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Kôkaku kidôtai: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
The most powerful series ever created
I've been a fan of "Ghost in the Shell" since 1997 when I saw it for the first time. The movie offers sophisticated entertainment that Hollywood couldn't even come close to. Then "Innocence" came out and was an extraordinary achievement with an incredible story and special effects (I still wish they would come out with an English dub).
I didn't think that a TV series could come close to the movies.
I was wrong.
Even though the graphics are a downgrade from the movies, the story has an impact that will give you with goose bumps! The story is an interweaving of events that span for sometime through the series. You have to pay close attention to everything or you'll lose some insight on what is going on.
"SAC" gets into tough subjects like corporate corruption; political corruption and scandals; individuals fighting to restore some semblance of justice and sanity; self sacrifice; robots and their individuality that creates a "Ghost" or a sort of living entity; among other subjects that normal movie production artists wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole. It may require most people to watch it at least 3 times to take in all of the information.
For the ultimate in entertainment, sound effects, music - this IS a must own for any individual!
Miami Vice (1984)
The Ultimate Narcotics Detectives
Miami Vice was a beast unleashed. This TV show changed the US in fashion, automobiles, style, speech and a host of other things. Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas are narcotics detectives sent into some really bad situations. From drug bosses to homicidal maniacs - these ex-Vietnam vets are more than capable of taking down bad guys.
The music (packed (I mean PACKED) full of great songs from the 80's), women (some of the most beautiful and well known), cars (Ferraris to Lamborghinis), drugs (you name it), clothes (only the most expensive and the most trendy), night clubs (in Miami and New York), architecture (beautiful backdrops to the show), exotic sports (Jai Alai (the fastest ball game in the world and the most dangerous)), and everything else are all part of the cast in Miami Vice.
There is nothing in the world that will ever come close to this influential, legendary TV show.