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Free Showtime weekend?!

Published Monday, October 09, 2006 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

Tonight is the end of a free Showtime weekend, which I didn't even think premium cable movie channels held anymore...but then again, it could be Showtime grasping for attention by giving us all a peek into their programming. Either way, I'm happy, because it has meant I've gotten to glimpse the hyped new show, Dexter. And man, is it good. Creepy good, but still quite compelling, and I've only watched one episode so far. The second episode airs tonight. Watch it. Michael C. Hall, in the titular role, is funny and brilliant as a kid with a need to kill and a father who taught him how to channel that into killing only the baddest of bad guys. This time, Hall is asexual (his previous starring vehicle, HBO's Six Feet Under, had him playing homosexual, which makes you wonder nothing in particular, unless you're the wondering kind) and gets his kicks from killing the baddie bads (or is that baddy bads, but no matter). I've said too much already. Just watch Dexter, would you please? Thanks.