Ridonkulous The thirds the charm This being the third installment of Season 2 of Dexter and weve hit a gold mine This ep was funny clever and totally satisfying like steak after a good kill So many inconvenient lies where to start Dexters told he is a bad liar and a very good liar to which he responds Not good enough Who else might be lying Well the very bad car salesman for one Oh but he got his Lets get right to the point why is Laguerta covering for Esmee Is it really a women-in-solidarity thing Or does she want to look really good when she finally takes over Esmees job Its hard to trust anyones motives in this show Doakes has been busy spying on Dexter and has done his homework He has learned quite a lot about our boy but not the real stuff So why wrap up the Doakes subplot so neatly Now that hes found Dexter in a 12-step program hes convinced I dont know a little clear-cut for my
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Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Question: First of all, I want to thank you for all that you do. It's wonderful to have a sane voice in this crazy world of television (especially when it comes to the Emmys). I agree with practically all of your insights (though I'll admit that I'm a Dwight fan) and I appreciate your recommendations. I just started the first season of Dexter and I have to say that I'm blown away. It's an amazing show, and though House is still my favorite, Michael C. Hall is giving Hugh Laurie a run for his money. Maybe it's just the Miami flavor (who would have known Miami would be such a great spot for awesome television?) or the freelance geniuses using their "unique" cache of knowledge to make the world a better place, but there seem to be several similarities between Dexter and Burn Notice. And then there are the voice-overs: the often humorous narration offering helpful hints and insights into their respective worlds. Try a mini-marathon of each back-to-back — even if you don't see the ...
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Ever since Dexter killed his brother hes been all Jekyll and no Hyde But the opening scene with Dexter lying in bed and the fan slicing through his image sing a different tune Its a great image that shows a distorted image of him both the Jekyll and the Hyde Just the way we like him The 50 recap Dexter was drifting and unable to find his sea legs since killing his brother His sister was also having a difficult time getting back into her work Bombarded with images and talk of the ITK Deb lost her composure and scared the bejesus out of a young boy but ended up landing a lead on the drug trafficking of Chinos gang Dexters previous handiwork his beautiful bodies of work were found in the harbor The FBI sent Special Agent Rock Star Frank Lundy to help solve the puzzle of the Bay Harbor Butcher a moniker both he and Dexter abhor Rita decided to bury her dead husband Dexter lied to Rita about his nonexistent drug addiction and manage
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Question: Thanks to a Showtime free preview weekend from my satellite provider, I was finally able to catch an episode of Dexter, the Season 2 opener. All I can say is: Really? I get the strength of the lead performance, and, being a former Buffy-ite, loved seeing Julie Benz doing something new. But I found the whole thing very inconsistent. The sets looked so fake and tacky, and some of the acting (Debra, Vince and especially Sgt. Doakes) seemed very amateur at times. All of this distracted from what I can see were some great story beats. Pulling up out of the sea crevasse to reveal the dozens and dozens of Dexter's dumping bags was pretty cool. I guess I'm surprised the series as a whole is getting as much acclaim given some of these production miscues. I felt the same way about Bionic Woman, which had the opposite problem: It looked great but felt awfully hollow. I thought most of the lead performances, especially Michelle Ryan's, felt more than a tad off. But Dexter gets the ...
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FinallyWhat the Season 2 opener of Dexter lacked in vigilante crimes it made up for in the sheer amount of evidence found from Dexters previous exploits Dexter has been off his game for 38 days 16 hours and some minutes after having killed his brother the infamous Ice Truck Killer Fortunately for us it made for some exciting heart-pounding fear Or was it an adrenaline rushIn the new season Doakes has a personal vendetta against Dexter and has made it his priority to follow Dexters every move Dexs answer to try to shake him off his trail was to bowl Seems he was trying to bore him to death And when Doakes finally takes a night off it looks like Dexter may have won that battle When he failed to commit to killing the blind voodoo priest I was rather worried for him and Little Chino too Dexters loss of confidence was devastating and I was rooting for him to pull it together when he had Chino on his table but to no avail Not even the chickens
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Peter Krause, Dirty Sexy Money
Peter Krause is ready to get dirty. Not dirt as in a funeral plot, but as in scandals of the rich and famous. On ABC's Dirty Sexy Money, premiering tonight at 10 pm/ET, the Six Feet Under and Sports Night alum plays Nick George, a high-powered legal eagle who, begrudgingly, inherits his suspiciously passed-on father's role as consigliere to the Darlings of New York City. Headed up by Donald Sutherland and Jill Clayburgh, the ultra-affluent clan is littered by all manner of bad-seed offspring (and parents), giving Nick plenty to manage, spin-control and nip in the bud. Krause shared a sneak peek at the good 'n' dirty 'n' sexy times ahead.
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Question: I religiously read your column and love every show you positively review. So earlier in the summer my husband and I checked out Brotherhood on Showtime On Demand. Wow! We watched the whole first season within a couple of days and were so depressed there weren't more than 11 episodes. I know I will make Sopranos fans mad by saying this, but I really believe this is a better show. The two shows seem very similar, but I really care about all the characters in this show, unlike on The Sopranos, where I found a lot of the characters too harsh. Even though Jason Isaacs plays the bad brother involved with organized crime, I can't help but feel that for every bad thing he does, it is ultimately for some greater good, and I'm rooting for him. I'm currently watching one of my other favorite Showtime series, Weeds, and I've noticed that they're really promoting Dexter, but I really haven't seen anything about Brotherhood. I also love Dexter and know that both shows premiere Sept. 30, ...
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Only 10 shopping days left until the return of Dexter Morgan. So, dust off your vigilante boots and set your DVRs/TiVos to record. There are a lot of bad people out there who need to get what's coming to them. And we all know just the guy to handle them, don't we?In the meantime, be sure to get your "scare on" watching these Dexter vids.
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Question: Out of all of the Emmy snubs this year, to me the most egregious were of Showtime's groundbreaking, genre-bending Dexter and Michael C. Hall, the brilliant actor who brings the disturbed title character to life. Not only was it the best performance of this TV season, but I can't picture anyone else conveying Dexter's subtle emotional arc while remaining true to both his monsterish and darkly comedic tendencies. When you stop to think that this is the man who played David Fisher on Six Feet Under, the accomplishment of his transformation here is even more stunning. Do you think the Emmys will ever appreciate this vastly underrated actor?
Answer: He was nominated for a 2002 Emmy during the run of Six Feet Under, so at least he's on the radar. But yes, this was one of the more shocking oversights. The most common explanation I heard from people, including a few Showtime execs, was that this macabre show is just too "out there" for the Academy membership, many of whom are of an
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A little palate cleanser after digesting last week's Emmy nods. The Television Critics Association Awards, handed out on Saturday, were all but dominated by NBC, which saw Heroes take home outstanding program-of-the-year honors and Friday Night Lights named outstanding new program. Furthermore, The Office won for best comedy and 30 Rock's Alec Baldwin earned kudos for individual achievement in comedy. In the dramatic realm, The Sopranos was named best in show, while Michael C. Hall was singled out for his work on Dexter.For much more on the awards, see Matt Roush's TCA Awards: Correcting the Emmys.
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