My head just exploded It's actually going to happen! Universal has finally gotten their act together and released the first season of Miami Vice. When I first saw the series available at Amazon, I didn't really know what to think. Amazingly, my first reaction wasn't to purchase, as my mind just kind went blank/numb upon seeing it. I quickly recovered, however, and made my way through the Amazon check out processes faster than even the "1-Click®" service could have provided.For years I had just grown to accept the fact that this, the greatest television show of all time, would never be released to the public. It was well known that releasing the series would be tough (on the part of Universal) due to music licensing issues. One of the reasons this show was so great was because of the music, which was produced by actual artists rather than some generic band or orchestra. Back in the 80's no one thought that full television series' would be released to the public. Consequently no one ever thought about legal issues surrounding the reproduction and distribution of such work to the masses. But alas, here we are in the DVD era where a concept like Miami Vice distribution is tough to get past the lawyers. Some have rumored that Universal would release the series with altered music in places where they couldn't get the distribution rights. Based on what's been written about this latest release though, I can't quite tell whether or not they had to do this (it seems like they haven't had to though). It would take away from the viewing experience, but some Miami Vice is better than none at all. I just hope they keep this trend going and release the other 4 seasons.
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