This Week In Miami Vice History

[mvnyc]

April 14th - April 21st:

**There was no Season 1 Premiere episode this week**
**There was no Season 2 Premiere episode this week**
**There was no Season 3 Premiere episode this week**

"A Bullet For Crockett", the 20th episode of the 4th season, premiered on NBC on Friday, April 15th, 1988 at 10PM EST. Some notes on this episode (from Miami Vice Wiki):

*  A "clip show" is an episode of a television series comprised mainly of footage from previous episodes, usually made when either a new episode is not ready or simply as filler to satisfy the season quota. Sometimes, "talking head" scenes featuring one or more of the show's actors are used to fill the gaps in between clips. To Vice's credit, new footage was shot specifically for this episode to have the clips fit into an overall plot.

*  Stock operation footage is used to depict the doctors operating on Crockett after his arrival at the hospital.

*  This is the second and last time Crockett is shot in the line of duty during the series. Previously, he was shot in the forearm in "Stone's War."

*  Notable in this episode is Izzy's genuine concern when he learns that Crockett has been shot and his moving, "Madre de Dios, Sonny... What have they done to you, man?" when he finds him clinging to life in hospital. Evidently, despite their typically argumentative relationship, Izzy has come to develop a genuine friendship with Crockett, regardless of the fact he is usually exploited by the Vice team for information.

*  The appearance of Elvis in the flashback of "Whatever Works" is the first time Crockett's pet alligator has been seen since Crockett had a photograph of him in "Love At First Sight" earlier in the season. This would be the last time Elvis appears or is mentioned on the show at all until the montage over the end credits of the series finale, "Freefall."

*  This is the final episode of Vice to which John Peterson would contribute background music.

*  This episode was the final one filmed for the fourth season, likely to increase secrecy surrounding its plot and to call Crockett's survival into question. There were rumors among Vice fans (at the time) that Crockett was indeed going to be killed off.

*   In the Medivac helicopter, Crockett's age is estimated to be "approximately 35". Don Johnson was 38 at the time the episode was shot.

*  The gun shown firing in close up when Crockett is wounded is a different make and model to the one Angel is seen pointing at him in the preceding shot.

*  After the first surgery, the chief surgeon states the bullet is lodged in Crockett's spine and that there is a risk of paralysis as a result. After the second surgery (to stop Crockett's internal bleeding), the surgeon states the bullet has shifted closer to his spine, which makes no sense if it supposedly already lodged there.

**There was no Season 5 Premiere episode this week**

Edited April 13, 2017 by mvnyc

[Matt5]

On 13/04/2017 at 5:49 PM, mvnyc said:

April 14th - April 21st:

**There was no Season 1 Premiere episode this week**
**There was no Season 2 Premiere episode this week**
**There was no Season 3 Premiere episode this week**

"A Bullet For Crockett", the 20th episode of the 4th season, premiered on NBC on Friday, April 15th, 1988 at 10PM EST. Some notes on this episode (from Miami Vice Wiki):

*  A "clip show" is an episode of a television series comprised mainly of footage from previous episodes, usually made when either a new episode is not ready or simply as filler to satisfy the season quota. Sometimes, "talking head" scenes featuring one or more of the show's actors are used to fill the gaps in between clips. To Vice's credit, new footage was shot specifically for this episode to have the clips fit into an overall plot.

*  Stock operation footage is used to depict the doctors operating on Crockett after his arrival at the hospital.

*  This is the second and last time Crockett is shot in the line of duty during the series. Previously, he was shot in the forearm in "Stone's War."

*  Notable in this episode is Izzy's genuine concern when he learns that Crockett has been shot and his moving, "Madre de Dios, Sonny... What have they done to you, man?" when he finds him clinging to life in hospital. Evidently, despite their typically argumentative relationship, Izzy has come to develop a genuine friendship with Crockett, regardless of the fact he is usually exploited by the Vice team for information.

*  The appearance of Elvis in the flashback of "Whatever Works" is the first time Crockett's pet alligator has been seen since Crockett had a photograph of him in "Love At First Sight" earlier in the season. This would be the last time Elvis appears or is mentioned on the show at all until the montage over the end credits of the series finale, "Freefall."

*  This is the final episode of Vice to which John Peterson would contribute background music.

*  This episode was the final one filmed for the fourth season, likely to increase secrecy surrounding its plot and to call Crockett's survival into question. There were rumors among Vice fans (at the time) that Crockett was indeed going to be killed off.

*   In the Medivac helicopter, Crockett's age is estimated to be "approximately 35". Don Johnson was 38 at the time the episode was shot.

*  The gun shown firing in close up when Crockett is wounded is a different make and model to the one Angel is seen pointing at him in the preceding shot.

*  After the first surgery, the chief surgeon states the bullet is lodged in Crockett's spine and that there is a risk of paralysis as a result. After the second surgery (to stop Crockett's internal bleeding), the surgeon states the bullet has shifted closer to his spine, which makes no sense if it supposedly already lodged there.

**There was no Season 5 Premiere episode this week**

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