Free! 'Miami Vice' Returns to SoBe
By: Beau Higgins Jun. 21, 2006
MIAMI VICE SERIES RETURNS TO SOUTH BEACH
FREE WEEKLY SHOWINGS, JUNE 6-AUGUST 29
Just when you thought it was safe to donate your white cotton pants,
pastel t-shirt and white jacket (with the sleeves rolled up,) Miami
Vice makes a comeback. The 80's hit cop drama has returned home to
South Beach at the Miami Design Preservation League. MDPL is
presenting showings of past episodes every Tuesday evening at 7:00
p.m. from June 6th through August 29th, with the following
exceptions:Tuesday, July 4 - no showing
Tuesday, June 27 - showing will be held on Monday the 26th instead
of Tuesday
Tuesday, July 11 - showing will be held on Monday the 10th instead
of Tuesday
Grab your dusty Miami Vice blazer and take a trip back a few decades
while watching one of the top-rated television series of its time. The free series presentation of Miami Vice is open to the public and
takes place at the Art Deco Welcome Center Auditorium—1001 Ocean
Drive, Miami Beach. RSVP's are recommended by calling 305-672-2014.
Miami Vice (five seasons on NBC from 1984-1989) stars Don Johnson
(James "Sonny" Crockett) and Philip Michael Thomas (Ricardo "Rico"
Tubbs) as two Miami police detectives working undercover. A motion
picture based on the series is currently planned for release on July
28, 2006, starring Colin Farrell as Crockett and Jamie Foxx as
Tubbs. The storylines of the series differed from those of police shows
from earlier decades, simultaneously reflecting the more glitzy and
gritty feel of 1980s culture; cocaine trafficking and culture, for
instance, were common themes in many episodes, and the graphic,
casual violence and the relatively exotic, subtropical urban setting
of Miami (the series was shot on location) were significant
departures from most earlier cop shows. The locale gave the series a
pronounced internationalist Latin American and Caribbean flavor,
which occasional location shoots in Latin America intensified.Many episodes of Miami Vice were filmed in the South Beach section
of Miami Beach, an area which, at the time, was blighted by poverty
and crime. Some street corners of South Beach were so run down that
the production crew actually decided to repaint the exterior walls
of some buildings before filming. Miami Vice is to some degree
credited with causing a wave of support for the preservation of
Miami's famous Art Deco architecture in the mid-to-late 80s; quite a
few of those buildings (among them many beachfront hotels) have been
renovated since, making that part of South Beach one of Southern
Florida's most popular places for tourists and celebrities.
The series presentation is part of a number of free lectures, films
and exhibits presented by the Miami Design Preservation League
throughout the year. The Miami Design Preservation League is a non-profit preservation
and arts organization founded in 1976. It is devoted to preserving,
protecting and promoting the architectural, cultural, social,
economic, and environmental integrity of the Miami Beach
Architectural Historic District (Art Deco District) as well as other
areas of the city and South Florida, wherever historic preservation
is a concern. MDPL is the oldest Art Deco society in the world. MDPL
is headquartered at the Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139. For a complete calendar of events, visit the Miami Design
Preservation League at http://www.mdpl.
more information.
FREE WEEKLY SHOWINGS, JUNE 6-AUGUST 29
pastel t-shirt and white jacket (with the sleeves rolled up,) Miami
Vice makes a comeback. The 80's hit cop drama has returned home to
South Beach at the Miami Design Preservation League. MDPL is
presenting showings of past episodes every Tuesday evening at 7:00
p.m. from June 6th through August 29th, with the following
exceptions:Tuesday, July 4 - no showing
Tuesday, June 27 - showing will be held on Monday the 26th instead
of Tuesday
Tuesday, July 11 - showing will be held on Monday the 10th instead
of Tuesday
Grab your dusty Miami Vice blazer and take a trip back a few decades
while watching one of the top-rated television series of its time. The free series presentation of Miami Vice is open to the public and
takes place at the Art Deco Welcome Center Auditorium—1001 Ocean
Drive, Miami Beach. RSVP's are recommended by calling 305-672-2014.
(James "Sonny" Crockett) and Philip Michael Thomas (Ricardo "Rico"
Tubbs) as two Miami police detectives working undercover. A motion
picture based on the series is currently planned for release on July
28, 2006, starring Colin Farrell as Crockett and Jamie Foxx as
Tubbs. The storylines of the series differed from those of police shows
from earlier decades, simultaneously reflecting the more glitzy and
gritty feel of 1980s culture; cocaine trafficking and culture, for
instance, were common themes in many episodes, and the graphic,
casual violence and the relatively exotic, subtropical urban setting
of Miami (the series was shot on location) were significant
departures from most earlier cop shows. The locale gave the series a
pronounced internationalist Latin American and Caribbean flavor,
which occasional location shoots in Latin America intensified.Many episodes of Miami Vice were filmed in the South Beach section
of Miami Beach, an area which, at the time, was blighted by poverty
and crime. Some street corners of South Beach were so run down that
the production crew actually decided to repaint the exterior walls
of some buildings before filming. Miami Vice is to some degree
credited with causing a wave of support for the preservation of
Miami's famous Art Deco architecture in the mid-to-late 80s; quite a
few of those buildings (among them many beachfront hotels) have been
renovated since, making that part of South Beach one of Southern
Florida's most popular places for tourists and celebrities.
and exhibits presented by the Miami Design Preservation League
throughout the year. The Miami Design Preservation League is a non-profit preservation
and arts organization founded in 1976. It is devoted to preserving,
protecting and promoting the architectural, cultural, social,
economic, and environmental integrity of the Miami Beach
Architectural Historic District (Art Deco District) as well as other
areas of the city and South Florida, wherever historic preservation
is a concern. MDPL is the oldest Art Deco society in the world. MDPL
is headquartered at the Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139. For a complete calendar of events, visit the Miami Design
Preservation League at http://www.mdpl.
more information.
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