Dexter.. on CBS?

[sgtcluels]

I'm a very big fan of Dexter. (www.sho.com/dexter) For those of you not familiar with it, Michael C Hall plays Dexter who is a crime scene investigator specializing in blood spatter. But he is also a sociopath who takes care of the people who got away with it. It's fantastic, it's raw and well, CBS is going to ruin it. My guess, CBS is going to make it CSI light. There is plenty of nudity, plenty of blood and plenty of swearing. How are they going to edit around it?

 

CBS makes me sad faced.

[brettac1]

Well, I wouldn't worry too much. They're just running re-runs to fill holes. I don't think it's going to hurt the show. If they started running new ones on CBS after the strike, that would suck, but this is good to get an amazing show some exposure.

[Paul77]

"...How are they going to edit around it? "

 

Well, I said the same thing when the Sopranos and The Shield went into syndication but I think both shows play well enough after the edits. The sex scenes are usually cut away from before anything graphic happens, but you still know it took place. With regards to the language, most of the f-bombs become h-bombs. Most of the s-bombs become d-bombs. And blood on network tv is getting more and more graphic every year.

 

The story will remain intact and for people that have never watched before, they won't miss the swearing and nudity because they won't know it's gone.

 

Also, as Brett pointed out CBS is just showing reruns. You can still watch the "real" episodes on Showtime.