of itself.Still, if you ask anybody what they remember most vividly about 80s culture, or what their image of 80s culture is, somewhere between the mention of (literally) brick sized cell phones, hedonistic yuppies, shoulder pads and hair metal, the words "Miami Vice" will come up as one of the defining moments of 80s pop culture. And that is something that can never be taken away. Not from the creators of the show, not from its actors, and certainly not from the fans who still worship 80s culture.
Paul Magne Haakonsen
I can't really claim to be a fan of the numerous crime-solving TV shows that constantly pop up on the TV again and again. But being a young teenager in the mid-Eighties, I did of course watch "Miami Vice". And I can say that it was actually a good show back in the day.The music in the TV series was one of the more memorable of music from the mid-Eighties. And who hasn't heard the timeless theme music from "Miami Vice". It is just one of those tunes that you never forget once you heard.The series is about Detective James Crockett (played by Don Johnson) and Detective Ricardo Tubbs (played by Philip Michael Thomas). Crockett is a relatively carefree man who lives on a sailboat, which is guarded by a trusty alligator named Elvis. Tubbs is a New York police officer who is looking for the man who killed his brother. These two very different men team up to bring down the Florida drug and crime world.The two main characters were very well-fleshed out and had lots of background story, and equally much character development throughout the series, which really helped build up a solid and memorable TV series. And they had cast two good actors for the roles; two actors who have great on-screen charisma and also capable of holding their own on the screen.Of course, as crime shows go, then there is a certain level of predictability that permeates each and every episode. But creators Anthony Yerkovich and Andres Carranza still did manage to put together a solid TV show that captivated the audience week after week.And as this was a mid-Eighties TV crime show, then it wasn't soiled by the usage of ridiculous computer tools, software and other such unrealistic tools that are often seen in crime TV shows today. And that does add a certain level of believability to the series."Miami Vice" was a great TV series back in its day. And I will say that it can still be watched today. However, I doubt that the people whom are growing up with today's crime shows will find overly much enjoyment in "Miami Vice", as it might be a bit crude and gritty compared to today's fancy and CGI galore crime shows.
Jamesfilmfan905
Miami vice was crime show which ran from 1984-1990 and it starred don Johnson as detective sonny Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as his eccentric partner Ricardo tubbs who investigate crimes situated in the Miami district ranging from drugs , prostitution , rape , robbery etc as they take orders from there mysterious superior played by Edward James olmos as lieutenant Martin Casstio and with there team consisting of Gina calabrese Saundra Santiago , Stan swetik Micheal Talbot , Olivia brown trudy Barnes . Miami vice was crucified for being one of the silliest shows of the 80s because of the laughable aesthetic clothing but I personally didn't think that affected the dynamic of the show I think the success of the show was the sizzling chemistry between Johnson and Thomas which made it watchable for the most part Johnson giving the most consistently entertaining performance Thomas being watchable as well but not quite the better actor compared to johnsons packed resume where's for me the definitive star of the show was Edward James olmos as Castillo who exhibited a quite intensity and a flagrant passion for those he cared about . I recommend you purchase the box set on Amazon as I did or at your local video store here below are my top 10 episodes I recommend you seek out and try and view and the worst so you don't watch them whatsoever . Best episodes. 1 Brothers keeper 2 No exit 3 Definitely Miami 4 prodigal son 5 sons and lovers 6 Bushido 7 shadow in the dark 8 Golden triangle 9 out where the buses don't run 10 mirror image. Worst episodes 1 cows of October 2 Bought for and paid for 3 Glades 4 missing hours. 5 miracle man 6 Evan 7 Dutch oven. 8 Contempt of the court. 9 Death and the lady 10 cool runing
