Dexter - The Complete First Season DVD Review

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DVD Release Date - August 21, 2007
Description:

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.

Indepth Review

This is one of the most imaginative, and creative shows I have seen in a while. I love this show, I love Michael C Hall as Dexter, and everything about this show. The pacing, the acting, the writing, music, everything, nothing is bad about this show.

I watched Season 1 as it aired on TV (and read Jeff’s book first, then again at the end of the season) And they match each other well. I was lucky to watch this in HD, but I was growing impatient to watch this show again (as I deleted them from my TiVo). When the dvds came out, I watched the whole set again.

Season 1 follows the book, not exactly, but to an extent. It makes a great first season. I fell in love with this show at first airing. Anyone I show this to, loves it. I do not wish to spoil anything, just note, it does get better in season 2!

As a TV show, I give this a 5 out of 5. Michael C Hall plays a FANTASTIC role, I cannot imagine a more suited character. He is amazing, and has to be seen to be believed. I recommend this show as highly as I can possibly recommend anything.

I rate the video a 4 out of 5.

The video quality on this show is about a 4. Showtime / CBS / Paramount fail to realize this show is 50-60 minutes in length, and cram way too many episodes on each disc.

Audio 4 out of 5, as with all showtime / cbs / paramount dvds, the default audio is stereo, you need to change it to dolby digital. Also, no subtitles, only closed captioning (great if you are watching this on a real “TV”, I’m using an HDTV “monitor” which has no closed captioning.

Extras a 2 out of 5, commentary’s, one with cast, one with the producers, the one with the producers is really good, and you should check it out. They also have a bonus feature, which covers how they use blood splatter in real cases, which is nice. I give this a 3.5 out of 5.

Season 2 follows its on path, and tells a new original tale. Hopefully this will continue with further seasons. I eagerly await Season 3, and future books, you cannot go wrong with this.

This show is not only well written, superbly acted, and enthralling as anything I have ever viewed in my life, it also very addicting. As such, I recommend taking a day to watch this program. Its not the kind of show you want to watch 1 episode every once in a while, you WILL want to watch this all the way through. The show is good enough to enjoy multiple times (I’ve watched these dvds 3-4 times already, not counting the 2-3 times I watched them when they aired.

Overall Rating - 5/5 Stars

Video - 4/5
Audio - 4/5
Bonus - 3/5
Story - 5/5
Packaging - 4/5 (slim packs, great artwork, 2 disc per case)

I cannot recommend a show highly enough than Dexter. Please, view this show now, if you enjoy high quality entertainment, you can do NO better than this highly original show.