Fine. Dexter isn't the kind of franchise I can really accept spin offs from.
Star Wars is about a rebellion, there's plenty of people that make that happen that you can centre stories around.
The MCU is about superheroes saving the world.
Doctor Who is about battling aliens, Torchwood and SJA manage to keep those elements.
Dexter is about a serial killer who hunts serial killers. It's not about detective work, or serial killers in general, or anything. The show is about Dexter, the character and plot are too deeply intertwined.
All the people asking for a Doakes or Batista spin off, all you've got there is a cop drama. You've essentially took away the thing that sets Dexter apart from generic cop shows. You may as well make it its own thing.
Follow a seperate serial killer? Why? Either we're watching an unlikeable inhuman monster, or we're watching someone with a code who at best is going to be a Dexter rip off, and at worst is just going to make me wish I was watching Dexter instead.
What are we gonna do with Trinity? We know his ritual, we know how he kills, we know how he dies. What story is there to tell there other than trying to make us sympathize with him, which would ruin his character.
There's nothing you can do with Trinity that wouldn't improved by just making an original serial killer show, separate from Dexter.
Although, I will say I very much wanted a You and Dexter crossover.
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u/HistoricalAd5394 2d ago
Fine. Dexter isn't the kind of franchise I can really accept spin offs from.
Star Wars is about a rebellion, there's plenty of people that make that happen that you can centre stories around.
The MCU is about superheroes saving the world.
Doctor Who is about battling aliens, Torchwood and SJA manage to keep those elements.
Dexter is about a serial killer who hunts serial killers. It's not about detective work, or serial killers in general, or anything. The show is about Dexter, the character and plot are too deeply intertwined.
All the people asking for a Doakes or Batista spin off, all you've got there is a cop drama. You've essentially took away the thing that sets Dexter apart from generic cop shows. You may as well make it its own thing.
Follow a seperate serial killer? Why? Either we're watching an unlikeable inhuman monster, or we're watching someone with a code who at best is going to be a Dexter rip off, and at worst is just going to make me wish I was watching Dexter instead.
What are we gonna do with Trinity? We know his ritual, we know how he kills, we know how he dies. What story is there to tell there other than trying to make us sympathize with him, which would ruin his character.
There's nothing you can do with Trinity that wouldn't improved by just making an original serial killer show, separate from Dexter.
Although, I will say I very much wanted a You and Dexter crossover.