Dexter: The First Season (2006) [2009]
3 x Full BluRays 1:1 | 1080p MPEG-4 AVC @ ~22-23 Mbps | 651 mins | 47,78 Gb + 46,95 Gb + 48,71 Gb
Audio: English Dolby TrueHD 5.1; Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 | Subtitles: English SDH
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery | USA
3 x Full BluRays 1:1 | 1080p MPEG-4 AVC @ ~22-23 Mbps | 651 mins | 47,78 Gb + 46,95 Gb + 48,71 Gb
Audio: English Dolby TrueHD 5.1; Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 | Subtitles: English SDH
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery | USA
Dexter is a crime drama about Dexter Morgan, a man who leads a double life as an incredibly likeable forensics expert for the Miami Police Department and as an emotionless vigilante serial killer. Taught by his foster father to harness his lust for blood and killing, Dexter lives by his own strict moral code - he only kills murderers who can't otherwise be brought to justice. Dexter is a killer who grapples with fitting into society while, at the same time, he struggles with his inability to feel emotion. The irony of Dexter's life is that he works closely as a blood splatter analyst with the very people who hunt his kind - the homicide department.
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'Dexter: The Complete First Season' includes all twelve blood-soaked episodes including:
Disc One: "Dexter", "Crocodile", "Popping Cherry", "Let's Give the Boy a Hand"
Disc Two: "Love American Style", "Return to Sender", "Circle of Friends", "Shrink Wrap"
Disc Three: "Father Knows Best," "Seeing Red," "Truth Be Told," and "Born Free
I’ve been waiting patiently for this day to arrive, and now the wait is finally over. Showtime’s ‘Dexter,’ one of the finest crime drama productions ever to grace the small screen, has made the transition to Blu-ray. If you’ve never seen the show you really don’t know what you’re missing out on, and if you’re a huge fan of the series like I am, now you can pawn the DVDs in your collection and see the program the way it was meant to be seen — in glorious high-definition.
Based on a series of novels by author Jeff Lindsay, ‘Dexter’ tells the story of Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a blood splatter analyst for the Miami-Dade Police Department. Dexter is likable, good-looking, and one of the most charismatic presences in the Florida panhandle. The interesting twist to the series, though, is that Dexter holds a very dark and sinister secret. Well, it’s actually more of “hobby” really. You see, Dexter’s favorite pastime is murder, and he is a master of his art.
It all started after a tragic and grisly event took place during his youth, and afterwards Dexter was never quite the same. As he was growing up, his foster father, Officer Harry Morgan (James Remar), began noticing that there was something off about him. Using his police profiling skills, Harry was able to pick up on Dexter's killer instincts and piece together what he was destined to become. It was a hard choice, but the only solution was to train his son to channel his sadistic desires and use them for good. Thus the infamous “Code of Harry” was born – where Dexter learned how to spot and rid the world of others like him, cover his tracks, and mask the monster lurking beneath his everyman veneer.
Most of the twelve episodes included in the first season have a self-contained story, where, in his spare time, Dexter investigates the dirty deeds of those who've managed to fall through the cracks of the court systems. He meticulously studies and stalks his prey, and when the timing is right, he delivers (and relishes) his own brand of vigilante justice. There's also an ongoing story arc taken from Lindsay's first Dexter novel, 'Darkly Dreaming Dexter,' involving a serial killer eventually dubbed the "Ice Truck Killer." The whole department is involved in the case, but Dexter takes particular interest, fascinated by his (or her) work. Between Dexter's private escapades and the mystery murderer striking every now and then, the show is full of flavor, with excitement waiting around every corner. Nothing seems to drag or enter the realm of the farfetched.
It’s also easy to see why Michael C. Hall has received Golden Globe nominations three years in a row for his portrayal of Dexter – he nails the part magnificently. At times we see him as an emotionless, cold, calculated killer, and in other instances we get to see him struggling to fit in among society. Of course, nobody can really condone his horrific actions, but as the story unfolds we gain a feeling of understanding and sympathy for why he does the things he does. He’s really an antagonist in sheep’s clothing, so he becomes a character we care about and root for when things are stacked up against him.
The supporting characters are a another key element that elevates ‘Dexter’ to a new level of fine television. There’s Debra (Jennifer Carpenter), Dexter’s tough-talking sister, who desperately wants to trade in her undercover hooker clothing from vice for a badge in homicide. Then we have Rita (Julie Benz), Dexter’s girlfriend who, like Dexter, has been left fractured by a tragic event in her own life, making her the ideal match for our hero. ‘Oz’ veterans Lauren Velez and David Zayas star as Lt. Maria Laguerta and Detective Angel Batista respectively, while Sergeant James Doakes (Erik King) is the only cop on the entire force that senses something disturbing about one of their CSI guys. Last but certainly not least is Masuka (C.S. Lee), the other (albeit more perverted) lab technician, whose performance in this first season is so great that his role was subsequently expanded in later installments.
‘Dexter’ is one of the few shows in existence that literally has everything. Drama, mystery, horror, dark humor, and even a bit of romance—it’s all there in black and white… with buckets and buckets of red.
The most disturbing movie I ever saw was "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer". In its portrayal of a man who lived physically among his fellow human beings while existing completely outside the orbit of human emotional interface, I thought I had seen the definitive screen rendition of a serial killer's psyche.
Then along comes Dexter who, with 12 episodes and a carefully-crafted life of friends, family, and career at his disposal for telling his tale, paints a portrait of sociopathic existence far more detailed and more disturbing than anything attempted by "Henry". That's accomplishment enough. But to do it with the droll wit and endearing demeanor of Dexter is downright amazing. TV seldom gets odder than this . . . and never more profound.
The real horror of each episode lies not in the killings by Dexter or by his victims. It lies in the horror of watching a man having to tread his way among his fellows in full knowledge that he is a hollow shell – a body and brain devoid of a soul, with the only emotions being a fascination with blood and the driving hunger to kill. None of the means by which other people assuage their physical or emotional needs are available to Dexter, at least in the context in which others pursue them. Sex is a threat to Dexter, an act which can open cracks in the facade of humanity he has crafted and through which people can peer into the inner void. Friendly gatherings are obstacle courses, full of little bumps that could cause Dexter to trip and let his mask momentarily slip. Even eating, from which most people derive some emotional pleasure, is simply a necessity to which Dexter submits, preferrably combined with another necessary task, such as driving.
Clever. Interesting. But 12 episodes of this, no matter how well done, would soon get boring. So what sustains "Dexter"? Well, it turns out Dexter is neither who nor what he thinks he is. It takes him some time to figure this out, and it takes some help from rather interesting quarters. But Dexter has depths below the depths, voids within the voids, and substance where he was certain there was only nothingness.
But does it matter? Well, that's why I'm already pacing for the second season to start. It could go either way. Or, given this show's creativity and skewed viewpoint . . . neither, or both. Dexter – and "Dexter" – simply defy prediction.Customer Review, amazon.com,
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Disc Info
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Protection: AACS
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Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 256 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 256 kbps
SUBTITLES:
English.
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