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Question: I was wondering if you had been given a chance to screen Showtime's new show Dexter. From what I've heard, it sounds a lot like Profit, with its "evil" main character. I no longer get Showtime, but I am a huge collector of TV shows on DVD (I have about 1,500 episodes of various shows). I was wondering if it would be worth my while and my dollar. I bought Dead Like Me sight unseen. I thought it a true pleasure though I had already fallen in love with Wonderfalls (both from Bryan Fuller).
Answer: Now this is a first, a DVD question about a show that hasn't even premiered yet. I understand clips of Dexter were shown at the critics' press tour in Pasadena this month (which I did not attend), and I heard some good buzz. But all I can say for sure is that I can't wait to see this show, about a forensics expert by day (played by Six Feet Under's Michael C. Hall) who by night is a serial killer, which means he sometimes can be found processing his own crime scenes. The twist here, which separates Dexter from Profit, is that Dexter only targets bad guys who deserve it, so he's actually a crusading vigilante of sorts. A while back, I read the novel (Jeff Lindsay's Darkly Dreaming Dexter) that inspired the series, and I thought it was terrific. Hope the TV version doesn't disappoint, but you'll have to wait for the reviews before making a call on whether it's actually a collectible.
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