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voodoo · Jan 14, 2007, 05:52 PM

I am impressed. I am not easily impressed. Dexter is one hell of a TV series. It is well cast, well written, interesting, exciting and creative. Unfortunately it is only 12 episodes, but most of the best series aren't diluted into 20+ episodes per season.

This TV series has a very black sense of humor and the protagonist is a serial killer. Someone wrote that this was the most morally ambiguous TV series airing now and I'd agree with that assessment. I'm not sure where the morality lies here.. exactly.

Regardless, one has no problems sympathizing with the protagonist, who works as a forensic expert when he's not killing people. The series is graphic enough to make me cringe at least once every episode.

I don't what I can say, except after watching the politically correct desert that is Prison Break, Dexter is like a glass of pure, cold water.

I'd have given it 5 thumbs-up if it wasn't for that fact that this isn't really something one can watch with everyone. Some people won't make it through an entre episode, because of black morality and graphic scenes.

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Gossamer · Jan 14, 2007, 06:04 PM

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BRussell · Jan 14, 2007, 06:10 PM

I've heard about it and it came recommended by others. I don't have Showtime though. It's not on iTunes, is it?

TheoCryst · Jan 14, 2007, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

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You think like I think.

Sub · 06:33 PM

I like the squishey sound Dee Dee's shoes made when she walked.

mdc · Jan 14, 2007, 07:04 PM

I agree, it's a great show. Any idea when Season 2 is starting?

JonoG4 · Jan 14, 2007, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by mdc

I agree, it's a great show. Any idea when Season 2 is starting?

No official date has been set yet, but it will most likely start in Summer or Fall.

Railroader · Jan 14, 2007, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by voodoo

I don't what I can say, except after watching the politically correct desert that is Prison Break, Dexter is like a glass of pure, cold water.

How in the world is it appropriate to compare a network TV show with an unrestricted cable show?

Would you compare Deadwood and Bonanza?

On topic: I haven't seen this show, but it is getting some good reviews and friends have said they enjoyed in. If Donald Trump or Rosie were in it I might watch it.

powerbook867 · 12:37 AM

Wife and I both really enjoyed it. I would recommend it as long as you are not squimish about blood...

CollinG3G4 · Jan 15, 2007, 12:11 AM

I hear the book is pretty good too.

MichiganRich · Jan 15, 2007, 01:02 AM

Dexter was great, I'm looking forward to season 2.

You should also make time for The Wire, which I was unaware of, and is incredible.

I can't give up HBO/Showtime now, or there would be hardly any weekly dramas worth watching.

olePigeon · Jan 15, 2007, 03:21 AM

Originally Posted by Sub

I like the squishey sound Dee Dee's shoes made when she walked.

I love it when they make fun of Anime.

BasketofPuppies · Jan 15, 2007, 04:55 AM

Originally Posted by Sub

I like the squishey sound Dee Dee's shoes made when she walked.

I prefer the scratchy sound Dexter's boots make when he walks.

voodoo · Jan 15, 2007, 04:36 PM

Well according to teh intarweb there will be a season 2 and it will be aired next october. I for one will be looking forward to this.

Dexter: you are my favorite serial killer.

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mdc · Jan 15, 2007, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by voodoo

Well according to teh intarweb there will be a season 2 and it will be aired next october. I for one will be looking forward to this.

Dexter: you are my favorite serial killer.

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Next October as in 2008?

Please tell me you mean this October, 2007.

voodoo · Jan 15, 2007, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by mdc

Next October as in 2008?

Please tell me you mean this October, 2007.

Yes yes

*this* october. In 2007. The nuances of languages.

Season 2 will be based on the second novel. Dearly Devoted Dexter.

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centerchannel68 · Feb 9, 2007, 12:26 PM

I started getting into this show last week... and I have to say I agree with Voodoo 100%. I usually dislike TV shows... I find most of them boring, with bad actors, bad plots, and it seems like the story will go on as long as there are viewers >cough< lost >cough<. Dexter... it just really blows me away. He's a killer... a vigilante of sorts.. which of course I love, becuase I share a similar viewpoint. But it's not just that, it's the complexity of his character, the childhood lessons, the inner monologue... I just really really dig this series. It's dark... sometimes funny..sometimes tense... sometimes gross. Overall, it's very macabre. I just finished episode 4 last night, I'll be watching the rest very soon.

Nivag · Feb 9, 2007, 01:08 PM

I was lucky enough to have someone beam these over the pond to me and it's a fantastic show. can't wait for season 2, i loved it and a good twist in it

OreoCookie · Feb 9, 2007, 01:11 PM

I really like it, too. You never know what to do with the main character … with most of the characters actually. Even the abuse ex husband of Dexter's girlfriend has his `good moments' when you think `he's absolutely right'. Or the Lt's colleague who is actually the only one who suspects Dexter of being more than he appears to be.

It's a great show and I hope it won't be diluted by quantity instead of quality.

centerchannel68 · Feb 14, 2007, 10:37 PM

I just finished the last one, episode 12. Wow. Crazy. The funny thing is I pinned the ice truck killer when he first came on the show, for some odd reason. Haha. Also, in the last episode, I noticed that Dexter has my EXACT lockpick set.

Sweet.

nonhuman · Feb 15, 2007, 09:11 PM

I'm about halfway through the season now, started watching it thanks to this thread. I LOVE IT! Thanks for the great recommendation!

centerchannel68 · Feb 15, 2007, 09:35 PM

No problem dude. Let me know if you know of something equally as good.

nonhuman · Feb 15, 2007, 09:38 PM

Hmm, the only other really good things I'm watching lately are Rome and Heroes. If you haven't tried either of those, I recommend them.

Gossamer · Feb 16, 2007, 05:27 AM

Heros is pretty sweet, I can't wait for next week's episode, this last one was crazy...

voodoo · Feb 16, 2007, 07:27 AM

Well, Dexter is a great TV series and I am looking forward to seeing the next season. I have already read the book, but nevertheless

The actors are just so well cast and the salsa music and everything in the TV series is just so nice.

One of the best things to come out of TV for a long time. Heroes is also great. I haven't seen Rome yet, but I'll keep an eye out.

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Eug · 01:22 AM

This show is freakin' awesome.

I just finished episode 10. Looking forward to 11 and 12, and season 2.

It's an interesting mix. A bloody, gruesome, macabre show interspersed with truly amusing black comedy, about a serial killer with a heart of gold.

centerchannel68 · Feb 27, 2007, 09:25 AM

Yeah, I love it. I actually had a weird 'dexter' dream the other day..... about Dexter and his relationship with his dad, and how they used to go to this waterfall place, and how in the end he caught the bad guy and had to eat him in front of his sister. Very strange.

selowitch · 06:39 PM

It's a terrific show (and you can download Season One via the iTunes Store).

Michael C. Hall is one of my favorite actors. He was irresistable as David Fisher on Six Feet Under. In this role, well ... it's just so unbelievably creepy. I have seldom found a television series more riveting, more haunting, more engrossing than this one. Wow!

Originally Posted by voodoo

Season 2 will be based on the second novel, Dearly Devoted Dexter.

Eeeeent! Nope. Season Two is entirely the creation of the show's writers, and is not based on any novel by Jeff Lindsay.

abbaZaba · Sep 28, 2007, 11:20 AM

The second season has been just as good

selowitch · Sep 28, 2007, 11:34 AM

I hope he doesn't get caught, or if he does it better be after four or five seasons. Then they can have a trial, and he can try to get off using his forensic wizardry. Now that would be cool!

abbaZaba · Sep 28, 2007, 03:27 PM

anyone else seen the preairs? sucks that now I have to wait two weeks for a new episode

brassplayersrock² · Sep 28, 2007, 09:38 PM

i just watched the pilot of the first season via iTunes. it was alright, made me chuckle a few times. should i base the series off the first episode, or does it get better??

Alex

Weyland-Yutani · Sep 28, 2007, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock²

i just watched the pilot of the first season via iTunes. it was alright, made me chuckle a few times. should i base the series off the first episode, or does it get better??

Alex

Definitely worth watching all 12 episodes. This is all one long story, thrilling and filled with black humor. If you thought the first episode of season one was alright, then you will like the rest even more.

brassplayersrock² · Sep 29, 2007, 08:39 AM

thanks

Alex

brassplayersrock² · Sep 29, 2007, 09:03 AM

how much is everyone being charged (who uses a cc) I just checked and for the $1.99 show I was charged $2.20

Alex

Cold Warrior · Sep 29, 2007, 10:38 AM

That's sales tax I think. I get charged it when buying a 99 c. song.

brassplayersrock² · Sep 29, 2007, 11:04 AM

oh okay. i usually use gift cards and not my cc, so i wasn't sure. thanks cold warrior.

great show, ill be downloading the 2nd episode soonish

Alex

Mithras · Oct 15, 2007, 01:14 PM

Just want to note that the first three episodes of this season have been absolutely great television. If this show isn't on your radar, it should be.

Cold Warrior · Oct 15, 2007, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by Mithras

Just want to note that the first three episodes of this season have been absolutely great television. If this show isn't on your radar, it should be.

Yes. This thread turned me on to the show, and I've become a fan. Love it.

selowitch · Oct 15, 2007, 02:00 PM

Never seen anything like it. So creepy, disturbing, engrossing.

brassplayersrock² · Oct 15, 2007, 02:28 PM

I have the last episode to watch of the 1st season, but I have to wait until later tonight when I have time.

great so far. each episode has been getting better and better.

Kevin · Oct 15, 2007, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Sub

I like the squishey sound Dee Dee's shoes made when she walked.

You sure it was the shoes that was making that sound?

davesimondotcom · Oct 15, 2007, 10:30 PM

If you enjoy the TV series, definitely read the books. The first book and the first season of the TV show run pretty much in parallel. After that, they diverge.

Dexter has a great dark sense of humor and the book shows it even more. One of my favorite lines is something about how people are a great mystery, "Like the infield fly rule."

I am actually just starting the third in the book series - Dexter in the Dark. I'll update as I get through it.

brassplayersrock² · Oct 15, 2007, 11:02 PM

spoiler tags are your friends if you do dave

i just watched the last episode of the 1st season, and well, the major major twist of the series pretty much made me tingle in wtf. very good show, wasn't expecting it. question, are the episodes on itunes edited in anyway? i ask because yeah there were tits, but for some reason i feel there could have been more to dexters killing scenes.

Alex

davesimondotcom · Oct 15, 2007, 11:42 PM

I wouldn't spoil anything beyond just saying, "It's really good. Funnier than the second book." That kind of thing.

My wife is starting a new book club tomorrow night. I'm trying to get her to suggest Darkly Dreaming Dexter to the group. Better than Oprah's Book Club-type stuff.

Some pretty religious type people in this club, so it could be interesting to see what would happen.

mdc · Oct 16, 2007, 08:18 AM

I didn't know there was a book. I'll have to get those since I'm a big fan of the show.
I caught up last night on Sunday's episode and I like where this season is going.

BRussell · Oct 16, 2007, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by davesimondotcom

I wouldn't spoil anything beyond just saying, "It's really good. Funnier than the second book." That kind of thing.

My wife is starting a new book club tomorrow night. I'm trying to get her to suggest Darkly Dreaming Dexter to the group. Better than Oprah's Book Club-type stuff.

Some pretty religious type people in this club, so it could be interesting to see what would happen.

My wife and I have read the books. When we get back to America next year, maybe she can join your wife's club.

And doesn't he have a new Dexter book coming out?

Unfortunately I don't have Showtime, and iTunes appears to wait until the season is over before putting them up.

voodoo · Oct 17, 2007, 01:51 AM

The books are fun.. but different than the TV series. The spirit of the TV series is a shade brighter and the books uses it's format to describe almost everything from Dexter's perspective exclusively.

I have enjoyed both the books and the TV series, but not for the same reasons. I can certainly recommend both, but I favor the TV series a bit more because of the cast.

They bring the characters so wonderfully to life. Dexter, Dokes and Ángel are perfectly cast. The plot diverges from the books in the second season of Dexter, and just as well.

While I don't mind, the books pull a Twin Peaks (second and mostly third book), which is not for everyone. Just the hardcore fans

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nonhuman · Oct 17, 2007, 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by voodoo

They bring the characters so wonderfully to life. Dexter, Dokes and Ángel are perfectly cast. The plot diverges from the books in the second season of Dexter, and just as well.

Dokes is brillantly done, although lately I feel like he's been cast a little too much as comic relief. But I think Dexter is probably one of the best characters I've ever seen on TV. Michael Hall is really shining in this role (which, when you think about it, is a little disturbing).

natnabour · Oct 17, 2007, 01:05 PM

I'm so glad to hear great things about this show. What really made me curious about it were the adverts on the buses - but I never got into it (partly because I started watching Weeds.) Now that my Weeds obsession has calmed a bit, I'll start downloading Season 1.

Anyone seen Tell Me You Love Me?