Dexter
Finally a tv series gets the very public recognition it deserves, which one I hear you cry (that being those who glanced nonchalantly over the title of the blog), well it’s Dexter.
I accept that some of you may not have heard of this tv drama from across the pond but this one is different, it has an accumulative thrill that grows with every episode, now I know that all good tv dramas have a plot that thickens with each twist and turn, however this one leaves you questioning whether the lead guy is either bad to the bone or acceptably / justifiably good!!!
How often is the good guy a serial killer!!. Now I like to start the day with thoughts of murdering a bowl of cornflakes, making me a “notorious cereal killer” in my neighbourhood, but hey this guy chops up people, bad people (like that is some kind of acceptable justice!! ), but still people. His angle to dangle that keeps him one step ahead of the electric chair is that he works for the Forensic Department with the Miami Police Department.
And…...so you see it starts to get interesting, because just how good is he and just how many steps ahead of the rest of the members of his Police Department is he!! At times you even feel for him, wanting him to get away with it, such is his gentle demeanor and the fact that all his victims are murderers themselves!!
Wow there are some pretty big bolders heading for the glass in this glasshouse of a drama!!
So to the recognition, Michael C Hall plays the part of Dexter and has finally won an award, a Golden Globe no less, this week. When you watch your first episode you see where I am coming from, this guy when in character has an approachable warmth combined with an almost retarded vacance to him that makes him appear completely harmless, you are drawn in by this, so much so that the moments of barbaric behaviour almost wash over you, it is really scary!!! I have read many blogs by the makers and they agree the intention was to get people to talk about topics like vigil-antis, good vs evil etc and boy they hit the nail on the head!!
So Dexter is in its fourth series now, so plenty to catch up on, you will not regret it..
This week and I make no connection with the above as it’s a serious campaign, I am managing a campaign for the NHS to get members of the public to sign up for Organ Donation. I know it sounds like a grisly link from above but did you know that you could save up to 9 lives when you pass on and that sadly 3 people a day die waiting for an organ!!
If you have been thinking about it and havn’t got round to it for one reason or another check out Organ Donor Registration or call the Organ Donor Line: 0300 123 23 23 for more information.
Well that’s it for this week, I will be out braving the cold and rain again tomorrow, saving lives with the NHS campaign. You see the thing about promotional work is that regardless of temporary discomforts like bad weather you are almost amongst your friends, working in a professional environment with the constant reward of enriching peoples lives, be it a information based campaign like this one or introducing members of the public to a new product just out. Every job is different with new information, a new product, a new environment all this giving you a creativity and excitement about your day, how cool is that…....
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Posted by Josh on January 20, 2010