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“Miami Vice” Comes To COZI TV

“Miami Vice,” the groundbreaking NBC crime drama series starring Don Johnson as James “Sonny” Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs, makes its debut on COZI TV on Sunday, March 1st, which is also the month of the show’s 30-year anniversary. Following a day-long Miami Vice marathon that Sunday from 1pm-5pm ET, the show will air regularly on COZI TV Monday-Friday at 11pm ET and Saturdays at 8pm and 9pm ET. The series originally ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989.

“Miami Vice” was set in its namesake city of Miami and dealt with hardcore themes such as drug peddling and prostitution. Many well-known bands and artists of the time contributed their music and its exposure on the show was known to increase record sales. Meanwhile, the clothes worn on Miami Vice also had a significant influence on men’s fashion at the time. Don Johnson’s typical attire of European sport coat, T-shirt, white linen pants and sockless loafers became wildly popular. Even Crockett’s perpetually unshaven appearance inspired a men’s fashion trend, making the sporting of a small amount of beard stubble de rigueur. In an average episode, Crockett and Tubbs wore five to eight outfits, appearing in the pastel shades associated with the Art Deco style found throughout Miami.

“Miami Vice” is also credited with helping create public interest in the preservation of Miami’s famous Art Deco architecture in the mid-1980s to early 1990s. Many of the city’s buildings and beachfront hotels have since been renovated, ensuring South Florida’s famed “South Beach” as a hotspot destination for tourists and celebrities for decades to come.

“What made ‘Miami Vice’ truly iconic was its mixture of pop culture, fashion and music,” said Meredith McGinn, Senior Vice President of COZI TV. “The show heralded a new era of tough talking yet fashionable good guys who were on the right side of the law. Set against the hard driving popular music of the time, who could resist its allure?”

Check out WTVJ/NBC 6 South Florida’s breaking news clip about Miami Vice’s debut on COZI TV.com:

http://www.nbcmiami.com/video/#!/on-air/as-seen-on/Roxys-Miami-Vice-News/288584231

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James McDonald

Originally from Dublin, Ireland, James is a Movie Critic with 40 years of experience in the film industry as an Award-Winning Filmmaker. He is also a member of the Critics Choice Association and the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association.