Miami Vice - The Complete Series [DVD]

Miami Vice is one my all time favorite shows and I was excited to see it come out on Blu-ray; I had been waiting for it for a long time. Miami Vice Blu-ray released by Mill Creek Entertainment is actually not as bad as it is on the reviews here. I own hundreds of Blu-ray titles and I also own all 5 seasons of Miami Vice on standard DVD so I think my review will be fair. I just finished watching the season 1 disc 1. Blu-ray picture quality is excellent. People who complain about the picture quality may not have the best TV or the eye-sight. I cannot imagine a better picture quality than what is presented here. There are just a couple of scenes where the picture gets extremely grainy but they do not last very long (only about 5 seconds) and the picture goes back to crystal clear HD quality quickly. I will have to watch the standard DVD to compare those scenes; I wonder if they are also present on the standard DVD edition. Audio: I have selected 5.1 and I have not experienced any of the audio problems that are mentioned although I had contacted Mill Creek Entertainment by email and asked for replacement discs even before I started watching the Blu-ray discs. They responsed the next day and said that I would receive the replacement discs in 5-6 weeks, I actually received them in just 4 days. I do think some of the audio problems could be stemming from the original film elements as I remember experiencing some weird audio issues on the standard DVD. I do trust that the replacement discs are fine (most reviewers here are happy with the replacement discs). If the new batch already took care of the audio issues, it would be nice if Mill Creek communicated that somehow -maybe with a note in the package- to eliminate the need to deal with replacement discs/requests. Widescreen: Some reviewers complain about the presentation not being in widescreen. That is not a legitimate criticism as the show was never in widescreen format. And I don't think there is any need for it to be now. It is presented in its original aspect ratio. Packaging is just alright. I am not entirely happy with the way the discs sit on top of each other but I do own other TV shows where the discs sit on top of each other. It is not ideal but if you handle them carefully, I think they won't cause any problems. My biggest complain is that the Blu-ray does not have subtitles. I was thinking about taking off one star from my review because of that. Individual seasons of Miami Vice on Standard DVD do have subtitles. I am not sure why Mill Creek Entertainment left them out. Would it cost them a lot of money to include the subtitles? As for the show itself, Miami Vice is probably the most stylized TV show ever made. The soundtrack is simply amazing and adds so much character to the show. I don't think there is any musical piece in the entire series that I do not love. Every song is spot on. In addition to the excellent soundtrack, the show is visually elegant, external scenes against the backdrop of Miami, wardrobes of Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas (which created a trend) and overall style of shooting the show is just awesome. I could watch the show over and over again just to listen to the soundtrack or watch the visual style. As for some criticism on the show, some episodes are not very compelling in terms of story telling, does not match the sophistication of the visual style and it has always bothered me the way the guys are shooting out in the open without cover and get shot easily and those shots do not look very realistic as you watch people getting shot close up but no blood. Overall, I would highly recommend Miami Vice Blu-ray The Complete Series to any fan or a new comer who wants to explore the show. It may have its flaws but still a great purchase and worth it (if you consider individual seasons being priced around $25)

Blue-ray offers a higher resolution, so you get a better picture. The disks came quickly and I didn't see anything wrong with them. I'm on the first season, disc 4 and so far there is no issue. Each series is in a separate case. They do double up the disks to each side, so Disc 1 and 2 are on the same side of the case. As for the Series... It' s Miami Vice!!! One of the best shows from the 80s dealing with life at the time. Watch for the cell phones!!! Yeah, they really were like that. It's fun and refreshing to watch. Phil Collins stars in one episode and there are a lot of stars that show up from time to time. The music is what makes this series different than most. It used some of the most popular Music stars or music from when it was created. It is well done.

I loved this series as a kid. I wanted to be Crocket. This is a 20 disc set. The discs all come in sleeves of 2. All the discs play and the resolution isnt bad at all. It is only DVDs, no HD or 4K, but it still looks good on my 4K tv

This is great. I wanted to watch this series on Apple TV but that would cost $2.50 per episode, which is crazy. Now I have the dvds and they work great. The main menu is pretty basic but that is ok. I get to watch whenever I want.

I was a big fan of the show back in the day and still like wacthing it.

It's amazing to have the best 80's cop show on blu-ray. The good: Very affordable when on sale and it's great to have all seasons in one neat package. PQ is decent and an upgrade compared to dvd. Decent DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix. The bad: A few nitpicks. Discs are stacked on top of each other 2 and 2. I would have loved a better video encode with a higher bitrate and spread across 25 discs to give the episodes room to breathe. I would have loved a good uncompressed stereo mix instead of Dolby Digital 2.0. I would have loved option for subtitles. Other than that, this set is highly recommended when on sale. It's great value and an amazing show.

I haven't watched many tv shows I care enough about to want to own. I've always thought Don Johnson was a very good actor. When I set out to see if I could own some of his work I searched his name. I was shocked to see Miami Vice was available. I debated getting it cos I've bought older movies that was grainy. But Vice was a huge thing for me on Friday nights back in the 80s. I'd rush to make sure everything was done so I could watch it in peace. I loved the Daytona!!! Don so rocked those clothes!!! So I decided to get it on Blu-ray hoping the picture quality would be better than dvds I've bought from the period. When I got it I immediately started watching. I noticed some infrequent audio issues so I ordered another 1 & amazon promptly replaced it. When it happened in the same place I looked at reviews in here & discovered others had reported the same issue. So I found Mill Creek Entertainment's number (866) 410-9000 & reported to customer service I'm running into audio issues. I got a call back from Lyle. He was very pleasant & understanding. Which was nice because there isn't any customer service in most companies these days. But Lyle was really nice. He promptly sent me out the discs to replace the ones having the issue. So go on buy it!!! Beautiful beautiful picture on Blu-ray. That surprised me the most I think. If I didn't know I'm watching discs I'd swear it's 1984+ and I'm watching NBC. I always wondered why older people watch older shows. Listen to older music. Now that I'm older I understand why. It takes us back to when we were younger. It's been more than a delight to see this again. It's like running into an old friend and picking up where you left off. You just gotta look at it as... you are watching a TV show about Miami Vice cops from back in the 80s. Thanks Mill Creek for breathing life back into a TV show I never dreamed I'd see again!!!

Amazing ! I’ll so happy to add this tv show in my collection, I’m so in love whit this 80s vibes. Love the quality and the picture, the menu design, the music!, looks beautiful.

The screen size is ok but could be better.

Great Series, Reasonable Price and Great Seller, Package Well Wrapped And Really Great Cushioning By The Seller. Thank You.

画像は比べ物にならない。 ストーリーは分かってるので問題は無いが、英語の字幕は欲しかった。 古さを感じさせない偉大な作品です。

Mensen die hopen dit af te spelen in de EU regio , vergeet het , ik raad het niet aan , had alles netjes aangekregen maar krijg de melding dat hij het niet draait in deze zone ...