Miami Vice/Trivia

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  • The Character Died with Him: Julian Beck (who played the corrupt stock broker J.J. Johnston in "The Prodigal Son") passed away two weeks before the episode aired.
  • Old Shame: Colin Farrell admits that he doesn't like the film very much.
  • The Other Darrin: Castillo's former wife, May Ying, was played by Joan Chen in "Golden Triangle" and by Rosalind Chao in the Season 5 episode "Heart of Night".
  • Screwed by the Network: The show was moved to air opposite Dallas, then moved to Sundays.
  • What Could Have Been: Olmos was offered the chance to reprise his role as Castillo in the 2006 film, but was busy filming Battlestar Galactica at the time.
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