I just got into watching Dexter (aviable on Netflix) and I like it a lot. Since it is in Miami and includes forensic experts a comparison is due with CSI:Miami. I think Dexter beats CSI handsomely. CSI might have nicer colors, but counting storyline, acting and such Dexter is the clear winner. Not to mention how often do you get a serial killer as the protagonist???
I would agree...however CSI:Miami's plots have just gotten ridiculous in the past years. I saw one recently where the killer spread a form of copper over beach sand, then ran a wire back to a lifeguard stand, where it was attached to a golf club-lightning rod. The victims where killed when lightning struck the club and energized the sand. It was so silly, even the characters on the show mentioned how unlikely an event it was. Dexter is a cool show..though I have heard the main actor has cancer. Hope that doesn't end the show.
http://www.austin360.com/tv/content/tv/stories/2006/09/29dexter.html Michael Hall. I didn't know he has cancer. Dexter is one of the shows that my wife and I both like. Six Feet Under was another one that we like and Hall is a main character. We watched all of the avialable seasons from Netflix and are waiting for the next season to get to DVD. It beats CSI in our book too.
While you are waiting for the next season, why not read the books? The storyline is somewhat different, but I like it.
I would buy it if I came across it at one of the used book stores. I just bought Lee Child's "Gone Tomorrow", and then I have about a dozen books on my shelf to read Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!. But the thing about Dexter is that there aren't all that many shows that my wife and I both like enough to watch together. When Dexter arrives via Netflix I enjoy watching a couple of episodes with her in an evening.
CSI Miami seems to have a chronic problem with the writers being fascinated by electricity but not actually understanding how it works. The worst example I can recall was an episode where the killer electrocuted someone by hooking a car battery up to a metal pole that they knew the victim would jump up and grab. The victim jumped up in the air, grabbed the bar with one hand, was shocked, and then fell back down to earth dead. Apparently it didn't occur to any of the writers that the guy wasn't grounded.
Or the fact that a car battery is only 12vdc...you could literally touch your tongue across the contacts and only experience a slight tingle and sour taste. Hollywood writers don't know the difference between volts and amps.
Just for fun here is my version of the plot of the CSI episode I describe in post #2. I was so disgusted after seeing the show, and haven't really watched it since. Here is the far-fetched plot: (spoilers included) You are an extremely wealthy, handsome, business man, with no particular science knowledge. 25 years ago, you married one of the hottest trophy wives on the planet. (Played by Cheryl Ladd of "Charlie's Angels" fame) Time and gravity have taken their toll, and your relationship has cooled off. You decided to seek the company of younger women, and your trophy wife, using her "Charlie's Angels" powers has discovered your infidelity. Rather than directly calling you out on your indiscretions, she has chosen to go with the "what's good for the goose is good for the gander" route, and goes into "full cougar mode" and seeks the company of younger men...and not being discreet about it. This angers you...to the point you want murderous revenge on your younger rivals. So this is your plan.... You find out that your wife has sponsored a charity beach volleyball event...where 4 of their boy toys will be playing shirtless volleyball for a group of your wives horny, cougar friends. You decide this is your opportunity to strike. Even though your just a business man, you obtain several large sacks of copper-somethingorother and spread it out over the volleyball court. You then run a wire from the volleyball court to a life guard station and attach a golf club to the end of the wire to act as lightning rod. You're evil plan hinges on the fact that lightning will strike the club during the 1-2 hour charity event. Not just any lightning stike...because if storms move into the area, and lightning is all around..the game will be called, and everyone will go inside....no...his plan relies on a "rouge" lightning strike that happens on a clear, sunny day...and he actually pulls it off. I was so disgusted by the plot..I haven't watch CSI:Miami since.
Except that Netflix and all that mail time eats up a couple of days for each exchange Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!. But you can watch some of the Netflix right on your computer. I'm not sure if any of Dexter is set up for that though.
The first 2 seasons are online and you only have to wait for the 3rd season. So 24 hours of entertainment is at your hand... It reminds me when I got into House M.D. I was behind by 3-4 seasons and I caught up in less than 2 weeks I think.
Why bother when I have it on Netflix? But if I get curious about the 4th season and I can't find it, I will ask, about 30 watching hours from now... By the way do you guys know that the most popular series around the world right now is CSI:Miami, which is a freaking shame? I can't believe such a shitty show can be so popular. I only watch it when in reruns and bored,...
I was hooked on Dexter after a friend dropped the first three series onto a USB drive for me. Loved it. I'll have to see S4. Does it keep the momentum going? I hope so!
You might experience a lot more than a slight tingling. Car batteries can deliver hundreds of amps, and the resistance of your wet tongue will be very low. You might get badly burned by resistive heating.
This plot idea was....shocking. Yeeeeeearrrgggggg! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Horatio-Caines-Sunglasses/191191901294
