Miami Vice

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Summary: All the fans can now breathe again
Review: From what I have heard to date, Universal is prominently featuring Miami Vice in their promotional materials for TV-series releases to DVD. They have good reason to do so. There are plenty of fans out there who are ready to experience this amazing show again. Thank you Universal, this news is a great relief...let the excitement begin!

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Summary: Miami Vice Possibly on the way ?
Review: I grew up with Miami Vice on it's initial run here on the BBC in England. It's combination of music, photography and locations made such a strong impact on me, even to this day. I have all the episodes on VHS but am desperate to get them on dvd, if only the first 2 seasons which were the best.
I have recently contacted UNIVERSAL PLAYBACK in the UK, and they told me that they are trying to put together a season one release, but that it was proving difficult to gain the rights to include all the original music from so many artists in each episode. I was told that it would be a year at the earliest, so let's keep our fingers crossed.
Miami Vice was a groundbreaking show, and I advise anyone who ever watched it to get the DVD should it be released.

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Summary: It's time to put Miam Vice on DVD
Review: I work for Universal Music and suggested 2 years ago to put out a CD with all of the songs that were on the Miami Vice series and got the same answer, that it was to hard to get all of the artist to agree and figure out how to distribute the royality fees. So trying to get the series on DVD is the same thing, it's all about money. If I had any clout they would be working very hard on getting this done. I was and still am a great fan of that show and believe it was the best of the 80's. I have 10 VHS tapes of the series and then they stopped producing them. Trust me, if they wanted to do it, they could and would. Come on Universal, put out the DVD series and combine all of the music on a CD box set. You know you can. Let's just keep the pressure on and hope for the best. Since the 80"s style is coming back in vogue, maybe they will produce it.

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Summary: MIAMI VICE!!!
Review: Miami Vice is quite simply the best TV show ever created. Despite that, it's almost impossible to find copies of any episodes on VHS, and it is impossible to find any episodes at all on region 1 dvd. What are you guys waiting for, an invitation? Well, if so, here it is. I cordially invite you guys at Universal to get off your butts and get the ball rolling. As incentive, think about this. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, is going to be released for Playstation 2 at the end of this month. Stores have already been flooded with preorders. This game is loosely based on Miami Vice, and since the show is no longer playing on TNN, there will be an increased demand for episodes. Universal would be wise to acknowledge this demand.

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Summary: Cops and Robbers Michael Mann Style
Review: Miami Vice was "the" defining TV show of the 1980's. Cars, clothes and film techniques abound in Michael Mann's stylistic cop drama. The show had a tremendous influence on American cultural habits. The guest stars and musical choices were always "A" list caliber. In addition, certain episodes were outstanding and had great dramatic impact. "Evan" from Season One (William Russ) and "Out Where the Buses Don't Run" from Season Two (Bruce McGill) were two such episodes. "The Home Invaders" is also very reminiscient of Michael Mann's outstanding film "Thief" (James Caan). This series MUST be released on DVD as soon as possible.

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Summary: Micami Vice- Bring it to us!
Review: Miami Vice was one of the best series on TV in the 80's. I loved it. It was My favorite show to watch when I was little, and now I can't watch the series anymore on TNN because they took the show off. Why can't they bring it to us on DVD. Whose DVD colletion would be complete without Crocket and Tubbs.......
Miami Vice! Come on guys! Bring us all the cars, the guns , the drugs, the money, the sunshine, the sunglasses, the drug deals, the clubs, the music, the boats, the cops, and don't forget crocket and tubbs. Thanks and keep emailing to put this thing out on DVD.

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Summary: Miami Vice should be released with all original music!
Review: Miami Vice was such a stylish and influential show in the 80s and a major part of it was the use of popular music of the time. I have heard rumors that Miami Vice will not be released on DVD because obtaining licensing rights to all the different songs is impossible. I for one only want this show if it contains the classic soundtrack music that was there in the original episodes. I hope that releasing this classic show on DVD with new music will not be a reality because if it is released this way I won't be buying it. The songs in each episode of Miami Vice usually played a role in setting the mood for a particular scene and removing any of those songs would be not only disrespectful to the shows integrity, but also to the countless fans who watched the original episodes and even reruns. Miami Vice was directed somewhat toward the MTV generation and utilized popular music to great lengths - that was one of the coolest aspects of the show - gimmie a break! There is only one way to release Miami Vice on DVD - with all those cool songs and in season sets - uncut! Otherwise I'd rather just watch the reruns on TV.

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Summary: Just be patient and understand!
Review: The long running series, Miami Vice, was truly an outstanding show of its time, even to the point of starting a new dress style!

Unfortunately, due to the greed of some people, it is very unlikely the TV series will ever be released and if it ever is, it will NOT be in its original format (with all the original soundtrack music intact). Recent statements from the show's producers said they are dying to get this series on DVD, but considering the current demands from the original artists and the soundtrack, the cost of a single season of Miami Vice would sell between $900 and $1200!

What is being considered is to replace the original soundtrack with other songs or equivalent like music. This was done with the TV series Roswell and personally I believe they pulled it off quite well in that case. I don't know if I could accept a new soundtrack with Miami Vice though, as in most cases it is what made the episode.

Steve C.

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Summary: miami vice on dvd
Review: TV1 has released a 2CD set of Miami Vice which starts with the pilot and continues with the Colderone story arc. It's a great reminder of how, unlike so many other shows, a happy ending was never guaranteed. Despite the slick production, this made MV slightly more real for me. The DVD footage is TV quality, ditto the sound. I had forgotten just how large some of the logic leaps are in the show. Supporting casts' fashion has not dated well, but the film-clip style remains intact. Hopefully this is a tester and enough customer support might swing a full-season, remastered release. It appears other shows are receiving similar treatment: Knightrider, A-Team, Magnum PI... MV's my pick of the bunch though.