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Scaramanga
Australia8090 Posts
On September 07 2008 09:30 Xeofreestyler wrote: Hey isnt that great season 1 ep 1 has just started airing in belgium ¬¬ Pretty much what happened in Australia lol, i didnt think it was too great to be honest | ||
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kpcrew
Korea (South)1071 Posts
its interesting to see a portrayal of a serial killer, albeit one that kills for good reasons | ||
Xeofreestyler
Belgium6771 Posts
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ThePhan2m
Norway2750 Posts
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OrderlyChaos
United States1115 Posts
I'll watch the first ep of season three I suppose. | ||
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VIB
Brazil3567 Posts
Dexter = 90% lame soap opera drama + 5% police thriller/action + 5% innovative comedy The only thing that keeps you watching is the curiosity to know what's gonna happen on next episode. Good shows don't need to rely solely on that. If dexter's episodes were independent from each other it wouldn't have half it's fans. It's the kind of dumb written scripts where all characters are inhumanly dumb then most of the drama derives exclusively from these dumb people being dumb. The ONLY positive point in the whole series is the creative innovative idea of having a serial killer cop working on forensics. But even that loses many of it's potential when they put so much hypocrisy in the dumb confused mind of that character. 2/10 | ||
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Hollow
Canada2180 Posts
what are those other great tv shows you speak of? | ||
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
That's the problem. Other than the girl with the kid there is really no point at all for the other characters other than bad story / bad dialogue / filler. | ||
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VIB
Brazil3567 Posts
On September 07 2008 16:25 Hollow wrote: You talking to me? If so, House and CSI: Las Vegas would be two of the shows I love which would be great to compare against Dexter. When you put Dexter side by side with CSI you'll clearly see how dumb and predictable the stuff on Dexter is. And if you compare House to Dexter you clearly see how the dramas on Dexter are all caused exclusively from dumb people doing dumb stuff. Which, imho, isn't fun to watch.. it's just... dumb to watch.jesus ... could you be a harsher critic? what are those other great tv shows you speak of? To a lesser extent, Numb3rs and Medium are also comparable to Dexter in style (police thriller + peculiar differential character) but are also much more insightful and fun. (tho these two are not as close as good as House and CSI: LV). None of these need to rely on keeping you curious on what's gonna happen on the next episode just to keep you watching. And are better than Dexter. | ||
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{ToT}Strafe
Thailand7026 Posts
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tiffany
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VIB
Brazil3567 Posts
A good example of what I'm trying to say is comparing CSI: LV to CSI: NY. Both use the same repetitive formula per episode. But LV has a smart script, stories, intelligent characters with insightful comments and decisions. NY on the other side is just like Dexter: dumb scripts, dumb stories, dumb characters doing dumb stuff. So even tho both series are almost identical in it's formula, LV is much better than NY only because it's much more insightful. (of course "better" is just my opinion, I'm sure CSI:NY was made that way to reach a different target audience who might even prefer watching NY over LV) Another point that I said that I didn't like on Dexter is that it's too much drama. House/CSI/numb3rs are 90% scientific puzzles, 10% silly drama. Dexter is the opposite. Well, some people like dramas others don't. I personally don't see anything interesting it which is why I dislike Dexter so much. I *specially* dislike Dexter's drama because it's consists all of dumb characters interacting with dumb characters doing dumb stuff. I don't like watching that. This gets me a bit curious. Do YOU like that kind of drama? What's so fun about it? It's always "dumb people being dumb" -> "dumbness results in some problem" -> "story about the drama caused by this problem and how dumb people interact with it". I don't mean to offend or anything, I see lots of movies that use this kind of drama and get really high ratings by top movie critics. I just don't understand it, what's so fun to watch that? (sorry for overusing the same word over and over, my english vocabulary is really weak  ) | ||
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Chanted
Norway1001 Posts
Third season has started, and I hope the show picks up slightly, but either way its still great. Now all I gotta do is wait for Heroes and Entourage to start as well ^^ The shows im currently watching are : Dexter Prison Break Heroes (when it starts) Entourage (when it starts) Generation kill (really great miniseries, alot like Band of Brothers actually) Eureka Psych (really love this show, I laugh every time Sarah Conner Chronicles Supernatural Rome (cancelled :/ ) Burn Notice (timefiller nothing more nothing less) Criminal Minds (kinda cool show, I got 2,5 half seasons left to enjoy  Shark The Wire (great show, got 2 seasons left to watch Sopranos (Completed now, but if you havent seen it, I really recommand it And the more "girly" shows I watch ;O Greek Gossip Girl One Tree Hill Home and Away And yes, I do watch alot of series, but thats what happens when you dont have a TV :D | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia13113 Posts
I enjoyed the first season, but season 2 fizzed out horribly. The ending was dumb and contradicotory imo. =/ Nothing is quite as good when Entourage is on though. When's it coming back? I miss it more than I would sex. | ||
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
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Chanted
Norway1001 Posts
TV Series: "Entourage" (2004) Original Air Date: 7 September 2008 (Season 5, Episode 1) So im guessing I will get it tomorow morning then ^^ | ||
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{ToT}Strafe
Thailand7026 Posts
Simpsons(always good) Family Guy(owned) Dexter(yeh!) How I met your Mother(meh/yeh) First 4 seasons of Scrubs(meh) Entourage(weeee!!!!!!!) Arrested development(owns) Weeds(meh) Californication(yeh) | ||
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polarwolf
924 Posts
house mc (though it repeats ifself a lot) oz (great, but it's lack of realism tires me sometimes) the wire (really good, ultrarealistic. I am the guy who cannot stand fantasy stuff at all for it's lack of realism, so "the wire" is the best show to me, add it's great directing, acting and other stuff, it's a 10/10) family guy (got tired after sometime because it's lack of a story and only stand-up comedy) the simpsons (same as family guy) | ||
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{ToT}ColmA
Japan3260 Posts
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Epicfailguy
Norway893 Posts
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