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  1. The original VHS cover art of the Pilot has an odd, almost 70ies feeling. For those who never saw the VHS release the best coverart image I could find is the German version. But the Ozzy version had the same artwork albeit in english: I must have rented out the store copy a dozen times
    9 points
  2. Hey guys, here’s a Crockett-inspired look I am proud of. It’s a vintage linen Valentino blazer from the 80s, matched with a pink t-shirt, wide linen pants, and canvas Toms.
    9 points
  3. It certainly did, in something like Magnum PI they would all be sipping tea on Higgins lawn saying what a great job they all did catching the bad guys. Spielberg endings.
    7 points
  4. I studied a particular jacket Crockett wears on several episodes and had it tailor-made, along with a new pair of large straight white pants
    7 points
  5. To promote this summer's release of Beverly Hills Cop IV, they've been airing the first three movies on TV a lot. I was watching Beverly Hills Cop II and I noticed the bad guy's henchman is Paul Guilfoyle (Milton Glanz in Death and the Lady). Then I noticed the daughter of the murder victim is Deborah Adair (the hooker in Streetwise). It turns out AndrewRemington already documented in another thread a bunch of MV actors in that movie. Deborah/Alice Adair from “Streetwise” Brian O’Connor from “Baby Blues” Dean Stockwell from “Bushido” Tom Bower from “Bushido” Paul Guilfoyle from “Death and the Lady” Chris Rock from “Missing Hours” Frank Pesce from “Home Invaders” Robert Pastorelli from “Down from the Count Part II” There's a reason: the movie had the same casting director as MV - Bonnie Timmerman. I also noticed a shootout scene that looked familiar: We see a camera shot of this same location setting up a scene in Yankee Dollar:
    6 points
  6. Mid 1980s Miami Grand Prix in Downtown (also seen in Florence Italy episode)
    5 points
  7. Miami Downtown and Bayside 1983 (the area of the last Freefall farewell scene was not landfilled at that time)
    5 points
  8. Braman dealership at 20th and Biscayne in 1984. Braman was visible in some Ferrari scenes filmed in several episodes on Biscayne in the background.
    5 points
  9. Sweet little outtake. Enjoy fellow MV fans!
    4 points
  10. Yes! One Way Ticket after receiving one of the “anonymous” tips.
    4 points
  11. 1987, Muhammad Ali visit on set
    4 points
  12. Dutch Oven, angle not seen in episode
    4 points
  13. Goddam those were THE best days of this once wonderful nation teetering on the brink of collapse.
    3 points
  14. That's one of the things that I love about this show. The good guys don't always win. I also remember one of the episodes where Tubbs was keeping someone on the phone to try and trace the call. How many times have we watched a TV show and they always say "the call wasn't long enough, we lost them" Then Tubbs smiles and says "We got it!"
    3 points
  15. The BoA (originally CenTrust Tower) was built in 1984-86. Shown in different episodes during that time, e.g. Smuggler´s blues, Made for each other, Streetwise, Down for the count 2, ... This pic was taken from the south side with Metromover in front of it (Knight Center station).
    3 points
  16. I actually don’t think it would have been better. If some other actress had played Gina’s mom, it would not have had the emotional impact we needed to connect with Gina & her character. And they would have had to “explain” a lot more to let viewers know it was supposed to be Gina’s mother. In my opinion, the way it was done & handled was perfect!
    3 points
  17. Honestly, it didn't bother me. Elena is shown with a different hair color and style; as well as a style of dress and makeup that was more 1960-appropriate. Would it have been better if another actress had played Gina's mom? Maybe. But for me, it worked.
    3 points
  18. https://www.ebay.com/itm/226057448832?itmmeta=01HSKGC1ZDZFJK8VBWB4FFBMA2&hash=item34a212ed80:g:rBoAAOSwezNleOIu&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8ApSolynX6rygdRF%2Fptia8SOoVeHbXRbmHEsYCOFQ1jEtkQH98V1YdVPZfP7qreDxwnj4fGKCsyflt0WaOSEcIBPGnV3X28q2SP8VP7dv3yHUmJ%2FlyR8aUT89cBxn7Jnw%2FP6Aedvug%2B0PUKJreITDUkb4hX8DedJoXzvv2XZwclshJvzQMJexybXo26T%2BjMPb0Cw%2BdhTbR6ITwaFhLLRMzusW6FejUCMkwa%2FDZAkCR5LA5%2B8Tb%2FXGd7CB2wBePhABcM8Ay0ww6cherZGA%2B39UvmeaQN6tc3d%2B7zkK1ld2JBDvoghbto5EurBep%2BOP%2BnKBQ%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-CfsPDMYw
    3 points
  19. Orange Bowl Stadium in the 1980s
    3 points
  20. I don't know if you are aware of it, but I just discovered this ... It is a nice soundscape for ... working or everything else
    3 points
  21. 3 points
  22. Today I took a walk in the Harbour at Alvor in the Algarve Portugal. Lovely day with the odd gust of wind.
    3 points
  23. A 1985 industry advert for the VHS edition of the Pilot. Great ad!
    3 points
  24. The historic Miami mansion used in the Season 5 episode “Miami Squeeze” is up for sale…for just under a mere $30 million. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/30-million-century-old-miami-174518466.html
    2 points
  25. Japanese Gardens on Watson Island, 1974
    2 points
  26. Great Blazer, Valentino is real quality.
    2 points
  27. If I remember correctly Sonny told this date to Cristine von Marburg.
    2 points
  28. I agree, it seemed like either DJ or EJO were the ones who had the best episodes centered around them…the rest of the cast just had little pieces of backstory here and there, or the episode involving them wasn’t the greatest. But, I do really like this episode…I liked Saundra playing both roles, and I thought this was one that actually truly focused on & even “cared for” her character of Gina. The plot, and finally her character, had depth. And it didn’t have C&T rushing in & taking over, and “solving” everything for her. Gina handled most of this herself.
    2 points
  29. Not sure I am in agreement/ understood a couple of your snarky comments , but re: Sonny sticking up for Gina to Cross--I think this was similar to a sibling pair who fight and argue with each other, but let an outsider come in and pick on one, and the other one rushes to their defense. Although I don't particularly see Sonny and Gina as work siblings, I believe they had actively tried to be friends without benefits and had loyalty to each other that superseded accepting this unfriendly agent of a foreign government's demands. Quoted from one of my earlier episode review comments: Was there anything deliberate on the writer's/ director's part in having the Daytona destroyed in a Gina episode??? An intriguing idea but I'm skeptical about any intentions in that direction. I always understood Carroon intended to take out the Concorde--Gina knew this and it's the reason she was there; she truly had cared for him and hoped to be able to stop him before he did something that would cause the deaths of many innocent people and couldn't be walked back. She would have killed Sean if he didn't stop, regardless of whether Sonny showed up or not--and Sean would have killed her first, if possible, in order to complete his mission. Sean didn't think Gina would really shoot him, because of her feelings for him. But when Sonny shows up and attracts Sean's attention, Gina acts without hesitation to protect Sonny--in spite of her feelings for Sean, who had led her to believe they had a real future together. From my original episode review: I left your last screenshot because it's a favorite scene for me, and gave me hope that the Sonny-Gina relationship would be revived. Sadly (for me!) that wasn't the case. I still think it shows that the two of them truly cared for each other, although the caring might be described as "it's complicated."
    2 points
  30. I've never cared for it, either. But they never seemed to put quite as much effort into episodes that weren't showcasing DJ or EJO. At least to me. PMT always suffered in that regard, and they never gave Olivia Brown much respect, either (especially after Season 2 or so). And don't get me started on how they wasted Switek...
    2 points
  31. For me it actually deepens the emotional attachment or aspect…playing her mother helped connect more to not only Gina, but her past & backstory as well. Plus, it really gave Saundra a chance to “shine”, as she got to show & utilize her singing talents as well.
    2 points
  32. Completely agree. Like I said, I get that they wanted to showcase Sandra (a bit too late, maybe), but this just doesn't work for me.
    2 points
  33. My issue is not so much if she is Cuban or Italian its the fact that Sandra plays her mother, it ruins the viewers emotional investment in it, for me anyway I just can't take it seriously. Someone like Maria Conchita Alonso should have played her mother.
    2 points
  34. Interestingly enough, her (apparent) birth surname of Navarro is Basque-derived, not even Spanish, just to mix things up some more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navarro_(surname) I have my own theories about Gina's name (including that it is Regina) but it should be noted that "Regina" in Spanish is not pronounced the way that would lead to "Gina". https://www.behindthename.com/name/regina However, I can also see Elena liking the name and nickname and not caring. Cross-cultural names are a thing, and Gina is not as far out as naming her "Harriet", or something.
    2 points
  35. Perhaps the form "Gina" is more likely to be used by people with Italian heritage. However, basically it's a nickname or diminutive for "Regina," which is a name that comes from Latin and is used in both Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking cultures as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_(given_name)
    2 points
  36. As you know Don Johnson wore Black Persol Ratti 69218 throughout Season 3 of Miami Vice but recently i stumbled upon this scene in Gone in 60 seconds (2000) where Nicolas Cage looks for a Ferrari and the sunglasses he holds are a pair of Black Persol Ratti 69218 And an extremely rare white pair of Ratti 69218 also appear in The Hot Spot (1990) and that's funny because Don Johnson is the main character of the movie, the 69218 are worn by Virginia Madsen while flirting with Harry Madox (Don Johnson) at the start of the movie
    2 points
  37. 1994 - The Specialist - Sharon Stone 1988 - Taffin - Pierce Brosnan 2003 - Something's Gotta Give - Jack Nicholson
    2 points
  38. My tailor has these books filled with fabric samples from multiple colors and patterns so I picked the closest I could find
    2 points
  39. I searched to see if this one had been mentioned. Maybe I’m overlooking it, but I revisited this one from 1985 the other night. It’s one of my favorite 80s movies, easily! Great story, cast, performances, and soundtrack! Scored by Tangerine Dream, too! Vision Quest:
    2 points
  40. while filming Freefall
    2 points
  41. Alvor Portimao, Algarve Portugal on the sea front yesterday. I got a new Blazer
    2 points
  42. 1984 photos of the enormous 2,300 capacity dance floor at Club Z in the old Cinema Theater building on Miami Beach. Also seen in Knock Knock, Who’s There?, Death and the Lady, Honor Among Thieves, and Deliver Us From Evil. Crowd waiting for entrance.
    2 points
  43. From Yerkovich's script:
    2 points