Product Description
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Showtime produces a slick, series with this darkly comic
crime-drama that has audiences rooting for the bad guy. The
villain in question is the Dexter of the title (Michael C. Hall),
a man whose homicidal tendencies were discovered early in life by
his adoptive her (James Remar). His cop her tried to fuel
Dexter's unavoidable desires into something good: ridding the
world of criminals who have evaded justice. When he's all grown
up, Dexter becomes a blood-splatter expert for the Miami P.D.,
giving him unrestricted access to heinous crimes and those who
commit them. This collection presents the show's third season,
which features Jimmy Smits as a tough district attorney partnered
with Dexter. Special Features: Widescreen Audio: Dolby Digital
2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1, Mono - English, Spanish Subtitles -
English, Spanish.
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Showtime's breakout hit series Dexter, about a lovable
psychopath, a serial killer who targets only the scummiest of the
scum, hits its stride in season 3. Dexter Morgan, played with
nuance and glee by the outstanding Michael C. Hall, begins the
season somewhat chastened by the events of the previous
season--where whiffs of his secret life became known to others
and he was nearly found out. "I need to find out what it's like
just to be normal. If that's something that's even possible for
me," he muses, as he tries to settle in to domestic life with
girlfriend Rita (the baby-voiced Julie Benz) and her kids.
Yet Dexter is soon back to his compulsion for seeking out
criminals who've somehow escaped traditional justice. Hall, one
of TV's most talented actors, manages to make Dexter's off-kilter
moral compass totally believable, if not quite sympathetic. The
rest of the cast is stellar, including Dex's sister, Debra,
played by Jennifer Carpenter as the seemingly more combustible
Morgan--a hot-tempered Miami detective in the same division where
Dexter toils in the background as a blood-spatter spet. Deb
wears her heart on her sleeve, as a cop and a sister, and her
deep love for her brother is a key part of what makes Dexter so
human. (And Carpenter's chemistry with Hall is amped by the fact
that in real life, the actors are married.)
Season 3's breakout guest star is the amazing Jimmy Smits, who
plays District Attorney Miguel Prado, a polished pillar of the
community, an ambitious politician--and a guy with a secret every
bit as dark as Dexter's. As Miguel and Dexter peel away each
other's unsavory layers, Dexter tries to tamp down Miguel's
blistering desire for revenge, and Miguel begins leading a double
life--one that could threaten Dexter's life and family as much as
the growing list of bad guys in Miguel's crosshairs. The other
main star of Dexter is the city of Miami, its teeming beauty and
corruption celebrated in equal measure, and its blistering sun
without tempering. The city is so integral, visually and
viscerally, that it's impossible to think of Dexter being
anywhere else. The set's best extras--engaging interviews with
cast members Hall, Benz, Carpenter, Lauren Vélez (Lt. Maria
Laguerta) and David Zayas (Det. Angel Batista)--must be watched
on a computer, for reasons that are unclear. Still, the
interviews are must-sees for all Dexter fans. It's a killer
season. --A.T. Hurley