> > Huh -- that's interesting to know; I hadn't realized that. Of course "executive producer" tends to mean no more than "put up some of the money," but on the other hand he still would have known what was going on and where the show's appeal was.
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> > I think I would have preferred not knowing that. :-)
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> You may hate to know, then, that he created Miami Vice. That's right -- Michael Mann, the Academy Award losing director was the man responsible for Don Johnson in a pink sportcoat cruising around in speedboats.

On the other hand, that means he was also responsible for the Miami Vice theme song, which is badass. So according to Sam's -10 to 10 averaging procedure, that puts him at an even 14. ;-)