Joe Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 The show is missing the friendship time that was seen at the beginning of the episode on the St Vitus Dance. Later seasons have no "hang out" time at all. At least season two had the "Bought and paid for" scene at the club. There were others too. I like that stuff though' date=' and it kinda disappears.[/quote']I agree with you.Scenes like the boat party are very rare in later seasons, but I think this is associated with the fact that VICE becomes more and more serious.I have the feeling that in some episodes of the later years Sonny and Rico are often glad to see or meet anybody. They don't go in clubs anymore or go clubbing.In contrast in Season 1 and 2 Sonny and Rico enjoy to go out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiVice23 Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Cool Runnin'3. Cool Runnin’I wouldn’t say this episode was a disappointment, just not up to par with the previous two episodes. The opening chase in the teaser was a good scene especially with “Cool Running†in the background. The boat party scene was pretty good too. "Boat Party" is high up on my list of favorite Hammer tunes. Great night feeling of Miami. “Tubbs, that was $28.95!†Haha. We also get the first taste of the Noogman. This is my 6th time through the series and I am still undecided on if I like his character or not. Half of the time, he just rambles on with useless talk and it gets old. However, he does have his funny moments. The main problem I have with this episode is the Jamaican gangsters were just not that memorable of enemies. Also, we see Crockett set up Noogie without telling him. I’m not positive but that doesn’t seem “by the book†as Sonny has proclaimed early on. Cool Jamaican and reggae songs in the episode. Overall, this episode was fine it just didn’t appeal to me like the previous two episodes. 8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarabee Posted November 5, 2011 Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 I voted a 6. I don't think this is a very strong episode.The story is not really clear to me. Why did the Jamaicans kill their buyers? Why did they (almost) kill Jake and Bobby since there was no money involved? How come Noogie survived and Desmond died? Seems to me this episode is about the team, the coworkers and the informants. Nice introduction of Noogie but the last scene, when C&T run into Noogie at the hospital, is way too long. It's not the kind of end like other episodes, kinda lame.It's obvious the show hasn't reached its signature style yet. There are some camera experiments in the scene where C&T chase the van (like slomo and zooming in). There is some attention for the personal lives of C&T and the team. The BBQ-scene at Sonny's boat was nice and laidback. But it was so obvious that the 'new' characters were about to die to increase the drama. They could have skipped this flashback of Jake and Bobby when C&T are about to enter Noogie's place.But now the strong points.Sonny without shirt. Sonny with sleeveless shirts. Sonny sweettalking and kissing Gina. Sonny angry. Sonny sticking up for seeing his son. Sonny wobling his legs and eating while sitting on Switek's counter. Sonny smoking to get a grip. It's all so cute. :cry: I also liked Tubbs sticking up for him at the bureau when the strategy at Noogie's place was discussed.Nice 80's prop I noticed: the digital watch the shooter in the van is wearing. It's this sort of calculator watch with a lot of buttons. I remember those were so cool and impressing back then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJack Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Another great episode from Season 1. Loved it all. One of the best 'Crockett' episodes. Willing to risk the life of an informant to get his man. You get the sense he's on the brink of snapping a couple of times. He often feels like a bit of an anti-hero in some of these early episodes. Very flawed character.Plenty of time given to secondary characters too.9.9/10Ah what the hell, 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Loved this episode which had a kind of Jamaican feel - you can feel the Miami heat in this episode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother in Arms Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 great story, noogie is cool music i give 10 points:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Vercetti Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 This episode started off well. Good intro sequence and very good scene on the St. Vitus with great Jan tune. Then when Noogie arrived and started his Flavor Flav on speed schtick it got bad. 4/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiCop123 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Regular episode, loved the beginning with "Cool Runnin'" by Jan Hammer (which happens to be one of my favs from him), but the Noog-man wasn't too funny. Mostly annoying at times, unlike Izzy.8/10 for this episode mon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViceFanMan Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Regular episode' date=' loved the beginning with "Cool Runnin'" by Jan Hammer (which happens to be one of my favs from him), but the Noog-man wasn't too funny. Mostly annoying at times, unlike Izzy.8/10 for this episode mon.[/quote']Yeah, Noogie was annoying as "heck" to me...sometimes I could barely stand to watch him! Although Izzy was annoying too, he wasn't as bad as the Noog-man in my opinion. Sometimes Izzy also seemed to have a little more (and I stress little ) intelligence than Noogie too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViceFanMan Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 I like this episode okay...and the beginning is awesome' date=' with the music, action, and the younger cop friends of Crockett's getting killed/wounded and Crockett and Tubbs going after the psychos.But...then enter Noogie. Okay, he was sort of okay and funny in parts of this episode, but after a while he was just annoying as crap to me! I was like dude, just shut the heck up!! I never like him much in any of the other episodes he's in, either. I know Charlie Barnett's character was supposed to be like Izzy's--a little comic relief once in a while to sometimes (but not always) counteract the usual "dark" and seriousness of Crockett and Tubb's cases. But, I can watch Izzy way more than I can Noogie! Noogie just sort of "crashes" this one for me, and I'm not a huge fan of his character.[/quote']This was my original statement about this episode. Just watched it again last night, as for the first time since spring 2010, I'm going through "MV" again. My feelings on this episode have not changed much...the Noog-Man still annoys the crap out of me! :rolleyes:But, I did like Noogie's clothes, LOL! I walk into stores right now...and I swear it's like 1984-1987 all over again! The pastels, with pink, aqua, teal, greens, yellows, etc....all of it's back--and I love it!! Even pastel colored pants and shorts for guys are back in...however, I think I'll stick to just the shirts. ;)Anyway, this episode is really good...except for Noogie! He just sort of ruins it for me, and I end up yelling at the Jamaican bad guys at the end..."Just shoot him so he'll shut up!" I love the action, music, and plot...but with Noogie thrown in there, I originally gave this one a 5, and I still go with that rating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 and I love it!! Even pastel colored pants and shorts for guys are back in...however, I think I'll stick to just the shirts. ;)Anyway, this episode is really good...except for Noogie! He just sort of ruins it for me, and I end up yelling at the Jamaican bad guys at the end..."Just shoot him so he'll shut up!" I love the action, music, and plot...but with Noogie thrown in there, I originally gave this one a 5, and I still go with that rating.Great ep and locations :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViceFanMan Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Great ep and locations :DThis is true...the locations were good! But' date=' even in the worst episode of the whole series (in my opinion this is "Missing Hours") the filming locals are always superb! The filming locals, fashion, music, etc...were always stellar, even if the plot wasn't. That way you can enjoy [i']something, even if the worst of situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtieRollins Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) Cool Runnin': Episode 3 (1984)This one was a bit of a letdown after 2 such great episodes.I thought Cool Runnin' had a very powerful scene where the Vice squad listen to the tape which includes the assault and death of two of their young colleagues, but the rest of the episode felt a little slowpaced at times and as I never were a big fan of the Noogman he did kind of get on my nerves after a while.All in all not a bad episode, but not great either.6/10I always thought the music by Jan Hammer in the opening scene reminded me of some of the . Oh, I almost forgot, Trudy looked smoookin hot with her tight leopard dress as she walked past Noogie at the police station. Edited July 30, 2014 by ArtieRollins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 I enjoyed "Cool Runnin'" had a real Miami heat feel to it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 The locations in this episode were great also and a nice contuination from the first two episodes - directed by Richard A. Colla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noggie Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Saw this during the summer reruns & it became a favorite. I actually like the early, less flashy episodes a lot. Still plenty of style here though. I love the balance between Crockett & Tubbs. I love when their roles are a bit more equal. I love the smaller scale, more street level menaces here. It's amazing to watch this & then something like "Evan" or "Definitely Miami". Almost seems like 2 different shows. The show had evolved quite a bit & everything seemed ramped up. I enjoy the early episodes as much as the later ones though. 10/10 for me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viceystyle Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Damn, that informant was so annoying. But it was funny how Tubbs and Crockett talked to him. It also showed Tubbs adjusting to being a vice cop in Miami. I like these earlier episodes, when they've only been partners for a few months, but it seems like they've always been partners because they work so well together. I like the scene where he's walking in the streets with them, and they are so annoyed at him. I guess that's why the guy was brought back to guest star in more episodes later on...the character was a pain in the neck but in a funny way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airtommy Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 To me this is one of the worst S1 eps. This might be my least favorite Hammer piece and I didn't like the other songs, either. The villains did nothing for me. I love Noogy in small doses, but this ep just had way too much of him and he got on my nerves. I was always listening to Noogie's "motor mouth" that at the end I didn't even pay attention to the fact that the guy that made the bet with Crockett lived. I wonder why we never see him again.Me too! I just rewatched the series this year and I made myself a note about this. I couldn't believe that Jake lived. I had never noticed that. The show is missing the friendship time that was seen at the beginning of the episode on the St Vitus Dance. Later seasons have no "hang out" time at all. At least season two had the "Bought and paid for" scene at the club. There were others too. I like that stuff though, and it kinda disappears.I didn't think about it until I read your post, but this is a great point. These hangout scenes are so few and far between that I really treasure them (sorry if that sounds corny). The Blue Dolphin scene at the end of "Heart of Darkness" was another good one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airtommy Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Cory Barker of the website This Was Television reviews "Cool Runnin'": http://thiswastv.com/2012/08/27/review-miami-vice-heart-of-darkness-and-cool-runnin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicegirl85 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 (snipped) Seems to me this episode is about the team, the coworkers and the informants. Nice introduction of Noogie but the last scene, when C&T run into Noogie at the hospital, is way too long. It's not the kind of end like other episodes, kinda lame.It's obvious the show hasn't reached its signature style yet. There are some camera experiments in the scene where C&T chase the van (like slomo and zooming in). There is some attention for the personal lives of C&T and the team. The BBQ-scene at Sonny's boat was nice and laidback. But it was so obvious that the 'new' characters were about to die to increase the drama. They could have skipped this flashback of Jake and Bobby when C&T are about to enter Noogie's place.But now the strong points.Sonny without shirt. Sonny with sleeveless shirts. Sonny sweettalking and kissing Gina. Sonny angry. Sonny sticking up for seeing his son. Sonny wobling his legs and eating while sitting on Switek's counter. Sonny smoking to get a grip. It's all so cute. :cry: I also liked Tubbs sticking up for him at the bureau when the strategy at Noogie's place was discussed.(snipped)I just watched this episode for probably the first time At least I don't remember seeing it before. While not one of the strongest eps, I agree the show was still finding its feet and establishing the characters. I also enjoyed the party at Crockett's boat and his comment when Tubbs dropped the lobster in the water. Enjoyed Noogie as well I would watch again as there was a lot (mentioned by others here) that I obviously missed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remington Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Let me say one thing. I love the Noogman. Because of that, it's hard for me to dislike this episode. As a previous poster said, you can feel the Miami heat in this episode. I dig the Reggae scenes. I liked the scenes involving Crocketts impending divorce and Noogie's rants. The part where he gets struckdown cracks me up. The only flaw is the guy who played Jake. His laugh was hilarious though. And the sound when Tubbs stuns the gunman at the end hurt my ears. 9/10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComplimentsofMrCalderone Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) What I loved: Boy, did Cool Runnin start out strong with a 5:00am Crockett and Tubbs stakeout... only to witness a drug deal go bad as some Jamaican drug overlords mow down their customers with a spray of bullets! The van against van city pursuit was thrilling and must have been expensive to shoot! Ramming vans, and I swear the editor cut right before one of those swerving vans flipped over. When the back of the van opened in slow motion to reveal an automatic weapon wielding Jamaican about to unleash fury on Crockett & Tubbs, it was fantastic! (More on the slow motion later). The boat party was great fun - I smiled through that scene. It's nice to see that Gina has forgiven Crockett for calling her "Caroline" in bed, as they both share some new intimacy at the office. The divorce letter hits home, as well as Sonny's luncheon with Caroline and her divorce lawyer. Noogie made me laugh (Charlie Barnett is so fun to watch in this!) Rodriguez is no Castillo but he's still great in my book! The locations... Bob Marley's Jamming... are just top notch! And Afemo Omilami as Desmond Maxwell chewed up the scenery and was just a pleasure to watch! What I would change: More Omilami as Desmond! He was so underused! Also, I would have cut down the slo-mo considerably! The use of slow-motion in the action scenes was such a detriment to the action and this episode. Sure, having the Jamaican drug dealer bust the back doors open holding a machine gun in the van chase is smart and creates tension, but then having him shoot in slow-motion drags out the shot and undercuts the thrills the director built up preceding that moment. And multiply that complaint times 10 in the slow motion climactic scene in Noogie's appartment! Did they need more time to fill... is that it... to flesh out the episode in its allotted time? Or was this someone's "brilliant" way of stretching out the finale? It is poor editing either way for sure and hurts the overall score to just a "C" grade. Final Grade: Edited December 13, 2017 by ComplimentsofMrCalderone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lit Up Posted July 31, 2019 Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 Great episode, even just for the Noog man! RIP Charlie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsEvanFreed Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 Rewatching MV again, it's been a while. On the NBC App, via Amazon firestick. God I hope Vin Diesel's reboot never sees the light of day 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDragon86 Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 I love this episode, the story, music, pastels. What I appreciate most is the vibe of the episode. So atmospheric. 10/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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