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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

Braman dealership at 20th and Biscayne in 1984. Braman was visible in some Ferrari scenes filmed in several episodes on Biscayne in the background.

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

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

1994 - The Specialist - Sharon Stone 1988 - Taffin - Pierce Brosnan 2003 - Something's Gotta Give - Jack Nicholson

My tailor has these books filled with fabric samples from multiple colors and patterns so I picked the closest I could find

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:

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.

I will say that due to RobbieC's extensive research on timelines and the locations of various branches of service during the Vietnam years, I am very willing to accept his conclusions. It's disappointing that the show wasn't more consistent/ more accurate for those of the viewing audience who are more knowledgeable--as well as those who wish to create their own stories--but as many have said, there wasn't a "red book" with detailed character bios and a consistent timeline that was consulted and followed by the writers. I remember Sonny telling someone his birthday is July 29, although sadly I don't remember who it was. However, I'm thinking that it was someone (a woman) he was interacting with in his Burnett persona, and therefore may have been a fake birthday. Not a hill I would die on, though.

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)

Side note to "Blood & Roses": I know this show loves mirrors and reflection shots, but here is Elena in a white dress and her fake pearls and a pseudo-love triangle. Did not go well that time, either.

Good point about publicity around Caitlin marrying Burnett. I don't remember Burnett wearing a wedding ring aside from the wedding, but my memory could be faulty! However, Gina of course was aware he was married. It's fascinating to me how differently people can interpret the same scene. I definitely think both of them were fully aware of each other and remembering their old relationship that they both thought they had put firmly in the rearview mirror. In this scene, Gina (at least) realizes it's not really in the rearview mirror. However, I don't interpret it that either of them had thoughts of going to bed together. It's OK if you see it like that, but I don't. Agreed that she said no, and Mosca didn't stop; he would have coerced her regardless. But he was so arrogant that he thought no woman could resist his charms. Remember that he later said he didn't know she was a cop until after he slept with her. Gina did have confidence she could outwit him and learn the information she was after without the physical situation going farther than she intended. I don't think she was drunk, but Mosca deliberately did ply her with alcohol. Like she has done before, Gina was overconfident and went into a one-on-one undercover situation without backup, risking her cover. She acquiesced because she thought it was the only way to maintain that cover. Yes, it was basically a date-rape situation and of course consent matters. But as she tells Trudy later, "there was just something about him..." which I always mentally finished "that reminded me of Sonny." I'm not understanding how Sonny "comes and offers her his love [before the "date"] due to how badly things go for her later"--only he makes this offer (non-verbally) ahead of her "date" with Mosca. Again, different interpretations by different viewers. But I have never interpreted that Sonny was prepared to cheat on Caitlin. I don't know what he was thinking--but I never thought it was that. Maybe. I can see why you took this from the scene. Definitely not hard to be less reckless than Sonny--but they are usually neck-and-neck for recklessness. I didn't see Sonny as feeling desperate and miserable. I didn't perceive it as Gina equating Mosca and Sonny, in terms of being able to handle them. The way I see it, the realization that Sonny still had feelings for her--and she for him--in that way, confused her, disturbed her undercover mindset and made her just the slightest bit more careless and more receptive to Mosca's attempts at seduction--even as she initially resisted. Other people here have not necessarily interpreted any given scene the same way I have. In some cases, I've changed my mind, and in some cases, not. Don't know that I've ever convinced someone else to change their mind, LOL. That doesn't mean either of us is right or wrong; so often MV gave us scenes that aren't fully explained and whose meaning is ambiguous. The different interpretations make it more interesting and I look forward to reading more of yours.

You did a great job. Looks like all that study time paid off handsomely.

view at the end of Mac Arthur Causeway in Miami Beach looking east onto 5th Street. The ramp turning north (to the left) to Alton Road became famous in the Brothers in Arms Ferrari night drive in Out where the buses don´t run.

while filming Freefall

1235 Club (used in the pilot, Knock knock who´s there, Death and the lady, Honor among thieves, Deliver us from evil)

Smuggler´s blues

Behind the scenes of the wedding.

Dutch oven

Today I took a walk in the Harbour at Alvor in the Algarve Portugal. Lovely day with the odd gust of wind.

Not a bad documentary. Watching it now. As has been mentioned, Season 3 was really good. I think the quality was pretty consistent throughout. It definitely has a different feel from seasons 1 & 2 but it’s still very good.

Alvor Portimao, Algarve Portugal on the sea front yesterday. I got a new Blazer

Thank you Dadrian, very kind! I am not active on many social media sites because I am a long-time privacy activist (since 1998), so I have no presence on Facebook or Google, etc. It's difficult...people have no idea what sacrifices people make for them in the name of civil rights (in the case of the U.S., the 4th Amendment)! I do have a website https://danling.com/ where I have have a couple pages I wrote regarding Jan's history, but there's prolly nothing there that would be new to you. If you do ever check it out, please feel free to offer input as I want those pages to be accurate and informative. I will be working on a new page at some point which will go into Jan's 1970-80's analog synthesis, playing technologies and techniques though, which you may find interesting. I commonly use his analog "sync sweep guitar" type sound (the one on the Vice Theme), and since I used to own an Oberheim FVS-1, I am fascinated by his voice-triggering keyboard and pitch wheel techniques (many pioneered by Oberheim) which enabled him to do things nobody else did (ever, as far as I can tell). I once wrote a letter to Elliot Sears (many years ago) suggesting they consider archiving Jan's gear so as to facilitate a Hammer museum some day, or at least for someone to document it and his techniques with interviews. He sent a kind reply but noted that Jan is so humble that he doesn't take himself seriously as far as music history, and that he sells or gives away his stuff. This is sad, because Jan is undoubtedly the most important synthesizer player ever, in many ways.

Like I've said, you have your interpretation. And you have yet to provide any kind of explanation, for example, of how someone drafted in early to mid 1970 could have served two tours in Vietnam. If you want to view Crockett as essentially a materialistic boob, go for it. So he never stuck with Gina because...she didn't have enough money for him? Ok. So two whole episodes framing Sonny's time in Vietnam are wrong because there was one line later in the series that contradicts them? Ok.

You're ignoring a number of things. For one, I'm not adding anything extra. For tours (as opposed to six month extensions) it was normal for someone to rotate out of country and then come back. And that alone negates the draft idea...he wouldn't have served long enough to do two tours. If a draftee re-upped at all, it was for a guarantee of rotation out of the field and by 1970 probably out of Vietnam as well. And his injury (which disappears pretty quickly in the series) was a knee injury. You're also completely ignoring the ribbon rack we see in Back in the World. If Crockett served in 1970, he wouldn't have the number of campaign stars he does on his Vietnam service ribbon. Period. I've gone through this before in this thread and others. As for the 1st Cav...the writers used that fairly late in the series. The Cav wasn't at Da Nang (where Sonny and Robbie came in-country as specified in Buddies), and in 1970 they were serving around Saigon. He's also specifically identified in a draft script as being a Marine. I think they used the 1st Cav later because they assumed it was a Vietnam-era unit people would be familiar with. And if he was 1st Cav, he wouldn't have been on the flight deck of that carrier in Back in the World.

A look at the medal rack they show in "Back in the World" indicates he served earlier than 1970, as does his claim of serving two years/two tours in country. You're also forgetting that supposed "career ending knee injury," which would also likely have disqualified him for the draft. The ribbons are also much more consistent with service as a Marine as opposed to Army. The show also never says he was drafted. I've broken this down before here, actually. My theory is Sonny was a Marine Corps MP who served in Vietnam in late '69 or so, came back for a second tour in 1971 (which got him to Pleiku) to avoid stateside garrison garbage, signed up for a second enlistment (which got him in place for the evacuation of Saigon), and then got out as part of drawdowns in the mid-1970s. From there he went to Metro-Dade PD.

The lottery calls were low in 1970, and if he was drafted in 1970 he wouldn't have likely gone to Vietnam due to drawdowns. It's also specifically stated in "Buddies" that he came in country at Da Nang, which was used exclusively by the Marine Corps for their replacements. Army replacements entered South Vietnam around Saigon. The series never says he was drafted in any case.

I'm confused. How doesn't it fit with what we know about Gina, prior or after? She also speaks fluent Spanish to a native-enough level to get annoyed with someone's mispronunciation of "Echevarría", which is far less-likely for an Italian-American kid who seemingly grew up far from Miami, as Saundra's accent indicates. HotR actually explains why. For that matter, if anyone can explain to me where in continuity the "Navarro" last name comes from, I'd appreciate it.

I also spend a fair amount of time straightening out backstories, but with Vice it's complicated by a number of factors (not least of which is the fact the show itself didn't seem to care much about such things). Sometimes all we can do is sort out a backstory to our own satisfaction, lining it up with what little we're given (especially in the case of characters other than Castillo, Crockett, and maybe Tubbs). That said, I prefer to rely on earlier episodes for character stuff, since there's still a chance they were paying attention to the original character concepts. Later on...not so much. In this case, I'd say WIEAC is more reliable than HotR for that reason.

Gina's backstory/continuity is not as messed up as it may seem: She seems to be about a year old or a bit less in the beginning (she stands with help, doesn't say anything at all, and isn't shown walking), so she was born some time in 1960. Klaus is definitely not her dad; he says to Elena "we should make one of our own". Gina says during the episode that her father was killed during the Revolution. Historically, that may mean he was killed during the fighting after 1959... assuming that that story is true, and not like the one Gina was told about her mother being killed due to "her anti-Communist activities". Strong headcanon here that he was killed while Elena was pregnant with Gina, giving her more time to become involved with Klaus. There is a very vague possibility Pedrosa could be her biological father, but you'd think the show would have made something out of it, in that case. As it is, he never even knows who Gina is. Klaus says Gina's aunt (presumably maternal; Elena's sister) took her out of Cuba within "days" after Elena was killed. We know nothing about her aunt, so it seems fairly easy to assume she could have married a fellow Catholic Italian immigrant and gone on to have the "three sisters, two brothers" Gina refers to in "When Irish Eyes Are Crying". Her aunt’s husband, Mr. Calabrese, would then be the "father" who told Gina "never get involved with a man on the rebound". Source: I like her. I like her a lot. And I like straightening out backstories.

The action stuff seemed a bit unrealistic at the the beginning, I mean Stan and Rico running through paned glass doors and Sonny totally destroying both of the front doors to the home like he was the Hulk lol Whoever came up with sequence needed a rethink.

In terms of the addiction, I think it's more in circumstantial associations rather then the biochemical pathways. It's always something like... a rainy day? Great to stand under a cover and smoke a cigarette watching the rain go down... Winter? A cigarette while you're brushing the snow off your heating up car... Cup of coffee? Better enjoyed with a cigarette... Alcohol? Well obviously... Exiting the airport? That's a good first one after surviving the flight... Waiting for a bus? You know one arrives as soon as you light up... Etc. When you quit it takes a long time to adjust living through all these things without a cigarette and craving. But in terms of the image, there is certainly something interesting and almost mesmerizing, if you think about it (and stupid of course), in having a literal fire just few centimeters from your face, from which you are breathing. Like what kind of weird fire master are you to harness the flame like that and why?? It reminds me of combustion engine - sure, electric cars are the future, but there is just something cool about having literal explosions in front of you, thousands per minute, which magically propel you forward. Then there are the accessories. A Zippo lighter sound... or no less classic sound of a S.T. Dupont lighter which can also be a stylish luxury piece: An ashtray can make for some decor on your patio coffee table, and the variety is endless. Cigarette boxes can be works of art, and made from everything from precious metals to pearl. Which brings me to another point - it can be an element of your personal style. Jack Nicholson's Jake Gittes in Chinatown hitting a cigarette a couple of times on his silver cigarette box to pack the tobacco is just like Kevin Spacey's Frances Underwood double-tapping a hard surface with his signet ring, except the former usually signified a start of a conversation while the latter ended it. But you can end a conversation with a cigarette alright: flick it forcefully to the side, or put it out assertively in an ashtray, either way it is clear you just delivered your punch line and this conversation is over. And speaking of film, there are way too many movies where a character's smoking is almost a signature move. Whole actors really. De Niro's face when he's taking a drag - would be something else without it. Then there is sex... but of course, it's an oral fixation after all. In Body Heat it's so hot already in South Florida the last thing you need is a heat source at your face, but when she's standing out there trying to catch a breeze and smoking, our protagonist lighting up next to her means they're already almost acquainted. What would Sharon Stone do in Basic Instinct without a cigarette? And a cigarette completes the handsome image of Don Draper. It's almost like he sounds wiser because of it. And just as much as after sex one appears to need a cigarette after a deadly battle. You just managed to survive a barrage of bullets, surely some smoking stick can't kill you. And this last screenshot from Altered Carbon brings me to the cyberpunk genre, where cigarettes appear to just stick around. Maybe as a dystopian symbol of death, or to contrast the technological advancements of the future. Here is a scientist, a scientist, of the future for Pete's sake, lighting one up getting ready to work on Major in Ghost in the Shell. So in summary, accessories are cool, blowing out smoke is cool, another way to express your style is cool... oh if only they didn't stink and weren't harmful! But you know what, maybe cigarettes are cool exactly because we know they are harmful and annoying. It's almost like a gesture saying you can afford to smoke - look, I'm rich and in great health, this don't matter to me. Almost a sign of invincibility - you can't hurt me mother***kers, I'm already smoking: And a token of defiance - I don't care what you think, I'm my own man/woman, I'm above you. In my opinion Crocket shouldn't have quit, it was indelible part of his character since his very first scene of the pilot. But I'm glad DJ smoked fewer cigarette due to that character change - every one counts for your health.

I know a few. They live right next door to me. I listened to all the anti Vax bullshit they read on facebook. The government is spreading it, we're being microchipped, etc.,etc. Well they finally got it, almost died from it and finally admitted they were wrong. I agree it's a matter of personal choice but as I said before, I hope for your sake, you never get it!.

As more people are being forced into renting, this kind of socializing is disappearing, in no part based on how most apartment complexes are designed. And as rent continues to skyrocket, without incomes keeping up, many just don't have the time or energy to go knocking on doors and the like. Where we live it's becoming more and more uncommon to find someone who's been in the same residence (I can't stand calling an apartment "home"...it's more like a storage unit with indoor plumbing) for more than five or six years, let alone 25. Having moved from a house to rental (job change), I've experienced that particular dynamic first-hand, as have many of my friends.

If I’m honest, I worry a bit with some of the conclusions being made here based on evidence that’s simply incorrect. The flu didn’t disappear and the symptoms aren’t identical. Those are hyperbolic statements and not factual. Flu rates dropped significantly and Covid and flu share many symptoms but not all. Glossing over those differences lead to poor conclusions and more importantly, bad or even harmful decisions based on such conclusions.

Lack of direct socialization via social media began long before Covid. I recall you describing this in old threads in discussions we had. I’m glad you got into your own place. I live in a townhouse complex myself. My family has been here for almost 25 years and I recall very clearly when we moved in during the summer of ‘97. My wife and I made a point of meeting our neighbors. We went to the pool and spa and introduced ourselves to everyone we met. We did the same with new people we ran into in the mailroom and parking garage. We also knocked on the doors of a couple of our immediate neighbors as well to say hello and introduce ourselves. My wife admittedly was less comfortable meeting new people than myself, and while many of those neighbors are gone now, some are still friends and we’ve met many more over the years. I know times have changed, but I still make a point to say hi and introduce myself when someone new moves in. I very rarely don’t get a positive response. Even our recent neighbors from China, who don’t speak English well, say hello and we have traded some food with each other. Their little boy Evan just started kindergarten this year and is very friendly and talkative. He loves to see our cat at the screen and always says hi. Somebody has to initiate the conversation. Perhaps you could be the one. If no one does, then what? I don’t think blaming the pandemic for social isolation solves anything. Give it a try. There are lots of interesting people out there. My friends and family have joked that I’m such a typical sarcastic, sometimes snarky, Gen X guy in many ways, but I still try to be friendly. It’s so easy and still works remarkably well in this world.

I would file the 2 of you under "lucky" Be happy you didn't get it!

The US was also out of Danang well before Stone could have reported any casualties. I went after Sonny's military background as both an intellectual exercise AND to counter some of the claims he was Special Forces being made by assorted fan sites. He's actually (as I mentioned earlier) identified as a Marine in the draft script of Back in the World. I also did it to construct a meaningful background I could use for fiction. Vietnam was (in theory) a big part of Sonny's background, and it always annoyed me they shortchanged it when compared to (say) Magnum PI or Simon and Simon. Or even Hill Street Blues.

The introduction of the mob with Joe Dallesandro was a masterstroke. It would not have been a great episode without the Italian mafia and it was nice to hear Lombard's theme again.

I like how dark this episode is (not "edgy" dark, "mature" dark), and I can understand why NBC chose not to air it. However, I do think it's necessary viewing, as it doubles as a prologue to the "Freefall" finale. The episode's theme song ("Help Me Through the Night" with vocals by Phil Perry) is awesome, too.

I attach the episode script in case someone's interested. One of my favorite S3 episodes. Some very emotional scenes between Don and Helena Bonham-Carter. Superb acting by both of them. miami vice-theresa.pdf

I re-watched this again last night for the second time. I don't even remember it from the 90s reruns. The bleakest and darkest episode of the whole run. Strong and poignant too. The same old Valery is back in town. Switek is back to gambling, so much for the gamblers anonymous meetings! Nice sub-plot and sequel to 'Hard Knocks'. This episode also worked as sequel to 'Rites of passage' and 'the prodigal son' in some ways. It ended Val's relationship with Tubbs who was acting like a teenager, ignoring Crockett's advice. So out of character for him. When he brought up Caitlin back to Sonny that was like a sucker punch as someone else pointed out. Surprised to see Sonny stayed cool instead of landing him a jab. Valery clearly used Rico again and he finally confronted her in the end. Her junkie friend, by the way, was beyond salvation. What I don't like about these 'lost' episodes is the absence of EJO. Tubbs deserved some Castillo stare-downs... Anyhow, I want to give this a 7.5 for the strong story-line, character development, references to previous episodes and Tim Truman's tune ('help me through the night'). Other than that, OCB is definitely falling apart and the cast don't wanna be there either.

It's a shame in a way they delayed this until almost the end of the series. Stan was a great character, and much could have been made about his reaction to Larry's death.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!