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I haven't read any of the books, but the TV series on Showtime is great! I believe they are going to start showing it on CBS soon, but with all the editing they'l' do it'll probably suck
Oooh I didn't know they had any Dexter books. I've never seen the TV show, but I plan on renting the DVD's soon. I've loved Michael C. Hall ever since I first watched Six Feet Under, so I'm really interested in Dexter. Let me know how the books are!
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I really enjoyed Darkly Dreaming Dexter. Very dark humor, but excellent stuff. Sooner or later I'll pick up the next two. I'm also waiting for the reruns to air on CBS so I can finally watch the show.
May it do ya fine.
The books are pretty different. The first book is the closest to the show although there are a couple of drastic changes. The second season is only marginally similar to the second book in thatSpoiler:Speaking of which, I wasn't too crazy with howSpoiler:I'm very curious to see what route they're taking with the next season and if it follows the third book.
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Is this the show about that serial killer that catches other serial killers?
Yep.
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I just finished the first season of the TV show yesterday! Wow, what a great show. I can't wait for Season 2 to come out on DVD.
I will be reading these books very soon.
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Darkly, Dreaming Dexter is a good read. I read it before the show started. Both are great at telling a story two different ways. The show only bought rights to the first book and changed thereafter. I picked up Dearly, Devoted Dexter but haven't read it yet.
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I've heard super good stuff about it.
I am Daenerys Stormborn and I will take what is mine. With fire and blood.
dexter is so cool. the books are a lot better but i love the way the show deviated from them, it's worth watching, but after you read the books. you have to read all of them because dexter in the dark was this great little surprise. you pick it up expecting it's probably an alright book, and out of nowhere it's just the perfect book to be reading.
I watched season 1 before I picked up the book ... and I wasn't too thrilled with it. Maybe it's just me, or maybe it was the fact that I was reading the book whilst in the hospital, but it didn't seem to have the same umph that the show has.
I'm excited for season two though, I've heard it was pretty damn good.
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I've been watching season 2 online and absolutely love it.
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That's because many plotlines were added in respect to the medium change. The wholeOriginally Posted by Hannah
Spoiler:were added for television. I thought the book was amazing when I first read it. The prose, getting inside Dexter's head is what makes the book so great.
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ive read the first book and watched the first season on dvd.
i prefer the show, but the book was a fast and easy, enjoyable read. id recommend it for a road trip or something. a lot of alliteration goes on in that guys head.
Just saw the first episode last on TV and it looks promising. Must get the books to see what they are like.
I've now watched both seasons of the TV show. I freaking loved it. I think it's so great that they actually have Dexter becoming more human in how he relates to others and experiences emotions. That growth is what makes the show stand out from others. They could have easily gone the formulaic route, but instead made it more in depth.
I went to the library the other day to get the first book, but it was checked out. I'm on a small waiting list for it.
I am Daenerys Stormborn and I will take what is mine. With fire and blood.
I've been watching the episodes now that they're airing on CBS, and I'm really enjoying it. But can someone tell me how the first episode ended. I ended up falling asleep and missed about the last 20min of it, and I was a bit confused when the second episode started. Was the killer from the first episode caught, or is he still on the loose (the one who kills without leaving any blood behind), and then something with finding a refridgerated vehicle, was that the killers, and then it also showed something about Dexter receiving a doll in the previews from the previous episode.
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I can't remember exactly how the first episode ended, but I can tell you for sure that the killer who doesn't leave any blood behind did not get caught. You get to deal with him for the rest of the season.
The refridgerated vehicle is what he uses to transport his victims in (hense his name the Ice Truck Killer). He puts in Dexter's freezer a Barbie doll cut into segments like he cuts his victims, as a way to show Dexter...I know who you are.
I am Daenerys Stormborn and I will take what is mine. With fire and blood.
Thank you so much, now it makes more sense.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
I've read all the books.. and I LOVE the show.. I bought the first season on DVD even tho, I'd already watched it. Now I don't have Showtime so I've missed the whole second season except for the first episode I think.
The Dexter from the books was a little different at first, but I read that the author changed the Dexter in the books to be a little more like the Dexter on the show. I think they're both great. I really wish they'd have done the serial killer from the second novel... that was the crazy doctor guy right? or was that the third one? I always get sequels messed up.
Cant wait for the next season to see what changes they've made. The first two books I've read are good but think the changes they in the show are better. Must get the next book before the new season starts.
how in the hell did i miss this thread????
i love dexter to pieces. absolutely love him. i read the first book. then got it as an audiobook (and the guy reading it is amazing!). now i have all three on audio.
i rented season one from blockbuster after reading the first book and really liked it. i haven't seen season two yet (so i skipped the spoilers - and say thankya for using them!) and am debating whether or not to just pay for it from itunes or wait for the dvds and rent them.
in the meantime, i anxiously await the next novel. it's such a twisted concept and so fascinating. he knows who and what he is and just goes through life doing what he does. and, you know, if a couple of serial killers get killed in the process, hey whatever. that's just part of the code of harry. and i love the idea of a serial killer who can't stand the sight of blood. that just cracks me up.
i can't wait for the next book!
There were some changes between the first book and the first season, but it's fairly consistent. The whole Paul (Rita's ex) storyline doesn't exist in the novel, and the resolution of the ice truck killer is a touch different, as is Deb's knowledge of Dexter's nature after that event.
The second season is vastly different than the second novel. There are only occasional instances where they touch -- the remote cabin, for example, and Deb getting involved with a Fed, though the Fed character is much better drawn and far different on the TV series. Doakes' fate is quite different between the two as well.
Jimmy Smits will join the cast of Dexter in Season 3 as a Miami DA who teams with Dex to track a killer who affects both their lives directly. I hear that the third novel gets supernatural. I wasn't fond of what the novels do with Rita's kids, either. All in all, I prefer the TV series, which is a don't-miss.
Here's a trailer for Season 3
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