You know after letting this sink in for the last 24 hours and being a loyal fan of both Miami and NY, I wanted to share addtional thoughts and opinions I had. I'll probably receive some flack but here goes.....
IMHO, in the last few years, the writing on NY has been far surperior to that of Miami. On NY, the show revolves around Mac Taylor, but NY does a much better job of incorporating the whole cast, far better than Miami has done in quite a while. And while we watched Danny and Lindsey's relationship grow and evolve over the years, I never got the impression their romance took over the show like the way, at times, the other romance on the other show did.
I have not made much of a secret that I have been pretty unhappy with the writing on Miami the last few seasons. This is no way a reflection of the acting on the show. Miami, up and down the line had a damn fine talented group of actors who have gone above and beyond the sometimes crap they have been given. Tired storylines (Ryan in trouble, Eric and Calleigh--will they or won't they?) and episode after episode with little or no character development for some of the characters (really, did we ever meet a relative of Ryan's?). It seems as if in its later years, the writers just got lazy. It was easier for them to take an all or nothing approach to their writing; concentrate on one or two characters or storylines and basically ignore everyone or everything else on the show. I guess it was too much of an effort to write for the WHOLE cast which the writers of NY don't seem to have a problem with. The Miami writers act as if they know no matter what garbage they churn out and how unhappy the fans are, they wouldn't lose their jobs, so why try? The sad part is that one of the better written episodes of the last couple of years , according to the fans, came off of the pen of Adam Rodriguez an ACTOR on Miami.
Well, the damage has been done and Miami is gone. Again good luck to DC, AR, EP, JT, ELR, RL and OM and all the recurring actors over the years and thanks for the memories.
Rant is officially over and please be kind.