Binge Watching Suggestions?

[Waquoit]

The plot lines aren't earth shattering.

Yeah, it was more of a vibe. No earth tones!

 

[Chin Diesel]

Yeah, it was more of a vibe. No earth tones!

I was a Tubbs guy.

My dad always liked the Zito and Switek scenes.

 

[Kolumbo]

The original run of Miami Vice (Free on the NBC app.)

I was 7 when it first came out, but my brother never missed an episode.

I just got done with the Pilot (Brother's Keeper). It's pretty mature for a 7 year old, even in the mid '80s. My mid 40s might be a good time to give the other 111 episodes a go.

Watched it very sporadically but from what I remember it was great because it was different, kind of combining MTV with drama. A show I find entertaining is Burn Notice which also takes place in Miami. With Gabrielle Anwar you got no complaints.

 

[Waquoit]

My dad always liked the Zito and Switek scenes.

That's funny, I'm pretty sure they were there for the older demographic.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

The original run of Miami Vice (Free on the NBC app.)

I was 7 when it first came out, but my brother never missed an episode.

I just got done with the Pilot (Brother's Keeper). It's pretty mature for a 7 year old, even in the mid '80s. My mid 40s might be a good time to give the other 111 episodes a go.

Miami Vice would have been considered one of the best shows in television history if it had been on cable. The show's first 2 or 3 seasons were incredible, and then the show jumped more sharks than I could keep track of. The plot lines got increasingly ridiculous until I think there was a season where one of the lead characters was a double agent for a gang, or something. I had given up on the show long before that.

Being a network show ruined it.

 

[Husky25]

The plot lines aren't earth shattering.

Fun to watch for cameos by not yet well known actors, and for the rock and roll crossovers.

Miami Vice would have been considered one of the best shows in television history if it had been on cable. The show's first 2 or 3 seasons were incredible, and then the show jumped more sharks than I could keep track of. The plot lines got increasingly ridiculous until I think there was a season where one of the lead characters was a double agent for a gang, or something. I had given up on the show long before that.

Being a network show ruined it.

As a mid-80s drama, it needs to be viewed as a period piece.

The action is pretty good, but it is ridiculously dated, and the acting is a bit subpar. In other words, a Michael Mann masterpiece .

 

[Husky25]

Less than two years before the Miami Heat tipped off their existence.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Less than two years before the Miami Heat tipped off their existence.

Bernard King was in that episode. I liked it.

 

[Kolumbo]

Geez. I didn't realize this was from episode 1-1.

The "In the Air Tonight" scene is arguably the most memorable and famous scene from the Miami Vice television series, and is regularly cited as one of the greatest, most influential moments in the history of television. It occurs in the pilot episode "Brother's Keeper", or, when the episode is split into two parts as it often is for syndication, "Brother's Keeper (Part II)".




"In the Air Tonight" Scene | Miami Vice Wiki | Fandom

 

[HuskyHawk]

Geez. I didn't realize this was from episode 1-1.

The "In the Air Tonight" scene is arguably the most memorable and famous scene from the Miami Vice television series, and is regularly cited as one of the greatest, most influential moments in the history of television. It occurs in the pilot episode "Brother's Keeper", or, when the episode is split into two parts as it often is for syndication, "Brother's Keeper (Part II)".




"In the Air Tonight" Scene | Miami Vice Wiki | Fandom

It changed TV. Shot on location, like a movie. Arial shots, deep panoramic shots. Music woven throughout. While it wasn’t a serial at first, it became one and the plots got more complex. It gave birth to those shows “on cable” that @nelsonmuntz mentioned. That concept didn’t even exist before Miami Vice. Even TV miniseries of that era looked like low budget crap compared to Miami Vice. Michael Mann give birth to a new level of TV. Way ahead of its time. MV started in 85. Sopranos was almost 15 years later in 1999.

I think Evan was perhaps the best episode.