Miami Vice
So, I grew up in the 80′s. Cheesy was the word that best describes most popular culture from that decade. We all dressed cheesy (parachute pants and skinny ties), had cheesy hair (mullets were in full effect back then), and listened to some fairly cheesy music (Milli Vanilli) although that’s probably the coolest thing about back then – the music. This was back when MTV observed and illustrated music to people rather than constantly promoting it.
Thing is, we also watched a lot of cheesy TV back then. I remember watching Riptide as often as possible, along with other silly sitcoms before they got unbearably formula-driven in the 90′s. Probably the coolest show on TV in the 80′s was Miami Vice.
I read an article yesterday by one of my favorite writers, Bill Simmons, where he linked off to one of the most famous scenes of Miami Vice ever. The scene is from the pilot, and it basically has Crockett and Tubbs driving around to Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight”. I had completely forgotten about this scene until yesterday. It has to be one of the coolest defining moments from the 80′s.
Here’s the clip:
This post is tagged Miami Vice, Bill Simmons, and the 80′s.
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