Miami Vice - The Complete Collection [DVD]

Episodes comprise:1. Brother's Keeper (Parts 1 & 2)2. Heart of Darkness3. Cool Runnin'4. The Hit List5. Calderone's Demise6. One-Eyed Jack7. No Exit (a.k.a. Three-Eyed Turtle)8. The Great McCarthy9. Glades10. Give a Little, Take a Little11. Little Prince12. The Milk Run13. Golden Triangle (Part 1) (a.k.a. Score)14. Golden Triangle (Part 2)15. Smuggler's Blues16. Rites of Passage17. The Maze18. Made for Each Other19. The Home Invaders20. Nobody Lives Forever21. Evan22. Lombard23. The Prodigal Son (1 & 2)24. Whatever Works25. Out Where The Buses Don't Run26. The Dutch Oven27. Buddies28. Junk Love29. Tale of the Goat30. Bushido31. Bought and Paid For32. Back in the World33. Phil the Shill34. Definitely Miami35. Yankee Dollar36. One Way Ticket37. Little Miss Dangerous38. Florence Italy39. French Twist40. The Fix41. Payback42. Free Verse43. Trust Fund Pirates44. Son and Lovers45. When Irish Eyes Are Crying46. Stone's War47. Kill Shot48. Walk-Alone49. The Good Collar50. Shadow in the Dark51. El Viejo52. Better Living Through Chemistry53. Baby Blues54. Streetwise55. Forgive Us Our Debts56. Down for the Count: Part 157. Down for the Count: Part 258. Cuba Libre59. Savage60. Theresa61. The Afternoon Plane62. Lend Me an Ear63. Red Tape64. By Hooker by Crook65. Knock, Knock, Who's There?66. Viking Bikers from Hell67. Everybody's in Showbiz...68. Heroes of the Revolution69. Contempt of Court70. Amen...Send Money71. Death and the Lady72. The Big Thaw73. Child's Play74. God's Work75. Missing Hours76. Like a Hurricane77. The Rising Sun of Death78. Love at First Sight79. A Rock and a Hard Place80. The Cows of October81. Vote of Confidence82. Baseballs of Death83. Indian Wars84. Honor Among Thieves?85. Hell Hath No Fury86. Badge of Dishonor87. Blood & Roses88. A Bullet for Crockett89. Deliver Us from Evil90. Mirror Image91. Hostile Takeover (3)92. Redemption in Blood (4)93. Heart of Night94. Bad Timing95. Borrasca96. Line of Fire97. Asian Cut98. Hard Knocks99. Fruit of the Poison Tree100. To Have and to Hold (a.k.a. Second Chance)101. Miami Squeeze102. Jack of All Trades103. The Cell Within104. The Lost Madonna105. Over the Line106. Victim of Circumstance107. Freefall (1 & 2)108. World of Trouble109. Miracle Man110. Leap of Faith111. Too Much, Too Late

I was a huge fan of Miami Vice back when it originally aired, but being a young teenager at the time I think a lot of it might have been lost on me.25 years later and, aside from the 80's fashion, Miami Vice stands the test of time quite well. There are few shows that hit the ground running, but it's almost like Don Johnson & Philip Michael Thomas were born to play Crockett & Tubbs.Other things take a while to settle down - their initially wishy-washy captain isn't replaced by Edward James Olmos' smouldering Castillo until a handful of season one episodes have passed, but his arrival sets the dynamic of the show for the rest of its run. Similarly, Jan Hammer's main title theme takes about the same amount of time to become the polished version we know and love, but by the time all the parts are in place, Miami Vice is compulsive viewing.With its mix of strong plots, great acting from the core cast members, excellent music and gorgeous locations, it really hits its stride during season one, with season two delivering in spades. The quality can't be maintained, though, and the plots tail off in later seasons despite the best efforts of the cast. There are enough highlights in there to warrant having all the seasons, though, even if the first two are the stand-outs.The quality of the DVD's themselves is pretty good for an 80's show - their saving grace being that Miami Vice was filmed rather than taped, so there's none of that nasty colour bleed and upscaled it looks younger than its 25 years.The only thing I find leaving me wanting is the lack of extras, but then it's not as if things in the 80's were filmed to super serve folk on a subsequent DVD release, so it's hard to be too disappointed.To revisit a cracking slice of TV nostalgia, the Miami Vice Collection is an essential purchase for anyone who was a fan of the show.

As a child of the 70's, I remember fondly watching this show in my 'formative teenage years'. As such I was slightly worried that the 'campness' of the 80's would ruin my memories of this show. However, I was pleasantly surprised. Sure some of the outfits and fashions are a little cringe-worthy, and the way that certain characters act (not the acting, however) can be a bit hammy. But for those of us that remember that time period, I recall people wearing their jackets with the sleeves rolled up and the HUGE amount of pastel colours and neons in the clothing.None of this - in my opinion, at least - detracts from what is a well written and well acted show. The show also benefitted from Michael Mann's involvement; a lot of the stylised look of Miami Vice comes from him and can also be seen in his later work - Manhunter, Heat, and the film Miami Vice. One of the earliest episodes has Crockett and Tubbs, driving the Daytona Spyder at night through near deserted streets to the strains of Phil Collins' "In the air tonight". The only sound was the sounds of the guns being loaded and the minimal dialogue of the characters. The whole scene just built tension and the seriousness of what was to come. Overall, really enjoying it all over again.The packaging is really smart too and doesn't look unsightly on a shelf with lots of other DVD's/blu-ray's.If you remember this show, but are unsure of how it has aged; accept it for what it is - a show set in, and from the 80's - and sit back and enjoy.