For our American viewers who might not be familiar with the character and the adventures of Tintin, here is a small preview of who exactly is Tintin. A plucky journalist-adventurer whose stories have sold over 350 million books worldwide, After rocking the comic book world Tintin has finally got his own big-budget Hollywood movie. The Adventures of Tintin is already a great hit in Europe, where it opened in late October and where the character has the most fan following. While most Americans have never heard of Tintin, it will be insane to say that they are unfamiliar with the name of Steven Spielberg.

Now let’s talk about the movie The Adventures of Tintin, The film is set in the early-middle 20th century in an unnamed European town. His spiked hair cut and chubby face makes him look no older than 16. The titular Tintin (Jamie Bell) is already a respected newspaper reporter and a neighborhood celebrity. He also lives alone and owns a handgun. In this movie The Adventures of Tintin, the chance purchase of a model boat leads him to a mystery involving a treasure-laden ship that was lost at sea over three centuries ago. Together with his trusty dog Snowy and a drunken sea captain named Haddock (Andy Serkis), he sets off on a across the globe adventure that puts him against a despicable figure named Sakharine (Daniel Craig).

The Adventures of Tintin is cutting-edge film making with an old-fashioned culture. Spielberg as always has done a marvelous job with his evolution to animation, the unstoppable march of technology and the constant bar-raising of the 3D-animated genre has schooled us to expect dazzling color and detail, and Tintin dutifully delivers on that front, but what’s more impressive is the cinematography, which is astonishing.
Tintin, a young journalist, and his dog Snowy, are browsing in an outdoor market in a European town. Tintin buys a model of a three-masted sailing ship, the Unicorn, for a good price, but is then immediately accosted by the sinister Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine, and the mysterious figure of Barnaby, who both try to buy the model from Tintin, without success. Tintin takes the ship home, but it is broken during a fight between Snowy and a neighbor’s cat. As it breaks, a parchment scroll slips out of the ship’s mast. Snowy spots it but is unable to alert Tintin. Meanwhile, incompetent detectives Thomson and Thompson are on the trail of a pickpocket, Aristides Silk. Tintin visits Sakharine in Marlinspike Hall, where he learns that there are at least two model ships.
Later, Tintin is shot at, then abducted by accomplices of Sakharine, and imprisoned on the SS Karaboudjan. On board, Tintin escapes and meets the ship’s nominal captain, Haddock. Haddock has been supplied with whisky by first mate Allan, who is working for Sakharine, and the captain is permanently drunk, and doesn’t know what’s happening on board his ship. Tintin and Haddock (and Snowy) eventually escape from the Karaboudjan in a lifeboat. Sakharine sends a seaplane to find them, but Tintin is able to capture the plane, and fly towards the (fictitious) Moroccan port of Bagghar, but they crash in the desert.
Dehydrated in the heat, and suffering from a sudden lack of alcohol, Haddock hallucinates, and starts to remember stories about his ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock(e), who was captain of the Unicorn during the 17th century. Sir Francis’ treasure-laden ship was attacked by a pirate ship, led by the masked Red Rackham, and, after a fierce battle and eventual surrender, Sir Francis chose to sink the Unicorn, and most of the treasure, rather than allow it to fall into Jackhammer hands. It transpires that there were three models of the Unicorn, each containing a scroll. Together, the scrolls will reveal the location of the sunken Unicorn, and its treasure.
In Bagghar, Tintin and the Captain find out that the third model ship is in the possession of the wealthy Omar Ben Salaad, but it is encased in a bullet-proof glass display case. Sakharine’s plan is to stage a concert involving famous diva Bianca Castafiore, the “Milanese nightingale”, whose penetrating singing voice will be able to shatter the glass case, allowing Sakharine’s trained hawk to fly down and steal the third scroll. After a chase down to the harbour, pursued by Tintin and Haddock, Sakharine finally escapes with all three scrolls. Tintin chases him back to Europe and arranges a police reception for him on the dockside. Haddock and Sakharine, who is revealed to be the descendant of Red Rackham, replay their ancestors’ swashbuckling sword fight, using dockside cranes, and Haddock is eventually victorious.
With the three scrolls in their possession, Tintin and Haddock find that the indicated location is Marlinspike Hall, and that the hall had been built originally by Sir Francis Haddock. There, in the cellar, they find some of the treasure, and a clue to the location of the sunken Unicorn.

Here is the official trailer of The Adventures Of Tintin

The Walking Dead Season 1 – Episode 1: Days Gone Bye

Episode 1 of the Walking dead season 1started with Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes awakens in hospital (after being shot on duty) to find it abandoned with bodies strewn everywhere. He returns to his home to find it vacant but believes his wife and son may still be alive. He meets Morgan Jones and his son Duane who explain to him that the world has been infested with zombies. The disease usually started with an infection and high fever followed by re-animation. The creatures are attracted to sound and eat flesh to survive. Morgan tells him that he thinks there is a refugee center in Atlanta and Rick sets off in the hope of finding his wife and child. Once there, he finds himself surrounded by the undead with little visible hope of dodging but suddenly to his comfort he hears a voice over the radio. That’s it in the first episode of the Walking Dead season 1

The Walking Dead Season 1 – Episode 2: Guts

Rescued from his unstable situation, Rick meets a band of scavengers in the second episode of the walking dead season 1 who have made their way to Atlanta to get supplies for their larger group that lives in a makeshift camp just outside the city. They’re trapped in a department store with hundreds of zombies trying to break down the door to eat them. Tensions are high and Rick ends up handcuffing one of them, a redneck named Merle Dixon, to keep him from killing someone. They try to escape through the sewers without success and Rick comes up with a clever scheme to draw the zombies away from their location. They have to leave one man behind however.

The Walking Dead Season 1 – Episode 3: Tell It to the Frogs

In this episode of the walking dead season 1 Rick and his newfound friends return to their camp where he is reunited with this wife Lori and his son Carl. She’s very happy to see her husband alive and well but is more than a bit angry at Shane Walsh, Rick’s police partner, who told her he was dead. The returnees also have to tell Merle Dixon’s brother Daryl that they had to leave him behind. Rick is feeling some guilt over that and decides he’s going to return to Atlanta to rescue him. What they find when they get there is not what they expected. Back at the camp, Shane takes out his frustrations on one of the men who has been physically abusing his wife.

The Walking Dead Season 1 – Episode 4: Vatos

Search for Merle continues in this episode of the walking dead season 1, Rick and the others stumble across another group of survivors that kidnap Glenn and are willing to trade him for Rick’s guns. At camp, Jim has been digging a bunch of holes and everyone else wonders why. Their question is answered, that night, when zombies attack.

The Walking Dead Season 1 – Episode 5: Wildfire

In episode 5 of the walking dead season 1 Rick tries to make contact with Morgan to tell him his location. Back at camp, after the fight with the zombies, Jim has been bitten and is slowly beginning to change; Andrea mourns over Amy’s death; and Shane blames it all on Rick for leaving. Now that camp isn’t safe anymore, Rick decides that it’s time for them all to move out. He plans to take them to the C.D.C., a military base, to find a cure for Jim and, hopefully, more survivors.

The Walking Dead Season 1 – Episode 6: TS-19

Having been allowed into the CDC building, the survivors meet Dr. Edwin Jenner who appears to be the only survivor in the facility. There is plenty of food and drink and the surroundings are comfortable. A drunken Shane tries to reconcile with Lori Grimes, but she will have nothing to do with it. Dr. Jenner shows them how the infection works to reanimates a dead corpse but admits that he hasn’t been able to make any advance on defeating it. Despair sets in at the realization that there is no cure for the plague that has surrounded them. Jenner has his own plans for the future leaving the survivors only a few minutes to leave the facility. Not everyone chooses to leave however. the Walking dead Season 1 ends with the remaining survivors are out again with a new search start for other survivors and a cure to this plague.

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Vampire Diaries Season 3 – Episode 1

The Birthday: its Elena’s 18th birthday in the first episode of Vampire diaries season 3 where Caroline is busy planning a party, but Elena is focused on searching for any clues that might help her discover where Stefan is. Damon is also searching for Stefan, while trying to protect Elena and keep her from doing anything that would draw Klaus’ attention. Meanwhile, Klaus and Stefan are busy trailing a werewolf named Ray Sutton. Now working at the Mystic Grill along with Matt, Jeremy is struggling to understand why he keeps seeing the ghosts of Vicki and Anna since he was brought back to life by Bonnie’s magic. Meanwhile, Alaric does his best to watch over Elena and Jeremy, while dealing with his grief over Jenna’s death. Finally, Caroline and Tyler face a new and unexpected challenge.

Vampire Diaries Season 3 – Episode 2

The Hybrid: Second episode of Vampire diaries season 3 started where Klaus puts a plan in motion that will give him even more power, but even with the unwilling participation of werewolf Ray Sutton, things don’t go exactly as Klaus had planned. Damon and Alaric reluctantly go along with Elena’s new strategy to find Stefan, leading Damon into a dangerous fight with an unexpected enemy. Jeremy turns to Matt for help as he continues to try to understand what the ghosts from his past want from him. Unaware that Caroline is in need of his help, Tyler faces an emotional confrontation with his mother. That calls the end of this season of Vampire diaries season 3.

Vampire Diaries Season 3 – Episode 3

The End of the Affair: Klaus and Stefan arrive in Chicago, where Stefan is reunited with a vampire who hasn’t really moved on from her interest in him decades earlier. In a flashback to Chicago in the 1920s, Stefan comes face-to-face with a shocking chapter from his wild past. After Damon gets a tip on Stefan and Klaus’ whereabouts from an unexpected source, he and Elena follow their trail. Back in Mystic Falls, Tyler is concerned about Caroline and turns to Sheriff Forbes for help. Another episode of Vampire Diaries season 3.

Vampire Diaries Season 3 – Episode 4

Disturbing Behavior: in this episode of Vampire diaries season 3, Klaus uses Gloria, a witch he knew long ago, to help him track down missing information that will explain why his plan isn’t working. Gloria’s spells reveal intriguing glimpses of the truth, but she soon realizes she needs Stefan’s knowledge to complete the puzzle. When Stefan suddenly finds himself in danger, help comes from a surprising ally. Back in Mystic Falls, a frustrating new enemy pushes Damon over the brink and he lashes out in a way that will have lasting consequences. Caroline struggles with her own emotional issues, even as she tries to help Elena face her feelings. Jeremy makes a brief but disturbing breakthrough with one of his ghostly visitors, leaving him more confused than ever. Finally, Bonnie has a strange encounter that will affect everyone.

Vampire Diaries Season 3 – Episode 5

The Reckoning: Despite all that has happened, Caroline is determined to see that Elena, Bonnie, Matt and Tyler all enjoy a traditional Senior Prank Night before the school year begins at Mystic Falls High School. However, when uninvited guests show up, it doesn’t take long for the evening to take a deadly turn. Damon convinces Jeremy that he can use his new connection to the other side to help find a way to defeat Klaus. Finally, Klaus deepens his hold on Stefan and uses him for increasingly violent and dangerous purposes. Another exciting episode of Vampire Diaries season 3 came to an end.

Vampire Diaries Season 3 – Episode 6

Smells Like Teen Spirit: On the first day of their senior year, Elena, Caroline, Bonnie and Matt are still reeling from recent events, while Tyler seems to be enjoying everything a little too much. Damon is annoyed by a new houseguest, and everyone is surprised by the arrival of a new student in Alaric’s history class. Matt asks Bonnie for help when he realizes he made a serious mistake. Meanwhile, Stefan continues to carry out his latest assignment from Klaus. This was a slow episode from the vampire diaries season 3.

Vampire Diaries Season 3 – Episode 7

Ghost World: As Mystic Falls prepares to celebrate the traditional Illumination Night, the town is invaded by spirits of the dead. After a particularly violent encounter with an angry spirit, Damon asks Bonnie to find the reason behind the ghosts’ surprising power. Elena convinces Jeremy to use his connection to the other side to help her find a new way to reach Stefan, leading Jeremy to a terrible choice. Finally, Alaric discovers a long-hidden clue to the past.
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Dexter Season 6 – Episode 1

Those Kinds of Things:
The start of Dexter season 6 was awaited by not only the viewers from US but all around the world.  Unlike other Dexter seasons, Dexter season 6 starts quiet as the life of Dexter seems to be working very normal where he takes care of his son Harrison with the help of Angel Batista’s sister Jamie a new face in the series. In this episode Dexter is well aware of two EMTs who have been killing patients. So he makes a plan and calls the ambulance for his help with the same two EMTs, Dexter takes both of them by surprise and gives them the punishment they deserve in his very own style. Dexter is very excited about his high schools 20th anniversary not because he wants to meet all his friends but only for one reason. He knew a girl called Janet from his high school who was one of the few good friends Dexter had, eventually she got married to the school star quarterback Joe Walker, News came out that Janet committed suicide after few years in the marriage but few expert looks at the suicide cases confirms that Janet was killed. Dexter is fairly convinced that Joe Walker is the killer but he has to make sure that he is guilty before he gets him on his justice table, so Dexter tries numerous ways to get a sample of Joe’s blood. After a lot of tries Dexter finally gets what he wants and to make the things better for him he finds a perfect match for Janet’s killer. Dexter is eager to get down to business, he takes the phone of one of Joe’s girlfriend and messages him to get there, Joe falls prey to this trick and walks directly in to the room where Dexter is all set to chop him into pieces. Once on the table Joe accepts that he killed his wife and Dexter very good friend Janet. Dexter takes care of the rest. Elsewhere, The detective gets a call of a possible homicide, on the scene they find a fruit seller shop where the weighing machine is loaded with human intestine, the team searches for the body but nowhere to be found. Maria LaGuerta finds her way to become a captain in an unconventional way. LaGuerta and Angel are divorced now but still are good friends has been promoted to Captain and she and Angel are divorced. She promises Angel that she will recommend him to be the next Lieutenant. Miami Metro gets a call of a body washed ashore on the scene they find that it can be the same body that went missing from the previous scene, the body is has a lot of stitches on it and suddenly baby snakes start coming out of the stomach. Dexter figures out that this is done by some kind of a professional. On the other hand Quinn and Deb are still dating and Quinn wants to propose Deb in a restaurant, but just then a shooting scene happens in there where Deb shows her courage and takes down the suspect on her own, people take a video of the scene and Deb is now famous. That’s the end of the most awaited episode of Dexter season 6.

Dexter Season 6 – Episode 2

Once Upon a Time…
In this episode of Dexter season 6, Dexter lines up his next victim, Brother Sam a criminal who claims to have become a changed man who found religion and while still running his car body repair shop, and working with other ex-cons preaching them the good life to live. Dexter does not believe a word he says and is very much sure that brother Sam is his next victim, so Dexter bumps his own intentionally so that he can visit brother Sam’s shop and get to know things better. Dexter follows him after hours which leads him to another shooting scene with Brother Sam involved, Dexter confirms that Sam has to die, he follows him back to his garage where Dexter gets a surprise and finds out that Brother sam has actually changed and helping other cons to get a better life. The investigation into the dead man with the snakes put into his torso advances when one of the students finds heavy metals in their system. The two men responsible for that killing continue their preparations and finds a new victim for their so called project. On the other hand Deb has become the star of Miami and when she gets in the office where everyone praises her restaurant shooting, back home Quinn is all set to propose Deb and he does it the best possible way he could but Deb has other thoughts. Back at the office Deputy Chief Tom Matthews gives Deb the surprise of a lifetime where he announces that she will be the next Lieutenant after all the confusion and chaos Deb finally settles down. That’s all in this episode of Dexter season 6.

Dexter Season 6 – Episode 3

Smokey and the Bandit:
In the latest episode of Dexter season 6, Deb faces her first day as the homicide squad’s Lieutenant. She isn’t sure she’s made the right decision given that she not used to the administrative side of the job and the fact that she is also supervising her now ex-boyfriend Quinn. She also has to deal with Captain LaGuerta who seems to want to do both her new and her old job. Miami police department gets a call on a murder scene, on the scene Dexter notices that one of the tooth from the victim was pulled out, he remembers his serial killer collection where he had a favorite killer who was names the tooth fairy killer so Dexter tries to find a connection to the murder, his instincts leads him to an retirement home pretty close to the murder scene. The investigation finally takes him to the man he has been waiting to see forever. Dexter finds the place he kept all his trophies in the form of tooth and eventually with lots of turns and twists gets him on his table, Back in the office Masuka shows intern Ryan Chambers some evidence from the Ice Truck Killer case. He also manages to ask her out on a date. Gellar and Marshal the main killers meanwhile have taken a jogger prisoner where they torture him to accept all his mistakes and to be sorry for all the crimes he might have ever committed.

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Dexter Season 2 – Episode 1

It’s Alive!

The first episode of Dexter season 2 started off with Dexter in a shaky situation. It’s been 38 days since Dexter saved his sister and killed his brother Brian Moser aka the Ice Truck Killer. Since that time however, Sgt. Doakes has been spending more and more time to follow Dexter and keep an eye on all his activities. Doakes is very much convinced that Dexter is involved with lots of activities that are not known by anyone. On the other side Dexter is unaware of this and is looking for a kill to get back his confidence. Debra returned to work after the entire seen that had her physically and emotionally. In spite of the pressure from her husband to help him with the charges Rita is happy with the relation with Dexter. And then the big news breaks in, The police have discovered Dexter’s burial ground at the bottom of the ocean and names the killer as “The Bay Harbor Butcher” (Air Date — 30 September 2007)

Dexter Season 2 – Episode 2

Waiting to Exhale

Dexter’s failure to kill Little Chino has resulted in a brutal death of one of the witness against him. Dexter wants to get the work done before Lit;e Chino can kill someone else but Sgt. Doakes is still following him in his off hours. With the exposure of Dexter’s burial ground, a special joint task force with the FBI is established. Debra Morgan clearly has not recovered fully from her ordeal with the Ice Truck Killer but her use of excessive force results in a major drug bust. Rita is having trouble with the death of her husband and she finds the clue that connects Dexter. She now realizes that Dexter set him up. In order to explain however, Dexter adorns his story to some extent. That’s all in the second episode of Dexter Season 2. (Air Date—7 October 2007)

Dexter Season 2 – Episode 3

An Inconvenient Lie

In the third episode of Dexter season 2, Having lied to Rita to cover up what he actually did to her late husband, Dexter now ends up attending Narcotics Anonymous classes. This is a tough exercise for him and he is afraid that people might come to know about the dark secrets he is been hiding from the world. Rita however makes it very clear that she would not continue with the relationship id Dexter does not continue the NA program. She gets a surprise when she meets Dexter’s sponsor, the very hot and attractive Lila. Sgt. Doakes follows Dexter to an NA meeting, Meanwhile, Debra is assigned to the joint task force with the FBI but is having difficulty dealing with the people and the desperation to find their loved ones. She uncover a pattern to the murders. On the other side Dexter identifies a serial killer and decides he has to take action, Knowing that the FBI and other law enforcing authorities have tighten the screw on any activities (Air Date—14 October 2007)

Dexter Season 2 – Episode 4

See-Through

Rita encourages Dexter to find someone else as the sponsor at the NA program, preferably male. While the investigation into the Bay Harbor Butcher continues, Dexter gets to know that his colleague Vince Masuka have come up with a way to identify where the so called bay harbor butcher may have moored his boat. Dexter’s attempt to destroy the evidence doesn’t quite go as planned. Debra finally hooks up with the man she has been meeting at her gym. Dexter meets Rita’s mom who is in town visiting. She starts filling rita’s mind that she finds Dexter suspicious with many hidden secrets inside. This was a slow episode of Dexter Season 2 (Air Date -21 October 2007)

Dexter Season 2 – Episode 5

The Dark Defender

Dexter agrees to face his past and talk about his past life at the NA program. Later in the this episode of Dexter season 2, He learns that one of the three men who killed his mother in the shipping container is still alive and owns a tavern in Naples. Dexter sets out to deal with the man who has made him to what he is. Rita’s mother Gail tells Dexter he should leave, but when Rita hears of it, she tells her mother that it is she who will be leaving. Gail has other ideas. The police investigation continues, and the Bay Harbor Butcher’s marina is narrowed down to three possible sites. Dexter decides to give his boat a thorough cleaning, but doesn’t realize he’s being watched by a newly installed surveillance cams. (Original Air Date—28 October 2007)

Dexter Season 2 – Episode 6

Dex, Lies, and Videotape

In this episode of Dexter Season 2, Dexter sees an advantage when the police determine that there is a copycat killer on the loose. The bad news is that unless they can locate and stop him, the FBI will take over the Bay Harbor Butcher case completely. Later he come to know that he has been videotaped while he was busy cleaning the blood stains on his boat at the marina. Later in the episode he comes to know that his mother was actually working as an informant to his foster father and tries to find any relations between the two. Rita gets into her mother’s words and invites Lila for a dinner get together. All seems to be going fine until Lila tells Rita that she accompanied Dexter on his Road trip to Naples. Rita gets mad about this and tells Dexter that she will never want to see him again. Dexter and Lila find a new way to relieve Dexter’s compulsive urges. (Original Air Date—4 November 2007)

Dexter Season 2 – Episode 7

That Night, a Forest Grew

In this episode of Dexter season 2, A local newspaper receives a 32 page manifesto sent by the so called The Bay Harbor Butcher with this news police thinks they have a break in the case. Only thing is Dexter had a very specific purpose in doing what he did, as the police now go off into every direction imaginable. Sgt. Doakes Starts stalking Dexter once again and this time Dexter realizes that he cannot avoid him anymore and will have to take him head on.  Lila sells a sculpture for a good hefty sum and she and Dexter have a romantic dinner out. When Lila comes to know that Dexter is suppose to go to Cody’s school event she takes drastic action to get Dexters attention and burns down the sculpture she made. (Original Air Date—11 November 2007)

Dexter Season 2 – Episode 8

Morning Comes

In this episode of Dexter Season 2, it’s a pack house at Dexter’s as both Lila and Debra staying at his apartment. On the other hand Rita tells Dexter not to drop in at her place even to see the kids. With the received manifesto agent Lundy is sure that the killer, so called The Bay Harbor Butcher has some or the other experience with the law enforcement department.  Special Agent Lundy informs the local officers that all of their old cases will be re-examined. Dexter is on the defensive and Lundy almost catches him out over one of his cases. Back at Lila’s apartment Dexter helps Lila clean up her loft after the fire, he realizes that something is wrong with her story as to how the fire started as he spots multiple places of starting point. He also realizes how dangerous her obsessive behavior can be. Dexter has a close call when his mother’s killer decides to pay him a visit so Dexter decides to do what he should have done the first time they met. Sgt. Doakes, suspended for assaulting Dexter, breaks into his apartment looking for evidence. (Original Air Date—18 November 2007)

Dexter Season 2 – Episode 9

Resistance Is Futile

Dexter realizes that Lila was the biggest mistake of his life and confronts it to Rita. Lila on the other hand isn’t quite as ready to give him up and shows up at the station hinting that she may have a few things to share with Dexter’s colleagues. Under constant FBI surveillance, Dexter can’t get rid of his last victim’s remains. Sgt. Doakes takes help of one of his friend to confirm the value of the evidence. When Dexter realizes his slides are missing, he thinks that his game is up, but Lundy and his FBI colleagues don’t quite have it right. Special Agent Lundy and Debra gets very close to each other and spend the night together. That was the end of one of the most exciting episodes in Dexter season 2. (Original Air Date—25 November 2007)

Dexter Season 2 – Episode 10

There’s Something About Harry

in this episode of Dexter season 2, With Doakes safely locked away, Dexter has to determine his next move. Dexter learns a bitter truth after Doakes’ comment leads him to look more deeply into his father’s death. The FBI continues its search for Doakes but Lt. Laguerta being sgt. Doakes best friend doesn’t believe a word of it and tries to find evidence proving his innocence. Rita decides to get back with dexter. Det. Batista continues flirting with Lila but she has some different plans. Debra realizes that her relation with special agent Lundy is not for a long time as Lundy will leave Miami as soon as the case solved. (Air Date -2 December 2007)

Dexter Season 2 – Episode 11

Left Turn Ahead

Dexter continues to brood over the realization that even his father couldn’t accept the code of ethics he had developed and seriously considers putting it all to an end. Doakes manages to escape from his cell but the people he ends up with are no improvement on Dexter. In an attempt to get the upper hand on Dexter, Lila accuses Angel Batista of rape and he is relieved of his duties. Debra does a little digging and learns that Lila is in the US illegally. With little progress in the Butcher case, the FBI assigns a Deputy Director to take over the case thereby pushing Agent Lundy off to the side. (Air Date -9 December 2007)

Dexter Season 2 – Episode 12

The British Invasion

Lila sees Dexter and Rita getting away on a boat and takes the opportunity to steal the GPS system fron Dexters car. Using the GPS she stole from Dexter’s car, Lila makes her way to the cabin where Dexter has Doakes locked up. Doakes tells Lila that Dexter is the Bay Harbor Butcher, and was hoping that Lila will let him go. But that’s not an surprising fact for Lila as she knows about that, and instead blows the entire cabin with Sgt. Doakes in it. The entire Department who was after Sgt. Doakes gets to see his dead body and confirm that he was The Bay Harbor Butcher. Dexter and Rita reconcile, but when Lila threatens the children, Dexter decides he needs a permanent solution to that problem. Lila isn’t quite ready to move on quietly. So he follows her and kills her as well. Ending the Lila episode concludes the Dexter season 2. (Air Date—16 December 2007)

Dexter Season 2 Grand Finale

Advance Review: Syfy is looking to step up its original programming this summer with Haven, an ambitious new supernatural drama that is certainly a worth a look as far as summer series go, but ultimately fails to distinguish itself as an engrossing thriller.

The premise involves Audrey Parker (Emily Rose), an FBI agent assigned to investigate the disappearance of an ex-con. This leads her to Haven, a small picturesque community on the coastline of Maine. Agent Parker soon discovers however that a few of the locals have some supernatural abilities that they don’t teach at the academy.

The show is touted as being based on the Stephen King story The Colorado Kid, a 2005 hard-boiled mystery novella, but an “inspired by” banner would have been more appropriate. Other than the small town setting and female lead, the creators daringly draw more from King’s paranormal works than the detective novel. The result is a show that may pique the interest of Twin Peaks, X-Files and Heroes fans, but doesn’t display any potential to live up to those series.

The cast assembled for Haven includes no household names, but avid TV watchers will recognize a few familiar faces. Emily Rose has a few episodes of ER and Brothers and Sisters under her belt while Eric Balfour has appeared on 24 numerous times as Milo Pressman. This is the first time that most of the leads have been asked to carry a show. Fortunately, they seem comfortable doing so.

Rose is refreshing as female FBI heroine Audrey, who brushes off any notions of obnoxiousness or incompetence. Lucas Bryant (Queer as Folk) is likeable enough as local cop Nathan Wournos and Balfour is perfectly suited for the role of a smooth talking small time smuggler. Believe it or not, Haven has some humor blended in, and the witty dialogue is actually the most memorable aspect of the pilot.

Perhaps the show’s biggest misfire is the failure to make the seaside town of Haven a mysterious enough locale to warrant naming the show after it. Interesting visuals, enigmatic locals, and just an overall sense of eeriness are strangely absent. Other than some unfavorable weather patterns, Haven seems more suited for a bed and breakfast weekend than the setting of a Stephen King adaptation.

Writing/producing team Sam Ernst and Jim Dunn (The Dead Zone) have pegged their project as a standalone show in which a viewer can tune in to any episode and enjoy the case that week. Watching the pilot however, it is evident that the series is more suited for some heavy mythology. The community of Haven holds a secret, and watching Parker put together the mystery of the town piece by piece will make for a far more entertaining season than formulating each episode to be accessible to first time viewers. Perhaps the writers will try to do both, but a show of this kind just seems naturally suited for serialization.

Don’t expect to see anything in Haven that you haven’t seen before, but it is still worth a try given the limited options the summer season provides. Just consider yourself warned that that the chill factor on this King tale is somewhat mild.