History Main / OnlyInMiami

Often used in RealLife [[AccentuateTheNegative negatively]] as a NoTrueScotsman fallacy. It's totally safe to visit Miami; it doesn't have nearly as many shoot-outs and car chases as it does on TV, but the clubs and beaches are really that glamorous. [[note]]While much of the crime is gang-related and won't affect the average citizen, just note that tourists flying into the airport are a prime target for criminals because Florida's very friendly concealed carry laws make them the least risky targets.]]

Often used in RealLife [[AccentuateTheNegative negatively]] as a NoTrueScotsman fallacy. It's totally safe to visit Miami; it doesn't have nearly as many shoot-outs and car chases as it does on TV, but the clubs and beaches are really that glamorous. [[hottip:* :Just note that tourists flying into the airport are a prime target for criminals because Florida's very friendly concealed carry laws make them the least risky targets.]]

Ever since a [[MiamiVice certain 1980's detective show]], Miami, FL has become a favorite destination of TV and movie writers (and [[GrandTheftAuto makers of certain video games involving homicide and car theft]].)

The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Florida_metropolitan_area Miami/South Florida metro area]] (which extends north through the three most populous counties in the state) is the biggest urban area in the state, and fourth largest in the United States (not the largest city proper in the state, however; that would be Jacksonville... which is also the second largest proper city in the US). It also has the largest immigrant population of any city in North America, just ahead of {{Toronto}}, thanks to its large Caribbean and Latin American communities.

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* Averted- and how- in ''Film/{{Dolphin Tale}}''. The movie takes place in Clearwater, Florida. Which is not an obscure little town- but not one of the major 4 Florida cities either (though it is just west of one- Tampa). It is based on a real story- and they kept the actual specific West Central Florida location instead of moving it to the better known Miami.

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* The sample city for ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost'' is Miami, the reasoning being that Miami sees such a regular influx of immigrants and travelers that it's only logical it would serve as a net for those who fell out of the Hedge. Though the crazy probably has something to do with it as well.

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* ''GrandTheftAutoViceCity'' of course, despite its presumed location in the Florida Keys.

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If you believe TV and the movies, Miami is ''the only'' city in Florida; despite being hundreds of miles apart, Tallahassee (which, by the way, is far up north enough to experience at least occasional ''snow'' in winter), Jacksonville, Key West, Tampa, and Orlando are just suburbs. You would also think that everyone lives in Art Deco mansions, wears the latest designer sunglasses, speaks Cuban-accented Spanish, has access to a speedboat and takes off their sunglasses at the slightest provocation. Not quite TruthInTelevision. [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne Nobody *actually* takes off their sunglasses - it's too bright for that.]] The abundance of palm trees however is [[TruthInTelevision true]], as are the boats (though there are usually more yachts than speedboats), thanks to Miami's proximity to both Biscayne Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway.

* Miami itself has exploited this trope: In 1972, shortly after Walt Disney World opened near Orlando, the Miami Board of Tourism placed vacation ads in eighteen different newspapers in the northern US and Europe which encouraged visitors to visit Miami because it was "just down the road from Disney World". This statement is technically true... if by "just down the road" you mean 235 miles down the road...

The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Florida_metropolitan_area Miami/South Florida metro area]] (which extends north through the three most populous counties in the state) is the biggest urban area in the state, and fourth largest in the United States (not the largest city proper in the state, however; that would be Jacksonville). It also has the largest immigrant population of any city in North America, just ahead of {{Toronto}}, thanks to its large Caribbean and Latin American communities.

* ''Reno 911! Miami''

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* Comedian/TV and radio personality Adam Carolla has a game he plays on various shows, called "Florida or Germany", where a bizarre incident is described, and the guest has to guess whether it happened in Florida or Germany.

* Averted- and how- in ''Dolphin Tale''. The movie takes place in Clearwater, Florida. Which is not an obscure little town- but not one of the major 4 Florida cities either (though it is just west of one- Tampa). It is based on a real story- and they kept the actual specific West Central Florida location instead of moving it to the better known Miami.

* Averted- and how- in ''{{Film: Dolphin Tale}}''. The movie takes place in Clearwater, Florida. Which is not an obscure little town- but not one of the major 4 Florida cities either (though it is just west of one- Tampa). It is based on a real story- and they kept the actual specific West Central Florida location instead of moving it to the better known Miami.

* Averted- and how- in ''{{Dolphin Tale}}''. The movie takes place in Clearwater, Florida. Which is not an obscure little town- but not one of the major 4 Florida cities either (though it is just west of one- Tampa). It is based on a real story- and they kept the actual specific West Central Florida location instead of moving it to the better known Miami.

* Thanks to ''NipTuck'' I now know where all the hot, promiscuous women went.
** You can take them back, now. ...Please?
*** Your loss, pal!

* The sample city for ''ChangelingTheLost'' is Miami, the reasoning being that Miami sees such a regular influx of immigrants and travelers that it's only logical it would serve as a net for those who fell out of the Hedge. Though the crazy probably has something to do with it as well.

* Almost all ElmoreLeonard crime novels, largely because Leonard is a Miami-based author. {{DaveBarry}} has also set his fiction in Miami for the same reason. In 1996, Barry, Leonard and 11 other Florida writers, some of whom also set most of their works or one or more series in Miami, collaborated on a Miami-set comedy mystery novel entitled ''NakedCameTheManatee''.

The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Florida_metropolitan_area Miami/South Florida metro area]] (which extends north through the three most populous counties in the state) is the biggest urban area in the state, and fourth largest in the United States (it is, however, not the largest city, but that is because Jacksonville, a small to mid-sized city in north Florida was extended to cover its entire county, so what would be suburbs anywhere else are counted in the city proper; think of the difference between SanFrancisco and LosAngeles, and you have a fair comparison). It also has the largest immigrant population of any city, just ahead of {{Toronto}}, thanks to its large Caribbean and Latin American communities.

If you believe TV and the movies, Miami is ''the only'' city in Florida; despite being hundreds of miles apart, Tallahassee (which, by the way, is far up north enough to experience at least occasional ''snow'' in winter), Jacksonville, Key West, Tampa, and Orlando are just suburbs. You would also think that everyone lives in Art Deco mansions, wears the latest designer sunglasses, speaks Cuban-accented Spanish, has access to a speedboat and takes off their sunglasses at the slightest provocation. Not quite TruthInTelevision. Nobody ''actually'' takes off their sunglasses - it's too bright for that. The abundance of palm trees however is [[TruthInTelevision true]], as are the boats (though there are usually more yachts than speedboats), thanks to Miami's proximity to both Biscayne Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway.

* ''CSIMiami'': Now the setting this show focuses on is...*puts on sunglasses* OnlyInMiami. ''YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH!''

* ''CSIMiami''. ''YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH!''

The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Florida_metropolitan_area Miami/South Florida metro area]] (which extends north through the three most populous counties in the state) is the biggest urban area in the state, and fourth largest in the United States (it is, however, not the largest city, but that is because Jacksonville, a small to mid-sized city in north Florida was extended to cover its entire county, so what would be suburbs anywhere else are counted in the city proper). It also has the largest immigrant population of any city, just ahead of {{Toronto}}, thanks to its large Caribbean and Latin American communities.

* ''MiamiVice''. Of course.
* ''CSIMiami''. ''YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH!''
* Any Spanish-speaking SoapOpera co-produced by Telemundo, who can showcase truly "[[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent international casts]]".
* ''BurnNotice'' has an international superspy artificially confined to Miami, leading to the oddest combination of Stale Beer and Martini-flavored SpyFiction ever concocted.

* Thanks to ''NipTuck'' I now know where all the hot, promiscuous women went.
** You can take them back, now. ...Please?
* ''GrandTheftAutoViceCity'' of course, despite its presumed location in the Florida Keys.
* ''{{Dexter}}'' takes place in Miami, and is filmed mostly there (but also in California).
** Has something of a dark twist; Dexter likes Miami not for the sun or the glamour (things which he actually personally dislikes) but for the high unsolved-murder rate, which makes it an ideal place to "hone his craft". (20%, if Dexter is to be believed, which is...impressively atrocious.)
* ''Reno 911! Miami''
* ''{{Driver}}'' and ''[=Driv3r=]'' both start in Miami.
* ''TheGoldenGirls'' is based here, though none of the four protagonists are natives. They're also all over 50, leading to plenty of "old people in Florida" jokes, even though three of the girls are still working full-time.
* Almost all ElmoreLeonard crime novels, largely because Leonard is a Miami-based author. {{DaveBarry}} has also set his fiction in Miami for the same reason. In 1996, Barry, Leonard and 11 other Florida writers, some of whom also set most of their works or one or more series in Miami, collaborated on a Miami-set comedy mystery novel entitled ''NakedCameTheManatee''.

* Comedian/TV and radio personality Adam Carolla has a game he plays on various shows, called "Florida or Germany", where a bizarre incident is described, and the guest has to guess whether it happened in Florida or Germany.

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** Has something of a dark twist; Dexter likes Miami not for the sun or the glamour (things which he actually personally dislikes) but for the high unsolved-murder rate, which makes it an ideal place to "hone his craft".

-->''If Miami hasn't got it, nobody's invented it yet.''

It's totally safe to visit Miami; it doesn't have nearly as many shoot-outs and car chases as it does on TV, but the clubs and beaches are really that glamorous. [[hottip:*:Just note that tourists flying into the airport are a prime target for criminals because Florida's very friendly concealed carry laws make them the least risky targets.]]

The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Florida_metropolitan_area Miami/South Florida metro area]] (which extends north through the three most populous counties in the state) is the biggest urban area in the state, and fourth largest in the United States (it is, however, not the largest city, but that is because Jacksonville, a small to mid-sized city in north Florida was extended to cover it's entire county, so what would be suburbs anywhere else are counted in the city proper). It also has the largest immigrant population of any city, just ahead of {{Toronto}}, thanks to it's large Caribbean and Latin American communities.