Dexter is thriving on CBS, airing to amazingly high ratings. But that is exactly the problem for one group, according to Defamer:
Just after adorable homocidal[sic] freak Dexter made his debut on CBS to triumphant ratings, the Parents Television Council is trying to take the show off the air (or at least back to Showtime, where skeeviness and scandal rules).
The group states that corporate greed is the only reason that CBS thinks the show is appropriate.
There’s a problem with their logic though. While the show might be different in having it’s main character be a sympathetic serial killer, at the same time you can’t say that he’s the first character of his kind. How many people, of all ages, are watching Heroes and rooting for Sylar to eat more brains? The bad guys, the killers, the sociopaths, are almost always just as popular as the main characters.
Perhaps the show is more graphic, but Defamer also hits the nail on the head: “The only problem with the PTC’s anti-Dexter statement is their examples of oh-so-gruesomeness, which only make us want to watch more and more.”
The other problem with protesting Dexter? I was under the impression that modern technology enabled parents to stop their kids from watching just about anything they didn’t approve of. So why take Dexter off the air to protect the children who could be watching, and take it away from those of us who enjoy a good anti-hero?
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It airs at 10. People who let their children watch TV at 10 should be murdered violently, and adults can decide for themselves
You are conflicted with the moral dilemma of his actions and that very feeling just punctuates the immorality of his deeds. The whole point of Dexter is to make you think.
Over reacting parent groups rarely think.
These groups need to protest something else they wouldn’t get money to support their protests. It looks like their main concern it is rated TV-14 and they think it should be rated TV-MA.
melbye made the best point. the show comes on at 10, Dexter isnt the problem, irresponsible parents who let their children stay up and watch TV 10 at night are the problem, thats retarded. Control your kids you dumb fucks…..god
I think YeaYuh brings up a good point. Most current systems for blocking television shows rely on tv ratings (blocking everything rated TV-MA) so that is almost a valid argument. Though I’m pretty sure there are extra settings to block certain shows, so that point falls to the wayside.
All that said, I still think this is pretty ridiculous. I agree with Rodney, these types of groups rarely think, they just react.
Well, there’s Tivo, if the whole time thing isn’t enough. All you have to do is record it and watch it whenever you want, kids too! I love the show, something different. I can see the character’s point most of the time!