Dexter: The First Season
by Michael Cuesta, Tony Goldwyn
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Actor: Erik King, James Remar, Julie Benz, Michael C. Hall, Rita BennettDirector: Michael Cuesta, Tony Goldwyn
Brand: Paramount
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 650 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-08-21
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Showtime Ent. / Paramount
DVD Reviews of Dexter: The First Season
DVD Review: WedWabbit's Review of Dexter, Season One
Summary: 4 Stars
Great reprise of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with a righteous lean toward Vigilanteism! His position within the very police department which is conducting the investigation into the crimes Dexter is committing, adds a heady aroma to the show.DVD Review: Dexter: the First Season
Summary: 4 Stars
I am addicted to Dexter. The acting is superior, the scripts are filled with wonderful black humor and are, at-the-same-time, chilling. Season Two was better yet. I only watch television series upon release of boxed sets, so now the wait is on for Season Three. Dexter is not for everyone (trust me), but if you are looking for bold, brilliant entertainment, then this is the one for you!DVD Review: Dexter: the first season
Summary: 5 Stars
A new concept.....a serial killer as a protagonist. This series is very unique, anthough graphically bloody. Not for those with a weak stomach. I'm looking forward to more Dexter.DVD Review: Exceptionally Fantastic Show
Summary: 5 Stars
Just three comments to add to the other reviews: [1] I haven't spoken with Anyone who has not liked this show immensely; [2] I almost stopped watching initially because I thought it was going to be too gruesome for me; however, there wasn't, and there is no gratutious violence or gore, and much less generally than one would expect; and [3] I credit Dexter with helping me lose weight : ) I watch whilst on the elliptical and I just keep going ..,,,
Each season is like a book, so it's best to start at the beginning of a season, and ideally season 1. The DVD set is great for that.
DVD Review: Who hasn't thought about it?
Summary: 5 Stars
Who hasn't thought what they would want to do if they had a chance to rid the world of true and unrepentant evil? Dexter does what people only think about. It is a dark comedy in all sense of the words. He is the ultimate anti-hero, you can't help but want him to suceed. From the first episode, you will be caught in Dexter's web. Michael C Hall pulls it off without a flaw. The supporting cast is incredible. You can't wait for more....
Description of Dexter: The First Season
Dexter is based on the compelling novel "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by Jeff Lindsay. Orphaned at the age of four and harboring a traumatic secret, Dexter Morgan (Dexter Morgan (Emmy- and Golden Globe- nominated actor Michael C. Hall from "Six Feet Under") is adopted by a police officer who recognizes Dexter's homicidal tendencies and guides his son to channel his gruesome passion for human vivisection in a constructive way - by killing those heinous perpetrators that are above the law or who have slipped through the cracks of justice. A respected member of the police force, a perfect gentleman and a man with a soft spot for children, it's hard not to like Dexter. Although his drive to kill is unflinching, he struggles to emulate normal emotions he doesn't feel, and to keep up his appearance as a caring, socially responsible human being.An interesting and original idea that's very skillfully executed, Showtime's Dexter 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 Silence of the Lambs for the C.S.I. generation. Creator-executive producer James Manos Jr.'s title character, one Dexter Morgan (played by Michael C. Hall of Six Feet Under 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--much 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. Dexter 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. --Sam Graham
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