Comments on: All kinds of wrong.

All kinds of wrong.

blahblahblah — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:28:26 -0800

The most cruel viral ad campaign yet. Give your friend the experience of being stalked by a serial killer. Make sure to preview the very slick customized video generated first, before you decide whether you really want to do this to someone you like. [Yes, yes, viral advertising for some FX show, also Flash]

By: Ambrosia Voyeur

Ambrosia Voyeur — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:33:34 -0800

Significantly less tolerable than the Snakes On A Plane one.

By: Item

Item — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:42:02 -0800

For the record, Dexter's a really fucking great show - at least it is when seen without commercial breaks for Rescue Me and Girls Gone Wild.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:58:57 -0800

I got so hooked on the show that I watched pretty much every episode back to back. Michael C. Hall IS AMAZING and it's SO well written. But watching so much of it in such a short time had a disturbing effect on me. I realized this as I was driving on the freeway behind a truck that was carrying some stuff wrapped in plastic and I found myself actually thinking "Oh, that's exactly the right size to be a decapitated body. I wonder if it is. I wonder if they thought to hang the body upside down to drain the blood first. Probably not." That's when I realized that maybe it's a good thing Dexter is on hiatus right now.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:00:39 -0800

Also, why would they call it icetruck.tv when there's no more Icetruck Killer?

By: mrnutty

mrnutty — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:01:05 -0800

Hmmm, seems more suited for sending to your enemies. At least, that's what I'm doing.

By: basicchannel

basicchannel — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:10:38 -0800

Yea they DID catch said killer right? I don't recall them winking at the audience that, yea this might not be the dude.

By: Ricky_gr10

Ricky_gr10 — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:22:16 -0800

Apparently I'm next. I'm moving.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:30:41 -0800

Considering the events in the season finale, I'm thinking nobody's questioning whether or not they got the right guy.

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:38:01 -0800

Sending a friend a viral ad portraying them as the next victim of a stalker just seems so impersonal.

By: Hargrimm

Hargrimm — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:28:21 -0800

Too bad the male voiceover sounds nothing like a professional newscaster. The writing on the wall looks suprisingly good, but the paper abruptly coming into focus like it does gives the thing away.

By: Nquire

Nquire — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:27:22 -0800

Am I the only one pissed off that I can't actually view the link without filling out a form to send to friend that they're "...next on Dexter's hit list"!? WTF!!! Give me something I can appreciate without having to participate in a viral marketing campaign. Sure, maybe that's the point of the FPP, but still, have some decency! (With Firefox, I can't close the pop-up form!)

By: tomble

tomble — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:44:02 -0800

You can view the video, fill in the basic details and click the preview box on the left.

By: BeerFilter

BeerFilter — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:17:05 -0800

Whatever this is advertising is utter shit.

By: Silentgoldfish

Silentgoldfish — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:16:07 -0800

Dexter's weird in that I read the books it's based on and they're no-where near as detailed (or IMO as good) as the TV show, though they're still okay. It's a rare instance of the TV/Movie version of something bringing far more to the plate than the original book. More reason they should have done Harry Potter and LOTR as miniseries!

By: Jody Tresidder

Jody Tresidder — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:54:53 -0800

Thank you blahblahblah It's worked a freaky treat on my poor husband at work (he's not normally a sucker!) - and we've just had one of those mutually chortling phone calls that puts a grin in your day!

By: pookzilla

pookzilla — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:59:51 -0800

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Dexter. The way they were able to dork with my feelings was remarkable. They'd pace it in such a way that I'd start feeling sympathy for Dexter and believe he might actually be the good guy and then BANG they'd drop something to reveal just how monstrous he really is. This cycle happened several times throughout the season and it got me every time. Fantastic show...

By: dougunderscorenelso

dougunderscorenelso — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:08:17 -0800

I was a fan of the books, and like Silentgoldfish, was surprised at the level of depth and plot complexity Season One brought with it. The characters were perfectly fleshed-out, the storylines were much tighter...and from the two advance episodes I've seen of Season Two, it looks like it's going to be just as good.

By: uri

uri — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:33:01 -0800

Umm, seems we're playing a little fast and loose with spoilers here, aren't we?

By: filmgeek

filmgeek — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:48:50 -0800

I saw this flash ad two or so weeks ago...sent it to myself...and was creeped out enough not to do it to anyone else. Now, the show. What makes the show really good, is that they've stayed true to the novel. The show isn't a movie adaptation (120 min)...it's an adaptation that runs across a season (around 500 min or so). The characters are fleshed out...because you actually have to do more than what's in the book. Sometimes, like dexter this goes well (and it's fun to indulge your little psychopathic tendencies.) Shows like the Dead Zone are poor examples (or maybe it's what happens after you exhaust the source material.) Darkly Dreaming Dexter. Dearly Devoted Dexter And in September Dexter in the Dark All worth a read (I read them after I watched the show.)

By: Rain Man

Rain Man — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:09:54 -0800

I don't have anyone I can or should send the message-advert to just now, but I do like the show -- it creeps me out in a good way. I too have been looking at refrigerated trucks in a whole new way.

By: phearlez

phearlez — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:47:52 -0800

I have the first season in a stack to watch (at this pace I will be done with my media backlog in time with the heat-death of the universe, so all of you - please stop making new stuff) but I was going to send this to my mother, who loves the show. And after I generated it, I just couldn't. I like my entertainment dark but sending murder-grams to my dear old mum was too much even for me.

By: Jody Tresidder

Jody Tresidder — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:56:04 -0800

I like my entertainment dark but sending murder-grams to my dear old mum was too much even for me. You could send another one to my already freaked-out husband if you like:)

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:13:37 -0800

Oh OKAY, I get it. This is an ad for the UK viewings of Dexter. They are still in the middle of the Icetruck Killer. So that's why they've focused on it. BTW, nobody here has really spoiled ANYTHING about the plot. It's a seriously intense and well-scripted plotline, and just saying that the killer was caught won't give you a single insight into anything you've missed.

By: kittens for breakfast

kittens for breakfast — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:25:22 -0800

For those interested in such things, the first two episodes of next season have appeared at those places we don't talk about (about a month ago, actually). Miss lynnster, et al, you will NOT be disappointed. "Dexter" is love!

By: uri

uri — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:09:25 -0800

miss lynnster, I have seen the show, many times through. The wording of your first comment gives a pretty clear idea of the ending (not plot, but resolution), especially if a person is halfway through the season. I don't mean this as a callout, I'm simply a huge fan of Dexter who thinks it is best enjoyed when people have no idea about where it will go.

By: Cool Papa Bell

Cool Papa Bell — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:11:04 -0800

I've become convinced that all marketing is done not to actual market a product, but to convince other marketing guys that they're spending the marketing budget dollars in new and interesting ways. The Guy: "We did a promotion where you could prank call your friends! And send them prank calls from a serial killer! The Other Guy: "Did it work?" The Guy: "Who cares if it worked! It's a serial killer! Prank calls! Is that fucking cool or what? But fuck all that, let's go to the Griddle. There's some fucking honeys there, man..."

By: quin

quin — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:31:01 -0800

A buddy of mine sent me this about a week ago. We decided it would be a lot more fun for him to do one for himself, download it, remove any indication that it was fake at the ending, and then upload it to youtube before sending the link to his mom. We are kinda bastards that way.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:48:35 -0800

uri, I apologize. I actually tried to word my comment carefully because I had a valid question. The show caught the Icetruck Killer throughout the season so in my mind what I said was different than giving details of the ups and downs within the mysteries that run through the show's plot. Of which there are MANY on Dexter. I felt I was being vague & not saying any real details so I didn't feel it was a spoiler when I said it. Sorry if it upset you.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:50:07 -0800

I love the Griddle. Thanks. Now I have a craving for pancakes.

By: Megafly

Megafly — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:09:23 -0800

Someone who hasn't seen the show might or might not know that the icetruck killer exists and if it is, or isn't, a multiple personality of dexter, or isn't. or is, or isn't the cop with the hat, or does, or doesn't exist.

By: Cool Papa Bell

Cool Papa Bell — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:47:05 -0800

I love the Griddle. Thanks. Now I have a craving for pancakes. I love the Griddle, too. I'd love it even more if it weren't so. goddam. crowded. Seriously, I expect to not be able to get into Teddy's at the Hollywood Roosevelt (well, actually, I can get into Teddy's, but why that's true is not important). What I don't expect is to be unable to get some f'n pancakes on a Sunday morning. Oh man, the French Toast is glorious.

By: willnot

willnot — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:01:32 -0800

I know the show's based in Miami, but if you really want to freak out your friends, making the city of the news report variable would have a lot more impact.

By: Four-Eyed Girl

Four-Eyed Girl — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:18:59 -0800

blahblahblah, I'm sorry to nitpick, but Dexter is on Showtime, not FX.

By: Silentgoldfish

Silentgoldfish — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:20:23 -0800

blahblahblah, I'm sorry to nitpick, but Dexter is on Showtime, not FX. Live by the nitpick, die by the nitpick: if you'd clicked the link you'd see that this ad campaign is for Dexter on FX, where they're about to show the first season (hence the icetruck killer references).

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:51:46 -0800

It's FX UK, though. It's understandable why that's confusing, it's not on FX in the states. So everybody's right! Yay!

By: phearlez

phearlez — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:18:52 -0800

The FX thing is indeed horridly confusing. When I saw it I thought "oh awesome, the show's done a Stargate: SG-1 and jumped from pay tv to free and now I can watch it!" *sigh*

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:31:55 -0800

Psssst. Hey phearlez... check out my comment a little more closely. Shhhhh.

By: phearlez

phearlez — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:43:53 -0800

Yeah, well, my one encounter with the MPAA police and takedown notices was over Dead Like Me, so I am now exercising the better part of valor when it comes to pay tv downloads. I may just go ahead and add Showtime to my direcTV. Dexter alone is $12 worth of entertainment a month, plus they'll give me the first season on dvd of Weeds, which I have seen a few of and was sufficiently amused by.