The show literally inspired a couple of generations of similar cop shows. Miami vice is a 1984 television series produced by michael mann for the nbc network. Regular cast members included don johnson, philip michael thomas, saundra santiago, gregory sierra, michael talbott, john diehl, olivia brown, and edward james olmos the first season was. Here are what i believe to be the top ten episodes. I was so stunned by it that i just sat in bed afterwards, staring at my tv as if it had personally affronted me. Top 10 favorite mv episodes episode the miami vice community. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live. Its really too bad that there wasnt better consistency in quality for a lot of the early mv dvd releases.
What are you guys personal favorite episodes of miami vice. The complete collection, which consists of the composers. In 2002, after extensive pressure from fans of the show, jan hammer finally released a more comprehensive collection of the score music he wrote for miami vice. According to i love old school music, he also lent his voice to a character in the grand theft auto. Miami vice money on the table tim truman by miamiviceost. With more than a 100 hours of viewing to be had, watching all of miami vice is not going to. Crockett and tubbs join forces with the federal bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. With all the amazing episodes of the show that exist, its hard to trust just one persons opinion of what the top miami vice episodes of all time are. Miami vice is an american television drama series created by anthony yerkovich and produced by michael mann for nbc.
That album is a reduction of hammers 2002 album, miami vice. For myself, i liked the episodes where sonny turned bad. The best episodes of miami vice episode ninja the best. With don johnson, philip michael thomas, saundra santiago, olivia brown. When i initially posted this thread, i had just watched smugglers blue, which was the basis of the miami vice movie.
Watch world of trouble season 5, episode 19 of miami vice or get episode details on. Personally, i think the strongest season was the first one. The best tv episodes out of all the seasons of the 80s vice. Jan 03, 2017 add the giant car phone and this might be the most 80s car ever. Flashy, featuring the biggest hits in music, harnessing plenty of action sequences and of course following two of televisions celebrated detectives, sonny crockett don johnson and rico tubbs philip michael thomas. Miami vice lasted five full seasons on nbc 19841989, never doing really well ratingswise, but theres no denying its impact in our favorite decade it was a great run, and well freely admit that when we saw crockett and tubbs drive away one last time in that stolen white ferrari after turning in their badges in the final episode freefall, a part of us died too. I wondered if the reason they chose to rehash that episode was because it was so popular with the miami vice fans. Add the giant car phone and this might be the most 80s car ever. With don johnson, philip michael thomas, saundra santiago, michael talbott. Tubbs considers marrying a former love who is in miami to help a drugaddicted friend, but then learns that she may be covering up a murder. Ladies do you remember miami vice actor and heartthrob, phillip michael thomas. Ten miami vice locales that havent changed much, mapped. As with the previous volumes, there were the usual occasional flaws scattered throughout the set dirt, grain, etc.
List of the best miami vice episodes, as determined by voters like you. What ever happened to miami vice star phillip michael thomas. Riptide looks back on 10 of the kookiest guest stars ever to run. Sep 18, 2009 top 10 kookiest miami vice guest stars. However, with most of these episodes, the picture quality flaws were the least of the problem. Watch miami vice online full episodes all seasons yidio. There might be more, but these in addition to what others have said are the ones that jump to mind when you mention castillo episodes and sheds some light on his background and personality. Ving rhames, for instance, played a homeless man in one story and a gun runner in another. Oct 25, 2019 miami vice was a massive hit in the midtolate 1980s.
Some say the 60s began when jfk was assassinated and ended with the rolling stones disastrous altamont concert, and the 70s began when nixon was reelected and ended when the iran hostages were released. Best episodes of miami vice list of top miami vice episodes. Miami vice s ratings were fair during season 1 until the summer reruns, when people who may have been watching the shows competition caught the series for the first time. Tubbs tries to understand their troubled relationship. Jan 15, 2018 youve got to know the rules before you can break em. Though the series concluded on may 21, 1989, nbc aired three more episodes. Funnyman chris rock had the misfortune to make his first television appearance in what is inarguably the single worst episode of miami vice ever produced. Its been a constant companion through the years when ive needed one and had nothing else around to be there for me. Lao lis thai assassin has got some powerful martial. The series starred don johnson as james sonny crockett and philip michael thomas as ricardo rico tubbs, two miamidade police department detectives working undercover in miami. The show had a great influence on popular culture in the 80s, from beautiful women, fast cars, to cool clothes, miami vice set the tone for the greater part of the decade. Some many shows, even to this day, have borrowed storylines and visualsound production ideas from miami vice. Philip david charles phil collins born january 30, 1951 is a british singer, songwriter, drummer, and actor who appeared in the show miami vice as phil mayhew, a longtime con man who brings his cons to the united states in phil the shill.
Conceptually, a decade isnt always a 10year period that begins and ends with a year ending in 1 or 0. What ever happened to miami vice star phillip michael. The testarossa, if you will recall from the poster you had on your wall, is powered by a 4. Miami vice, season 1, episode 3, cool runnin full episode, murderous, drug, ripoff. The way lt castillo deals with general lao lis assassin in a fight in this episode is awesome. The show became noted for its heavy integration of pop music and visual effects to tell a story. Best miami vice episodes most, greatest of everything. Miami vice is easily one of the best shows ever on tv.
Smugglers blues no exit one eyed jack the great mccarthy heart of darkness brothers keeper pt. With don johnsons sonny crockett featured on best tv characters of the 80s, miami vice also ranks high on best 1980s crime dramas. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series miami vice. The series starred don johnson and philip michael thomas as two metrodade now known as miamidade vice detectives working undercover in miamis drug and prostitution underworld. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Miami vice ferrari testarossa is up for grabs again. How miami vice launched the 80s on tv, then died with its decade.
How miami vice launched the 80s on tv, then died with its. Aside from life is a rat race, his songs in the air tonight in brothers keeper and. Miami vice is an american crime drama television series created by anthony yerkovich and executive produced by michael mann for nbc. It can instead be a period framed by watershed events. Against a backdrop of simmering ethnic and cultural tensions, caines. The series starred don johnson as james sonny crockett and philip michael thomas as ricardo rico tubbs, two miami dade police department detectives working undercover in miami. This intense miami vice episode made bruce willis a star. This 2006 variousartists album titled the best of miami vice and released on universals hipo reissue imprint is not to be confused with the 2004 jan hammer album called the best of miami vice and released on aao records. Their friend went on a suicide mission, and ever since, sonny and. The investigation into the case about general lao li in this episode is brilliant. Crockett and tubbs search for a murderous team of drug ripoff artists.
Oct 21, 2019 miami vice s wealth of guest talent is well established. Episodes season 1 198485 season one of miami vice premiered on september 16, 1984 with the twohour pilot premiere on nbc and concluded on may 10, 1985, after 22 episodes. Season five is spread across five single sided discs and is presented in a full frame 1. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube. With more than a 100 hours of viewing to be had, watching all of miami vice is not going to happen in a weekend. This has some real hard, in your face,tense action.
The testarossa, if you will recall from the poster you had on your wall, is powered by a. Today, the columbus, ohio native is sporting the most gorgeous gray hair ever and is a father to almost a dozen children to five different moms. Feb 08, 2018 the following is a personal ranking of my top 10 favorite episodes of the hit 80s television show miami vice. See more ideas about miami vice, miami and don johnson.
Interestingly enough, some actors played two roles in two different episodes. The rolling setpiece is a telling reminder of just how far miami and miami beach have come since vice made its nbctv debut in september 1984, at a moment when the cities fortunes reeling. His song life is a rat race also features in the episode. Getting a song played on miami vice was a boost to record. The series starred don johnson as james sonny crockett and philip michael thomas as ricardo rico tubbs, two metrodade police department detectives working undercover in miami.
The following is a personal ranking of my top 10 favorite episodes of the hit 80s television show miami vice. Throughout its five season run, the series released multiple albums. Resplendent with authentic 1980s music, fashion and vibe, miami vice follows two undercover detectives and their extended team through the mean streets of miami. Season 5 is good but not as great as season 1,2 and 3. Miami vice is a popular 1980s television series most noted for its use of pop music. Apr 18, 20 when i initially posted this thread, i had just watched smugglers blue, which was the basis of the miami vice movie.
Crime scene investigation follows a south florida forensics team headed by the brooding horatio caine. Miami vice is noted for its innovative use of stereo broadcast music, particularly countless pop and rock hits of the 1980s and the distinctive, synthesized instrumental music of jan hammer. Regular cast members included don johnson, philip michael thomas, saundra santiago, gregory sierra, michael talbott, john diehl, olivia brown, and edward james olmos the first season was filmed on location in miami. The jan hammer tune clues which is played in this episode is an awesome tune, which goes really well with the story of this episode. While the first disc contained music that had already been released on previous soundtracks namely the three miami vice albums and hammers own album, escape from television, the second cd featured cues. Some of these people were already stars, and others eventually became famous shortly after their appearance. Okay, miami vice is hardly scifi, but then again, kevin smith claims chasing amy is a scifi movie too. But perhaps its greatest beneficiary was the city of miami itself. Mar 18, 2015 miami vice soundtrack part 10 by papacito76. Crockett and tubbs are two undercover detectives working in the underworld of miami.
This was my first miami vice episode talk about being spoiled, and was it ever a milestone. The second season is almost as good, then the quality drops like a stone after that. Top 10 kookiest miami vice guest stars miami new times. The following is an episode list for the 1980s undercover cop television series miami vice.
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