%0 Journal Article %T James Lyon. Miami Vice. %A Chrysavgi Papayianni %J European Journal of American Studies %D 2011 %I European Association for American Studies %R 10.4000/ejas.9148 %X Despite the shortness of its length, Miami Vice by James Lyons is a meticulous study of NBC¡¯s series of the same title, attempting to provide an overview of the show¡¯s social, socio-cultural, and industrial-economic circumstances surrounding its production and distribution in order to highlight its status as a ¡°defining show of its era¡± (3). The series starring Don Johnson as James Crocket and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs appeared in 1984. As a continuation of the cop shows of the p... %U http://ejas.revues.org/9148