Dexter - The First Season
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An interesting and original idea that's very skillfully executed, Showtime's <i>Dexter</i> is never less than watchable, often quite compelling, and sometimes thoroughly riveting. As the 12 episodes from the show's first season (packaged here in a four disc set) reveal, it's also the epitome of "high concept," a kind of <i>Silence of the Lambs</i> for the <i>C.S.I.</i> generation. Creator-executive producer James Manos Jr.'s title character, one Dexter Morgan (played by Michael C. Hall of <i>Six Feet Under</i> renown), works for the Miami Police Department as an blood spatter analyst, visiting crime scenes and helping figure out what happened. He has an avocation, too: during his off hours, he tracks down some very, very bad people who for various reasons have eluded the proper authorities. Seems his adoptive father, a cop himself, taught the kid how to channel his dark side in a "positive" direction; and so, having captured these evildoers (including a child molester-murderer and a recidivist drunk driver with a trail of bodies in his wake), Dex dispatches them with clinical precision, thus making him a serial killer who snuffs serial killers. But there's more--<i>much</i> more, as it turns out. By his own description, Dexter is "a monster," an empty shell who fakes all human interactions and admits to no real feelings for anything or anyone, including his foster sister (Jennifer Carter) and his nominal girlfriend (Julie Benz), a former crack addict and battered spouse who's as uninterested in sex as he is. There's an explanation for Dexter's weirdness, of course, one so deep and traumatic that even he isn't aware of it. It's gradually revealed over the course of the season as he and the cops (who include Erik King, Lauren Velez, and David Zayas, all first-rate) track down the so-called "Ice Truck Killer," a fellow monster whose grisly m.o. both fascinates and taunts our hero, leading to a genuinely shocking and squirm-inducing finale. <i>Dexter</i> can be a bit arch, with an ironic, too-hip-for-the-room tone that get a little old. Still, it's a safe bet that anyone who views this first season will be salivating for the second. Extras include audio commentary on two episodes, a featurette about real-life blood spatter analysis, and a variety of DVD-ROM items. --<i>Sam Graham</i> <p> <p> <span class="h1"><strong>Beyond <i>Dexter</i></strong></span> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4"> <tr align="center" valign="top" class="tiny"> <td width="33%"> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000NA1VI2.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"><br> More TV Head-cases on DVD</td> <td width="33%"> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0307277887.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"><br> The Book that Started It All</td> <td width="33%"> <img src=" http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000P12L...ZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"><br> More from Showtime</td> </tr> </table> </p> <span class="h1"><strong>Stills from <I>Dexter: The First Season</I> (click for larger image)</strong></span> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%" cellspacing="4"><p> <p> <tr align="center" valign="top"> <td><img border="0" src="http://i

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