Miami Vice - Season Three | 
 enlarge | Directors: James A. Contner, Gabrielle Beaumont, Craig Bolotin, Eugene Corr, Christopher Crowe
Actors: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas
Studio: Universal Dist. Corp. (MCA)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 16233
Format: Ac-3, Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), English (Published)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 5
Running Time: 1060
Discs: 5
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.7 x 0.9
MPN: 61028833
UPC: 025192883323
EAN: 0025192883323
ASIN: B000MLWQ6S
Theatrical Release Date: September 28, 1984
Release Date: March 20, 2007
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Product Description
Stubble-faced detective Crockett lived in a sailboat guarded by his alligator Elvis. His partner Tubbs was a black New York cop looking for his brother's killer. Together they took on the Florida drug world. The show influenced men's fashions toward Italo-casual and interior decor toward the Memphis look. Very trendy music and unusual guest performers.System Requirements:Runtime: 1060 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 025192883323 Manufacturer No: 61028833
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Most underrated/misunderstood season! July 6, 2008
Too bad so many people stopped watching this show in time for the third season. They missed out! Seems to me VICE only became less popular just because it wasn't new anymore. But actually, it was new: the show took on a darker tone and look. The scripts became tighter, too. Standouts include 'Stone's War,' 'Streetwise,' 'By Hooker, By Crook,' 'Walk Alone,' 'Red Tape,' 'The Good Collar,' and 'Shadow in the Dark.' This was also the season in which Zito was killed off due to John Diehl's desire to try his hand at film roles.
The music has a bit less emphasis on hit songs, but there's still a lot of hit music throughout. At any rate, you can't just have music and cameo appearances. Season 3 of MIAMI VICE also has better pacing and writing than the previous season. Unfortunately, by Season 3, it had become a fad. So to those of you who thought the show was washed up already: you can have your opinions, but I say different!!!
I got this DVD box set much sooner than I expected. I'm still waiting on a different box set I ordered two weeks ago from a private seller. I also like that, so far, I only saw the Universal logo at the beginning of the disc, and not also at the start of each and every episode. The traditional one-sided format is nice too.
 Vice Rules! December 12, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This season was a sort of transition phase of the show, they ditched the whole STYLE aspect of the show, or were trying something new. Michael Mann was on his way out, and they brought in Law And Order mogul Dick Wolf. I think his approach to Vice added to the show, but also took away from it at the same time. Gone were the days of pastel colours, and fun episodes, and in it's place were more serious episodes, and no recurring storylines.
They ended season 2 with the episode Sons And Lovers, which focused around Calderone's daughter Angelina, who Tubbs had a relationship with, she has Tubbs' baby, and her brother vows revenge on Tubbs, and supposedly the baby and Angelina get killed in the crossfire. It was a bit of a cliffhanger in my eyes, but the season premiere of season 3 has no mention of any previous characters or storylines. They do end up tying up the loose end with Calderone's son in an episode called The Afternoon Plane which was somewhat of a dissapointment.
They get rid of the beautiful Black Ferrari Daytona Spyder in episode 2, which in this set is episode 1 (Episode 1 is really El Viejo) and they replace it with a Ferrari Testarossa. I find that the season starts off really boring, but once ya get to about the 3rd episode if you start with El Viejo as the season opener, then it starts to get good.
This season, since it is a bit of a transition period is really hit and miss. They have a good 4-5 episodes, then a few bad ones, then a few good ones, and so on. I find season 4 is a lot more consistent, but Season 3 has some really good episodes. 2 episodes that immediately come to mind are the intense WALK ALONE, where Tubbs goes undercover in a prison, and my personal favourite episode would have to be SHADOW IN THE DARK, which features an eery score from Jan Hammer, and is about a night stalker that breaks into peoples houses. The whole episode is eery, which was fitting that it was originally aired on Halloween.
Another great episode was the 2 parter Down For The Count. I won't spoil this episode, but it has to be seen. It's a great episode. I find the season premiere and season finale in this season really are boring.
Another thing I found weird about this season is the picture at times is really overly bright, or blurry because of some cheesy effect that they used at the time to make it look dreamy, from what I heard. I find it outright annoying. The 5.1 mix though is an awesome touch.
I will give this episode a 4 out of 5 stars, just because the season was hit and miss.
Miami Vice - Season 3 November 7, 2007
Could this be the best season of all? Certainly that is a possibility. This season is a perfect example that made "Miami Vice" much more than just a cop show, this season raised many political issues and corruption issues as well. The troublespots of the world and Western government involvement with criminals often block the Vice team from doing their job, be it US mercenaries in Nicaragua, the Northern Ireland conflict, corrupt FBI agents or whatever else. Among the best episodes are "El Viejo" with Willie Nelson, "When Irish eyes are crying", "Walk alone", "Killshot", "Heroes of the revolution" and "Theresa" although every episode here is very good to standout. No episodes like "Florence, Italy", "The big thaw" or "Miracle man" in this season - only 100% Miami Vice at its best. If you are only to own one season, this is the one.
entertainment plus October 29, 2007
the episodes in this third season carry the same enthusiasm and attention to detail that the first two seasons exibited. unlike other shows that have a certain amount of longevity, this show doesnot stray from the basic story line and developed characters, thus, never losing the ingredients that spawned its' popularity.
THE BEST SEASON? July 28, 2007
Excellent season....To critics of the show who say it was not a gritty show then watch this season.....Excellent mix of grittiness and style..The show took on a much darker edge but did not stray from its roots......Don Johnson's clothes went from pastels and white sportcoats to mostly darker toned clothes, and the white Testarossa was introduced....Bye bye to Zito who was killed off midseason (no loss there)
Some episodes are truly classics (the opener with Jeff Fahey as a weapons distributor) the episode guest starring Lou Diamond Philipps as a cop, and a classic with John Glover as a former cop who is a surveillance sweeper (by the far funniest and least gritty episode of the season-straight out of a season 1 episode) Classic season..Only negative is Don Johnson's clothes are much more dated than in any other season....The white coats and pastels can still pass today, but the yellow shirts with blue sport coats look was out by 1988...
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