Don Johnson talks about rebooting Miami Vice 

Don is 100% right. The show had a certain look and style which doesn't exist anymore. It captured a certain era perfectly and I don't mean the 80's as a whole. It captured all the coolest parts of the 80's with the styles, colours, cars, landscapes and cinematography. You can't realistically get that in 2022.

He's trying to say that he doesn't want ruin Miami Vice by setting it in another decade.

True story. I bought my first VCR, paid about $500 for it so I could record Miami Vice on Friday nights.

The 80's were friggin magical! I often feel sorry for my daughter because the world she's growing up in just sucks by comparison.

There will never be another Crockett. Love him

Best show ever. Period. The title made my heart stop! Awesome to know Crockett and Tubbs still keep up. Absolute legends. No TV show has ever come close to achieving what Miami Vice did.

The opening episode, with the sequence of them driving with "In The Air Tonight", changed television. And it was incredibly well written and performed drama.

I'm happy to see that Don Johnson has a "critical" view of a reboot. More often than not, reboots are made just for a quick cash in and I think it would kinda ruin the legacy of miami vice if they'd make a lazy reboot without capturing the spirit.

Miami vice is a period peice of the 80s with the fashion the soundtrack and the entire vibe of the show you can't do that with the 2020s

Sonny Crockett will always be the coolest tv character ever. So good to know Don Johnson and Phillip-Michael Thomas still keep in touch!

He's on point. The show was specific to the 80's. That decade was like a beautiful flower that was blossoming and when it opened all the way it was like an explosion of the likes we will never see again. So much was happening and changing and it can never be replicated. Plus the topics MV touched on are nothing in todays world. Miss the show and the 80's. Wish all could have experienced it. Damn glad I did.🇺🇸🙏✌🦋☘🇺🇸

I am happy to hear that Crockett and Tubbs still keep in touch

He clearly wouldn't want that to happen and he's right. Miami Vice was perfect the way it was and WHEN it was, it's a creation suspended in time. It shouldn't be touched from the modern perspective. All we can do is just never stop rewatching this masterpiece

I would definitely watch it. It won’t be the same, though. He’s right about it being a different time and place. The music, cars, clothes, architecture and people’s attitudes are very different from then.

Don Johnson Held The Glorious 80’s by the Balls , Best Decade and a Fantastic Show !

DJ you're a good man! Crockett n Tubbs fan here. Growing up in the 80's as I did, Miami Vice was a favorite.

What he said about Philip was very cool. Love the honesty.

Miami Vice was, and still is THE BEST TV SHOW EVER! And that's because the 1980's is, in my opinion, the BEST DECADE EVER. The world opened up and became alive. People were happier. People talked to each other. It was such a magical time to be alive and be part of. My gf's father spent almost $900 for a VCR so we could record this show. Great Movies Great TV Shows Great Music Great Clothing Great Cars and the list goes on.. Miami Vice was the 80's!...and I can honestly say that's the only time, besides when my kids were born, that I've ever felt safe and been Happy. Nowadays I just sit in the house and watch TV..

Just the fact that he has such loving words for his co-star is enough of a "reunion" for me, although seeing them together in their old roles would be killer!

He is still so handsome ❤️❤️. I had such a crush on him in the 80s

I miss the 80's REALLY BAD. That show was my brother's favorite show and every Friday we had that show to look foward to. So cool that those two actors still keep in contact. They were like the perfect law enforcement partnership. That show somehow had the perfect combo of action, humor, suspense, drama, and great variety of scenery. Never been but still want to go to Miami for that show alone.

Michael Mann had a ground breaking show on his hands with this one. Its popularity was all over magazine covers that extended beyond People and Us. I was into it from the first episode when it aired in '84. That show had such an impact on pop culture. Being shot in Miami during its cocaine boom of the 1980s was a source of inspiration for a lot of the stories . The way Mann infused the music of that are into every episode made it each one like an hour long music video. Which was a reflection of the times since MTV had begun 4 years prior and was grabbing eyeballs in the late teen to 30s age group. The clothing styles were popping up in stores all across the country. I'm not too sure that formula would work today though. There are some decent cop shows today but none that blend the components of the visuals, the styles, music, lighting, and colors the way Michael Mann did. I haven't really seen anything on TV today that influences a particular "look" the way Vice did back then. That's one of the things that made it work. I miss that era. I was just fresh out of college in '84 and it was so much fun. The clothes were cool, the music was cool.

MIAMI VICE FOREVER

Love MV. He's right, though. It was a time and a place and it cannot be repeated. Thanks for asking him his thoughts on it! xo

He is right. That show defined an era, a particular style of clothing they made famous (Pastel colors, blazers with T-shirts, no socks with loafer shoes, etc,) for the guys back then, Phil Collins music, the cocaine cowboys, cocaine epidemic and glamorization is not as prevalent as it was back then, etc. There was a electric mood, dynamic energy and riveting atmosphere about that show that will be real hard to duplicate today.

Don Johnson, what a GREAT actor! There will never be another Miami Vice. All the elements were just right, the music, the time, the invited guest stars, plots, damn!!! There are great series out today but there will only be ONE MIAMI VICE.

That is so sweet and a humble thing for Don to say about Phillip

It's cool to hear that Don Johnson still talks to Phillip Michael Thomas. A Miami Vice reboot with Don Johnson as the lieutenant could work.

I can hear in the back of my head the theme song to Miami Vice.

Absolutely my favorite show ever!! Still watch it everyday on my dvd series set. Loved all cast members and Don still looks good!!

So many guys got their break in Miami Vice. So much musical talent throughout the show as well. I used to work in downtown Miami so it was cool seeing how it looked in the mid 80s and landmarks that are still there. Great show

love and miss these guys the 80s will never be replaced ,period !!!!

Back in the day, I was awestruck by this show, the music, the aesthetics, the locations...

Crockett himself knows his time stays in the 80s not 20s.

"If anything happens to my boat , you'll have a problem you won't be able to handle " . What a quote!

I loved Miami Vice. The 80’s was a special time. Even though I would love a reboot it wouldn’t be the same. I would still watch it though just to be able to look at this beautiful man. I love Don Johnson.

Don Johnson is right about the rebooting of this show. A very 80’s show, but would be fun to see where characters would be today.

They need to hire that Miami Beau guy who created the Miami Vice Mini Series trailers on RU-vid. Basically original Miami Vice tv show actors but mixed with Miami Vice 2006 movie vibe x

One of the best if not the best shows from the 80's

I met my husband in 1984. We used to have date night every Friday night and watch MV. It was “our thing”. For Christmas one year he bought me season 1. I had forgotten so much. Bill Smitrovich was the dirty cop in episode one and Dennis Farina had a reoccurring role as Albert Lombard. When Crime Story premiered in 1986 I immediately noticed Michael Mann had a thing for a set of talent. They never disappointed.

That's good to hear that he and Phillip still talk!

I like seeing discussion about a reboot and I appreciate Don Johnson's appreciation for what the show was, in the time era it thrived in...it had a certain feeling to it that would be hard to replicate. BUT...look at Cobra Kai. Here's my grand scale pitch for what a 2021 Miami Vice series would look like...Crockett and Tubbs left the force in 1990. A lot of time has passed...we are picking up exactly 30 years later. Crockett is the Lieutenant Commander of Miami-Dade PD....Tubbs is a P.I. who lives a quiet life in the Everglades. You would think these roles would be reversed...but here's room for explaining how they ended up where they did. Now, you have drive the narrative with new characters (but familiar to the original). Crockett had two sons, Billy and Andrew...Billy was born to his 1st wife, Caroline. He is a defense attorney in Miami, (raised by Bob Ballard, Caroline's 2nd husband). He clashes with Sonny Crockett on legal matters, but they have a great deal of respect for each other. Andrew is the 2nd son, and has taken after Sonny, step for step...he is essentially the Sonny Crockett of 2021. He gets along with his dad Sonny great, but they do argue about how Andrew "gets it done", Sonny often realizing he created a person as flawed as Sonny himself, but HIGHLY effective in police work. Andrew operates with a partner, but he has had MANY. Rico Tubbs had a son with Angelina, (who tragically died in car bomb murder). Tubbs son was presumed dead, but the baby was spared by her half brother Orlando Calderone, and he sent the baby to Detroit in exchange for a massive drug contract. Enter Michael Stockton, a half black/half latino foster child raised in the hard streets of Detroit, Michigan but has managed to become a top detective in the Detroit police department. His partner, travels to Miami for "vacation" and is killed in a boating accident. Michael slowly uncovers that his partner was trying to solve a case related to some drug overdoses of wealthy people in Detroit. The drugs were linked to Miami and the Calderone crime syndicate. This revelation sends Michael to Miami in an attempt to uncover the truth about his partner's death. Andrew Crockett is also on a case related to the Calderone family, but has few leads and can't bust them despite several attempts. Andrew and his partner are on a raid of a Calderone family drug operation when things go wrong fast, and Andrew's partner goes through a traumatic experience that leaves him at a crossroads and quits the force. Michael was at the raid and Andrew tracks him down through a tip received by an informant that Michael had incidentally contacted for information about the Calderone family. Andrew and Michael meet under intense circumstances at gunpoint and discover they are trying to solve the same case. The two become essentially the new Crockett and Tubbs for the show. The music for the show would be central to driving the storylines with a mix of 80s hits, selections from Jan Hammer's score remastered, the fabulous new retrowave music that is being created and of course hit music of today. Blend the feeling of the original show with a new supporting cast, GREAT guest stars, nostalgic call backs and excellent storylines. You'd have one of the biggest reboots of all time.

Don Johnson is an icon.

good to see that him and Phillip still stay in touch. that was a GREAT show. WAAAY before its time.

Miami Vice had the best theme music of all time in my opinion.

Miami Vice wasn't just a cop show back in the day, it was cultural phenomenon that defined a decade. You can NOT just pick it up and transpose it into a new decade, especially today. Let sleeping dogs lie.

Such a good and positive guy. Sure he was being single in Miami in the 1980s during the series 😅

I still watch the re-runs....my favorite show .....of all time.......

There will never be another Crockett-Tubbs. While with MV i cannot say, all episides were amazing, it captured the atmosphere like nothing else with its amazing visuals and soundtrack. I still have my tape player and 80s speakers, so soundtrack on tape, or a few episodes on dvd on a perfectly color tuned tv, still an amazing experience.

I've just ordered the Complete Series on Amazon Uk. Never seen the 2006 Movie yet but there'll never be another better MIAMI VICE than the Original. That's great Don and Philip kept in touch ....Friendship on and out the scene without an argument .

Miami Vice has the best intro to any tv show ever made every time I hear it I simply love every beat of it

As much as I love Miami Vice DJ is right about it being from a different time and place and I think it should be left there. The high point for me of this interview is now knowing Johnson and Thomas still keep in touch, that really is fantastic and I would love to see them on screen again together. Maybe he will make a guest appearance on Nash Bridges if it gets a series.

The 60s - 90s were a magical time that can't be duplicated, so leave well enough alone. 🌤 🏖

It could be done well if they DONT try and make it a modern version. Go all out 80s and it will thrill the original audience and actually seem fresh to the newer generation. Look to Cobra Kai

I’m just now discovering the show for the first time. Love it! I was young and not watching tv at the time.

Coolest show ever. And I got into it when they did the reruns few years later because YES that time everybody was partying all over the country. The clubs were great no matter where you live. Miss the 80’s

Great cast, great plot lines, great setting, and great soundtrack. Nuff said.

As much as i love Miami Vice, I think this classic beauty is best been left alone, I feel a modern reboot wouldn't have the same feeling.

Don Johnson is still so handsome. I watched the show back then in the 80´s and i loved it. 💖

Going on recent "PC" reboots of other great series from the 80's, would caution against it, would only ruin the great memories we all have.

I am rewatching the series now and it really was great television. It seems like they literally had an unlimited music budget which added to the cinematic extended scenes to create more layers and intrigue than just a normal procedural. Also, the number of notable actors who show up randomly in episodes is amazing.

LONG LIVE MIAMI VICE! The GREATEST SHOW EVER ! I’m SO FREAKING HAPPY TO HEAR THAT THEY KEEP IN TOUCH LIKE THAT!!! 😍

Good for you, humble and well-spoken Don Johnson.

I've watched the entire series twice in the last two years, I'm obsessed. But I put the DVDs away for awhile lol. So many great episodes. "Definitely Miami" co starring Ted Nugent is one of my favs

I would love to see a well done Miami Vice reboot but like Don was hinting at Miami Vice is so ingrained in the particular decade and era that was the 1980s. It would be difficult to recapture that magic now.

You cannot repeat the past! Like Don said, MV was very specific to Miami at that time. Today sux and you cannot repeat it. Miami Vice is excellence in a time capsule; to be watched on YT and streaming. - I am so happy he an Phillip Michael Thomas are still good friends. ❤

Watching it now, brings back great memories and feelings. Please bring it back!

This legendary police series was the "coolest" of all series from the 80's and was the best show for hearing all the latest music of the day,i was so sad when it ended!

Have the complete series on Blu Ray. The 80's were awesome ! This show and it's cast was and is one of the best that was ever produced. Many more years of health and happiness to Crockett, Tubbs, and the crew.

If the cast of Miami Vice could read this I would tell y’all thank you all so much you’re blessed us and gave us the greatest cop show that has ever been and will ever be and I wish it was still on today luckily I got two copies of every episode but I would love the show to come back on TV

I would genuinely be in floods of tears to see Miami Vice come back and Crockett and Tubbs reunited! ♥

I so miss those days. We had the absolute BEST TV shows. 73 and Don Johnson is still fine AF. ❤❤

I'm 32 and never watched Miami Vice but their RU-vid channel has been uploading clips of the show and it has amazed me. I just assumed it would be cheesy or feel outdated but I love it. To me it basically looks like GTA: Vice City the TV show. Yes, I know it's the other way around, but I played Vice City 19 years ago so it took me this long to actually see what inspired it lol. It has a nice movie quality style to it and it's hard for me to believe this was a show on NBC in the 80s! I just bought the Blu-ray set and am so excited to see it for the first time!! BTW I remember my mom watching Nash Bridges (which I assumed is like a 90s San Francisco version of Miami Vice) and I really like Don Johnson, he just seems like a totally down to earth nice dude and I'm happy he's doing well and still out there being a star!

To know that they are still friends makes me happy. Grew up watching Miami Vice, will always be my favorite. GOAT.

I loved this show as a kid. Johnson and Thomas are the best.

Best tv series ever! We have to watch this series in Poland sience 1990 when in our country the political system was chanched. This was the tv series of my childhood. Best actors, best music, fashion, guns and directing. When someone ask me wich tv show was the best in my whole life I will say two words: "Miami Vice".

Even some Miami Vice movies would be nice, where they are either “higher ups” in the department or called out of retirement to work some big cases related to the original show.

I agree completely with his assessment. It really was about the times and the place.

Best show in the 80s by far...

The chemistry they had is unmatched

Ugh stop with the reboots, leave the CLASSICS alone! That’s our legacy lol.. Love you sonny.. My teen crush 😻

A 20 year old Helena Bonham Carter!

I like that he and PMT are good friends and still talk regularly.

Everything was magic, from the soundtrack to the cars...nice girls and clothes...welcome to the '80s my friend!!

If they're going to do something Miami Vice related, it should be an LA Noire style Miami Vice video game. That way Don and Phillip could potentially play Crockett and Tubbs without their age being an issue. Plus it's been decades since someone's made a game set in 80's Miami.

Miami Vice was both of its time and ahead of its time. What made it great was the two leads, editing style, music and art direction. There was a cool factor that to this day still hasn't been replicated and I don't think ever will. If they are to reboot Miami Vice, they have to do it right and make it really engaging, I think if they look at how Cobra Kai handled it's legacy they might have something.

What an iconic show. I can't think of a good tv show for the last 10-20 years.

I think it would be great to have a show with these guys based in Miami!

I think they should worry more about getting the whole series to streaming before worrying about a reboot.

"Miami Vice" was my favorite show and still is to this very day. It's 2nd to none in my book. But damn, I'm sooooo tired of all these reboots. And I have to agree with Don here, the show was DESIGNED for the 1980's. It captured the glow of THAT era. Leave it alone. What the hell is the 21st Century gonna be known for? Reboots??? Come on now. We can come up with new things just as hot in this time. Maybe people have lost faith in that ability....I don't know.

I’m so glad to know,they still keep in touch. My favorite tv show.

Miami Vice was the best TV series on TV at the time and I didn't miss a single series! It was very well done and good music and the beginning ...! Best spark heroes and actors in best cars and beautiful costumes and stylish clothes and shoes ! Like sunshine on the eyes! In Estonia, watched on Finnish television!

As with many great shows that were perfect for their era, time and place. They could never be successfully duplicated and when tried never can reach the success of the original. Miami Vice, Married with children, Martin. Seinfeld, should be left along. No remakes would ever capture that long gone magic years past.

As a HUGE Miami Vice fan, a show that shaped my adult life, i have to say unfortunately i agree with DJ, the window of opportunity to reboot Miami Vice in its best way has long passed. To do it right today, would mean not only a show very different than that of the original. but something that would have to be as game changing as it was, and thats simply not going to happen. Miami Vice brought an entirely new take on the crime genre, changed the fortunes of a city, was one of the finger the the formation of the hands of the 1980's several fingers at that. It was on another level. crossing broadcast television with feature films like never before. And its continues to echo in all that made to this day. Problem is.. most conceivable rendition of what the show could be has already been done. Ironically the Best Miami Vice movie was set in LA and called HEAT. A movie that had all the flare and style of Vice (not to mention much of its original cast and crew) just reworked as an LA police force crime drama. everything else from Bad Boys, Ride along, New York undercover, Burn Notice to CIA miami Hell even the fast and the furious serious, Ghost in the Shell, and so much more has taken huge cues from Miami vice in one way or another. Do we have a drug epidemic going on today, Yes! but the world behind todays narcotics is not the same as the era of the Cocaine Cowboys. The international multi-lingual jet setter age. Back then Glitz and Glamour was not as accessible to the average joe as it is today. That said if their was any way to reboot miami vice in a way that would work to our liking, the hardest part would be the writing, bring new to the table, and now decades later, their simply not much new to bring to that genre that would work. Only one franchise had his on an old approach and remade it new and interesting with a good dose of originality and thats Keanu Reeves John Wick movie franchise. his is the reboot of the old, revenge vigilante era of the 70's and 80's made popular by actors like Charles Bronson and the Death Wish series. But for ton of miami, theirs but one Television show that aired in the early 90's that also centered in Miami, but had an interesting twist as a crime drama, And that was the show South Beach starring Yancy Buttler and John Glover. this was a gem of a show that only aired it pilot episodes for NBC. look it up. its also on youtube ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hKqSPPrgMQ4.html&ab_channel=mslider2 its concept was original and clever, and would work to this day. maybe even work best considering the changed landscape but casting and clever stories would be crucial to its success. As would any show. Heck even a reboot of Burn notice under a miami vice banner would work. Well time will tell. but the format of the old miami vice in many ways would likely not hold up today.

Don Johnson is so right about how Miami Vice was a show for its time. In fact, it was the 80s in a nutshell!

He's still gr8! I would love to see a reboot of Miami Vice....

He's right about the unlikely ability of the reboot show being able to capture the essence and magic of the original. I think it would ruin the legacy of the original show even though I'd love to see them together again.

I grew up during the 80s, unfortunately Miami Vice passed me by, should I look for a Blu-ray collection and catch up to keep the 80s alive or should I accept that I missed this one?

I moved to South Florida because of this show. Still love it. Didn't even need Ferrari to get some.

Miami Vice and the 80's. Awesome time to be coming of age!