I discovered a new TV series!!! It’s called “Dexter”, starring Michael C. Hall of the HBO-series “Six Feet under.” I know that in the U.S. it is now in its 3rd season but hey! Thank God I found him…
While he played a gay mortician in “Six Feet Under”, in this new crime thriller, he plays a forensic scientist specializing in blood spatter analysis. The twist?
He is a serial killer…who hunts down criminals who haven’t been brought to justice. Oh, I loooooooooooooove the premise! And I absolutely loved the pilot episode where he is immediately faced with a nemesis—an unknown, faceless serial killer who hunts down hookers, drains all of their blood and slices the bodies of the victims in even, clean cuts. Dexter interprets it as a gift to him to impress him. While he solves crimes in the day, he stalks criminals at night and in his words, “when I am REALLY sure of their guilt”, Dexter gets rids of them—in his own signature serial killer style. He wraps the bodies in cling wrap while they are still alive, gives their right cheek a quick slice, show them evidence of their guilt, chops/saws them to pieces, get a drop of their blood and place in a glass slide along with other blood of the criminals he has killed, and places them in his airconditioning unit to preserve the blood.
I have been fascinated with serial killers ever since I bought Anne Rule’s book about Ted Bundy, “A Stranger Beside Me.” After devouring the book, I proceeded to killing animals…(readers pick up phone to dial 911)…I’m just kidding! Dear Lord! I just bought other books about other serial killers like Dahmer, read Patricia Cornwell books, and began watching movies that featured serial killers like “Copycat”, “Seven”, and the like. It still baffles me how they can do it…and at times made me think if I am capable to do it.
So, if you are not into this genre, the series is not for you. The pace is slow and methodical with a dark sense of humor, mimicking that of how a serial killer thinks. But if you are a fan of CSI and Psycho, this is really is it!
Catch “Dexter” every Thursday night on the Fox Crime channel and hear him say: “In Miami, everyday is a good day to die…”
3 Comments
June 6, 2008 at 3:53 am
I’ve yet to watch this bana! I’m so excited!
June 11, 2008 at 12:35 am
[...] of my new favorite TV series, Dexter. As I have said in my introduction to the series (click here), I fell in love with the series. For those who know me, I am serious when it comes to movies, TV [...]
August 13, 2008 at 4:11 pm
I used to own an Anne Rule-book about Ted Bundy until a “friend” borrowed it and never took the responsibility of returning it back. Of course, there were several futile attempts of scouting bookstores in search of a replacement; but all were in vain. Being a true self-confessed, true-crime aficionado that I am, there are scores of true-crime stories that I came across with, but none is more moving than the story of Ted Bundy. I have read about Dianne Downs, Dr. Anthony Pignataro, Janis Miranda, Pat Taylor, and Debora Green among others. But it is Ted Bundy’s story that first riveted my interest about real crimes. It is his story that strengthened my realization that ours is not a safe place to live, because criminals can be anyone.
I am not sure whether I can find a replacement for that lost book, but for the meantime I will engross myself with other horrific real tales of crimes. Currently, I am reading The World’s Greatest Scandals of the 20th Century by Nigel Blundell. Apparently, this is a collection of intriguing stories that splashed the front pages of popular news papers. These sordid stories still compel a number people to probe behind the scenes to find out that elusive truth.
Moral Lesson: Never let anyone borrow a priceless book.