I lived in the 80s, was the target audience of the show at the time, but never understood the hype that came long after the show was canceled.Let's face it Miami Vice was just another bad police procedural of the 80s with a ton of soap elements to compete against other programs at the same slot. Shallow characters, weak plot, bad actors. What it had going initially for it was over the top 80s fashion and an decent soundtrack. That's basically it. A gimmick that got old quickly.It was marketed a lot initially, way more than any other TV show at the time. Especially hyping Michael Mann who wasn't really involved with the show to begin with except for the pilot for which he wrote the script. He never directed a single episode or actually ran the show.The "kicker" on this run-of-the-mill police procedural was the drug trade. That set it apart from many other shows. It was new, it felt fresh. But it was not enough to carry the show.They changed the show a lot between season 2 and season 3 as people already got bored of its novelty early during the second season and people moved on to other programs. But they couldn't sustain the show as there was not enough substance to begin with. Still they managed to carry it to syndication before it was canceled after five seasons.In the late 90s when one of the many 80s revivals came up, suddenly Miami Vice was considered a cult TV show of the 80s. It never was. People lived in 80s nostalgia but did not remember how bad this show was as they only watched a couple of episodes to begin with. No one really watched it regularly after the first season anymore. What stuck was the fashion, the cars and the soundtrack. But no one remembered the actual show. The show didn't age well. Today you see a bad cop procedural with the worst of 80s fashion and an annoyingly repetitive generic 80s soundtrack. The acting is terrible, the plot basically non existent and the dialogue is cringe worthy. But there is a lot of good action, right? No, there never was. The budget of the show was spent to make it look pretty and on marketing.Miami Vice was always a cop show that was beautiful photographed for the times. There is nothing more the see here. And even the cinematography looks dated today. And it doesn't portrait the 80s. It portraits an 80s MTV imagination of the 80s. I think they initially called it "MTV Cops" during development before it became "Gold Coast" and finally "Miami Vice".If you want to see some action/cop show of the 80s there are better ones out there that aged way better. If you still insist on watching it, well go for the 1st season, but don't look for anything beyond it.I give the show 3 out of 10 for it's visual appeal at the time it was first broadcast. But there is nothing more to see here. The show is the 80s shoulder pads of TV. Better pass on it..

Miami vice was crime show which ran from 1984-1990 and it starred don Johnson as detective sonny Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as his eccentric partner Ricardo tubbs who investigate crimes situated in the Miami district ranging from drugs , prostitution , rape , robbery etc as they take orders from there mysterious superior played by Edward James olmos as lieutenant Martin Casstio and with there team consisting of Gina calabrese Saundra Santiago , Stan swetik Micheal Talbot , Olivia brown trudy Barnes . Miami vice was crucified for being one of the silliest shows of the 80s because of the laughable aesthetic clothing but I personally didn't think that affected the dynamic of the show I think the success of the show was the sizzling chemistry between Johnson and Thomas which made it watchable for the most part Johnson giving the most consistently entertaining performance Thomas being watchable as well but not quite the better actor compared to johnsons packed resume where's for me the definitive star of the show was Edward James olmos as Castillo who exhibited a quite intensity and a flagrant passion for those he cared about . I recommend you purchase the box set on Amazon as I did or at your local video store here below are my top 10 episodes I recommend you seek out and try and view and the worst so you don't watch them whatsoever . Best episodes. 1 Brothers keeper 2 No exit 3 Definitely Miami 4 prodigal son 5 sons and lovers 6 Bushido 7 shadow in the dark 8 Golden triangle 9 out where the buses don't run 10 mirror image. Worst episodes 1 cows of October 2 Bought for and paid for 3 Glades 4 missing hours. 5 miracle man 6 Evan 7 Dutch oven. 8 Contempt of the court. 9 Death and the lady 10 cool runing

this is the best TV series of all time.it should be ranked 10/10.Probably it's because people who are giving rates here hasn't seen it when it was originally aired.What can i tell about Miami Vice.The style was absolute 80's style,the cars were super,the action was superb,the girls were beautiful,the music was definitely 80's.Action,Love stories,car chases,fights,partnerships,amazing places!What else would you want?The detectives of Miami Vice police department were fighting against smugglers,drug dealers,thugs and more and they were successful.Every episode it's different and takes you to the originality of the 80's era.It's nothing like the today's shows.This is the original,this is the best and all the actors were great!If someone hadn't seen it should watch it and won't be disappointed.Miami Vice made a mark to the TV series!

Miami vice is cool and action packed. I grew up watching this show in my late 20s when it got home after working at A.C.W garden center. I am now a 59 year old art teacher but istill watch it. it ran for 5 seasons and was the most watched show in the world not just I the U.S.A I live i Bradford Yorkshire and people could not stop talking about this show even after it ended. my mum watched it, my Gran watched it,my aunt who lived in Skipton in the middle of the Yorkshire countryside watched it, everyone I knew watched it. every time I watch it I feel like I am took back to the 80s. it action, its music, its plots and its set makes it best show on TV. forget game of thrones and breaking bad. this is the best show on TV.