Re: Miami Vice
Yeah, living in Miami for the past 33 years (wow, that's depressing to look at) I can emphasize the unreality of that. Especially for Metro-Dade cops.
But it was a decent show, and as someone pointed out earlier, if you look past the glam, you do realize that they were fighting a losing war and often knew it. They often suffered in their personal lives because of their jobs. A theme Mann touches upon in several of his films (Heat and Manhunter being the best examples that come to mind).