mvnyc Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 (edited) April 21st - 28th: **There was no Season 1 premiere episode** **There was no Season 2 premiere episode** **There was no Season 3 premiere episode** **There was no Season 4 premiere episode** "Over The Line", the 15th episode of the 5th season, premiered on NBC on Friday, April 28th, 1989 at 10Pm EDT. Some notes on this episode (from Miami Vice Wiki): * This episode's plot is very similar to that of the second Dirty Harry film, "Magnum Force", in which a group of motorcycle cops take the law into their own hands and begin executing criminals and also attempt to recruit the main character to their cause. * Robert Fields would play "Highsmith" again in the series finale "Freefall." * In the opening sequence, Tubbs is not in his usual '64 Cadillac convertible, but in a 70's Chevrolet Convertible. * The "Hatch Act" prevents U.S. government employees from participating in partisan political activity. Apparently, the city of Miami or Dade County doesn't have a similar provision (in the fictional sense), as two on-duty Metro-Dade police officers are campaigning for Captain Highsmith before they are shot down. * This episode contains another example of a "fake" song composed by Tim Truman filling in as popular music in one or more scenes -- specifically, the Latin instrumental playing at the pool where Izzy tries to con the two old ladies. Such tracks would appear quite frequently throughout the final season, no doubt indicative of the show's shrinking music budget. * This is one of several episodes that does not end on a freeze frame. Edited April 21, 2017 by mvnyc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 4 hours ago, mvnyc said: April 21st - 28th: **There was no Season 1 premiere episode** **There was no Season 2 premiere episode** **There was no Season 3 premiere episode** **There was no Season 4 premiere episode** "Over The Line", the 15th episode of the 5th season, premiered on NBC on Friday, April 28th, 1989 at 10Pm EDT. Some notes on this episode (from Miami Vice Wiki): * This episode's plot is very similar to that of the second Dirty Harry film, "Magnum Force", in which a group of motorcycle cops take the law into their own hands and begin executing criminals and also attempt to recruit the main character to their cause. * Robert Fields would play "Highsmith" again in the series finale "Freefall." * In the opening sequence, Tubbs is not in his usual '64 Cadillac convertible, but in a 70's Chevrolet Convertible. * The "Hatch Act" prevents U.S. government employees from participating in partisan political activity. Apparently, the city of Miami or Dade County doesn't have a similar provision (in the fictional sense), as two on-duty Metro-Dade police officers are campaigning for Captain Highsmith before they are shot down. * This episode contains another example of a "fake" song composed by Tim Truman filling in as popular music in one or more scenes -- specifically, the Latin instrumental playing at the pool where Izzy tries to con the two old ladies. Such tracks would appear quite frequently throughout the final season, no doubt indicative of the show's shrinking music budget. * This is one of several episodes that does not end on a freeze frame. Great info and great episode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Very true about the shrinking music budget and Tim Truman "tunes" made to sound like songs - very noticeable throughout Season 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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