Letters to the Editor
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Heather, I thought we were sisters!
Normally we think as one, but I've become addicted to Dexter. Stylish, fun, evil, gory...the show's got it all. Plus Michael C. Hall sets my loins aflame.
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I must agree with candypants
"Dexter" is that rarity, a TV show based on a book, cheerily running rings around its source material. I dunno, maybe it was because I loathed the books so thoroughly (who edited those things, anyway?) -- but my not-easily-pleased husband and I have been hooked from the git-go on this series.
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mew
I dunno about Dexter or Brotherhood or even Bros and Sisters, but I find Heather very funny and so "people with deep wells of compassion aren't all that practical" just sent me into fits of laughter. The kitty story was a good one and I may even check out these shows you are writing about.
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tomreedtoon - you're a nasty and credulous idiot
The wiccan is a deluded new age fool if she thinks the women is a feline vampire and so are you for believing her. A much simpler explanation is that as with most cat hoarders, with that many felines crammed into a one house, disease and parasites will spread like wildfire, plus the women herself would be unable to care effectively for that many cats.
As to why you're nasty? for trying to turn a simple act of caring by Heather into animal abuse. It takes a special sort of small mind and shrivelled spirit to do that.
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been slumming
Good grief, my eyes ain't 20/20, but good grief! Dianne Sawyer's grimace of sweet concern has me convinced. Good grief, Charlie Brown; Dianne Sawyer found a like heartbeat in Jenna Bush. One thing is for certain, neither Jenna Bush nor her dad is the one with HIV. The contrast is dramatic! Nixon's blonde Aryan newshound smelt out turkey necks and fish heads leaving nothing on the menu for the turistas. There wasn't a straw hat to be found: Missionary Accomplished.
John Stossel Know Best; Dianne Sawyer Know Best; Best Foods means mayonnaise.
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What's it about?
I don't know about Brothers and Sisters, because I undertook a vow to never watch Norma Rae in any vehicle again. I think if she were to sit down and watch everything she had ever done she would realize that the best she has ever been on screen was in Smokey and the Bandit, which would cause her to have an apocalyptic emotional breakdown worthy of any of the over wrought, over acted characters she has cursed us with in the last 20 years.
But Brotherhood and Dexter I do get, and I do watch. Those are all about control. Michael's absolute intolerance for anything that violates his not-as-fucked-up-as-you-might-think-at-first-glance moral code makes him one of the most fascinating characters on film or television. Tommy is trying to control his world through the system he believes in, and failing miserably - his only real successes come when he adopts the practices of those he is trying to fight, which leads him to self destructive epiphanies and his rift with Judd. I can easily see him reaching the White House as he tries to control more and more of the world around him just so he can have 3 square blocks that are exactly as he wants them, only to kill himself in the Oval Office when he realizes that he will never control enough to ensure even that much. Eileen is too weak to try to get what she wants by controlling everything (or anything) around her, so she carves out a little niche where everything is as she likes it for a while and hides it carefully. And Rose shows us that certain women are going to attempt to impose their will on the world using emotional blackmail and sexuality (!!!) well into their 70's and possibly beyond, but it's all our fault because she is stuck in a world where the only real man around is her oldest son.
And Dexter is Monk without the whining, cuteness, and sight gags. This is OCD taken to the Nth degree, where the things he can't control through strict attention to detail are killed in elaborate rituals where the most terrifying aspect of all is their incredible neatness. He didn't want to rid the world of the Ice Truck Killer, probably the most evil person he had ever encountered, even before discovering who he was. He worshipped him, saw someone with the same perspective and needs as himself, someone who could help him make the world a more orderly place - or more correctly someone that he could help, because one of the things that makes this character so fascinating is his underlying submissive nature. Dexter is a subby looking for someone to dominate him the way his father did, to the point where he is literally turning his oh so passive girlfriend into a bionic version of herself so he will have someone with an intact moral compass who is capable of bossing him around.
But the thing I like best about all of these people is that none of them would tolerate Sally Field in their world, or that chick from Grey's Anatomy. That makes them all alright in my book.
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Erk!
What,exactly, Heather, was ET "laying" in his hospital bed?
Civilization, as we know it, is doomed.
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"Dexter" fans are people, too
If only I were a little less aware of the immense suffering of millions of souls in our solar system, I could share your carefree enthusiasm!
No, we share in your awareness of the immense suffering of millions of souls in our solar system. You just don't like blood, that's all.
I love ya, Heather, but don't attribute your disinterest in "Dexter" to some kind of hyper-compassion for humanity that we all lack.
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Why not just admit
You're hooked on dour humorless self serious soap operas and leave it at that. In Salon's world comedy is verboten.
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Brotherhood is better
Heather, I have to respectfully disagree with your comments re Brotherhood - I caught the 1st season on demand and I was blown away. How about this blasphemy: I find Brotherhood superior to the Sopranos. The characters are more complex, the action tougher and more realistic, the drama consistently surprising and deeply compelling. I encourage folks to check this show out.