I like the intro. It does a good job of taking a perfectly
normal routine and turning it into something creepy. I think
it captures the vibe of the show pretty well. I don't watch
it every time I watch an episode, though.
On Dec 18, 2007 1:52 PM, sethharwoodpodcast <
sethharw@sethharwood.com> wrote:
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>
>
> Ha!! I HATE the intro at the beginning and always
find myslef fast
> forwarding through it as
> fast as I can. But it really makes breakfast ham
look disgusting, doesn't
> it? Have to admit,
> though, I do kind of love the dorky smile at the end
and the funny bell
> noi
> Not to spoil anything, but I think the series
handles the events of the
> first book (to the
> extent that they're the same story) way way better
than the book did. I
> found the ending
> of the first season much more satisfying and
complete than that of the
> book. The end of
> book 1 was really rushed, I thought, and left at
least one MAJOR thread
> completely wide
> open. I'd write about it here, but I don't want to
spoil anything.
>
> Suffice it to say that the stronger characters and
their interconnectedness
> make a huge
> difference in the series. No offense to Lindsay, who
came up with a great
> idea. But I'm not
> sure why he wouldn't take it further in his books
and leave the first
> person. This, to me,
> seems his critical mistake (in addition to
catastrophic and rushed
> endings).
>
> I also thought the second season of Dexter (totally
different story than
> the second book)
> was dynamite and much stronger than the second book.
Comparing the books'
> Doakes
> and the character on the show is like 2D vs.
3D.
>
> Seth
>
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> >
> > My other comment is that the show's intro is
one of the longest most
> monotonous I've
> ever
> > seen, from the mosquito slap to the dorky smile
on the sidewalk. Seems to
> take forever!
> >
> >
> >
> > But as far as entertainment goes, it doesn't
suck.
> >
> >
> >
> > Karen Syed
> >
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