Okay, I've gone through Magnum p.i. and Miami Vice. What's next?
The Equalizer.
This show ran from 1985 to 1989, and while I remember seeing its previews, I never actually watched the show. My wife saw it and liked it, so on the strength of that recommendation I bought the series on DVD.
I'm only five episodes into it, but it's growing on me. It's got some nice touches and the characters are starting to become more defined.
That may sound strange, but most American TV shows of that era had a premise for their characters, but it was mostly just an archetype. It took time for the real personality to emerge.
Sometimes, the series didn't really find traction until the second season, but I'm warming to Edward Woodward's character. He's a wonderful actor, and I can see why the show found a following.
Of particularly interest to me is the gunplay, and I'm enjoying the various 80s-vintage weapons as they show up.
As with Magnum and Miami Vice, a major theme of the show is that the government can't be trusted. In the present era, that's now subversive, but it was a consistent theme on popular, mainstream shows.
Oh, how the times have changed.
Chateau Lloyd 
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