Comments | gwyn_r: Viceless in Seattle

gwyn_r

Viceless in Seattle

Jul 14, 2006 10:47

Ever since I heard that Michael Mann was making a Miami Vice movie, I have been gritting my teeth in agony. The show was so iconic of its time, so indelible to the '80s, its ethos and mindset, so groundbreaking in so many ways (seriously -- I could count the ways, but you probably don't want to read my dissertation on why it changed the face of TV ( Read more... )

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viverra_libro July 14 2006, 17:54:22 UTC

Eesh. Jamie Foxx is, among other things, simply not attractive enough to play Tubbs! I caught some reruns recently, and was just stunned at how breathtaking the man was. Jamie Foxx is offensive in comparision.

morgantree July 14 2006, 18:31:27 UTC

Testify! You are right on with everything you say here. And you really brought back a lot of memories. The household I lived in when Miami Vice aired (all women, all dykes) gathered without fail to watch the series, and discussed each episode passionately after the fact. It truly was an amazing creation.

Can I ask you, did you ever see Wiseguy, and if so, what did you think?

gwyn_r July 21 2006, 20:31:39 UTC

I did watch WG, though I wasn't as into it as most of my friends, I found out later, were when I got into media fandom. The other crime show that I was into around that time was Mann's secondary effort, Crime Story -- that one engaged me a bit more, but I regularly watche WG when it was on. I'm one of the heretics who absolutely loved Anthony Dennison when he was on and so I've learned to keep my yap shut about WG around most fans.

incendiary! morgantree July 14 2006, 18:50:04 UTC

Just watched Streets on Fire -- holy god what a smokin' vid. Can't wait to show this one to my dad, who freaked over your Come to Jesus vid.

Never saw Robbery Homicide Division, but now I'm going to have to buy the DVDs -- argh! can't afford it, have no time to watch, but THEY WILL BE MINE!

Re: incendiary! gwyn_r July 21 2006, 20:33:11 UTC

Thank you! Alas, as you've discovered, no DVDs. People just... no one paid attention to that show except about five people. Fortunately Jo taped them, though we couldn't find one tape at the time. And I have no idea what kind of support there is for discs, considering all Tom Sizemore's legal and... well, moral problems.

Re: incendiary! morgantree July 21 2006, 20:40:29 UTC

My dad was one of those five people! I'm visiting him next week, and taking all of my gwyn vids -- he really likes your style (he's a very cool 70-year-old, I must say).

Anyway, do post when you have a new DVD ready to go, because I want to keep my collection up to date!

incredulity July 14 2006, 21:12:50 UTC

I feel your pain. I was a Starsky&Hutch girl growing up and there was NO WAY IN HELL I'd watch the S&H movie. Nope.

gwyn_r July 21 2006, 20:34:39 UTC

You know, I wasn't even and S&H fan, and I never ever want to see that movie. I watched ten minutes of Wild Wild West because I was on a plane, and then took the headphones off. Bleh. Stupid remake movies.

One reader, Three Comments mystic_savage July 14 2006, 21:25:25 UTC

1. "excrable" is one of my favorite adjectives and the perfect word in the perfect context as used here

2. yes, i do! I do want to read your dissertation on how Miami Vice changed television!

3. I liked Bewitched. Was charmed by it actually. Agree with you about LinSpace and WWWest was so bad I walked out in the middle.