Dexter

I can finally talk about Dexter because I've gotten more than one person onto it. First it was Steve, then recently my brother finally caught on by watching it in what I think was one sitting. Now my sister's on it and she's getting Top-X onto it as well... THE BALL HAS STARTED ROLLING PEOPLE!!!

Digressing for one sentence: My mum told me that our next door neighbour (who is like in her 70s or something) also went to watch 300 and LOVED IT!

Okay, back on topic... copying & pasting with a few edits from my Multiply site:


Forensics? Serial killers? Psychological thrillers? Six Feet Under? Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel: the Series?

If one or more of these tickle your fancy, then you should check out one of the better series to be shown on Showtime since Dead Like Me.




I'm talking about Dexter.



Based on the book Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay and starring Michael C. Hall (Six Feet Under), Julie Benz (BtVS, AtS) and Jennifer Carpenter (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, White Chicks) - Dexter follows the life of Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a forensics analyst (specializing in bloodstain pattern analysis) who moonlights as a "vigilante" serial killer.



That's pretty much the gist of it.







Why is it a good watch? Well other than TV.com rating it in the top ten shows to watch (or something like that) - it's got amazing cinematography, a storyline to "die" for, twists and turns like no other TV show, ACCURATE depictions of serial killer profiling characteristics, great acting, side-splitting humour and sooo much more.







If you didn't like Michael C. Hall in 6FU, don't worry because he plays a MUCH different character (if not somewhat similar in parallel ways) in the series. He's so good in fact, that he was nominated for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama" at the Golden Globes this year.


There's gore, there's sex, there's mystery, there's murder, there's hookers, there's prettiness, there's lots and lots of blood.




What more could one ask for? =)



The first season is only 12 episodes, but it's already been picked up for a second season which contrary to prior belief, will NOT be based on Jeff Lindsay's second novel Dearly Devoted Dexter. Instead, the story will be brand new SO YAY MORE SURPRISES I HOPE IT DOESN'T SUCK LIKE THE SECOND SEASON OF VERONICA MARS!!!!


You know you have nothing else to tide you over until the Heroes hiatus ends on April 23rd!

So get on it already! =D

300

So on the subject of obsession, I've been obsessed with Grecian culture and history ever since reading The Immortal by Christopher Pike over 10 years ago. Heck, I even wrote stories about Gorgons! Then I became obsessed with it even more after reading The Spartan by Valerio Massimo Manfredi about 4-5 years ago.

Needless to say, despite my lack of graphic novel aficionado-ism, I was pissing myself in excitement when I saw the 300 trailer. Heck, any movie about Spartans just CAN'T be a bad one.

Especially not when it has Gerard Butler AND Michael Fassbender!


Hot.



Hot.




Such a lack of Michael pics on the Internet :(
You wanna see more hotness that is Michael Fassbender?
Then watch the movie, or even - season 1 and a bit of season 2 of Hex.
Mmm, naughty schoolboy leader of the Nephilim. Yum.
(He's the one with the best line in the 300 trailer!)



Back on track, 300 also introduced me (or rather, RE-introduced me...) to yet another hottie:


Lena Headey. Very hot.



Very very hot.

So I got to go to the premiere last night (Thanks Vivian!), and though the ending speech left much to be desired (bloody uncharismatic David Wenham I swear, I don't care if you're Australian, go back to Middle Earth stupid Faramir!), the entire movie as a whole was simply amazing! Everything from pre-production to post-production (and hey, anybody who uses Nine Inch Nails in their trailer is a winner in my book!)



I could not imagine having to project that much enthusiasm, stay in character and just FEEL the story when all I have to work with are props and a blue screen.



Oh, and also cos I'd be too distracted by all the hotness. In addition to the previously mentioned hotness, Tom Wisdom and Rodrigo Santoro (yes, even as Xerxes) deserve mentions as well.

Hot.
(lolz watermark all over Tom - sorry, my Photoshop is broken.)




Hot.



Hot.



Yum yum!

My obsession has come full circle to the point I've been looking at tour groups online to visit Greece.


Mykonos, Delos, Delphi, Thermopylae... here I come!!!