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By Harry Kirsbaum
D
y the time you read this, everyone
will know what happens to Dexter
Morgan, Showtime's favorite serial
killer. Will his sister Deb recover from
her gunshot wound, and will Dexter be
able to kill Saxon before escaping to
Argentina with his son, Harrison, and
girlfriend/serial killer Hannah?
Dexter is one of about a dozen televi-
sion shows that are the only reasons to
even turn on the light-emitting box of
depression in our living room.
There's no reason (other than a
professional one for me) to watch the
news. Murder and mayhem, politics as
blood sport and the never-ending cov-
erage of all things in B-list Hollywood
leave us asking, "Why the hell are we
even paying attention to this?"
When was the last time anyone had
a dinner conversation about current
events that didn't end up in either an ar-
gument or people shaking their heads
in disgust or sorrow?
I don't care what actors do after the
director says "Cut!" I only want to watch
their work.
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
It's unfortunate that other than
Downton Abbey, Modern Family, South
Park and Workaholics, most of the
shows my wife and I enjoy are on
premium channels like HBO or Show-
time. Good acting, great story lines and
intelligent writing, even if silly, are what
draw us in.
We just want to be entertained, and
for the cost of going to the movies
about six times a year, those premium
channels do the trick. We can wait
for a movie to be televised, unless it's
something like Avatar, which needs that
big screen. But frankly, most action-
adventure movies have the exact same
story line, and they suck, so we don't
waste our time.
Our DVR gets its biggest workout on
Sunday nights, and it gives us shows
to watch for the next couple of days.
Although we mourn the series finale
of Dexter that ran on Sept. 22, we are
looking forward to its replacement, the
season three premiere of Homeland
on Sept. 29, when we find out what
happens after the terrorist bombing,
whether Nicholas is involved and if Car-
rie will find out which side he's on.
There are two problems with intricate
storylines: You have to pay atten-
tion, and you have to retain for many
months what happens at the end of
every season.
Last week, we watched a rerun of the
Dec. 16 season finale of Homeland to
prepare for this year's premiere. (I don't
remember what happened on the sixth
season finale of True Blood, and that was
only five weeks ago.)
As one series ends, a new series takes
its place, and most of them are hits. The
Newsroom second season thankfully
just ended, and if they get a third
season, I hope Aaron Sorkin, who
did such a great job writing West
Wing and The Social Network, can
get his groove back. Sorry, Aaron,
but a Romney campaign worker
could not refuse a reporter a
seat on the campaign bus if that
reporter's network was paying a
sizable amount of money per day
for that seat. And the reporters
on that bus don't try to screw each
other every day because they have to
work with each other every day. Next
time, ask someone who's actually been
on one of those buses before you write
about it.
As Dexter Morgan bids us adieu,
we look forward to Ray Donovan and
Nucky Thompson and Chalky White. We
look forward to watching Robert Crow-
ley, the Earl of Grantham, on Jan. 5, and
we're not too jealous that Downton
Abbey is already airing in England —
and that the producers will probably
send Michele Obama an advanced copy
of the season like they did last year. RT
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