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This dvd edition ,of the first complete season of " Miami Vice " is an absolute must have for the tv show fans. In case you're totally in the dark about this show, " Miami Vice " was one of the most revered and watched shows in the 1980's. It has absoutely no resemblance to the flagalant 2006 , Michael Mann film. Starring , a young , Don Johnson and Phillip Michael Thomas as lead detectives (Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs),this show quickly went from nightime police drama to cultural icon. " miami Vice " is based on a fictional police vice squad in Miami, Florida , and showcases their efforts to infiltrate the "unground" drug world from Miami to Cuba ( and occasioanlly New York ). To say, that the show was good, is an understatement , since it defined a generation and permenantly re-shaped television shows. The true magic,in this tv series, still resonates through it's music , breathtaking cinematography, and imagery. Compared to today's standards ,it might appear as old school. However , " Miami Vice " was the first predocessor and broke the ground , providing new ways for future programs and features , like " NYPD Blue " , and "CSI ". In a small twist of irony , the original pilot was written by a writer who wrote another hit NBC show , entitled " Hill Street Blues ". Both of these two shows had an incredible character development,realism and gritty integrity, that collectively won a staggering, 120 Emmy Awards. Watching this dvd was like reliving my teenage years again. Honestly, I put it in my dvd player to check out the first episode and ended up watching most of the dvd for an entire day. The first season is uncut and re-mastered and is an excellent choice for your dvd collection. However , the dvd itself doesn't have that much to offer , if you like alot of extra features. Whereas , the dvd does have special features , they're very generic , dated , and extremely short. Aside from that , it was a sheer pleasure to see old episodes and enjoy cameo appearances by some of today's top actor's like Bruce Willis , Jimmy Smits ,Gene Simmons ,Benicio Del Toro ,Viggo Morteson , Phil Collins , Miles Davis , Ed O'Neill , Lou Diamond Phillips , ect.. The episodes are easy to seperate and the sound is very crip and clear. As a whole , this dvd is a very worthwhile purchase. So , cut off your sleeves , take off those socks, slip on some white penny loafers and stop shaving. It's time to break out those old pastel shirts and relive the excitement of " Miami Vice - Season One ".
Miami Morsels
1-"Miami Vice" theme song was first to hit Billboard #1 ,since "Peter Gunn".
2-Originally,"CHiPs" co-star, Larry Wilcox,was a finalist to play Crockett.
3-Michael Mann, came up with teh pastel color themes, used in the show.
4-Jan Hammer was the creator of the show's original music.
5-Edward James Olmos and Don Johnson always argued during the 1st season.
6-The soundtrack stayed at #1 , for 11 weeks, on Billboard.
7- Don Johnson, occasionally featured his old co-star , Phillip Michael Thomas , on his next series " Nash Bridges ".
"Miami Vice" was nominated for 12 Emmy's in 1985 , and won 2.
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Great show, great video quality, great sound quality. The issue: where is U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)"? It was used on Calderone's Return Part 1 (also known as The Hit List) during the scene where Tubbs was racing in the Ferrari to Crockett's house in the lead-in to the climactic final shootout. It is on the VHS version, but NOT on the DVD version. The song in question was used in "Prodigal Son, Part 1," but it is only played as background music in a nightclub very briefly. So I question the DVD's cover assertion, "With a sizzling soundtrack of all the original hit songs remixed in 5.1 Stereo Sound, including music by Phil Collins, U2, The Who and more..."
Something is amiss here.
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Without a doubt the first two seasons of this series are the best. It's really hard to realize just how innovative this show was at the time...think about it. The songs, clothes, styles, cars, story lines, etc, set the show apart from the rest of the bilge on television in 84-85. (Later on the show sort of sank from its own weight.) I mean, how many d***, boring CSI shows can one watch now?
In my humble opinion, Philip Michael Thomas was the best dressed one in this series. Don Johnson, well, he'll always be known as the sarcastic (and troubled) Sonny Crockett. Just think of his roles in the awful movies he did later (Marlboro Man, Tin Cup.) His characters exactly match Sonny. Anyway, Season 1 and 2 are well worth the money.
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The show is as good as I remember when I watched it on television for the first time. 'Vice' broke new ground, something TV can't seem to do anymore, maybe they can copy it as a reality show, 'Real, Live, Miami Vice'. If you loved the TV series, buy the DVD, no B.S. commercials to sit through.
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The crime series, "Miami Vice" not only spawned a revolutionary change in men's apparel (white linen jackets, t-shirts, no socks) but forever altered the appearance of the typical crime series on television with a gritty and uncomfortable realism that has now become the norm.
Someone once said "Miami Vice was like watching a variation of Brian DePalma's "Scarface" every week." And it is easy to make that comparison with its emphasis on drug runners, drug kingpins and narcotics. "Miami Vice," with its popular theme obviously moves with the fluidity of an MTV video with action sequences orchestrated to popular tunes by Phil Collins, U2, Glenn Frey, and Peter Gabriel to name a few.
While "Miami Vice" may not have always been the most realistic crime drama on TV (For example, how many cops do you know drive a Ferrari Daytona as their pursuit vehicle?), it was an aborbing, tense, riveting, edge-of-your-seat weekly drama that defined the 80's. One only needs to look at other lesser-known crime series' like "Silk Stalkings" to see the similarities--the good looking, stylized central characters, the pastel-colored sets, and the fatal attraction to depicting the ugly underbelly of organized crime.
This is a terrific set as is Set 2; however, I saved approximately $20.00 purchasing Sets 1 and 2 shrinkwrapped together at Costco for only $39.99 as opposed to the full list price of $43.99 for each set thru Amazon! All episodes are remastered to crystal clarity with Dolby 5.1 enhanced audio. Needless to say, both Don Johnson and Phillip Michael Thomas were well-cast in their respective roles as Detectives Crockett and Tubbs.
Some great extras are included as well including 5 short documentaries on the series and its influence in music, fashion, and even the city of Miami itself.
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