[Movie] Dexter

What is more entertaining than watching a sociopath serial killer for entertainment? A serial killer who you actually stand behind as he sedates a person, wraps them up in plastic wrap, and plunges a knife into them, cutting them into many small peices so he can put them in a garbage bag to dump into the ocean....all for the good of mankind?

If you have been a personal friend of mine of the past few months, you'd have to at least at some point listen to me bring up Dexter and how cool the entire show is, so much so, that it's probably became a huge annoyance. Ever since I've bought the seasons for myself, i've been up almost every night watching a few episodes trying to clear out the seasons, but since every episode is an hour long and I usually start watching them around 11pm , it's not easiest thing to breeze though.

Dexter is one the most fascinating characters i've seen on tv in a very long time. He seems like a simple normal guy to everyone on the show, but the deeper more interesting side of Dexter is brought to life through voice over work and his actions when he's going in for the kill. Flashbacks occur through-out the seasons to show you how Dexter became the anti-social personality that distances himself from everyone else through his murderous ideals and relationship with his father.
- Not only is Dexter completely fleshed out as a character that you want to understand, but the side characters that are in every episode show their colors quick and you instantly feel for each one of them and understand them quite easily. I'd have to say, my personal favorite character (besides Doakes) is Batista.

What makes this show so damn entertaining is that you're ALWAYS on your toes as a viewer, Dexter is always so close to uncovering himself to others. The main storyline (through season 1) with the Ice Truck killer sucks you right in, just for the fact that you're always guessing who it could be from the moment Dexter says "I'm ready to play your game".
- The writers know how to write cliffhangers that keep you interested at all times, while at the same time writing interesting side stories that you're always curious as to where it's going to go. From Batista and his Wife to the Rita/Husband/Dexter story.

To compare this to any other movie or whatever might be on TV, in my opinion, Dexter is the answer for anyone who has been contantly let down by the Saw series time after time. You have a young guy killing criminals who have done wrong to people in sick planned out ways, you have the same intense feeling you remember having when you saw Jigsaw get off the floor (during ever episode ending). So, for those who love Saw as much as I used to, try and watch Dexter and actually enjoy it.

This has became a favorite show of mine (obviously) and I'm going to try to keep up with it while I can, even though I've never had showtime, i'll have to wait for DVD's or find ways to download episodes, even though i'm against that. This show is worth every penny i've put into buying the DVD's. The next thing i'm going to be buying is 'Weeds'. I've never seen an episode, but I just bought 3 seasons of it, hope it's good.

Jam it back in, in the dark.