Miami Vice - Season One (1984)

ONE OF THE BEST TV SHOWS EVER

THIS SERIES TURNED MIAMI INTO THE "HOT SPOT" IT IS TODAY. IT CHANGED THE FORMAT OF TV SERIES. A PERFECT CAST. MUCH BETTER THAN THE RECENT MOVIE. September 30, 2008

Kudos for the Licensing

im sure i spelled licensing wrong up there and i DO NOT own this dvd, but i thought i'd like to chime in and say thank you to the makers of this and the other DVD's of MV pending. WKRP in Cincinnati cant seem to get their music fees in order and most of those songs are only 7 seconds long, so Kudos to Universal. Now the price in Best Buy and Circuit City or any retailer is still $44 for season one EVEN with NO DVD features, so that tells you that the retailers got the word that this DVD will not be underpriced ...EVER, to recoup their money. If only WKRP was willing to sell their seasons for $44 bucks, we could get by all this garbage and down to business. Batman too has some similar estate issues, but i bet if they were all tole that they would be selling the DVD's at 44$ for years[exception; Internet] they would be ready to play ball then. September 16, 2008

Miami Vice Exceptionally Nice

Since I am old school 80s fan i say this to those that are the same. Your collection will never be complete unless you have all 5 seasons of Miami Vice. Aside from the cool music, clothes, story line and the beautiful Tessarosa. A lot of the cases they worked on gave me the chills. Now that I am a little older and have a much better understanding of the show's plot (i was barely three when it first came out in '84).

I felt bad for Tubbs alot in the show cause everytime he found a woman he really cared about they always got killed I mean once is bad enough but if remember correctly it happened four times. Geeze bad luck is a...well Crocket didn't have any easier. Being the extremly sensual divorced man who seemed to forever be in the Internal Affairs hot seat, new wife getting shot on stage in front of him and losing his memory while undercover on a sting operation talk about deep. I also enjoyed seeing how some of today's renowned actors in bit parts that got them noticed as well.

I liked how the show focused on two cops decent cops and their hardships from both sides of the badge. Including the anxiety detrminination of days worked on end.

Then there was Gina Calabreezy, Trudy Joplin, Sweitech & Zito's situations as well. Gina being raped three times while undercover got old.
The heinously clever criminals, crazy informants like Izzy and The Nuge Man,The shrewd ice man supervisor of few words wrapped it in a pretty bomb and boom. You got one raunchy intrigue after another. May 22, 2008

Buy it for the pilot

If you haven't seen the pilot of Miami Vice, its worth the price of these discs.
Sonny Crocket knows that a bad cop is in his department, but he can't seem to convince anyone else. He needs to hunt down a drug dealer that's responsible for the deaths of several cops. He's been undercover for too long, and he and his wife are going through a tough divorce.
Tubbs is a detective from New York after the same bad dealer. He shows up in Miami and teams up with Crocket.

This simple plot culminates in one of the best-filmed scenes ever done for television, as Phil Collins "In the Air Tonight" plays, and the front wheel of a fast car spins in the foreground of the frame while the pavement flies by. The music tells the story along with some really great acting. The song only fades long enough for Crockett to pull over to a pay phone and call his ex-wife. Working undercover has taken its toll. Crockett had just found the bad cop, and he's questioning everything. When his wife answers, he asks her a simple question: "What we had... not now, but before. Was it real?"
She's taken aback by the question, but in an instant, you can tell that she knows he's troubled. "Yeah. You bet it was real," she reassures him.

This is what made Miami Vice the brilliant show it was. It recognized what it took to work undercover. Crockett and Tubbs weren't two perfect cops, but basically good guys with real flaws, who made mistakes along the way.

Not every episode of Miami Vice was as good as the pilot. But its still pretty damn good, and most of modern television owes something to Miami Vice.
If you're a fan of the show "24", watch for hints of that show here. Joel Surnow was the story editor on many of the episodes of Miami Vice. On some episodes, you can see the early flavor of "24" developing.

Even more interesting are the guest apparences of actors who weren't as famous at the time. Bruce Willis, Jimmy Smits, and Ed Oneil all play small parts. April 22, 2008

Miami Vice Maniac Season 1 REview.

I purchased this used DVD set at an incredible and received discs that were like brand new. Can't complain about this kind of service. Been a fan of the show since forever and to have season 1 at my fingertips is
way cool. Love this show/love the money I saved buying it. Over and out! April 6, 2008

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