Showing posts with label TV. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TV. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Aaaw so sad!
Huckabee dropped out of the presidential race! I know that McCain made a lot more sense (and actively won the votes) and I don't agree with Huckabee's policies, and that definitely Mitt Romney (who dropped out a while ago) had a better shot than Huckabee, but I liked him. Because of him poking fun of himself from the very beginning on the Colbert Report (I think the first time he was on his rating was less than the margin of error), he's kind of grown on me as a person.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Almost Got It!
Hey!
I finished watching Dexter Season 1 yesterday, they were so close! The season is great, but the resolution did not convince me. After I did my last Dexter post (here) I couldn't wait to finish it. The setup was awesome with the ice truck killer (Miami Slasher in the book), but then... they couldn't quite pull it off as well. Now I have an opinion, if you're going to read and see Dexter, finish the book first, and savor the setup. Try not to feel too bad for the ending because it's not as great as the book. And, oh, by the way, Deb is not so whiny as she is in the series (she won't stop complaining about stuff, grow a backbone lady!).
I finished watching Dexter Season 1 yesterday, they were so close! The season is great, but the resolution did not convince me. After I did my last Dexter post (here) I couldn't wait to finish it. The setup was awesome with the ice truck killer (Miami Slasher in the book), but then... they couldn't quite pull it off as well. Now I have an opinion, if you're going to read and see Dexter, finish the book first, and savor the setup. Try not to feel too bad for the ending because it's not as great as the book. And, oh, by the way, Deb is not so whiny as she is in the series (she won't stop complaining about stuff, grow a backbone lady!).
Friday, February 8, 2008
Dexter
This is the opening for Dexter, a Showtime series I recently started watching.
Ale, Ma - If you can rent the first DVD of the season, it's worth watching it on High Def, it completely tells the inner story of the main character, and the design is gorgeous.
The first season is based on book one of the Dexter series, Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay, which follows the life of a serial killer who kills serial killers. I just started season one which follows the first book very closely, so I'll leave it up to you to choose which you'd want to get the ending from; this is one of those rare cases where the book itself is an awesome read, and the series based on it is addictive and very well told.
From what I've read, the second season and second book (Dearly Devoted Dexter) are different stories, more Dexter fun for all of us! I "read" (on audiobook) this one too, I liked the first story better but in this one Dexter evolves as a character, and his relationships are explored more. It even gets to a point where you begin to make decisions like Dexter, because of "Harry's Code."
And in the middle of researching for this post, I found out a third book on the series came out last year! wooo! I have to go and see what Dex is up to in Dexter in the Dark. Happy murderous joy (of course, not for real :D ).
P.S. If you're interested in the inner workings of a sociopath, get a copy of The Sociopath Next Door, by Martha Stout. It's a surprisingly easy read, and it gives you perspective on how your boss' bosses might qualify as sociopaths... Even a soccer mom could be a sociopath.
Ale, Ma - If you can rent the first DVD of the season, it's worth watching it on High Def, it completely tells the inner story of the main character, and the design is gorgeous.
The first season is based on book one of the Dexter series, Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay, which follows the life of a serial killer who kills serial killers. I just started season one which follows the first book very closely, so I'll leave it up to you to choose which you'd want to get the ending from; this is one of those rare cases where the book itself is an awesome read, and the series based on it is addictive and very well told.
From what I've read, the second season and second book (Dearly Devoted Dexter) are different stories, more Dexter fun for all of us! I "read" (on audiobook) this one too, I liked the first story better but in this one Dexter evolves as a character, and his relationships are explored more. It even gets to a point where you begin to make decisions like Dexter, because of "Harry's Code."
And in the middle of researching for this post, I found out a third book on the series came out last year! wooo! I have to go and see what Dex is up to in Dexter in the Dark. Happy murderous joy (of course, not for real :D ).
P.S. If you're interested in the inner workings of a sociopath, get a copy of The Sociopath Next Door, by Martha Stout. It's a surprisingly easy read, and it gives you perspective on how your boss' bosses might qualify as sociopaths... Even a soccer mom could be a sociopath.
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