Definitely Miami

Callie, the babe in the revealing swimsuit by the pool left an indelible impression on me when I recorded the episode on VHS ten years ago off of the FX channel so you can imagine my delight to see her on DVD on season two. She and Don Johnson smoldered with sexuality when they shared ice cubes in the hot Miami sun. Ted Nugent plays a believable baddie and has a thuggish demeanor about him without his shirt and long hair just-out-of-joint look. Now if we can get Season 3 out there for consumption I'd be in heaven, especially since I'm not too enthused about seeing the movie, which I heard is dark (I understand Michael Mann didn't want any red colors in this movie?) and not as cheery as the pastel-flavored television series.

Crockett realizes he is being set up and turns the tables on con man using drug deals as a cover for robbery. In the other story the feds blow deal on witness which leads to a double murder. Fantastic opening.

"You attract some of the weirdest women in the Western hemisphere." - Ricardo Tubbs "Miami Vice"'s second season is full of episodes with dubious women for Crockett to fall for, but 'Definitely Miami' is the sharpest example. Ted Nugent (in a surprisingly effective performance) might be the credited guest star, but the real one is the sweltering heat. After a while, you can almost feel your TV start to sweat. And the heat's put to great use with the mirage theme; we see what we want to see. And the Godley & Creme music video makes for a perfect blend of music and imagery.

Our favorite Vice cops might be idling in the sun, but this one packs the tension, not to mention the show's classic distrust of federal law enforcement. Fantastic episode.

10/10

One of my Top 3 Vice episodes ("out where the buses don't run" and "give a little take a little" are the others. Just a crackling, potboiler of a series appropriately set in a heat wave that is, to my recollection, the only time that the weather of sultry Miami is it's own character. And the hot, humid weather ushers in two forces of nature - grafting wife and husband Callie and Charlie Bassett. Callie is my favorite Vice femme fatale. Her intro Perrier bath is as hot as the city itself. Charlie (played by Ted Nugent) is a gleeful psychopath to whom no crime even registers as remarkable. Strong character work gets us closer to Sonny as he tries to bring some light into the overwhelming darkness of this episode and helps us share Rico's frustration as he is worried that Sonny is losing his ability to judge things correctly. Crackerjack episode. 10/10.

Yo-yo-yo-yo!!!!!!! I just this episode of Miami Vice on cable and I was totally shocked to see one of my favorite actors playing a Ted Nugent crone.

Actor Jim Fitzpatrick (IV) was in the beginning of the episode supposedly dropping some money or drugs or both and Ted Nugent shot him and then covered Jim with sand.

I don't know if you've ever watched Star Trek Enterprise, but Jim Fitzpatrick whom played the characters of Commander Williams would've been such a great Captain.

But it seems that Paramount felt the show needed a pseudo star to prop-up the dying genre'.

You go Jim Fitzpatrick! Love seeing my heroes in anything.

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