The Controversies of Miami Vice: Drugs, Violence & Rock and Roll
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Miami Vice was a show that exploded into pop culture, changing the way TV was made and the fashion of the 1980’s, overseen by one of the most influential filmmakers of our time.
But Miami Vice also had its share of detractors for glamourizing drugs and violence.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Vice
https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/emmy-magazine/articles/miami-vice-oral-history
https://www.newspapers.com/image/155146491/?terms=tartikoff
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1010708594/?match=1&terms=tartikoff
https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,959822,00.html
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/miami-vice-remake-joseph-kosinski-top-gun-maverick-director-1236380477/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Miami_Vice_guest_appearances
https://www.newspapers.com/image/461231461/?match=1&terms=marooned%20miami
https://www.newspapers.com/image/236583567/?terms=%22don%20johnson%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/853504349/?match=1&terms=%22don%20johnson%22
https://web.archive.org/web/20190714013508/https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/09/28/69577/index.htm
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@SIKE01
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
Rest In Peace Brandon Tartikoff
@SIKE01
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
the greatest TV series of all-time. thank you Tony Yerkovich
@TPCQSTUDIOS
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
12:36 The newspaper called him "Don Thomas" LOL!!!
@ultrablue2
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
21:17 you say that like itâs a bad thing!
@jimminybunkwhack5706
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
Love watching Miami Vice of the Roku Action channel. Always surprised by how many episodes just end in a shootout with no criminal left to take into custody.
@nova2512
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
Omg a video thatâs not sponsored by 80s tee?!?! Did I slip into an alternate universe?!
@cloverfield911
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
I would love to see you do a show about the HARDY BOYS NANCY DREW MYSTERIES from 1977 to 1979.
@WillFarrell-l3q
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
Watching the series now on Amazon Prime. I remember as a kid watched Ng some episodes,loved the film but am loving the show. Obviously what I saw in the 80s went over my head. â¤
@Wearesofckt69
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
I can buy and cook food already đ
@unclesigsig
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
I got to know Bobby Foxworth, Don Johnson's stunt double and the stunt coordinator for Vice, a few years ago… man, he would tell some crazy stories about the Vice set and his time in Miami.
@chadconery8284
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
I was a little young for this show. When it was first time air, but reruns came on I. Watched them all over and over
@Fireice32
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
McGuiver and Magnum P.I. should have been mentioned
@princessfrank2453
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
My favorite part of this video is the end/outro đşđ¤Łđ¤Łđ¤đ˝đ¤đ˝
@PeteMcCorvey
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
Season 3 was when Miami Vice was at its peak. When Crockett got the Testarosa is when the show became the show we loved!
@MaxPower-md1kz
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
I actually liked the 2006 film.
@Delibrium
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
even though technically you have less grey hair, you do look older withouth the beard.
@docweidner
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
I was in high school during the heyday of this show, and I recall those Miami Vice tuxedos during prom. I went with standard black but thought about it.
@onemiamibum
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
My dad was the Technical Advisor / Liason between the show and the Sheriffâs Office. He has great behind the scenes stories. Notably he was indirectly involved in getting Gregory Sierra replaced with Edward James Olmos. When they showed him the early episode he told them the Lt would never behave that way. He rarely gets directly involved and despite tropes rarely yells⌠he doesnât need to because heâs the guy in charge. They killed off Sierra and replaced him with Olmos who acted just as my dad described. Dad felt bad for Sierra he didnât know that was going to happen.
@StarLightNow
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
Don't be throwing shade at Jess! There is a reason she is always at the scene of murder…
@Farold_Haltermeyer
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
Still watching it today, love it
@Powherkrangunch
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
Gonna have to check this series out! Itâs one of many shows that my brother has talked about a lot and I have been curious about it for years now but I couldnât find it anywhere for a long time. Thanks for all the background information! It sounds fascinating and youâre still doing a fantastic job on your videos! I watched an older video yesterday that came out sort of biased but Iâm glad to know that youâre not usually like that! Keep up the great work! I still support you for your hard work on these videos! Miami Vice sounds like an amazing 80s show that I will certainly look into!
@AirJordan23DCH
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
To bad Miami Vice isn't streaming anywhere it should be
@eharasan
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
I have the series on DVD and recently re-watched it. Still a great show. I also have all the soundtrack CDs.
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