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Dexter: The First Season | 
| Directors: Michael Cuesta, Tony Goldwyn
Actors: Michael C. Hall, Erik King, James Remar, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter
Studio: Showtime Ent. / Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.98
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Rating:  531 reviews
Sales Rank: 86
Format: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 4
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 650 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: 097368513648
UPC: 097368513648
EAN: 0097368513648
ASIN: B000Q6GUW0
Theatrical Release Date: November 2006
Release Date: August 21, 2007
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Product Description
Forensic blood analyst Dexter Morgan investigates murders by day, and by night kills those who have escaped justice.
Amazon.com
An interesting and original idea that's very skillfully executed, Showtime's Dexter is never less than watchable, often quite compelling, and sometimes thoroughly riveting. As the 12 episodes from the show's first season (packaged here in a four disc set) reveal, it's also the epitome of "high concept," a kind of Silence of the Lambs for the C.S.I. generation. Creator-executive producer James Manos Jr.'s title character, one Dexter Morgan (played by Michael C. Hall of Six Feet Under renown), works for the Miami Police Department as an blood spatter analyst, visiting crime scenes and helping figure out what happened. He has an avocation, too: during his off hours, he tracks down some very, very bad people who for various reasons have eluded the proper authorities. Seems his adoptive father, a cop himself, taught the kid how to channel his dark side in a "positive" direction; and so, having captured these evildoers (including a child molester-murderer and a recidivist drunk driver with a trail of bodies in his wake), Dex dispatches them with clinical precision, thus making him a serial killer who snuffs serial killers. But there's more--much more, as it turns out. By his own description, Dexter is "a monster," an empty shell who fakes all human interactions and admits to no real feelings for anything or anyone, including his foster sister (Jennifer Carter) and his nominal girlfriend (Julie Benz), a former crack addict and battered spouse who's as uninterested in sex as he is. There's an explanation for Dexter's weirdness, of course, one so deep and traumatic that even he isn't aware of it. It's gradually revealed over the course of the season as he and the cops (who include Erik King, Lauren Velez, and David Zayas, all first-rate) track down the so-called "Ice Truck Killer," a fellow monster whose grisly m.o. both fascinates and taunts our hero, leading to a genuinely shocking and squirm-inducing finale. Dexter can be a bit arch, with an ironic, too-hip-for-the-room tone that get a little old. Still, it's a safe bet that anyone who views this first season will be salivating for the second. Extras include audio commentary on two episodes, a featurette about real-life blood spatter analysis, and a variety of DVD-ROM items. --Sam Graham Beyond Dexter 
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 Nice to See Something Original September 4, 2010
Michael A. Saxton (USA)
This set has been reviewed extensively so I won't get into too much detail except for why I gave it 5 stars. There are a lot of repetitive shows out there, about 100 regarding vampires, another hundred crime or law shows, etc. Yes, this is a crime show but they put a spin on it like no other. A serial killer who kills serial killers, rapists, murderers, etc? Awesome. The narration is actually amusing. The storytelling is amazing. I love it. It gets my 5 star vote.
New, interesting, fascinating, original, WONDERFUL August 30, 2010
Tiondra M. Flynn
There has been nothing like this show. It's a completely new idea and almost impossible to stop watching. Dexter's character is nothing like any other series or movie and deserves HIGH ratings. The creativity of the show is what captures the audience's attention and captivates their minds. People that complain about Dexter being a bad influence on our "immature teens" are ridiculous. People that think like that can't separate fantasy and entertainment from reality. Overall, this is the best show since Oz.
Michael C Hall August 24, 2010
All Michael C hall shows are great! Watched all 5 seasons of Six Feet Under, all of Dexter, love series also. Never have time to watch on TV work full time and go to school part!
One of the best shows on TV! July 19, 2010
Nicholas Campbell (Texas)
This show is great, wonderful acting by everyone on the show and always enjoyable and entertaining. I would recommend this to anyone.
Killer Show July 18, 2010
BrotherSpider (The Order of the Eternal Broken Nose)
I will admit to some hesitation at even wanting to watch this show.
I sit in Dialysis 2.5 hours a day 5 days a week. Sitting in Dialysis is hard, the recliner chairs are most uncomfortable having two 15 gage needles stuck in your arm is at best painful. Nor having anyone to talk to is the pits.
what i did is bought (what was at the time) the only portable blu ray player on the market and started watching blu ray movies.
i was told about Dexter by friends and everyone that told me about it loved t. "it's about a cop that kills on the side" they would tell me. after a few of them talked me sensless about it i thought i would try it.
I loved it from the first show.
Set in Miami, Dexter works for the police department figuring out how blood splatters from the victems of knife or gun shot wounds. but he has a darker side. he himself is a killer. his step father taught him how to channel his instincts and kill thoughs that are "unworthy to live".
It;s dark, often funny, and very bloody. this is not recomended for those that can' stand people screaming and bleeding a lot. but it is for those that have a dark sense of humor
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