Showtime Revives " Dexter " For Limited Mini-series

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  1. Beth Gallagher

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    My youngest son tuned me into Showtimes' Dexter series. I couldn't get into it at first but I gave it a second try and really liked it. It really got twisted toward the end with the sister's involvement. Unfortunately I gave up my premier channels so I won't be seeing its revival series.
     
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    It did get weird toward the end, but I enjoyed the entire series. My favorite season was when John Lithgow was the villain... I just love him. Did you know that Michael Hall was married to the actress who played "Deborah", his sister? They have since divorced but what a weird dynamic.
     
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    I didn't know that. I think I remember John Lithgow. Didn't he do copycat killings?
     
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    He was Arthur Mitchell, the Trinity Killer. (He killed Rita in Dexter's bathtub.)
     
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    I've been binge-watching the original Dexter series on Showtime in preparation for the revival. Anxiously awaiting November. :D

     
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    I never have watched that show. Although I have watched countless serial killer documentaries and movies, something about turning the serial killer into the protagonist didn't sit well with me.
     
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    You should watch the first episode at least. Dexter only kills evil killers that for one reason or another have not gotten their due via the legal system; he's more of a vigilante. I find a lot of the dark humor very enjoyable, but I'm weird.
     
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    I think I started watching it, but can't remember. I am not much of a serial killer show fan. After finding out that a strange man I encountered at a rest stop on I - 84 in the early 1970s was Ted Bundy and a distant cousin (I never met) was in prison for 20 years (before execution) for killing several young women, I struggle to watch such without having bad nightmares.
     
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    I was at this guy's apartment a couple of times, and probably during the time that his girlfriend was composting in the closet. I spoke of it here. I didn't know the guy, and I don't think the guy I went there with knew him well either, but still. Since her body was discovered in his apartment, the liberal folks at Wikipedia (and elsewhere) have done a good job of erasing him from the history, now saying that he claimed to have been a founder, but he was one of the co-founders of Earth Day, and Wikipedia acknowledged that until it became an embarrassment to Earth Day. I don't know, it seems consistent to me: earth day, composting, it fits.

    Yeah, I might give it a try.
     
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    The first episode of Dexter--New Blood premiered on Showtime last night. It did not disappoint. Seems like the series will carry on in the same style as before, and I'm glad. I always enjoyed Dexter's "voice overs". One disappointment was that the old theme music has changed, though they kept the same music for the credits at the end.
     
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