Miami Vice made its debut in September of 1984 with an explosive 2 hour episode.
The show was exciting, fresh and unlike any program network television audiences had ever seen. And before the end of its 5 season run its influence would be seen in cinema, fashion and even music.
Too cool cops Sonny Crockett (Don Johnson) and Rico Tubbs (Philip Michael Thomas) backed by a high energy, synth-driven Jan Hammer score as well as music by some of the day’s most popular artists worked the streets of a pastel tinged Miami with style, swagger and attitude. Less concerned with proper police procedure and politics (something no cop show concentrated on at the time), Vice seemed to exist solely to make TV screens a bit more hip on Friday nights.
And with its frequent roster of guest stars that included Phil Collins, Glen Frey and Frank Zappa (to name a few) and montages that played like mini-music videos it did just that. At its peak Miami Vice played like MTV’s much cooler older brother.
Ahead of its time and still as exciting to watch today as it was over 20 years ago, the first season is now available on DVD for the first time. With a handful of extras and a 5.1 sound mix that contains all of the show’s original music this is one show that would round out any DVD collection (or at least add some much needed color).
3 comments:
Yeah, what a great show it was. I'll have to pick this one up myself.
Plus IMR they only have 4 or 5 seasons of this show so it is a pretty easy series to collect.
Oh, I missed the part where you said 5. That's within reach!
And affordable too! I picked up my copy for under 35 bucks including tax.
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