Sometimes I don’t watch start watching a new T.V. show I’ve seen advertised, because I can’t afford the committment in my life at that time. I can tell, before having even viewed one episode, that I will be obsessively hooked. Sometimes the decision is made for me, as we only have basic cable, not any of the movie channels like HBO, etc.
Once in awhile, I’ll happen upon re-runs and I don’t have the strength to fight it anymore. I’ll end up as hooked as I knew I’d be, and them have to watch everything I can find. My most recent weakness has become ‘The Closer’. (Don’t hold the fact against her that she’s married to Kevin Bacon, and that her love interest was once married to Terri Hatcher- this show is fucking incredible.)
Well, last night, I fell again. Hard. I knew seeing the advertising for this show when it started out on Showtime that it would be indescribably delicious. However, I didn’t have Showtime, so it didn’t really matter. Seems my friends over at CBS decided to run the show on network primetime for me starting last night. And I am in love.
His name is Dexter. He works for the police department as a blood spatter expert. And he’s a serial killer. He cuts people up. While they are conscious. But really, it’s okay, because he only kills the people that deserve it.
But it’s so much cooler than that. He has no feelings. Good or bad. His sister is the only person that loves him (which he recognizes as a nice thing), and he thinks if he were capable of feeling love, he’d probably love her, too. So he goes through his live, ’pretending’ to be social, as he knows this is what society expects. It is so amazing I can’t even describe it.
Looks like my Sunday nights at 10pm are booked now. I heart Dexter. Delicious.
Karen, you have to see this in it’s nude-tastic, sister talking shi’it Showtime goodness. It was my fave before I moved. And now I live too far away to enjoy it so you will have to DVR the entire 2nd season and send it to me. Oh and get showtime for the magical writing that is Californication.
BTW – Watch all 6 seasons of Six Feet Under to fully appreciate Michael C. Hall’s genius. This can be done painfully slow via Netflix. This dude has a thing for dead people… or at least his characters do.
Comment by Kevin — February 20, 2008 @ 9:29 am
Oh, that would be the 3rd season, whenever that comes on, yeah.
http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0026519/quotes
Comment by Kevin — February 20, 2008 @ 9:41 am
I suppose I should be upset, even feel violated, but I’m not. No, in fact, I think this is a friendly message, like “Hey, wanna play?” and yes I want to play. I really really do.
Comment by kp — February 20, 2008 @ 9:55 am
My two fave scenes in season dos:
When Morgan goes to his druggy anon meeting and talks about his masks slipping off…while playing my-skin-is-falling-off-my-face charades… it’s creepier than me doing THAT impersonation where i rub my hand through my hair.
It involves a well timed head-butt followed immediately by a non-challant, hands-in-pocket walk. Brilliant.
Comment by Kevin — February 21, 2008 @ 4:42 am