Diurnal and Nocturnal Cityscapes in Miami Vice

Amid intense inter-network rivalry and the proliferation of cable, pay television a nascent competitive video industry, major American Networks in 1980s were faced with challenges if they wished to continue attracting audiences profits as had during 1970s. Miami Vice, which ran for five seasons on NBC between 1984 1989, was probably one most influential innovative episodic series decade. Following Julia Kristeva’s assumption that urban space can be understood analysed text, present paper will therefore examine role city show’s main character, before deciphering possible readings diurnal nocturnal cityscape relation influence noir neo-noir films, are traditionally associated city’s “mean streets”. Consequently, study attempt demonstrate how show offers vision post-modern Reagan years, while pinpointing crucial networks’ future primetime crime well – more surprisingly its impact renovation.