DEXTER debuting on CBS tomorrow night

Yes, I am blogging about the vapid wasteland of TV. I love TV. TV is my friend.

ANYWAY. My FAVORITE show in the whole world, DEXTER, is debuting on network prime time tomorrow night at 10, on CBS. I'm sure they'll have to edit it somewhat for the network, but I'm also sure that it will still retain its sardonic wit and brilliant storytelling. Obviously, taking a Showtime series and airing it on a network is a direct result of the writers' strike, as the networks need fresh TV. But this is a damn fine show and I'm excited that it will be getting more viewers.

I don't get too much into dramas, as I mostly watch non-fiction/documentary stuff like Forensic Files and Modern Marvels, i.e. most of the lineup of TruTV and the History Channel. However, a friend turned us on to DEXTER and it is truly addictive. It's not your typical crime drama -- David Caruso isn't in it, for starters, and it's not deadly serious or moralizing. It's darkly funny and perfectly cast. And it always keeps you guessing and wondering what happens next. I HATE TV shows or movies (like, most action films, romantic comedies and Lord of the Rings-type fare) where I KNOW exactly how it's going to end (bad guys vs. good guys, and the good guys win). Why bother watching it? Where's the suspense?

If you're not familiar with the show, DEXTER, the title character, is a Miami PD forensic blood spatter analyst who moonlights as a serial killer who kills killers, i.e. a "cleaning up the neighborhood" vigilante with ethics (albeit twisted ones). As the show unwinds, you learn more about his past, his motivations, and of course, how he spins his wickedly inventive web of lies that keeps him from being found out -- for now.

Seriously, even if you aren't a huge TV fan, you really owe it to yourself to watch Dexter tomorrow night. You will thank me. (And no, they're not paying me to plug this either ;p).