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Do You Watch the Showtime Series Dexter?

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Dexter Back in September of last year the people at Showtime sent me the first season of Dexter on DVD (and second season also) along with a t-shirt that my oldest son immediately claimed ownership of, to watch. I was INSTANTLY captivated by this series, and have been an avid watcher ever since. I even added Showtime to my cable line up so I could keep up with Dexter, which eventually turned out to be a great thing with Weeds, and the Californication series.

Johnathan, the aforementioned son that took ownership of the Dexter t-shirt, also became a huge fan of the series, and asked for the books for Christmas. Dexter books? What? Are there really cheesy knock off books written after the series came out? Why no! After doing some research I realized that Dexter was the product of the creative mind of Jeff Lindsay long before it was a series on Showtime. How could I have been so stupid? I bought him the books and thought nothing of it.

Just this week I was running out of books to read so I started reading the Dexter books that I bought him and I flew through them without realizing the time that was going by on the clock. I started on the first book Darkly Dreaming Dexter and finished it in one day. My next read was Dearly Devoted Dexter and I finished that in one day also!

Currently I am reading Dexter in the Dark (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) and it is as good, if not better, than the previous two books.

I am anxiously awaiting August 9, 2009 when Dexter by Design: A Novel will be released. Watching the series on Showtime and reading the books that closely follow the series is exhilarating! If you are a Dexter fan, I highly recommend that you read the books.

[tags]Jeff Lindsay,Dexter,Showtime,Michael C. Hall[/tags]

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Brooklynne on 14 December, 2008 at 1:16 am

I am a big Dexter fan, I haven’t yet made it to the books but i should give them a try… do you know if there is going to be a season 3? I’m not in the states so i don’t know…

Carol on 14 December, 2008 at 2:46 am

I LOVE Dexter! I still have some catching up to do on this season’s episodes, though.

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Acai Berry blog on 14 December, 2008 at 7:02 am

I watched the first and second seasons of Dexter on DVD too and yeah, this series is good. Although, I didn’t know that there is Dexter books hmm, I want to check them out soon.

julie on 14 December, 2008 at 1:03 pm

Isn’t Dex the BEST? We actually have Dexter watching parties here on Sunday nights!! I want to know why Showtime won’t send ME DVDs!! *laughs*

Jules on 14 December, 2008 at 11:13 pm

Brooklynne – Tonight in the states was the season finale of the 3rd season.

Jules on 14 December, 2008 at 11:14 pm

Carol – if you’re a reader the books are really good. I was so surprised how the book and the series go so well together.

Jules on 14 December, 2008 at 11:16 pm

Acai – you will love the Dexter books!

Jules on 14 December, 2008 at 11:18 pm

Julie – you have Dexter watching parties?? Oh man, I want to come for next season! How did you like tonight’s finale? I actually teared up on his wedding vows. They were so “Dexter” perfect!

Amy on 15 December, 2008 at 6:04 am

I have the books on my “To Read” list on Goodreads. I’m looking forward to reading them!

I loved the finale last night, too, but am sad that it’s over.

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Scott on 15 December, 2008 at 7:07 am

Personally I have not seen the show but have had several of my friends tell me I should start watching, so maybe I will check out past season to get caught up since the series has been picked up for another year.

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