"Miami Vice: TV Milestones" By Steven Saunders

[mvnyc]

Has anyone read this? Here is a book preview from the European book store site:http://www.eurospanbookstore.com/display.asp?k=9780814334195&I ordered a copy from Amazon just to have something "new" to read regarding Miami Vice.

[Marilyn]

Thanks for your information, had not heard about it before and just found out it hasn't been released here yet. I'll keep checking...

[COOPER&BURNETT]

I've got to say, I'm curious as to what is in it. Sounds interesting.(Why didn't the author ask to use my rare vice items for his book??)

[mvnyc]

I've got to say' date=' I'm curious as to what is in it. Sounds interesting.(Why didn't the author ask to use my rare vice items for his book??)[/quote'] CB, there's a book preview on the link...My guess is it's his take on how the show developed into a phenomenon...

[COOPER&BURNETT]

CB' date=' there's a book preview on the link...My guess is it's his take on how the show developed into a phenomenon...[/quote'] I didn't see that, because the link kept freezing up on me, and I couldn't move the mouse's cursor to pan down.Thanks!

[COOPER&BURNETT]

There may be no more iconic image of mid-1980s network television than Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs speeding down Biscayne Boulevard in Crockett’s sleek black Ferrari on Miami Vice. With its unprecedented $1.3 million-per-episode budget and executive producer Michael Mann at the helm, Miami Vice brought feature film production values to prime time and redefined the television police drama. In Miami Vice author Steven Sanders argues that the show’s themes, narratives, visual realization, and sound design created a new standard of crime television that has its roots in classic film noir and neo-noir. In chapter 1 Sanders describes the social, political, and cultural background that led Anthony Yerkovich, creator of Miami Vice, and Mann to use Miami and its beaches not merely as a backdrop but as a character in its own right. Along with the show’s visual aspects, Sanders identifies themes of ambiguity, alienation, personal identity, and irony that came to define the distinctive “TV noir†style of Miami Vice. In chapter 2, Sanders discusses four key episodes to examine the existentialist and postmodern themes that can be found in their story lines and visual style. In chapter 3, Sanders considers questions of authenticity, redemption, and politics in Miami Vice, with reference to episodes that demonstrate the show’s attention to the political corruption and intrigue surrounding the war on drugs. In the final chapter, Sanders offers a novel explanation of why Miami Vice matters to film and video scholars.Miami Vice’s visual and musical appeal, cultural resonance, and topicality made it absorbing entertainment in its own day; Sanders proves that its exploration of social, moral, political, and philosophical issues make it worth watching twenty-five years later. Fans of the show and scholars of television history and American popular culture will appreciate this illuminating look at Miami Vice.Published by Wayne State University Press Author(s)Steven Sanders is emeritus professor of philosophy at the Massachusetts State College at Bridgewater. He is the editor of The Philosophy of Science Fiction Film and a contributor to Film Noir: The Encyclopedia and Blackwell’s Companion to Film Noir.Reviews“While sometimes derided as superficial by inattentive critics, the truth is that Miami Vice offered visually groundbreaking and philosophically rich crime drama that reflects the legacy of film noir and has been tremendously influential on subsequent television. No one sees that more clearly than Steven Sanders, and no one who reads Sanders’s thorough and insightful discussion of this landmark series will ever look at it the same way again.â€â€” Aeon Skoble, co-editor of The Philosophy of TV Noir (with Steven Sanders)“In this slim volume, Steven Sanders offers a penetrating and surprisingly comprehensive examination of the artistic and thematic complexities of one of network television’s most popular and critically acclaimed series. Written with both the enthusiasm of the fan and the perspicacity of the scholar, this book is accessible and yet never simplistic, a fitting tribute to Miami Vice itself, which was always entertaining yet thought-provoking. Sanders is especially to be praised for his thorough and careful analysis of production history, which provides a mine of useful information. His graceful, fluent prose is a joy to read.â€â€” R. Barton Palmer, author Hollywood’s Dark Cinema: The American Film Noir and Joel and Ethan Coen

[Spyder]

If it was published by a university press, my thinking is that this book could be the author's academic thesis they wrote for a specific degree.

[Marilyn]

If it was published by a university press' date=' my thinking is that this book could be the author's academic thesis they wrote for a specific degree.[/quote'] It sounds in the same style as the Wiley-Blackwell studies in Film and Television. It contains a book about Miami Vice, written by James Lyons...

[Frey]

If it was published by a university press' date=' my thinking is that this book could be the author's academic thesis they wrote for a specific degree.[/quote'] He's written other books about other tv shows. Plug his name into google or Amazon.com and you'll be surprised.Edit: If you click on the link in the OP, there's a link that says "About the author" or "Other books by the author."Also, just because a book is published by a university press, doesn't mean it's a thesis by the author. Some of the most famous books (i.e. The Road To Serfdom by F.A. Hayek) are published by university presses.

[Frey]

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[mvnyc]

My main reason for buying it is to (hopefully) learn something I didn't know about the show...

[mvnyc]

I received my copy of this book today, runs a little over 100 pages. The author is making a case for the show's "Film Noir" style and how it was groundbreaking in both cinematography and production style. He interviewed staff writer Jim Trombetta and used his take on how things were written, amongst other people. It's a good read, I highly recommend it.Hey CB: He used production stills from the various shows throughout the book. The author should've contacted you for this because your stuff would've worked really well in this book...or maybe you should publish a book?

[COOPER&BURNETT]

Hey CB: He used production stills from the various shows throughout the book. The author should've contacted you for this because your stuff would've worked really well in this book...or maybe you should publish a book?

Did he use photos that are something we haven't seen?I don't really have any ideas from my experiences to fill a book, other than showing photos. This website has been a pretty good outlet for me. I can write when I can, without deadlines, and I can answer questions from the members.Thanks for the idea, but I don't think I should write a book. I wouldn't have minded helping with the Steven Sauders book.

[mvnyc]

Did he use photos that are something we haven't seen?I don't really have any ideas from my experiences to fill a book' date=' other than showing photos. This website has been a pretty good outlet for me. I can write when I can, without deadlines, and I can answer questions from the members.Thanks for the idea, but I don't think I should write a book. I wouldn't have minded helping with the Steven Sauders book.[/quote'] No, they are all photo stills from various episodes. Someone put out a Miami Vice Scrapbook in 1985 (google it, it's out there), but you have (probably) 100 times the amount of pictures that was in that book....

[MiamiSteve]

My Book on Miami ViceThanks, all, for your interest in my book on Miami Vice. My name is Steven Sanders and I've written widely on Miami Vice in articles and now in my recent book. although the book is published by an academic press, it is non-technical in nature and designed to be read and enjoyed by fans and non-specialists. I discuss MV's story lines, music, and philosophical themes. And I devote a chapter to "Why Miami Vice Matters" in which I reply to various mistaken criticisms of the show by critics and commentators who seem to lack a thorough knowledge of it. I was born and grew up in Miami and especially appreciate the way the show made the city a character in its own right. I also trace Miami Vice's connection to Hollywood's "film noir" tradition that began in crime films of the 1940s and 50s and had a revival in the 1980s with such films as "American Gigolo," "Body Heat," and "Thief." I welcome communications with any members of the Miami Vice Community who would like to offer comments and suggestions on any aspect of Miami Vice they find of interest and would like to see discussed in my future work. "This is Miami, pal, where you can’t even tell the players without a program."

[COOPER&BURNETT]

Thanks' date=' all, for your interest in my book on Miami Vice. My name is Steven Sanders and I've written widely on Miami Vice in articles and now in my recent book. although the book is published by an academic press, it is non-technical in nature and designed to be read and enjoyed by fans and non-specialists. I discuss MV's story lines, music, and philosophical themes. And I devote a chapter to "Why Miami Vice Matters" in which I reply to various mistaken criticisms of the show by critics and commentators who seem to lack a thorough knowledge of it. I was born and grew up in Miami and especially appreciate the way the show made the city a character in its own right. I also trace Miami Vice's connection to Hollywood's "film noir" tradition that began in crime films of the 1940s and 50s and had a revival in the 1980s with such films as "American Gigolo," "Body Heat," and "Thief." I welcome communications with any members of the Miami Vice Community who would like to offer comments and suggestions on any aspect of Miami Vice they find of interest and would like to see discussed in my future work. "This is Miami, pal, where you can’t even tell the players without a program."

One question. Have you visited my COOPER&BURNETT SCRAPBOOK SECTION?

[Beach_Vice]

Hey Steve, good to see you found this place. I'm an artist in my free time and noir style is my favorite. It's probably what first drew me to the show. After reading this topic I'm going to check out your book. I always watch MV looking for ways they used the noir style. It's really apparent in night scenes, where a lot of high contrast and wet, green or pink, lit streets are used. Check this pic out. I love this crafty 10 second scene from "Evan"