This show was, and still is, absolute TV perfection. Incredible writing, characterisation, music, acting etc. Everything was stunning. One of the greatest shows of all-time.
I fully agree especially the first two seasons! Plus the pastel colors, high avant garde fashion, neon lights and showcase of Miami 🌴🌴🦩🦩. I love this show and era.
I disagree, at least when it come to characterizations and writing which even since the beginning was going up and down, but Miami Vice strength lies in scenes like this. Arms deal going with Phil Collins tune which somehow managed to bring tension just as great suspense movie scene. Plus, style was quite unique for its time. Also ,I'd add that acting wasn't great, but this is not the show you watch for stand out performances. Having said that, Miami Vice is show that was only possible in the 1980s, the last manly decade in film and television. Absolute greatness. And I do love Hills Street Blues and Crime Story.
I remember when my uncle and I would get so excited when "Miami Vice" came on, because we'd both look at each other and wonder, "What amazing new song are they about to unleash on the world?" That's what "Miami Vice" did better than any show to date - and honestly? A similar series needs to come back for a new generation.
@@TangentChaos oh yeah and don't forget Melrose Place and Charmed. I think CSI had a hand in showcasing the 2000s hit singles too. Would be interesting to research if Miami Vice broke the mold. 😁
40 years on and still no other series, no film, has been able to use music in the same way Vice did. It was part of the show, and even though it was often front and centre, it was organic to the episodes. It elevated the scenes. And yet it just... fit.
They always used music to convey emotions and what was going on . Brilliant shit man . Almost every music scene has zero dialogue but you know exactly what they’re thinking and doing . The in the air tonight scene and the voices scene are the shit . Hardly any dialogue at all . Only ONE other movie /show has ever been able to do this and they did it before Miami vice . That was the good , the bad , and the ugly . Interesting how that movie is still my favorite and Miami vice is still my favorite tv show . Music and looks on actors faces convey what you need to know .
Miami vice was always like watching a music video with a lot of great songs your never have another series like this again unfortunately. God damn it someone bring back the 80s.
I had one of his 45’s in a brass rack he put out in the 70’s when I was a kid , A side don’t give up on us baby , lol I remember side B was black bean soup.
Michael Mann WAS the man. Nobody else will ever fill his shoes like this again. 🎶The day the series died So bye-bye, Miami Vice My heart grew heavy when it left me And I nearly cried Them good old boys tossed those badges to the sky Singing, "This'is it I'm gonna fly" This time I really do mean goodbye...🎶
I remember rushing to get home from Boston by car to watch it and giving the car in front of me a hard time because it was doing 5mph UNDER the speed limit; when it pulled off I hit the accelerator and then was lit up from behind by blue flashing lights of a police car. The officer said to me "why the rush", I explained about Miami Vice and he said "looks like you're going to miss it then, come and look at this video we have of you harassing an UNMARKED POLICE CAR"! I still made it home in time 😁
Love the light on Tubbs' face with the pattern made by the shadow from his hat. with the head tilt and shades on. Didn't take much to make a scene look really cool with him in it.
I went into the field of cinematography primarily because of this show. The attention to detail in the show is amazing, like you mentioned. It’s the little things 😎
Legend of a singer, and band. No one can compare. I'll never forget when this episode aired. So glad, they used his work on it. Espically for this iconic scene. Legendary. It literally suits it.
This scene here is one of my earliest memories of this show. Thank you for posting this video because I miss the 80's and early 90's really effin bad and am not kidding.
Brings me right back Long beach island watching with my grandfather and though 9 months were he'll all.year they gave me.3 months of peace every year miss you 2 loves ya forever MUM AND Granpop rest in peace and thank you for a chance t peace in life
Phil Collins and Miami Vice rule. I’m 83 and I throughly enjoy them. CD n DVD n any form of old video n music machines. Especially my cell. Thanks to CZcams!!
I bought season 1 of this show on dvd over the Summer(June 2022) all because Glen in The Wedding Singer was into this show ans growing up, I always wondered how good this show was, happy to say I love it!
I raced home Friday night from work so I could catch the 9:00 pm. episode of Miami Vice but got pulled over by a cop and received a speeding ticket. He asked me why were you speeding? I told him I was just listening to my radio and didn't realize how fast I was going. I should of told him the truth, maybe he would of let me go with a warning.
When this song was first released and the accompanying video, my friends and I laughed at this semi dorky looking guy and his pained bitter performance. A couple years later when I saw this episode, everything changed. The buildup of the story, and then this sequence, brought out the mood of Phil's song and made it fresh and powerful. The abuse incidents that precede these scenes evoke the song theme perfectly, and give the gun deal sequence a darkness and sense of doom.
Watching this episode from this epic 80s TV series makes me feel old. Listening to Phil Collins in the background and seeing Bruce Willis as an actor makes me feel sad, since both suffer from severe diseases and are not able to perform like they did in the past, they even struggle managing their daily life and need permanent support. Getting old is something for the brave only.
I'm 49 years old born and raised in Miami I remember every scene of Miami vice those days the music fashion people life money party it's funny because I live 5 minutes away from the Miami River today'Miami it's another world
I remember watching this before Friday night videos then hearing Phil Collins one the spot at number one on the countdown now that's cold 🥶🥶🥶😡😡😡😡👍👍👍👍the Man classic everything he touches
I remember when they were looking for extras for this show and They had no idea it was going to Change the whole scene on a dirty littered little dead beautiful beach!
Great soundtracks. Miami Vice and Cowboy Bebop both have soundtracks that contribute heavily to the quality of the show. I never missed one episode as a kid. Got Mediocre scores on my homework it was worth it.
Bruce Willis, Phil Collins, Miami Vice, all in one shot... now that is an 80s throw back done right lol!
man when Phil Collins hit the mark in his songs,you felt it
Afuckinmen. Phill the shill
Rockstar games certainly thought so,
They included a Phil Collins character and storyline in their version of a Miami vice tribute game,
Vice City
Funny seeing Bruce Willis. Soooo many A list actor/actresses career began with Miami Vice.
My step dad Said a lot of stars came through miami vice that's what got me hooked on it music action is good to
Bruce with hair! MV was an awesome show.
Don’t forget Phil Collins was in an episode lol.
September 26, 1986...Liam Neeson was in the premiere of season three.." when Irish eyes are crying " 🌹♥️😏
@@SeanConnoly...."Phil the sil"...that was the episode
Phil Collins was a big part of this show. Also a huge part of the 80's, and Band Aid. Thank you sir for helping me enjoy my youth.
Phill Collins and Peter Gabriel probably the 2 most used artist in this show. And it's cool that both were in Genesis.
Guest starred on an episode.
By far Miami Vice was one of the best TV shows that ever aired. I still watch re-runs today.
I bought the series.
Nothing like Phillip Collins Miami vice are perfect for each other wow
This show was, and still is, absolute TV perfection. Incredible writing, characterisation, music, acting etc. Everything was stunning. One of the greatest shows of all-time.
Yes indeed
I fully agree especially the first two seasons! Plus the pastel colors, high avant garde fashion, neon lights and showcase of Miami 🌴🌴🦩🦩. I love this show and era.
I disagree, at least when it come to characterizations and writing which even since the beginning was going up and down, but Miami Vice strength lies in scenes like this. Arms deal going with Phil Collins tune which somehow managed to bring tension just as great suspense movie scene. Plus, style was quite unique for its time. Also ,I'd add that acting wasn't great, but this is not the show you watch for stand out performances. Having said that, Miami Vice is show that was only possible in the 1980s, the last manly decade in film and television. Absolute greatness. And I do love Hills Street Blues and Crime Story.
It was like a new movie coming out each week. It was huge
You are right on, and, as hard as it is to believe, I never watched it when it was originally on.
I remember when my uncle and I would get so excited when "Miami Vice" came on, because we'd both look at each other and wonder, "What amazing new song are they about to unleash on the world?" That's what "Miami Vice" did better than any show to date - and honestly? A similar series needs to come back for a new generation.
Amen!
The music made you remember parts of the show
I agree, but I do have to say Buffy the Vampire slayer had that in the 90s, Hannibal did a good job, as well as the Blacklist, at least.
@@TangentChaos oh yeah and don't forget Melrose Place and Charmed. I think CSI had a hand in showcasing the 2000s hit singles too. Would be interesting to research if Miami Vice broke the mold. 😁
The shocking ending of this episode, made the viewers know that this then new series wasn't playing around. 😯😲😮
So ON Friday nights I'd pull my cruiser into a car wash and take my dinner hour watching a small portable TV and watch the best TV cop show ever.
Phil Collins and Miami vice...sounds and sights of the 80's 🥰❤
Phil the Shill
That's why i love the 80's
Phil Collins must have the record for most songs out of any artist selected for the Miami Vice soundtrack
Yup, that's right..
@@richardhockey8442 two?
Miami Vice was a classic. Like Star Trek, everyone's been it.
40 years on and still no other series, no film, has been able to use music in the same way Vice did. It was part of the show, and even though it was often front and centre, it was organic to the episodes. It elevated the scenes. And yet it just... fit.
They always used music to convey emotions and what was going on . Brilliant shit man . Almost every music scene has zero dialogue but you know exactly what they’re thinking and doing . The in the air tonight scene and the voices scene are the shit . Hardly any dialogue at all . Only ONE other movie /show has ever been able to do this and they did it before Miami vice . That was the good , the bad , and the ugly . Interesting how that movie is still my favorite and Miami vice is still my favorite tv show . Music and looks on actors faces convey what you need to know .
Cold Case banged out some good tunes
Respect to any one else here in 2021 that know just how great this show was. 🙏
And 2022...never missed an episode 😄
@@patsalas5170 BINGO.
I still watch all 5 seasons on Peacock. It never gets old, even though the 40th anniversary of the 1984 premiere is coming up in 2024
Friday nights NBC 9 pm
@@lindacollins903 went out and bought the DVD set.
one of the best shows ever
That song is really perfect for this show,great song for a great show.
the 80's music they used in the show was amazing, added great effect to it. Nothing will ever compare to Miami Vice
Miami vice was always like watching a music video with a lot of great songs your never have another series like this again unfortunately. God damn it someone bring back the 80s.
One of the best TV shows ever!🥰
Another great by Phil Collins!!!
Fun fact: This episode was directed by David Soul, who played Hutch in Starsky & Hutch.
Really, I know Paul Michael Glazer directed some episodes as well. Like prodigal son!
I had one of his 45’s in a brass rack he put out in the 70’s when I was a kid , A side don’t give up on us baby , lol I remember side B was black bean soup.
Paul Michael Glaser directed some of the best episodes like Calderone’s Return. Fabulous.
Phil collins & Miami Vice always gel together. Friday night’s NBC , then Friday night videos . Love the 80s
And Peter Gabriel, which is crazy given they were both in the same band previously.
@@NateGerardRealEstateTeam Sledgehammer!!! 😂 lol
MICHAEL MANN BIG RESPECT 🫡 KEPT IT FOREVER FRESH… MIAMI VICE STILL AT THE TOP OF MY LIST!
Michael Mann WAS the man. Nobody else will ever fill his shoes like this again.
🎶The day the series died
So bye-bye, Miami Vice
My heart grew heavy when it left me
And I nearly cried
Them good old boys tossed those badges to the sky
Singing, "This'is it I'm gonna fly"
This time I really do mean goodbye...🎶
I remember rushing to get home from Boston by car to watch it and giving the car in front of me a hard time because it was doing 5mph UNDER the speed limit; when it pulled off I hit the accelerator and then was lit up from behind by blue flashing lights of a police car. The officer said to me "why the rush", I explained about Miami Vice and he said "looks like you're going to miss it then, come and look at this video we have of you harassing an UNMARKED POLICE CAR"!
I still made it home in time 😁
Miami Vice was an awesome show especially with the the song In the Air Tonight, thanks to Phil Collins ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Another Phil Collins masterpiece, and Bruce Willis - along with the 'Phil the Shill' episode where Phil has a role as con-man
Cool song, cool scene!!!
Yesssssss my favorite show!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️
Love the light on Tubbs' face with the pattern made by the shadow from his hat. with the head tilt and shades on. Didn't take much to make a scene look really cool with him in it.
Almost 40 years later and I still remember that camera shot. Perfect
I went into the field of cinematography primarily because of this show. The attention to detail in the show is amazing, like you mentioned. It’s the little things 😎
So many actors at the beginning of their careers on this show!! So much great 80's music as well!!
Brilliant pairing of music with the scene.
Awesome song!! What an Awesome show!!!
Legend of a singer, and band. No one can compare. I'll never forget when this episode aired. So glad, they used his work on it. Espically for this iconic scene. Legendary. It literally suits it.
Miami Vice TV Series was quite simply "Epic" and this episode called "No Exit" is one of my Favorite Episodes of the entire 5 Season Series 👍
This scene here is one of my earliest memories of this show. Thank you for posting this video because I miss the 80's and early 90's really effin bad and am not kidding.
amazing show with amazing music..the 80s man....best times
The sound the editing the clothes perfectly in tune with 80's and the MTV era Mann was brilliant
Brings me right back Long beach island watching with my grandfather and though 9 months were he'll all.year they gave me.3 months of peace every year miss you 2 loves ya forever MUM AND Granpop rest in peace and thank you for a chance t peace in life
Phil Collins and Miami Vice rule. I’m 83 and I throughly enjoy them. CD n DVD n any form of old video n music machines. Especially my cell. Thanks to CZcams!!
My mother and I would be glued to our seats watching Miami Vice with anticipation & suspense. 😳😳 I loved those Friday nights. 🥰🥰🥲🥲
everything is the unequaled series:glamorous, sexy, intrigue, city and peninsula become mythical, the unequaled croket look also thank you Versace
I bought season 1 of this show on dvd over the Summer(June 2022) all because Glen in The Wedding Singer was into this show ans growing up, I always wondered how good this show was, happy to say I love it!
Superb show enhanced by music of its time - the style & influence of the 80s encapsulated.
Love that episode
Rita
Only Philip Michael Thomas uses sunglasses in the nigth. :D
Nope, Sonny did too
And I'm down to carry on the 80s legacy, I never go out without my Wayfarers
And Corey Hart.
@@pseudohaze damn right
When you're cool the sun ☀️shines on you 24 hours a day 😎
Yeah there was that dude Corey Heart too 😂
Man this show is the benchmark for prime time tv dramas
I raced home Friday night from work so I could catch the 9:00 pm. episode of Miami Vice but got pulled over by a cop and received a speeding ticket. He asked me why were you speeding? I told him I was just listening to my radio and didn't realize how fast I was going. I should of told him the truth, maybe he would of let me go with a warning.
The bad part is that you couldn't watch it over and over again on CZcams back then
In the late 80’s we watched twice a day on USA network: 7PM and 11 PM every day.
and that's why we bought video recorders!
I love this song it's my favorite song
When this song was first released and the accompanying video, my friends and I laughed at this semi dorky looking guy and his pained bitter performance. A couple years later when I saw this episode, everything changed. The buildup of the story, and then this sequence, brought out the mood of Phil's song and made it fresh and powerful. The abuse incidents that precede these scenes evoke the song theme perfectly, and give the gun deal sequence a darkness and sense of doom.
It's cool how Michael Mann showed Sonny aim his 10mm Bren 10 sights. That MP5 bad guy had no chance! 👮🏻♂️😉🛳
It was chambered for 45.because those blank rounds where readily available.
Bren ten super bad ass
Who the hell needs diagolgue. The music speaks for itself
The 80s was epic.
This music matched the whole scene to the end, it was amazing.
Miami vice Forever ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Watching this episode from this epic 80s TV series makes me feel old. Listening to Phil Collins in the background and seeing Bruce Willis as an actor makes me feel sad, since both suffer from severe diseases and are not able to perform like they did in the past, they even struggle managing their daily life and need permanent support.
Getting old is something for the brave only.
One of my top 5 favorite episodes.
I knew the later seasons before this and loved this episode when I saw it
I first heard this song on Miami Vice.
Cuando escuchabas a phil collins ya sabias que alguno moria 😅❤...aca 2020
Genio Michael Mann. Phill Collins. Bruce Willis. Excelente 👌
Genius.
Remembering David Soul. Starsky&Hutch and the director of this classic episode.
I love this song and the scene!
I cannot believe I never watched this show when it was originally on. I missed a great classic and never knew how good it was.
I'm 49 years old born and raised in Miami I remember every scene of Miami vice those days the music fashion people life money party it's funny because I live 5 minutes away from the Miami River today'Miami it's another world
Poor Rita - sitting by the phone just praying for word that Tony was finally gone for good. But no....
This is my theme song!
Mine too
@@CLEE52 yes!
Classic and Bruce Willis awesome 👌
💜💜💜 ✌✌✌✌. Greatest 80's series by a country mile 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😎😎😎😎😎
I remember watching this before Friday night videos then hearing Phil Collins one the spot at number one on the countdown now that's cold 🥶🥶🥶😡😡😡😡👍👍👍👍the Man classic everything he touches
Nothing like that sound of Sonny's .45!
It sounds like piiiuuulll!!!!!.
I thought he carried a 10mm.
3 disliking people need to hit the road...this is serious shit. This is Miami Vice Addictive Jurisdiction kids.
Interesting, remember this scene, Phil Collins, great song👍🏼
Awesome series!
I sooooo wish I had looks like Don Johnson!
Would have made things SO much easier with women..........
Best cop show ever
The sound of Crockett's 10mm, had a powerful sound to it, sounds like no coming back once you hit
must be the official video for this song
Great to see Bruce Willis in his prime
Great, great episode!!
This song and the ones from Papa legba episode!!
Thank you Phil Collins. L.g Dirk Polanski.
Great soundtrack.
Miami Vice ❤️
Best TV Series " BAR NONE "
I remember when they were looking for extras for this show and
They had no idea it was going to
Change the whole scene on a dirty littered little dead beautiful beach!
Great phil Collins muzak
I don't like Phil Collins but this song and this scene is cinematic & dramatic craft pure & simple ! Awesome 🥳🤗👌
Awesome 👌 clip
Phil Collins made that first season
This song is helping me not care anymore
Miami vice com essa trilha sonora phi Collins saudades eterna.
The guy Crocket shot off the ship's deck was member of Dr Buzzard 's Savannah band.
4/24..still here
On other song ...just made for Miami Vice.....love it
Tony Amato survived getting shot by Rita in the end, relocated to New York, joined the NYPD after changing his name to John McClane.
OH DAMN!!!!!!
That's an awesome post
I would NOT leave out on Friday nights when Vice came on & my girlfriend wasn’t happy; so she broke up with me… THANK YOU MIAMI VICE !!
F her. Every right man should prefer Miami Vice.
Super super---makes me want to be an undercover cop!!!
My brother and I would dress up in our dads suit jackets when we were kids and reanact some of the episodes.
GOD I MISS THE 80S!!!
I think sometimes that the closest any show has gotten to the beautiful way Miami Vice used music is CSI:NY.
I've heard of Bob's bargain basement and clearance sail, but this takes the cake!
Great soundtracks. Miami Vice and Cowboy Bebop both have soundtracks that contribute heavily to the quality of the show. I never missed one episode as a kid. Got Mediocre scores on my homework it was worth it.
Bruce Willis hacía su aparición en las películas de Miami Vice. Buen comienzo para un gran actor