mvnyc Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 November 12th - 18th:"Heart Of Night", the 3rd episode of the 5th season, premiered on NBC on Friday, November 18th, 1988 at 10PM EST. Some notes about this episode (from Miami Vice Wiki):* This episode was the first shot for the fifth season, but was aired third due to the resolution of the Sonny Burnett Arc.* May Ying and Ma Sek previously appeared in "Golden Triangle (Part II)", although they were played by Joan Chen and Glenn Kubota respectively, making this the only time recurring characters on Miami Vice were played by different actors between appearances. James Saito, who replaces Kubota as Ma Sek, was also in "Golden Triangle (Part II)" as Howie Wong.* Because of Crockett's recovering from his trauma, he only appears for about two minutes in the episode. * The originally scripted ending called for Castillo and May Ying parting ways during the day with Castillo leaving first. This was changed to the broadcast ending. "Missing Hours", the 7th episode of the 4th season premiered on NBC on Friday, November 13th, 1987 at 9PM EST. Some notes about this episode (from Miami Vice Wiki):* Starting with this episode, John Petersen joins Jan Hammer for music credit in most of the remaining fourth season episodes. * This marks the final appearance of Charlie Barnett as Noogie Lamont (the Noogman). This is also the only appearance of the character since the second season's "Trust Fund Pirates".* Carson mentions "computer bulletin boards", which was the precursor to the internet chat rooms that are so popular today."Better Living Through Chemistry", the 8th episode of the 3rd season premiered on NBC on Friday, November 14th, 1986 at 9PM EST. Some notes about this episode (from Miami Vice Wiki):* Gina & Trudy do not appear in this episode. * "Born To Be Wild" is the first "third party" song to be used in more than one episode of Vice; it was previously featured in "The Great McCarthy."* A flashback scene was filmed showing the shooting incident that led to the split between Tubbs and Batisse in New York, but was cut from the final episode without explanation. "Tale Of The Goat", the 7th episode of the 2nd season, premiered on NBC on Friday, November 15th, 1985 at 10PM EST. Some notes about this episode (from Miami Vice Wiki):* This was the only episode that delved into the world of voodoo. * Little Coco's character, Baron Samedi, was named for the actual voodoo god of the same name.* The theory of Tetrodotoxin causing a period of "zombieism" was written by ethnobotanist Wade Davis in 1983 and in his 1985 book "The Serpent and the Rainbow", but was debunked by the scientific community later in the 1980s, claiming the symptoms of voodoo zombies did not match the ones created by the poison and no substantiation of zombies created this way existed.* When Legba and his thugs walk into the arcade, there is a man playing the video game "Centipede" right outside the door. Although his hands are moving the trackball and pushing the fire button, he is not actually playing, as the score list is up on the screen the whole time he is "playing" and can be seen quite clearly when the thugs walk past.* Tubbs is shown reloading his 5-shot revolver during the climactic gunfight -- arguably the only time in the entire series that he does so."The Great McCarthy", the 8th episode of the 1st season, premiered on NBC on Friday, November 16th, 1984 at 10PM EST. Some notes about this episode (from Miami Vice Wiki):* The Barnett Bank building that Izzy robbed in the opening is now owned by Bank of America.* The famous boat race scene would not be the last time Don Johnson raced powerboats. He raced in the late 80s APBA powerboat championship in a Wellcraft SCARAB, the same boat Sonny Crockett piloted in seasons 2-5.* The aforementioned scene is also one of the very few times the color red appears on the show; red was one of the colors Michael Mann 'banned' from use on the production of the series, but owing to the fact the extra boats taking part in the race were simply owned and crewed by members of the public, the production team had to relent on this occasion and allow the red speedboat to take part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Great info - as always thanks:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvnyc Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Great info - as always thanks:DThanks, Matt5...Just doing my part! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Thanks' date=' Matt5...Just doing my part![/quote']Makes you realise how late Season 5 started - wouldnt helped the already falling ratings at this point. Keep up the good work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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