For all that we're told not to, I've personally had a lot of success going against that particular aphorism. After all, if the author or publisher couldn't take the time and effort to slap a pleasing cover on the work, what are the chances they took the time and effort to polish the insides? This isn't to say that you can't be fool into trying a ( Read more... )

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I'm sorry to say that the second season of Dexter was a real disappointment. The only reason I'm feeling that way is that the first season was so wonderfully scripted and compact that by comparison the followup seemed rambling and unfocused. While you had the Ice Truck Killer theme tying Season 1 into a pretty bow, the second season just seemed to ( Read more... )

So a while back I bittorrented all 5 seasons of Dexter. I had heard some vaguely good things about it but I don't have many links to tv/movie culture anymore so the radar is often wonky. Really, I guess the reason I snagged it is because I recalled Jesse raving about it a couple times when I went to her and Brian's place for poker. It seemed like ( Read more... )