# Fastlane had Miami Vice music... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 20, 2002, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fastlane-had-miami-vice-music/128857 "2002-09-20T19:23:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fastlane-had-miami-vice-music/128857/1 "2002-09-20T19:23:03Z")
Not that I actully watched the show for more than 60 seconds. I was channel flipping and watched a moment to get a sense of the tone and style – mainly I was trying to see how close it was to _The Fast and the Furious_. They had Craig Sheffer as the episode bad guy. Wearing shades, a black suit (on the LA beach), looking menacing, and punching a pretty girl. Oo! Pure scum. (But give him a longer coat and a morose look, he could have been Angel.) The two cop buddies, Crockett and Tubbs… – er, I mean, Van Ray and Deaqon Hayes – were sitting in a fancy sports car watching from afar, looking gloomy because they couldn’t intervene, and finally bonding as buddies (I got the sense that they did the whole “reluctant partners” schtick before I tuned in). … Then as they were having a “serious dramatic moment” in the car on the beach _In the Air Tonight_ by Phil Collins started in as background music… Ouch, now was that an intentional homage to _Miami Vice_ or an ill-thought-out kiss of death? So, I saw that one scene and later I tuned in for a car chase. Any one else see the show who can offer a more well-rounded opinion on it? It felt kinda bad, but I didn’t actually watch enough to form a reasonable opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fastlane-had-miami-vice-music/128857/2 "2002-09-20T20:43:57Z")
It was fun for a single epsidoe but I can’t dream of watching a second episode let alone the whole season. It was exactly as I pictured it: rock and roll, cars, and women. Pure escapism at its crudest. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fastlane-had-miami-vice-music/128857/3 "2002-09-20T21:28:11Z")
Hmm… Sounds like it will end up following the footsteps of _Once a Thief_. ---
**Author:** ![Osip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4491bb/32.png) [@Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osip)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2002, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fastlane-had-miami-vice-music/128857/4 "2002-09-22T17:19:02Z")
I was curious as well. From what brief snips I have seen I saw potential for some real carppy acting. Granted the eye candy and action would over shadow everything. So, how does everyone rate: The action scenes: Storyline/Plot: The Acting: Curious Osips want to know.