A clip show happens when the studio runs out of money. What happens for a season is the studio gives a series a lump sum of money to make their season of episodes. They budget per episode. Some episodes are more expensive thus they can take away money from future episodes. It is possible that too much money has been used but they still have a quota to make, 22 episodes. So the production team opts for a cheap alternative called a clip show.
Clip shows are cheap because more than half the episode is taken from previous shoots. Most of the episode is shot in a single location. It keeps the expenses down.
The problem is that clip shows are very much a worthless episode. They may be good for someone who started Miami Vice with Season 4, or if you are nostalgic. I have never seen a clip show worth much of anything.
If you want to know the story here it goes.
SPOILERS!!!
Crockett and Tubbs are about to make a deal, it goes bad. Crockett and Tubbs chase down two suspects, guns one down but forgets about the girlfriend who shoots Sonny point blank.
The doctors can't seem to remove the bullet which is inching closer to his spine. They can't find the girl who shot Sonny.
The end has Tubbs arrest the girl at the airport, and the Doctors save Sonny.
There! I saved you from having to watch it. I didn't skip anything. I included everything. In other words, there is nothing here. Clip Show. Have your remote handy for fast forward. I watched this episode in 20 minutes.
Clip shows are cheap because more than half the episode is taken from previous shoots. Most of the episode is shot in a single location. It keeps the expenses down.
The problem is that clip shows are very much a worthless episode. They may be good for someone who started Miami Vice with Season 4, or if you are nostalgic. I have never seen a clip show worth much of anything.
If you want to know the story here it goes.
SPOILERS!!!
Crockett and Tubbs are about to make a deal, it goes bad. Crockett and Tubbs chase down two suspects, guns one down but forgets about the girlfriend who shoots Sonny point blank.
The doctors can't seem to remove the bullet which is inching closer to his spine. They can't find the girl who shot Sonny.
The end has Tubbs arrest the girl at the airport, and the Doctors save Sonny.
There! I saved you from having to watch it. I didn't skip anything. I included everything. In other words, there is nothing here. Clip Show. Have your remote handy for fast forward. I watched this episode in 20 minutes.