spoilers within Dexter Morgan, the lovable serial killer, never seems to get a break. Even though he is getting married, having a baby, and finding new friends-he still has to deal with that pesky mass murder aspect of his personality. Well, we all have problems. Season 2 of Dexter was nearly perfect, with a neat little wrap up at the end that tied all the loose ends in Dexter’s busy life. So when Mr Prado shows up and turns into Dexter’s buddy, there seemed to be only one way that this relationship would end. But the third season of Dexter…
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Showtime’s Dexter Season 3
Spoilers within The opening of season 3 of Dexter had to have at least one shock, and it does. But after two seasons of Serial Killers to the Max, the storyline is a bit more normal. Of course, it is Dexter, so nothing is ever completely normal. In his usual Hunt and Kill mode Morgan Dexter finds a bad guy to kill-he sets up his usual plastic wrapped room, he gets ready for the kill, and then someone else is there ahead of him. Dexter fights off an unknown assailant and ends up killing him. This is upsetting to Dexter…
The Tudors-2 Down, 4 To Go
Henry VIII has come into his own-he is a cold, ruthless tyrant willing to torture and murder to get his way. Other than that, he’s still a nice guy. Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays Henry VIII as a still slightly mixed up person-he wants to do what is right, but he seems to have no idea what right is. While it has been clear that Anne Boleyn, played amazingly well by Natalie Dormer, is the bad guy-it is still a tearful moment when she is lead off to her death. Even though we all know that Anne Boleyn lost her head,…
Showtime’s The Tudors-No More Mr Nice Guy
Henry VIII was not a nice fellow. Despite the fact that he wrote the song Greensleeves and seemed to be very found good food, he had this nasty habit of killing off people. In the second season of Showtime’s The Tudors we are just getting into the full stride of Henry VIII. Here was a man who would destroy the Catholic Church in England, set himself up as God’s right hand man, and kill a lot of people who didn’t think this such a good idea along the way. There is still that main thrust in the story of Henry…
Odyssey 5 A Good Sci Fi Show
We saw the Earth destroyed, and in a heartbeat everything and everyone we knew was gone. –opening voice over for Odyssey 5 Odyssey 5 was one of those Sci Fi shows that popped up on Showtime in 2002 and was canceled before they aired it. Like The Outer Limits while it aired on Showtime, we are treated to a slightly more adult brand of science fiction here. These were science fiction shows that harked back to the good old days-naked women and aliens that want to eat us and take over the world. Oh yeah, and a lot of swearing.…
Dexter Season 2-Dexter Loses His Mojo
Showtime’s Dexter is the story of a serial killer who is a vigilante that follows a Code of Harry-his adopted father. Dexter exercises his demons and kills someone by slicing and dicing them, but only if they are bad men. He is a hero, or is he a villain? The fact of the matter is that most of us would skip that whole due process business if we could. Showtime’s Dexter is always sure that he is killing a bad guy, seeing as he works for the Police as a forensic scientist. This is a damn good show.The series is…
Showtime’s Meadowlands
Showtime’s Meadowlands was a bit of surprise for a number of reasons, the first being that it is a British show. This means there are a few bits of lingo that are kind of hard to understand. At one point a character says that she binned something-which means she tossed it, and it sounds like she bent it, which does not make a lot of sense. The name of the British show is Cape Wrath and was shown on Channel 4. I am guessing they changed the name because everyone in America would just assume it was set on an…
A Few More Tudor Thoughts
The last episode of the first season starts out with Henry hunched over a servant and making loud groaning noises. It is a common theme in the show that the King has a couple of servants standing around at all times, even while he is in the mist of very loud sexual activities. I am guessing that Henry is masturbating to stay true to his one love, Anne. I am a bit baffled as to why he needs a manservant close to hand to get the job done.This season has really been about Cardinal Wolsey and his fall from power.…
Showtime’s The Tudors
This is a very pretty show to watch. The costumes all look brand new and the actors are all scrubbed and beautiful beyond words. I know they are all supposed to be royalty and high members of the Catholic Church, but it still seems a bit odd that everything is as pretty as a freshly minted coin. I grew up watching all the classics in PBS with my dear old mum, so I watched The Six Wives of Henry the VIII at an early age and found it baffling, but entertaining. I feel much the same here.For starters, I was…