Miami Vice: Season 5

I didn't have to comment with anyone of the comments made about Miami Vice. MIAMI VICE is what it is, ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL, THE BOMB, SONNY & TUBBS MADE SURE THAT WE WERE IN FRONT OF OUR TV's BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE WENT ON IN OUR LIVES ON "THEIR NIGHT." THE MUSIC WAS ON, SONNY WAS ON, CASTILLO WAS ON, RICARDO or RAPHAEL WAS ON & TRUDY (THE ORIGINAL MISS BIG BOOTY, read her name plate on her desk BigBootyTrudy) WAS ON and I don't say that to BE sexist to this critique, if you will...I am a very married straight woman and if I wasn't, SO WHAT! It is what it is! It's just true and I don't want to forget Gina who was always ON also. Miami Vice is the best thing that ever happened to television. The movie made with the WANNABEES portraying CROCKETT AND TUBBS WAS A SHAME! I HATED IT AND HAD NO INTENTION TO SEE IT, HOWEVER I WAS TRICKED BY MY HUBBY AND ASSOCIATES. It would have been nice to see the older Crockett and Tubbs handle the intrigue they wanted or should I say they tried to portray in the different situations in the movie however, they didn't ask fans of the the TV series what we thought and it was TERRIBLE!! If it wasn't one of a kind then special Television Shows, Movies, Innovative shows from the past would not exist in TVLAND, etc. If it wasn't one of a kind it would not be on at least 5 to 7 different channels at different times everyday of the week. I am thankful we can buy our DVD's and watch them anytime we wish. I look forward to the fifth season and I'll embrace it as if it were brand new. It's so good we have something to look forward to with the DVD's because everything on TV now that is even close to the Miami Vice format is a rip off of Vice. Watch very close, very close and you will see that Sonny and Ricco had already been there. SORRY, it is what it is and it's TRUTH. DON'T YOU MISS THE MUSIC. ROCK ON MIAMI VICE, ROCK ON FOREVER!!!!! Think about it isn't this why they have TV LAND? TV LAND is for classic television right. THERE IS ALWAYS GROUND-BREAKING TV. SEE YA OFTEN MIAMI VICE, YOU BROKE THE GROUND. I LOVE YOU ALL 4EVER! IT MEANT EVEN MORE TO THOSE OF US WHO WERE STATIONED OVERSEAS, SERVING IN THE U.S. MILITARY AT THE TIME IT CAME OUT, WE MAY HAVE STARTED WATCHING MIAMI VICE 1 1/2 to 2 years late but it was well worth it. WE HAD MIAMI VICE GET TOGETHERS, PIZZA NIGHTS, PARTIES, ETC. AND WE THANK SONNY, RICO, CASTILLO, ETC. FOR MAKING A WHOLE LOT OF OUR FAMILIES GOOD & FUN TIMES HAPPEN, THANKS AGAIN!!!! P.S. LOVED YOU TOO NASH BRIDGES, BRING IT ON! MAYBE TV SHOWS COULD TAKE ANOTHER HINT AND PLAY SOME DECENT MUSIC TO YOUR DRAMAS YOU HAVE ON NOW. MAYBE I'D WATCH..GOOD LUCK!!SHOULD I DEFINE ON: ON IS ON TIME, ON BOARD, ON MY TV, ON IS COOL, ON IS THE BOMB, ON IS WHAT'S HAPPENING, ON IS SOLID, ON IS FUN, ON IS INTERESTING, ON MAKES YOU THINK, ON MAKES YOU NOT MISS AN EPISODE, ON IS THAT MIAMI VICE WAS THE BEST TV AND PURPLE RAIN WAS THE BEST MOVIE, ON IS HOT AND ON IS IF YOU WANT TO SEND A LOT OF NEGATIVE COMMENTS TO ME, SAY I'M CRAZY, SAY IM OUT THERE, GO AHEAD. I COULD CARE LESS. I'M ON AS YOU READ THIS...HAHAHA.WITH ALL SINCERITY,K.& E. ST. JAMES30MAY2007

I have been reading the reviews of Season Five, and can agree with the majority of reviews, but I particularly appreciated Mr. Heeringen's review the most! I own now, all five seasons of this show & have been watching selected & favorite episodes from all seasons, and would like to add my additional comments to the others to "add to the mix!"Mr. Heeringens" review briefly touched upon what I would like to expand upon.Take all of the episodes, and look at them as one large opus, which through drama, supported by music, fashion, and visuals, exhibited how draining and emotionally effecting; the job of fighting the tidal wave of crime, can be on a group of people dedicated to their jobs. This was mainly done with the character of Sonny; who started as a person who thought that right would always prevail, and who, then from betrayals, loss of loved ones, through divorce, death, and corruption of the system which he had dedicated his life to, became a tired, emotionally drained, shell of the person that he once was. He no longer cared about his looks; i.e. hairstyle, and clothing. The visuals, music, tones, and colors of this show ever so slightly changed each season, as each character was beginning to be effected by the rising wave of crime & corruption that was overtaking Miami. Sonny was the focal point of this, but all characters showed its effect. I don't think that the actors were "riding things out"; I think this was all to show how exhausting the job can be! How would you react to losing your wife through divorce?(though they still loved each other deeply); losing another wife through blatant murder, through a system which allowed a psychotic killer to manipulate it to his advantage. This also affects people who you work with day to day, and will change them too! I could go on to other examples, but I think these are some of the more "life changing" events, which Sonny experienced.We have all seen the effect that wars have on people who have served in our Armed Forces, and I have known a few law officers affected & "burnt out", after years on the force.I feel that Miami Vice did an excellent job of portraying the effect of the unending wave of crime, on people dedicated to fighting it, and this was excellently exhibited through its run! Try looking it as a "Five Act" show!

My reviews of the other seasons of Miami Vice have pointed out that I did not watch this show while it was on, and am only a recent convert to the show. I point this out again so that those reading this review know I am not someone whose eyes are covered with a blanket of nostalgia, but just as someone who enjoys watching a great show. The final season of Miami Vice truly is a bit of a mixed bag. While I don't know the behind the scence stories, I'd imagine there was some tension between Don Johnson and the rest of the staff as his stories showed a pattern of solely involing him, with the rest of the characters taking more of a back drop. However, the stories he was not involved gave everyone else a real chance to shine, and show even the supporting characters could hold their own. While this was an interesting change, it made the show a bit less effective. The trouble is that the show feels a bit tired this season, though still very entertaining. It's almost being such an cutting-edge show has weighed down the characters and creative talent, causing them to waiver. While this didn't ruin the show, far from it in fact, it makes for a weaker season than those past. That being said, there was still some great entertainment to be had, the return of lombardo, the season/series finale, and a host of others were really good. But I think the show ending at this point was good, as they stopped just as the show was feeling a bit weaker. All in all, I really was impressed by this "80s" show, though I first watched it two decades later. I still recomend the final season for no other reason than seeing closure brought to one of the best cop shows of all time.

nice dvd. already watched it great final season of the show.

As a huge Miami Vice fan I was really looking forward to the final series, but it doesn't do the show justice. I read online that Don Johnson + Philip Michael Thomas aren't in as many episodes together + that DJ was pursuing his movie + music careers. If that's true then that would explain his absence, but certainly with the two appearing in fewer episodes together there is less of the magic.Some of the episodes were a bit disappointing + I was surprised to find the last few episodes out of order - apparently this is the order in which they aired. The final episode on the DVDs was apparently too hard-hitting at the time, but the storyline was much better than some of the episodes in this series.The best episodes have DJ + PMT throughout. This is definately a series on the wind down, but there's still plenty of magic to make it worth adding to your collection.

Really love Season 5, particularly after Season 4 which was really tough going sometimes and you find yourself losing interest.Switek’s collapse is one of the season’s highlights, well acted by Talbott and you just feel if Zito (John Diehl) was still around maybe things might’ve been different. And yes, Crockett’s flirting with the other side is also compulsive viewing. Just a pity it all had to end.

3 stars because this German import not only has the episode title in. German but the titles are changed. Hostile Takeover becomes Der Gangster. Even my basic grip on the language tells me that can't be the right title. Top that off with Freefall(wrong title again) is logically but Iinaccurately placed at the end is somewhat irritating. How would they like a similar shoddy replication in reverse.Oh the season. I watched it when it came out and could never figure out how Crocket becomes Burnettfor real

Enjoyed the final season immensely. Final couple of episodes are out of sync but in the order they were televised so... short on extras. Maybe a blu ray boxset in the future will be the 'all singing, all dancing' boxset fans like myself deserve. :D

This season 5 was not an unbalanced season unlike seasons 1-4. It features two poor episodes unlike other MV seasons where you could get 5-8 poor episodes. Miami Vice 5 starts out with Sonny working on the other side of the Law in the first two episodes (directed by Don Johnson). Crockett assumed he was his drug dealer undercover alterego.The next episode features Castillo's personal life and showcases his character in the action very well. A few episodes later we come to "Bad timing" with Sonny recovering from his amnesia ordeals only to come up against two of the worst baddies ever in vice. Episodes like "Line of fire", "Borrasca", "To have and to hold", "Miami Squeeze" and "Asian cut" represent straightforward vice at its best.Take all of the episodes, and look at them as one large opus, which through drama, supported by music, fashion, and visuals, exhibited how draining and emotionally effecting the job of fighting crime was on under cover Police officers. This was mainly done with the character of Sonny, who started as a person who thought that right would always prevail, and who through loss of loved ones (through divorce, death, and corruption of the system which he had dedicated his life to) became a tired, emotionally drained, shell of the person that he once was. Rico Tubbs also goes through a simliar negative transformation.The visuals, music, tones, and colors of this show ever so slightly changed each season, as each character was beginning to be effected by the rising wave of crime & corruption that was overtaking Miami. Sonny was the focal point of this, but all characters showed its effect. I don't think that the actors were "riding things out"; I think this was all to show how exhausting the job can be!MV 5 has a different overall feel compared to previous seasons and redundant plotlines involving South American drug smugglers had finally exhausted themselves but the payoff at the end of the final episode "Freefall" is emotional as the ensemble cast members say their goodbyes. John Lennon said that before Elvis there was nothing. Of course, apart from a lot of teengroups, this was quite accurate. I would dare to say that for almost 20 years after Miami Vice there has been nothing on tv that could equal, let alone surpass it.FREEFALL on disk 5 is the best and final MV episode. It includes a brilliant 5 minute montage of Miami Vice characters from all the seasons chasing bad guyies and generally doing their jobs, and all the while a cover version of the classic song 'God Bless America' plays in the background.Unfortunately the episodes on disk 6 of MV season 5 "Miracle Man" and "Leap of Faith" are to be avoided as they are the only poor episodes. Without doubt, this is the best Miami Vice season.Selah, Bee.