Product Details

• Actors: Michael C. Hall, Dexter
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 9
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Showtime Ent.
• DVD Release Date: August 18, 2009
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0029XZODO
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,745 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/18/2009

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Different Kind of CSI, June 8, 2009

By	Sky (New York) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

I finally took advantage of getting what I pay for with my cable company. Prior to Season 3 of Dexter, I watched the first two seasons on DVD (Season One & Season Two). I used to send all this money to my cable company for subscribing to Showtime, and Dexter was never part of my regular TV viewing until 2008. Color me stupid. What was I missing out on?...Only the absolute best show on TV.

How good is it? Let's put it this way...I'm actually glad that I hadn't seen this until DVD, because my wife and I were able to watch the first two seasons in weeks versus like 3 months PER regular season on Showtime. We often watched three episodes in one night on the DVD sets. Alas, I couldn't wait for Season 3's release on DVD, so it was one episode of Dexter, one week at a time for Season 3.

So certainly one of the good things about Dexter on DVD is that you don't need to wait 12 weeks to see a season from start to finish. But certainly the best thing about the series is how well done it is.

Dexter (played by Michael C. Hall of HBO's Six Feet Under fame) is a blood spatter analyst with Miami Homicide. It's his job to help solve murders, and he also happens to moonlight as a serial killer....Just a side note that last part.

The acting in the show is terrific, and the thrills and twists are plentiful. Combine the nature of Dexter's professional life with his favorite pass-time, and you can bet your carotid artery that there's plenty of blood in the show too. But rest assured that the show isn't just about killing. Relationships, family, the inner working of a homicide squad...all of this "stuff" is also packed neatly into the Dexter series and makes the show one of the best on TV that I've seen in a long long time.

The major plot involving guest star Jimmy Smits in Season 3 is a bit more of a stretch of reality than were Season's 1 & 2. But the acting, dialogue and well-written story flow kept the show right up there at the top of my list of TV's finest.

Add this bloody-good show to your cart. I'd strongly urge newcomers to start from Season 1. I dare you to just try watching Season 1 and then not go for Seasons 2 and 3; I simply don't believe that anyone could possibly do that.

Side note: At the time of the original writing of this review it was cheaper to buy the first three seasons on Blu Ray individually than paying the price for this package of the first three seasons, but then a few days later it was cheaper to buy this package. So check that before you click on add to cart.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A serial killer you .... root for!?, September 4, 2009

By	Tyler Van Keuren - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Dexter is a show on Showtime about Dexter Morgan, a Forensic Blood-Spatter spealist with the Miami PD. He's also has a very dark secret.. that he is a serial killer.. and he works for the police, a perfect cover!

---Without spoiling anything plot related here is a quick synopsis for anyone looking for a good reason to watch this.---

An adopted child from a young age, Dexter and his sister grew up with their loving foster father, who also happened to be an accomplished detective. His father, being a cop and all, sensed something different about Dexter, his desire to hurt things, small animals, ect, his detachment from the world, and lack of emotion toward anything. A smart detective, he recognized this for it was, that his son was heading down the road of a murderer. He does what any loving father would do of course... teach his son everything he knows, and how to get away with it. Realizing that Dexter's path would lead him only to the electric chair, he can't bear to see his son die in this way. So he give him a 'code' with which to kill by. To only go after the scum of the earth. The murderers, the rapists, the child molestors, the one's that slip through the cracks of a flawed 'justice system'. This code Dexter strives to live by, it feeds his insatiable desire to kill, and honors his father's wishes.

Dexter is a fantastic show that twists your perception of morality, and begs questions of your mind like, can you like this person? Very well written, with convincing narrative and great acting from a nobody cast that you come to know well helps its case. Be aware that this show is run on Showtime, and therefore is not bound by the heavy censoring of regular cable television. (Even though cable censors are joke nowadays) There will be no shortage of gratuitious use of blood, killing and violence. There is also a hefty bit of nudity and sexual content, with some F bombs here and there (mostly from one character). If any of these things offend you, you have been warned. Withstanding those things, nothing should deter you from seeing this entire series, as each season is very well done, and all are worth a five-star rating.

Hope this helps you if you were on the fence. :)

5.0 out of 5 stars Way Better than CSI!!!, November 3, 2009

By	RobinA "RobinA" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews

Friends & grown kids kept telling me-watch this show. In August I rented Season 1. After the 1st three episodes, I was completely HOOKED! OMG!! LOL!! I have finished all 3 seasons and am now getting Showtime to watch Season 4 - LOL! Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought I would like this show... I rank it up there with Classic Star Trek, Dark Shadows and Firefly :) In fact I was a big fan of CSI: Las Vegas, but sorry CSI, Dexter is way, WAY BETTER!!! The writing, plot, twists and turns are absolutely ingenious! And Dexter, God bless him, you can't help but like him....despite his Dark Passenger :) I used to work in a courthouse years ago and this show has brought back great memories of my time there. We didn't have people cursing as much as on the show, but the characters certainly remind me of some of the people I used to work with - it was a great job. :) Seasons 1 and 2 are my favorites, but Season 3 was really good too. Can't wait to see Season 4!!! I highly recommend this show. I rarely watch tv shows or serials (movies are my thing), but this show really is exceptional - Dexter, I'm your #1 fan, Buddy :) LOL