Sunday, March 13, 2005

WHO KNEW?

Watched the second ep of Miami Vice. In the pilot, Tubbs and Crockett don't get their man, one of Crockett's old partners turns out to be a traitor, and Crockett turns out to be a divorced guy with a drinking problem. In the second episode, they run into an FBI informant who may have gone over to the other side, and winds up murdering a suspect and then killing himself.

Whoa. The fuss was all about the linen jackets and the bright colors. Who knew that Miami Vice was the prototype for dark, messed-up cop shows about dark, messed-up cops?

1 comment:

Cunningham said...

"Who knew" is right. I remember that MV was one of those first destination shows - you HAD to watch it on friday nights. Remember this was before the VCR was in everyones homes. If you were somewhere - a club, party, etc - and it was 10 pm, you HAD to find a TV and watch the show. Suddenly the room would get quiet and you'd hear those Hans Zimmer tones,and you knew you were in for a ride, especially when they went to the "music video" portion of the episode that was usually a sex scene or a shootout.