Having read reviewers who insist polygamy must remain illegal, I had to provide my vote for tolerance for the lifestyle of people who don't hurt anybody or cheat anyone. That's the Browns, pure and simple. Kody and his four wives entered the relationship as consenting adults, and they're raising all their children with two primary rules: they'll be educated to the extent they choose, and they'll choose whether they'll be polygamists as adults.
I've written articles about the fact that illegality of polygamy protects people who break other, much worse laws, such as spouse and child abuse and defrauding the government.
I understand polygamy doesn't sit well with many people, but something must be done to protect children from being forced into marriage, especially with older men, and prevent tax and welfare cheating. Some sort of legal registration of these relationships could protect everyone and let people live their chosen lifestyle in peace.
With all the negative press about abusive groups like the Warren Jeffs clan, it's refreshing to see people like the Browns living the polygamous lifestyle without hurting anyone.That's what they should call this show, it's clearly his first love. He flips his hair around more than all of his wives and daughters combined have done (on air, anyway). I've watched every episode and I am far from traditional, my standards for lifestyle begin and end with happiness. I see Kody is giddy happy with his new wife but see the tears and struggles with his legal wife and some with his third wife and I just don't see the of religious doctrine that breaks hearts and gives a man a free pass to embark on a romantic phase that he admits he never experienced before wife number 4. The fact that he's feeling this now would hurt me horribly if I were his first wife, 2nd or 3rd. The fact that he's gleefully broadcasting this to the world on television makes it so much worst, add to that it would just be the ultimate humiliation. Wife 4 likes to say the polygamist lifestyle "rubs off" the rough spots. I just can't imagine agreeing with that. I might refer to that process more as a "wearing down" of aspects of self that should never be given up.
And the children. I have several and I can't count the times they've all needed something at the same time and I am fielding multiple conversations and requests all at once. No way he can be the father they deserve. Maybe he's not the worst father, maybe he's not abusive in a glaring sense of the word and maybe they have their doctrine to keep them warm at night. But no way is it all lollipops and gumdrops for the kids the way they seem to try to portray. What's glaring to me is how they can only feature so many of the kids in each segment. Nothing against the kids, what I've seen of them, they seem quite decent.I decided to watch it as a last resort late at night when I couldn't fall asleep. I ended up watching 5 episodes in a row because I found it so infatuating. I totally expected to resent all of the characters, thinking any polygamist man was a womanizer and any polygamist female was insecure and weak. I was wrong. I found myself sympathizing with all of the characters, and feeling something akin to admiration for the integrity the polygamist lifestyle requires. At first I thought letting your loved one have other spouses meant you didn't think you were worthy of having him all to yourself, but now I can see all of the benefits these women find in the lifestyle. It makes them better people, and gives them fuller lives. Who am I to judge?
Janelle is my favorite and had the greatest impact on my perception of polygamist women. Like so many women she wants all the best life had to offer: a great career AND great children and family life. Polygamy gave her all of that. She doesn't need to worry about childcare because her sister wives can take care of her kids when she's at work, and her high paying career helps support the stay-at-home sister wife. Women in monogamous relationships need to choose one or the other some point down the line....but seeing Janelle's lifestyle goes to show polygamy can be of all things liberating to women, something I never expected.
Sunday, 8 September 2013
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This docu-series goes inside the lives of celebrity identical twins Tia Mowry Hardrict and Tamera Mowry-Housley as they learn how to balance their successful acting careers with major life transformations of marriage and motherhood.
Episode Name:Sistervention Air date:8/4/2013 Summary: Tamera is forced to skip Tia's celebration party for her pilot when she encounters health issues. Jerome and Tia go out for an adventurous zip lining trip. Tia works to give Tamera's closet a makeover.
This docu-series goes inside the lives of celebrity identical twins Tia Mowry Hardrict and Tamera Mowry-Housley as they learn how to balance their successful acting careers with major life transformations of marriage and motherhood.TV star thanks to her work on the wildly popular comedy series Sister, Sister. She continued to act and produce while pursuing a psychology degree at Pepperdine University and starred in the hit series The Game. Other credits include Girlfriends and Double Wedding, which reunited her onscreen with Tamera. Tia and her husband,With her twin sister, Tia, by her side, Tamera became a teen TV star thanks to her work on the wildly popular comedy series Sister, Sister. She continued to act and produce while pursuing a psychology degree at Pepperdine University. Other credits include Double Wedding (an onscreen reunion with Tia), Roommates, and Strong Medicine. Tamera married Fox News correspondent Adam Housley in May 2011. Watch Tia & Tamera Season 3 Episode 8 Online, Tia & Tamera Episode 8 The Truth About the Twins, Tia & Tamera S3E8, Tia & Tamera 3x8,Tia & Tamera S03E08, Download Tia & Tamera Season 3 Episode 8 Allmyvideos Putlocker, Tia & Tamera Season 3 Full Episode Video Streaming Free. WATCH VIDEO HERE : Watch Tia & Tamera Season 3 Episode 8 The Truth About the Twins http://www.moviebag.us/2013/09/tia-tamera-season-3-episode-8-truth.html Episode Name: The Truth About the Twins Air date: 9/8/2013 Summary: Tia takes a DNA test when Tamera suspects she and her sister may not be identical twins; the sisters cannot agree on a scent for a new product. This docu-series goes inside the lives of celebrity identical twins Tia Mowry Hardrict and Tamera Mowry-Housley as they learn how to balance their successful acting careers with major life transformations of marriage and motherhood.Episode Synopsis: Tamera questions whether she and Tia are identical twins and convinces Tia to take a DNA test. Meanwhile, the sisters develop a new product but can't agree on a scent.Watch Tia & Tamera Season 3 Episode 8 Online: Tia takes a DNA test when Tamera suspects she and her sister may not be identical twins; the sisters cannot agree on a scent for a new product.
This docu-series goes inside the lives of celebrity identical twins Tia Mowry Hardrict and Tamera Mowry-Housley as they learn how to balance their successful acting careers with major life transformations of marriage and motherhood.
Episode Name:Sistervention Air date:8/4/2013 Summary: Tamera is forced to skip Tia's celebration party for her pilot when she encounters health issues. Jerome and Tia go out for an adventurous zip lining trip. Tia works to give Tamera's closet a makeover.
This docu-series goes inside the lives of celebrity identical twins Tia Mowry Hardrict and Tamera Mowry-Housley as they learn how to balance their successful acting careers with major life transformations of marriage and motherhood.TV star thanks to her work on the wildly popular comedy series Sister, Sister. She continued to act and produce while pursuing a psychology degree at Pepperdine University and starred in the hit series The Game. Other credits include Girlfriends and Double Wedding, which reunited her onscreen with Tamera. Tia and her husband,With her twin sister, Tia, by her side, Tamera became a teen TV star thanks to her work on the wildly popular comedy series Sister, Sister. She continued to act and produce while pursuing a psychology degree at Pepperdine University. Other credits include Double Wedding (an onscreen reunion with Tia), Roommates, and Strong Medicine. Tamera married Fox News correspondent Adam Housley in May 2011. Watch Tia & Tamera Season 3 Episode 8 Online, Tia & Tamera Episode 8 The Truth About the Twins, Tia & Tamera S3E8, Tia & Tamera 3x8,Tia & Tamera S03E08, Download Tia & Tamera Season 3 Episode 8 Allmyvideos Putlocker, Tia & Tamera Season 3 Full Episode Video Streaming Free. WATCH VIDEO HERE : Watch Tia & Tamera Season 3 Episode 8 The Truth About the Twins http://www.moviebag.us/2013/09/tia-tamera-season-3-episode-8-truth.html Episode Name: The Truth About the Twins Air date: 9/8/2013 Summary: Tia takes a DNA test when Tamera suspects she and her sister may not be identical twins; the sisters cannot agree on a scent for a new product. This docu-series goes inside the lives of celebrity identical twins Tia Mowry Hardrict and Tamera Mowry-Housley as they learn how to balance their successful acting careers with major life transformations of marriage and motherhood.Episode Synopsis: Tamera questions whether she and Tia are identical twins and convinces Tia to take a DNA test. Meanwhile, the sisters develop a new product but can't agree on a scent.Watch Tia & Tamera Season 3 Episode 8 Online: Tia takes a DNA test when Tamera suspects she and her sister may not be identical twins; the sisters cannot agree on a scent for a new product.
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The show starts of with Mickey Donovan being released from prison on probation. Right after he is released he kills a man. It then cuts to Ray Donovan being a woken by a call, the man on the phone woke up next to a dead person. Later on Ray is with his family, he has a daughter and a son.download Ray Donovan Season 1 Episode 10 zshare streaming The Real Housewives of New Jersey Video Youtube dailymotion Fite Nite, Online Watch Video Ray Donovan Season 1 Episode 10, Ray Donovan Season 1 Episode 10 Youtube Free live stream Online VIDEO, Watch On 8 th September 2013 New Episode "Fite Nite" For Free, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Trailer and Preview, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Cast Crew Pictures and Wallpapers,.Online Watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey Video Free, Ray Donovan Season 1 Episode 10 Preview For 8 th September 2013,Watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey CineMax Network Video online Free, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Series Download Free Online Tv Live Streaming. Ray takes care of the man. He then goes to his other client who wants him to stalk his girlfriend. While he watches her, there is a man outside her house watching her. Ray gets his license plate number, and goes to her door, and tells her what has happened. It turns out that that they know each other. She has a drink, and then they begin to kiss. It turns out that she has Epilepsy, and she has a small time seizure. Later on Ray is in the stalkers room, and threatens him not to go near her again, and if he did he would die. Ray goes to his brother and his brother tells him that his father is coming, and he has a half brother. After that they go to his clients party, where his client feels betrayed and tells his wife that he ****** the girl. His wife gets mad. He then brakes the old clients finger. Later on Ray talks to his wife, and warns her to stay away from his dad, because he is coming. Back at the girls house, she is doing yoga in her living room, and the stalker is on her patio watching her. Later on Ray and his father meet, and they talk. Ray gets mad, and leaves. As the episode comes to a close, Ray is beating the stalker to death. Meanwhile back at Ray's house, Mickey is at the front door, Ray's wife lets him in, and the episode ends with Mickey hugging the daughter.I think Liev Schreiber is great as it is, but he plays an interesting role in Ray Donovan, and backed by an equally interesting cast. It took me until the second episode for the show to really catch me; when it did, it did big time. We often get a little glimpse of father/son relationships in certain shows, but Ray Donovan gets real gritty with that area. In fact, the whole family aspect gets a very unique spin here compared to others.
So far, I'm loving this show. It's a refreshing piece of work. The acting is wonderful. Jon Voight gets to show off his acting chops (for any naysayers, they can naysay forever- Voight can act!), and of course the dynamic between him and Schreiber plays well. Eddie Marsan and Dash Mihok are enjoyable to see in the smaller roles of Ray's brothers; one with Parkinsons, the other an addict (of anything he can get his hands on). The story of the Donovan family has a lot of depth to it, and I'm excited to see where it goes as the season goes on. Ray's job, the location, Hollywood, the rich and famous; these things just add some exciting texture to it. It's so far, in my opinion, a brilliant new show. As I said before, I love Lieve Schreiber, and I hope this show will do at least reasonably well! I absolutely love it. 10 out of 10 so far.If you enjoy subtly, watch this show. If you need things spelt out for you, step-by-step, explicitly with poor writing, don't watch this show. If you like character-driven drama with quality acting, watch this show. If you have a short attention span and need action sequences every second minute to avoid channel surfing to the next thing, don't watch this show.
Ray Donovan is a well-written, superbly-acted, character-driven drama. After two episodes, it is clear that Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight have bought in fully to their roles and they are nailing them. Supporting performances are also very strong, in my opinion.
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So far, I'm loving this show. It's a refreshing piece of work. The acting is wonderful. Jon Voight gets to show off his acting chops (for any naysayers, they can naysay forever- Voight can act!), and of course the dynamic between him and Schreiber plays well. Eddie Marsan and Dash Mihok are enjoyable to see in the smaller roles of Ray's brothers; one with Parkinsons, the other an addict (of anything he can get his hands on). The story of the Donovan family has a lot of depth to it, and I'm excited to see where it goes as the season goes on. Ray's job, the location, Hollywood, the rich and famous; these things just add some exciting texture to it. It's so far, in my opinion, a brilliant new show. As I said before, I love Lieve Schreiber, and I hope this show will do at least reasonably well! I absolutely love it. 10 out of 10 so far.If you enjoy subtly, watch this show. If you need things spelt out for you, step-by-step, explicitly with poor writing, don't watch this show. If you like character-driven drama with quality acting, watch this show. If you have a short attention span and need action sequences every second minute to avoid channel surfing to the next thing, don't watch this show.
Ray Donovan is a well-written, superbly-acted, character-driven drama. After two episodes, it is clear that Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight have bought in fully to their roles and they are nailing them. Supporting performances are also very strong, in my opinion.
I expect plenty of people to be confused by the plot, because the writers don't feel the need to spoon-feed the audience. You have to pay attention and not everyone has that ability. In my opinion, this is everything a quality TV Show should be, when it is written, directed, and produced for an intelligent audience.
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Unforgettable a fair chance to develop a strong following. Having Poppy Montgomery with her Criminal Minds fan base and Michael Gaston with his Mentalist fan base are an added bonus for the show. Having the show follow solid shows like NCIS and NCIS: LA make Unforgettable's ratings almost a guarantee.download Unforgettable Season 2, Episode 7 zshare streaming The Real Housewives of New Jersey Video Youtube dailymotion Maps And Legends, Online Watch Video Unforgettable Season 2, Episode 7, Unforgettable Season 2, Episode 7 Youtube Free live stream Online VIDEO, Watch On 8 th September 2013 New Episode "Maps And Legends" For Free, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Trailer and Preview, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Cast Crew Pictures and Wallpapers,.Online Watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey Video Free, Unforgettable Season 2, Episode 7 Preview For 8 th September 2013,Watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey CineMax Network Video online Free, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Series Download Free Online Tv Live Streaming.I decided to record this show because I liked Poppy Montgomery when she was in Without a Trace. I wasn't sure how the concept of this show would play out and if it would be interesting to watch, but I was not disappointed. The pilot had me hooked right away. It was filled with suspense and kept me interested through the whole episode.
I couldn't wait to see the 2nd episode. I really enjoyed the 2nd episode too and the twist that was added as far as character development.
This show has great potential and I hope it stays on the air and continues to be good. The chemistry between the two leads is very strong. I can't wait to see more.I am a fan of The Listener so another show with similarities is fine by me, I am not sure what the other reviewers were watching but it could not have been the same show as I watched. The one I watched was quite good and I really liked Poppy Montgomery and Dylan Walsh. I can not recall any other shows that Poppy Montgomery has been in but I liked Dylan Walsh in one of my favourite movies, The Lake House.
Poppy Montgomery plays a former Siracusa police detective named Carrie Wells, who suffers from hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to remember everything she sees and hears, only a very small number of people in the world have been documented as suffering from it. Her neighbour is murdered and as part of the investigation, her former boyfriend and one-time partner discovers she is a witness and asks her to join his homicide unit to help solve the case.
By day she is a volunteer at a aged care facility and by night she plays blackjack to support herself.
During the show with repeated flashbacks we start to discover that her sister was murdered and that she is still trying to find out who murdered her.
I thought the pilot was quite good and not being from the USA I did not care that the accents were not genuine as some of the other reviewers have complained about.
I recommend it to anyone wanting to watch another police show with a few special abilities thrown in.
I gave it an 8 and will continue to watch it until it is canceled like so many other good shows these days.The other reviews criticizing her total recall, but yet taking time to recall something relevant to the case are bogus. She obviously needs to be stimulated or have some pertinence to recall the memory. The fact that she should not see herself in the memories maybe valid but a sorry reason to dismiss the show. If someone has a special gift, who is to say exactly how this gift works. I enjoy trying to figure out the cases and stimulating my mind versus watching mindless reality television. It is not the best new show out there but it is definitely worth watching. I would compare it to Monk which an extremely popular show. The only part that I do not like about this show and many of the new shows is the darkness used in shooting scenes. I do not understand the need for so much darkness and on the new televisions you can hardly see the dark scenes.
I couldn't wait to see the 2nd episode. I really enjoyed the 2nd episode too and the twist that was added as far as character development.
This show has great potential and I hope it stays on the air and continues to be good. The chemistry between the two leads is very strong. I can't wait to see more.I am a fan of The Listener so another show with similarities is fine by me, I am not sure what the other reviewers were watching but it could not have been the same show as I watched. The one I watched was quite good and I really liked Poppy Montgomery and Dylan Walsh. I can not recall any other shows that Poppy Montgomery has been in but I liked Dylan Walsh in one of my favourite movies, The Lake House.
Poppy Montgomery plays a former Siracusa police detective named Carrie Wells, who suffers from hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to remember everything she sees and hears, only a very small number of people in the world have been documented as suffering from it. Her neighbour is murdered and as part of the investigation, her former boyfriend and one-time partner discovers she is a witness and asks her to join his homicide unit to help solve the case.
By day she is a volunteer at a aged care facility and by night she plays blackjack to support herself.
During the show with repeated flashbacks we start to discover that her sister was murdered and that she is still trying to find out who murdered her.
I thought the pilot was quite good and not being from the USA I did not care that the accents were not genuine as some of the other reviewers have complained about.
I recommend it to anyone wanting to watch another police show with a few special abilities thrown in.
I gave it an 8 and will continue to watch it until it is canceled like so many other good shows these days.The other reviews criticizing her total recall, but yet taking time to recall something relevant to the case are bogus. She obviously needs to be stimulated or have some pertinence to recall the memory. The fact that she should not see herself in the memories maybe valid but a sorry reason to dismiss the show. If someone has a special gift, who is to say exactly how this gift works. I enjoy trying to figure out the cases and stimulating my mind versus watching mindless reality television. It is not the best new show out there but it is definitely worth watching. I would compare it to Monk which an extremely popular show. The only part that I do not like about this show and many of the new shows is the darkness used in shooting scenes. I do not understand the need for so much darkness and on the new televisions you can hardly see the dark scenes.
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I'm a guy, so you'll have to excuse me when I proudly proclaim that Lifetime's "Devious Maids" is hot! So hot, in fact, that it's almost on fire (and reportedly, there is a fire somewhere in there within the first few episodes)! I also don't mean that the actresses are hot - because in fact they are, but so are the settings, the performances, the big rich houses, and the various situations that the characters find themselves in.download Devious Maids Season 1 Episode 11 zshare streaming The Real Housewives of New Jersey Video Youtube dailymotion Cleaning Out the Closet, Online Watch Video Devious Maids Season 1 Episode 11, Devious Maids Season 1 Episode 11 Youtube Free live stream Online VIDEO, Watch On 8 th September 2013 New Episode "Cleaning Out the Closet" For Free, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Trailer and Preview, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Cast Crew Pictures and Wallpapers,.Online Watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey Video Free, Devious Maids Season 1 Episode 11 Preview For 8 th September 2013,Watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey CineMax Network Video online Free, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Series Download Free Online Tv Live Streaming.
Marc Cherry (of "Desperate Housewives" fame) is the creator, and prominent Hollywood actress Eva Longoria (also of the aforementioned "Desperate Housewives" - a show that I'll readily admit that I never watched) is one of the show's key executive producers. Admittedly when I first heard about "Devious Maids" - which is adapted from a popular Mexican TV series called "Ellas son... la alegrÃa del hogar" (which translates from Spanish into English as "They Are the Home's Joy") - I thought it was just more crap to keep us glued to the American idiot box for yet another hour that could be spent doing something else better with our lives and time.
But I'll say, right off the bat, that "Devious Maids" is crap well-worth watching and like the the best television out there, it's highly addictive and entertaining comedy/drama/whodunit murder-mystery that will keep you tuning in week after week for your weekly "Devious Maids" entertainment fix. So in other words: Welcome to your new TV addiction!
Early on, I remember reading about how the show may perpetuate negative stereotypes regarding Latina housemaids - you know, how supposedly most young, beautiful Latina housemaids like to dress in skimpy, cleavage-bearing outfits meant to up the titillation factor for male viewers. It's kind of ridiculous, if you ask me, because this is something we've been seeing in the movies and on TV for years, and it has not always been Hispanic actresses dressing scandalously for the men in the audience. Sure, there's some titillation here & there, some exposed flesh (of the "PG-13" or "TV-14" variety, the latter for which as it is for most TV shows), but for most of the time the actresses seem to dress fairly normal and much like the snobby, lazy rich people that they're paid to serve. (The show more often than not, stereotypes upper-crust elites - and their values - as rich, snobby, and culturally illiterate about their servants. They also seem to have many disturbing secrets that I'm sure will be exposed in due time as the series progresses. Lastly, the show also not-so-subtly reminds viewers about the ever-widening income disparities in 2013 America.)
While essentially a comedy series with some dramatic moments that's typical of most Lifetime fanfare, "Devious Maids" is also a whodunit. Set in sunny Los Angeles, California, the show settles on the lives, loves, and secret hopes & aspirations of four Latina-American housemaids and the wealthy L.A. families they serve. What sets things in motion, is that a maid is brutally murdered during a house party, and she collapses into the swimming pool in front of dozens of horrified party-goers. Her replacement is the beautiful, highly educated Marisol Duarte (Ana Ortiz). After being hired and proving her worth to her new, wealthy, dysfunctional employers, she soon initiates her own private investigation into the murder; she also has a compelling personal motivation for her actions.
She also manages to make friends with four other maids working in the same neighborhood - Rosie Felta (beautiful Dania Ramirez), who is probably the hardest-working of them all because she wants to bring her young son from her home country to live with her in America; Carmen Luna (Rosalyn Sanchez) wants to launch a singing career while also working for a famous Latino musician; and Zoila Diaz (Judy Reyes) works with her 20-ish-age daughter Valentina (Edy Ganem), who also has a serious romantic infatuation with Remi Delatour (Drew Van Acker), the college-age son of her slightly neurotic employer.
"Devious Maids" has so far had a promising start and it already looks like it's really going somewhere three episodes into the series. If you're looking for more highly addictive television with compelling-enough emotional melodrama, humor and plenty of scandalous situations, "Devious Maids" is just the right show for you!
Marc Cherry (of "Desperate Housewives" fame) is the creator, and prominent Hollywood actress Eva Longoria (also of the aforementioned "Desperate Housewives" - a show that I'll readily admit that I never watched) is one of the show's key executive producers. Admittedly when I first heard about "Devious Maids" - which is adapted from a popular Mexican TV series called "Ellas son... la alegrÃa del hogar" (which translates from Spanish into English as "They Are the Home's Joy") - I thought it was just more crap to keep us glued to the American idiot box for yet another hour that could be spent doing something else better with our lives and time.
But I'll say, right off the bat, that "Devious Maids" is crap well-worth watching and like the the best television out there, it's highly addictive and entertaining comedy/drama/whodunit murder-mystery that will keep you tuning in week after week for your weekly "Devious Maids" entertainment fix. So in other words: Welcome to your new TV addiction!
Early on, I remember reading about how the show may perpetuate negative stereotypes regarding Latina housemaids - you know, how supposedly most young, beautiful Latina housemaids like to dress in skimpy, cleavage-bearing outfits meant to up the titillation factor for male viewers. It's kind of ridiculous, if you ask me, because this is something we've been seeing in the movies and on TV for years, and it has not always been Hispanic actresses dressing scandalously for the men in the audience. Sure, there's some titillation here & there, some exposed flesh (of the "PG-13" or "TV-14" variety, the latter for which as it is for most TV shows), but for most of the time the actresses seem to dress fairly normal and much like the snobby, lazy rich people that they're paid to serve. (The show more often than not, stereotypes upper-crust elites - and their values - as rich, snobby, and culturally illiterate about their servants. They also seem to have many disturbing secrets that I'm sure will be exposed in due time as the series progresses. Lastly, the show also not-so-subtly reminds viewers about the ever-widening income disparities in 2013 America.)
While essentially a comedy series with some dramatic moments that's typical of most Lifetime fanfare, "Devious Maids" is also a whodunit. Set in sunny Los Angeles, California, the show settles on the lives, loves, and secret hopes & aspirations of four Latina-American housemaids and the wealthy L.A. families they serve. What sets things in motion, is that a maid is brutally murdered during a house party, and she collapses into the swimming pool in front of dozens of horrified party-goers. Her replacement is the beautiful, highly educated Marisol Duarte (Ana Ortiz). After being hired and proving her worth to her new, wealthy, dysfunctional employers, she soon initiates her own private investigation into the murder; she also has a compelling personal motivation for her actions.
She also manages to make friends with four other maids working in the same neighborhood - Rosie Felta (beautiful Dania Ramirez), who is probably the hardest-working of them all because she wants to bring her young son from her home country to live with her in America; Carmen Luna (Rosalyn Sanchez) wants to launch a singing career while also working for a famous Latino musician; and Zoila Diaz (Judy Reyes) works with her 20-ish-age daughter Valentina (Edy Ganem), who also has a serious romantic infatuation with Remi Delatour (Drew Van Acker), the college-age son of her slightly neurotic employer.
"Devious Maids" has so far had a promising start and it already looks like it's really going somewhere three episodes into the series. If you're looking for more highly addictive television with compelling-enough emotional melodrama, humor and plenty of scandalous situations, "Devious Maids" is just the right show for you!
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I've been watching television for all of my 57 years on the planet. It is a rare thing when I see a show that grabs me from the first moments and holds me to my chair until the very last, but this just happened tonight as I watched the first episode of The Newsroom. Brilliant writing, terrific characters,download The Newsroom Season 2 Episode 8 zshare streaming The Real Housewives of New Jersey Video Youtube dailymotion Election Night, Part 1, Online Watch Video The Newsroom Season 2 Episode 8, The Newsroom Season 2 Episode 8 Youtube Free live stream Online VIDEO, Watch On 8 th September 2013 New Episode "Election Night, Part 1" For Free, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Trailer and Preview, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Cast Crew Pictures and Wallpapers,.Online Watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey Video Free, The Newsroom Season 2 Episode 8 Preview For 8 th September 2013,Watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey CineMax Network Video online Free, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Series Download Free Online Tv Live Streaming. excellent dialog, smooth and sexy directing that organically brought all the pieces together, and there couldn't have been better casting. Every character just felt exactly right. When it was over, I said this will be the new West Wing. Jeff Daniels shines in this role and what a great opportunity to showcase his effortless acting. I can easily see major Hollywood "A" listers grabbing their telephone's right now making late Sunday night calls to their agents demanding they get a guest appearance on The Newsroom. I was hoping for good when I heard about this show last winter, but what was delivered was excellence. Well done HBO. You've got me hooked. Well done!I am watching it for a second time. All of the critics are acting as if Aaron Sorkin kicked dirt in their faces. The critics said nothing of substance- just vitriolic rants. Maybe Sorkin has hit a nerve. In a sea of crap T.V. this is entertaining. Believe me, we all know that the Newsroom characters are no more realistic than President Bartlet or Sam or Toby, Josh,Leo, C.J., Josh, or Donna. I don't think for one minute that the President of the United States has a secretary who doles out cookies, but I desperately need to believe that we are capable of being all of these characters. I desperately need to be quixotic for an hour a week I watched this show after watching True Blood, which I watch out of habit on Sunday nights with my wife. I am SO glad we kept HBO on. I remember hearing about this show from different promos and snippets of interviews on the computer, but wow. Aaron Sorkin leaves his mark all over this show, right from the intro, which was very reminiscent of The West Wing right until the ending. Fantastic creation by him.
Without mentioning any spoilers, the show is about a news anchor (Jeff Daniels) who is beloved by his viewers but not so much by his co-workers and employees due to his aloofness, biting sarcasm, and general malaise. His character has a turning point in the opening scene and it is phenomenal. The writing, acting, cinematography, and tempo of the show are excellent. I fell in love with it right away. And how great is Sam Waterson on this show? I hope that this show has a domino effect and REAL news anchors take note and feel inspired. Hopefully, this show may lead to REAL NEWS STORIES by REAL NEWS ANCHORS. 9/10. Emmy's are DEFINITELY in this show's future.
Without mentioning any spoilers, the show is about a news anchor (Jeff Daniels) who is beloved by his viewers but not so much by his co-workers and employees due to his aloofness, biting sarcasm, and general malaise. His character has a turning point in the opening scene and it is phenomenal. The writing, acting, cinematography, and tempo of the show are excellent. I fell in love with it right away. And how great is Sam Waterson on this show? I hope that this show has a domino effect and REAL news anchors take note and feel inspired. Hopefully, this show may lead to REAL NEWS STORIES by REAL NEWS ANCHORS. 9/10. Emmy's are DEFINITELY in this show's future.
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3 of the housewives are related. Caroline is the elder sister in a family of 11, Italian. She is married to Albert Manzo who owns & operates the Brownstone in Paterson, NJ which regularly hosts wedding receptions. Carol and Al have 3 children. Chris & Lauren work at the Brownstone while one son is going to law school.download The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 5 Episode 15 zshare streaming The Real Housewives of New Jersey Video Youtube dailymotion Zen Things I Hate About You, Online Watch Video The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 5 Episode 15, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 5 Episode 15 Youtube Free live stream Online VIDEO, Watch On 6th September 2013 New Episode "Zen Things I Hate About You" For Free, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Trailer and Preview, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Cast Crew Pictures and Wallpapers,.Online Watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey Video Free, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 5 Episode 15 Preview For 6th September 2013,Watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey CineMax Network Video online Free, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Series Download Free Online Tv Live Streaming.
Her youngest sibling, Dina, is divorced & remarried to Caroline's brother-in-law. She has a teenage daughter and is an event planner at the Brownstone where she works with her husband & brother-in-law & other relatives.
The third wife is the sister-in-law and comes from Las Vegas. The fourth and fifth wives are the only ones who aren't related to the family but stir up trouble.
Teresa has three daughters and is married to a man who runs a construction company in NJ. The other wife is a divorced woman and mother of two girls who is seeking a man to take care of her, her daughters, and her lavish lifestyle.
I feel like the producers are aiming to maintain the Soprano stereotype about New Jersey. OKay, the first season is done & over with. I have to say that I'm relieved but it's painful to watch the reunion special. Only 4 are friends.
Danielle has been ostracized & vilified by Dina & Caroline Manzo for whatever reasons. Anyway, I hope the producers have some liability in creating this hostile environment for one of the women.
If I was Danielle who surprised everybody by being the breakout star of the show but she is vilified by the other women who can't stand to be in the same room with her. I have to say that they are not a bunch of roses. Caroline might call Danielle trash to her face but she's not much better being the interfering nuisance and control freak and the bully of the group. Her sister Dina is often the target of Danielle's attacks with good reason.
Dina paraded a book around the salon exposing Danielle's past life over 20 years ago as truth and tries to lie about it. Big sister bully Caroline covers up for her at a dinner party that Danielle and her daughters had to be there anyway.
The dinner party is now legendary with a table toss and almost Teresa ready to attack Danielle for ruining her party. What did Danielle do, she brought out the book that the other women including Caroline, Teresa, and Dina have already read and believed to be true.
There is some questionable credibility about the main source, her first husband, if you check personal reviews but not because of Danielle. The reviews have trounced his book as fiction and fabrication.
Okay, six episodes where Jacqueline, the sister-in-law, to Caroline and Dina tries to be Danielle's friend. Unfortunately, her sisters-in-law disapprove the relationship and pressure to chose between family and friend. After watching this season, I won't watch the next season. This season was ugly and not because of Danielle's antic but the overall mean-spirited nature of the other women except for Jacqueline who I feel sorry for.
She married Chris but married his sisters as well. If they had problems, it was long before Danielle came around. Caroline feels that Danielle is the sole cause of all their problems like the sibling relationship between her brother Chris and his sister Dina and his wife Jacqueline. It's sad to say that this happens in all families especially large-sized families. But my advice to Chris and Jacqueline, move your family away from Franklin Lakes.
It will never get better. Caroline, the unofficial matriarch, was first charming but suddenly she turned ugly too because of her actions and because she's lying at times.
Dina and her second husband Tommy were on the wedding episode on a cable show where they spent a million dollars. Her husband and brother-in-law both own the catering hall, The Brownstone, in Paterson, New Jersey and yet they spent a million dollars. Also Tommy admits to having two affairs during their five year relationship, I think he's probably at it again.
Dina and Caroline are both control freaks themselves. They are the bullies of the group and Jacqueline and Teresa follow them like sheep in a way. Teresa is a train wreck of epic proportions. She has three girls who she dresses identical. It's a no-no if you think about it.
She wants her oldest, Gia, to become a star rather than an actress going through the hard ropes. After being in a reality show, you really would want your daughter to do the conventional way by going to acting classes than auditions in New York City. Life is cruel and the business is probably the cruelest ever if you know about it. It's a heartless business and they can reject you. She reminds me of a pageant mother in the South who dresses her girls and sends them off to beauty pageants and spend enormous amount of money.
After this season, I don't have the stomach or the patience to watch this series anymore. I haven't been this embarrassed to be from New Jersey since McGreevey's resignation in 2004 and that's saying a lot about me. These women have to learn to work together on a show or forget about it. My main concern right now is for Danielle because their behavior is atrocious and malevolent and I know that because I have been an outsider my entire life.
If Bravo has any sense, they will try to fix it or forget about it and let time heal the wounds. Personally, I think they should all go on the Dr. Phil Show or Jerry Springer and have it out. I'm not looking forward to tomorrow night.
Her youngest sibling, Dina, is divorced & remarried to Caroline's brother-in-law. She has a teenage daughter and is an event planner at the Brownstone where she works with her husband & brother-in-law & other relatives.
The third wife is the sister-in-law and comes from Las Vegas. The fourth and fifth wives are the only ones who aren't related to the family but stir up trouble.
Teresa has three daughters and is married to a man who runs a construction company in NJ. The other wife is a divorced woman and mother of two girls who is seeking a man to take care of her, her daughters, and her lavish lifestyle.
I feel like the producers are aiming to maintain the Soprano stereotype about New Jersey. OKay, the first season is done & over with. I have to say that I'm relieved but it's painful to watch the reunion special. Only 4 are friends.
Danielle has been ostracized & vilified by Dina & Caroline Manzo for whatever reasons. Anyway, I hope the producers have some liability in creating this hostile environment for one of the women.
If I was Danielle who surprised everybody by being the breakout star of the show but she is vilified by the other women who can't stand to be in the same room with her. I have to say that they are not a bunch of roses. Caroline might call Danielle trash to her face but she's not much better being the interfering nuisance and control freak and the bully of the group. Her sister Dina is often the target of Danielle's attacks with good reason.
Dina paraded a book around the salon exposing Danielle's past life over 20 years ago as truth and tries to lie about it. Big sister bully Caroline covers up for her at a dinner party that Danielle and her daughters had to be there anyway.
The dinner party is now legendary with a table toss and almost Teresa ready to attack Danielle for ruining her party. What did Danielle do, she brought out the book that the other women including Caroline, Teresa, and Dina have already read and believed to be true.
There is some questionable credibility about the main source, her first husband, if you check personal reviews but not because of Danielle. The reviews have trounced his book as fiction and fabrication.
Okay, six episodes where Jacqueline, the sister-in-law, to Caroline and Dina tries to be Danielle's friend. Unfortunately, her sisters-in-law disapprove the relationship and pressure to chose between family and friend. After watching this season, I won't watch the next season. This season was ugly and not because of Danielle's antic but the overall mean-spirited nature of the other women except for Jacqueline who I feel sorry for.
She married Chris but married his sisters as well. If they had problems, it was long before Danielle came around. Caroline feels that Danielle is the sole cause of all their problems like the sibling relationship between her brother Chris and his sister Dina and his wife Jacqueline. It's sad to say that this happens in all families especially large-sized families. But my advice to Chris and Jacqueline, move your family away from Franklin Lakes.
It will never get better. Caroline, the unofficial matriarch, was first charming but suddenly she turned ugly too because of her actions and because she's lying at times.
Dina and her second husband Tommy were on the wedding episode on a cable show where they spent a million dollars. Her husband and brother-in-law both own the catering hall, The Brownstone, in Paterson, New Jersey and yet they spent a million dollars. Also Tommy admits to having two affairs during their five year relationship, I think he's probably at it again.
Dina and Caroline are both control freaks themselves. They are the bullies of the group and Jacqueline and Teresa follow them like sheep in a way. Teresa is a train wreck of epic proportions. She has three girls who she dresses identical. It's a no-no if you think about it.
She wants her oldest, Gia, to become a star rather than an actress going through the hard ropes. After being in a reality show, you really would want your daughter to do the conventional way by going to acting classes than auditions in New York City. Life is cruel and the business is probably the cruelest ever if you know about it. It's a heartless business and they can reject you. She reminds me of a pageant mother in the South who dresses her girls and sends them off to beauty pageants and spend enormous amount of money.
After this season, I don't have the stomach or the patience to watch this series anymore. I haven't been this embarrassed to be from New Jersey since McGreevey's resignation in 2004 and that's saying a lot about me. These women have to learn to work together on a show or forget about it. My main concern right now is for Danielle because their behavior is atrocious and malevolent and I know that because I have been an outsider my entire life.
If Bravo has any sense, they will try to fix it or forget about it and let time heal the wounds. Personally, I think they should all go on the Dr. Phil Show or Jerry Springer and have it out. I'm not looking forward to tomorrow night.
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BREAKING BAD:Season One explodes like a sucker punch to the gut, and is nothing short of mind-blowing. The pilot for this series is a definite "Must See", and stands with the greats of Action/Adventure Television and Cinema. This segment begins at such a giddy peak,download Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode13 zshare streaming Breaking Bad Video Youtube dailymotion To'hajiilee, Online Watch Video Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode13, Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode13 Youtube Free live stream Online VIDEO, Watch On 6th September 2013 New Episode "To'hajiilee" For Free, Breaking Bad Trailer and Preview, Breaking Bad Cast Crew Pictures and Wallpapers,.Online Watch Breaking Bad Video Free, Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode13 Preview For 6th September 2013,Watch Breaking Bad CineMax Network Video online Free, Breaking Bad Series Download Free Online Tv Live Streaming. that you think the only way forward would be to tell the tale as a long flashback. However, through a marvelous piece of editing and writing, the plot miraculously moves forward from that point. Bryon Cranston's idiosyncratic performance is a joy to behold. He embodies a man who is against a rock, and an even harder place, who has no other option but to throttle his higher aspirations and grimly carry on. His solace and validation in middle-class morality and virtuous conduct is long gone. I eagerly look forward to more of this ambitious, entertaining series.I have to echo another reviewer on here and say that as of the past many years I have not watched television, save PBS, Discovery, or History channel. And the news, of course. There has been nothing except The Sopranos and Family Guy in the realm of series that warranted my attention. Almost everything out there is stupid drivel that insults the intelligence of educated human beings.
But Now !! Now we have Breaking Bad !!!
All I can say is: HOLY S**T !!! This is the best television series I've ever seen, and really goes into the realm of feature films as well, as far as being in my top ten. I cannot think of anything as of late that punched me in the face like this show did. I absolutely love it. If you have not seen it, do yourself a HUGE favor and rent the first season so you'll know what's going on, and you can see the transition of the characters. This show is beautifully written with plot twists coming in refreshing ways, and at just the right times. Some of what is shown I was surprised they put it on television,... and that's a great thing !! The acting is brilliant, and the themes are amazing, timeless and timely, and are presented to us in thought provoking ways that leave me pondering philosophical ideas long after the show is over. Yeah, this is a TV series !!! On AMC !! Hard to believe. This is one I'm raving about to everyone I know, and hope keeps going for a long, long time !!! Thanks to everyone involved with this genius show !!!Absolutely one of the most ground breaking bad ass shows on the screen, (pardon the pun). Definitely not for everyone but finally something that feels real.
I personally like the fact they pull no punches. I find myself pausing at the fact that I am so intrigued by this hard core street wise program, more than any of the other big name series. This one really hits home and gives a true behind the scenes look at what most would consider the bad guys. I'm not condoning the contents of the story, and I don't think the show is either, there is no glamor in what these boys are doing, but it's giving an insight to the darker side of many streets.
How the denial and desperation that can occur to the common working stand up citizen, the pillar of society that suddenly changes his moral standing in a society driven by the almighty dollar. This is pretty dam close to Fallen (Michel Douglas) but with up to date street smarts nd a lot more punch.
The characters don't over exaggerate their roles and the story line isn't filled with cleaver dialog or near to impossible feats of bravery or beating impossible odds. Just true to life screwed up events that could take place in the real world. I think they did their research on this one. Good work everyone.
I hope we get more than a second and third season out of this great crew (every one of them). From the writing and production sets to the acting, costumes, lighting, filming and originality. I've seen a few good series lost to the wrong decision makers, hope this one doesn't end up short (long live FireFly)
But Now !! Now we have Breaking Bad !!!
All I can say is: HOLY S**T !!! This is the best television series I've ever seen, and really goes into the realm of feature films as well, as far as being in my top ten. I cannot think of anything as of late that punched me in the face like this show did. I absolutely love it. If you have not seen it, do yourself a HUGE favor and rent the first season so you'll know what's going on, and you can see the transition of the characters. This show is beautifully written with plot twists coming in refreshing ways, and at just the right times. Some of what is shown I was surprised they put it on television,... and that's a great thing !! The acting is brilliant, and the themes are amazing, timeless and timely, and are presented to us in thought provoking ways that leave me pondering philosophical ideas long after the show is over. Yeah, this is a TV series !!! On AMC !! Hard to believe. This is one I'm raving about to everyone I know, and hope keeps going for a long, long time !!! Thanks to everyone involved with this genius show !!!Absolutely one of the most ground breaking bad ass shows on the screen, (pardon the pun). Definitely not for everyone but finally something that feels real.
I personally like the fact they pull no punches. I find myself pausing at the fact that I am so intrigued by this hard core street wise program, more than any of the other big name series. This one really hits home and gives a true behind the scenes look at what most would consider the bad guys. I'm not condoning the contents of the story, and I don't think the show is either, there is no glamor in what these boys are doing, but it's giving an insight to the darker side of many streets.
How the denial and desperation that can occur to the common working stand up citizen, the pillar of society that suddenly changes his moral standing in a society driven by the almighty dollar. This is pretty dam close to Fallen (Michel Douglas) but with up to date street smarts nd a lot more punch.
The characters don't over exaggerate their roles and the story line isn't filled with cleaver dialog or near to impossible feats of bravery or beating impossible odds. Just true to life screwed up events that could take place in the real world. I think they did their research on this one. Good work everyone.
I hope we get more than a second and third season out of this great crew (every one of them). From the writing and production sets to the acting, costumes, lighting, filming and originality. I've seen a few good series lost to the wrong decision makers, hope this one doesn't end up short (long live FireFly)
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Dexter is the show I have been waiting for my whole television watching life! The complex and damaged characters, the twisted plot line and Dexter's foster dad grooming him, educating him, to make him the perfect avenger,its all so intoxicating! I am breathlessly anticipating the next episode.download Dexter Season 8 Episode 10 zshare streaming Dexter Video Youtube dailymotion Goodbye Miami, Online Watch Video Dexter Season 8 Episode 10, Dexter Season 8 Episode 10 Youtube Free live stream Online VIDEO, Watch On 6th September 2013 New Episode "Goodbye Miami" For Free, Dexter Trailer and Preview, Dexter Cast Crew Pictures and Wallpapers,.Online Watch Dexter Video Free, Dexter Season 8 Episode 10 Preview For 6th September 2013,Watch Dexter CineMax Network Video online Free, Dexter Series Download Free Online Tv Live Streaming This show is not only well acted, with each and every main character holding my full attention, but written with such deep intensity that I find it absolutely irresistible! I really find it difficult to wait and see more of how Dex was traumatized as a child, more of Harry's lessons, more of the growing relationship with Rita, more of the ice truck killer, more forensics...More of this great show period. Kudos to all involved...this show will surely be a huge hit! Absolutely brilliant. True to Jeff Lindsay's books. The visual contrast between the darkness of Dexter's secret life and and the gloss of Miami adds an almost surreal quality. Character development is right on the money, bringing out the background slowly so one can see the development of Dexter's sociopath personality and his confusion of human behavior compared to his own. Dexter is an actor in his own life; his relationships between co-workers and his personal life are well shown in the video media. The fact that he is a blood splatter expert This is a dark work, but set in the bizarre world of life in Miami is almost believable. Developers of this series should also look to Andrew Vachss's books.Between Dexter and Weeds, Showtime has a corner on the original new shows market. Not only are both of these shows completely original and innovative, but they are REALLY good.
Dexter, in particular, should not be reviewed by anyone who hasn't seen more than three episodes. I almost feel as if the first episode in the series is a tad-bit melodramatic (note Dexter screaming in the face of his first victim) just to pull in viewers that otherwise need something more visceral than a great screenplay.
By two more episodes the viewer should be absolutely intoxicated by the complexity of the character Dexter and the acting of Michael C. Hall. His own co-stars admit to being almost "scared" by how well Hall absorbs his character. Personally, I think that without Hall's mastery of Dexter there would be nothing to watch. Don't get me wrong, the plot of this show is extremely intriguing (and original, to be redundant), but the excitement lies purely in the way Dexter/Hall responds to A) his girlfriend, B) blood, and C) other serial killers.
I think that it is very reasonable to chuckle at Dexter's attempts to "fit in" social situations and I believe the writers of this show planned on it. What I am still stuck on, however, is whether or not to cheer Dexter on in his methodology (serial killing serial killers). This had better be the first of many seasons, so spread the word.After four episodes, I'm ready to proclaim this the best show currently on TV, one that may someday rank with the likes of _The Sopranos_ and the first season of _Twin Peaks_ as a contender for the second best TV show ever (after the incomparable _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_; one of the show's producers and writers is former Buffy writer Drew Z. Greenberg, and the cast includes Buffy / Angel mainstay Julie Benz).
Dexter is a sociopath, someone with no human feelings and hence no natural, inner moral compass, and he has an unquenchable blood lust that drives him to kill. But he had the great grace to have been the adopted child of a police officer, who (as we see in terrific flashbacks) successfully instilled in him a complete moral code, which he adheres to on a strictly intellectual level. This is an utterly brilliant concept (which I assume derives from the novels it's based on), one that allows the writers to explore the nature of moral behavior and of what it means to be human (Dexter is, in a sense, an alien).
Another thing the show is doing brilliantly is moving at different speeds in parallel. There is a primary apparent season-long story arc (concerning a cat-and-mouse game between Dexter and a serial killer), and a a secondary arc involving Dexter's sister's police career. The first handful of episodes include a very powerful completed arc concerning one of Dexter's police colleagues and a local crime lord, while two of the four episodes so far have also included a self-contained story spliced among (and playing off) the ongoing ones. I've seen the future of TV season structuring, and this is it.
While the writing isn't quite up to the brilliance of the best of _House_, it's been excellent. The cast and production are terrific. The only reason you wouldn't want to watch this utterly brilliant show is the frequent use of extremely graphic images: there have probably been more severed body parts shown in these first four episodes than in the first four episodes of every other TV show on the air combined. If you can stomach that, tune it for a mesmerizing look at what makes us human -- or inhuman.
Dexter, in particular, should not be reviewed by anyone who hasn't seen more than three episodes. I almost feel as if the first episode in the series is a tad-bit melodramatic (note Dexter screaming in the face of his first victim) just to pull in viewers that otherwise need something more visceral than a great screenplay.
By two more episodes the viewer should be absolutely intoxicated by the complexity of the character Dexter and the acting of Michael C. Hall. His own co-stars admit to being almost "scared" by how well Hall absorbs his character. Personally, I think that without Hall's mastery of Dexter there would be nothing to watch. Don't get me wrong, the plot of this show is extremely intriguing (and original, to be redundant), but the excitement lies purely in the way Dexter/Hall responds to A) his girlfriend, B) blood, and C) other serial killers.
I think that it is very reasonable to chuckle at Dexter's attempts to "fit in" social situations and I believe the writers of this show planned on it. What I am still stuck on, however, is whether or not to cheer Dexter on in his methodology (serial killing serial killers). This had better be the first of many seasons, so spread the word.After four episodes, I'm ready to proclaim this the best show currently on TV, one that may someday rank with the likes of _The Sopranos_ and the first season of _Twin Peaks_ as a contender for the second best TV show ever (after the incomparable _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_; one of the show's producers and writers is former Buffy writer Drew Z. Greenberg, and the cast includes Buffy / Angel mainstay Julie Benz).
Dexter is a sociopath, someone with no human feelings and hence no natural, inner moral compass, and he has an unquenchable blood lust that drives him to kill. But he had the great grace to have been the adopted child of a police officer, who (as we see in terrific flashbacks) successfully instilled in him a complete moral code, which he adheres to on a strictly intellectual level. This is an utterly brilliant concept (which I assume derives from the novels it's based on), one that allows the writers to explore the nature of moral behavior and of what it means to be human (Dexter is, in a sense, an alien).
Another thing the show is doing brilliantly is moving at different speeds in parallel. There is a primary apparent season-long story arc (concerning a cat-and-mouse game between Dexter and a serial killer), and a a secondary arc involving Dexter's sister's police career. The first handful of episodes include a very powerful completed arc concerning one of Dexter's police colleagues and a local crime lord, while two of the four episodes so far have also included a self-contained story spliced among (and playing off) the ongoing ones. I've seen the future of TV season structuring, and this is it.
While the writing isn't quite up to the brilliance of the best of _House_, it's been excellent. The cast and production are terrific. The only reason you wouldn't want to watch this utterly brilliant show is the frequent use of extremely graphic images: there have probably been more severed body parts shown in these first four episodes than in the first four episodes of every other TV show on the air combined. If you can stomach that, tune it for a mesmerizing look at what makes us human -- or inhuman.
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