on every part of the tv culture that came next. -freeze! -freeze! miami vice. pauley: friday nights on nbc are different this season, thanks to "miami vice." it's a show with an old theme, but a lot of new twists. described by one critic as containing flashes of brilliance, nonetheless. shot entirely on location in south miami, the story centers around two undercover vice cops. i don't know how this is gonna work tubbs. i mean, you're not exactly up my alley style- and persona- wise. heaven knows i'm no box of candy. michael mann: television very much was the small screen. what was interesting about tony yerkovich's pilot screenplay for "miami vice" is that it was exactly not that. very much the approach was, okay they call this a television series, but we're gonna make one-hour movies every single week. okay, here we go. standby. action! police! police! pauley: you were just describing the show