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Dexter faces pressure from T.V. monitors

Posted by dexterfan

January 2, 2009 |

I’ve never had much respect for those groups of “concerned” citizens who obsessively monitor their televisions for what they find objectionable. I especially hate when they urge others to boycott any show that ticks them off.

It’s not surprising, of course, that one such group, Parents Television Council, doesn’t much like Dexter. This long story in the Independent out of Britain mentions the group briefly, and quotes its president. He says that the biggest problem with Dexter is that it encourages the audience to root for a serial killer, and to hope that this serial killer is never brought to justice.

That’s the funny thing: What Parents Television Council views as Dexter’s biggest problem is what I consider it’s biggest strength. The show’s writers have done an uncanny job of making your care about Dexter, a character who admits early in the series that he’s really not totally human.

I appreciate the misgivings some have about the show. It’s not appropriate for children, definitely, and it’s not for the squeamish. But no one is forcing anyone to watch Dexter. Those who don’t like the show have a simple solution right in front of them: Don’t watch it.


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